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Underground Backpackers

268 Newcastle St | Northbridge, Perth, Western Australia 6003, Australia
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2.0 of 5 stars 25 Reviews
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KatieLou1986
Lincs
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15 reviews
10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012 NEW

Ok so if you are backpackers actually travelling around Australia, I wouldnt bother staying here. This place is over run by the Irish workers, who are mostly drunk, rude and very loud. The hostel itself really not that bad though, we found it clean and comfortable, even the bathrooms and kitchen. Kitchen never too busy to cook, plenty of space... More

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Jeff K
Columbus, Ohio
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012

I'm the kind of person who usually only bothers to review when something is either outstanding, or really really bad. so it is rare that i post anything. but i have to say, after traveling to over 30 countries and staying at dozens of hostels, this one is by far the worst ever. if it was just a matter of... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

This place has a lot of potential...... BUT.... its dirty, its loud, its overrun by Irish, whom I usually don't mind, but they only socialise with their own and generally make idiots of themselves. The administration is a miserable bunch that broadcast their rot over loud speaker several times a day like a boot camp. Unenjoyable to say the least. More

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hostellife
Perth, Australia
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4 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

This was the second hostel I stayed in while in Perth and even though it was regarded as a more upmarket kind of hostel it was a disgrace for the money.... The dorm rooms smell, they are left filthy by other backpackers and the staff don't seem to bat an eyelid! On the morning I arrived I was greeted by... More

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melbourne35255100
Melbourne, Australia
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

the hostel could be great, but it seriously needs new management. the irish guys who drink around the pool should not be allowed to stay. seems this hostel tolerates their behaviour. im all for drinking and meeting other backpackers but these guys just keep to themselves and yell at each other while jumping and 'bombing' in the pool all afternoon.... More

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Laura M
Vantaa, Finland
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8 reviews
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

The location was really good, if you want to enjoy the nightlife. We stayed in 8 share mixed dorm which was really dirty. It smelled sweat and there were cockroaches all over the room. Good thing was that we got all of our money back, since we had booked the room for several nights but stayed only one night. During... More

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CathyJacobsen
Stanley, Falkland Islands
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7 reviews
5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2011

When we arrived at the hostel we were great by the staff kicking someone out of the hostel. Not a good start. They also gave us a single duvet / quilt for a double bed. Very noisy in the common rooms, but nice & quiet in the rooms More

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Blakeus7
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7 reviews
3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011
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This is my first review on trip advisor and I have say it this place is truly the worst place I and my girlfriend have ever stayed ! When we arrived the front door was locked and we we're greeted by a drunk man. When we checked in after paying our room was like a prison cell with a tv... More

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CarlyRTWTraveler
London, United Kingdom
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18 reviews
9 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

Unfortunately we stayed at the Underground Backpackers in Perth because it had cheap rates. It is full of drunken, loud and rude male construction workers, who live there permanently. We were originally given a 6-bed dorm room which was filled with so much junk that it looked like there were 12 people living there. It was unclean, smelly and dirty.... More

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julesdiamond6
Perth, Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2011
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Location, price, pool, breakfast, linen, beds, lockers: OK Male-female ratio, noise, bathrooms, kitchen, laundry: POOR If you want to get some sleep, want to meet other travellers, know and expect some common courtesy, and want 5 minutes a day without a TV or stereo blasting tacky euro pop music, don't come to this hostel. Its full of Irish workers- the... More

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