Enjoyed my stay at Surfside backpackers , Personally found the place to be a lot of fun, easy to make friends and socialize having stayed in many places around the world this would easily have been one of the most sociable. for a hostel the place was pretty clean and the service was good. Location was fantastic also best in... More

We would not recommand this backpackers. It was horrible. Showers/Kitchen/Rooms were very dirty and the staff unpolite. We made a lot of Backpackers and it was the worst that we did. We did not feel in totally security, averybody can enter is in the hostel. For our first night is was impossible to sleep. People were drunkers and shouted all... More

I arrived arround 11pm and there was no one working in the reception. I knew my friend had booked a room for me in advance. There was heaps of people sitting outside smoking and hanging out, and I asked if there was anyone there who could help me. They all just looked at me as if they didnt understand what... More

Best Hostel I've seen in Australia so far. Had an amazing time here and would always come back. Feels like home. Thanks for everything!!!! More

This hostel is not your average hostel, it becomes like your home, even now i return to this place to go see the staff as they have become my friends....i stayed here in a 12 bed dorm for over a month in December, and loved every min of it, always things to do, bar crawls, activities, real happy friendly, safe... More

So not a bad hostel, the room i stayed in (dorm 7) was tiny yet had 5 bunk beds in, with no lockers in the hostel your things where just left on the floor due to the lack of space so the room was very busy in that respect. I hadn't heard of anybody having problems with theft or any... More

Arrived at 2pm, Reception was closed. Called the number on the desk was told by someone who was clearly after being woken up to wait for someone to come down they then hung up. A boy who clearly looked like he's been dragged backwards though a ditch wearing board shorts and nothing else meandered down and checks us in. We... More

I travel quite a lot and I have stayed in a range of accomodation types both nationally and internationally from some very swish hotels such as the Sheraton Melbourne and Fairmont YVR to some serviced hotel apartments such as The Cascade Lodge Whistler and The Centrury Plaza Hotel in Vancouver to quite a few YHA's such as HI Vancouver Central,... More

This hostel is like a prison, having to be buzzed in and out, reception is not open 1pm to 5pm then shuts at 8pm. Cleaning is a word not heard here....cockroaches, food on the floor in the kitchen, flys buzzing round overflowing bins. The staff are barely helpful at all. there is no air con, with 3 little fans in... More