Arriving late in Newquay without any accommodation booked we started phoning around numbers gathered from Google. This place had space and so I booked over the phone. Big Mistake!

On arrival there is no obvious way in, eventually a dirty looking person let us in without saying a word to us, there was no way to tell if this was a staff member or a traveller. They took us into the filthy communal area, ripped sofas with what looked like homeless sleeping on them.

The room was dirty, peeling wallpaper, stained unwashed sheets and smelly duvets. No locks on the doors! I mean how are you supposed to feel secure when all your world travelling gear is not locked? Communal facilities were the standard of a beach shower block. I mean it's a surfing town but the amount of sand in there rivalled the beach! Low water pressure, horrible showers and filthy toilets.

After going out with all our bags, returning to the "communal area" we found if full of sleeping homeless types. Same again in the morning when we left. This is not what budget travel is about, we paid £17.50 per person which would have bought a nice hotel if we had of booked early.

Obviously this place was OK - IN THE PAST, I mean the old reviews are good, but now it has turned into a filthy, unsafe doss house. AVOID!

I was looking for somewhere cheap to stay in April but this place wasn't even worth £10 a night... I would rather have camped (and I hate camping!). I would never stay here again, and want to warn people about it!

It was incredibly dirty... not just the rooms but the sheets and toilets. Not only did the toilet door not have a lock, it wouldn't even close and there was never any toilet roll. It was in a disgusting state, in my opinion one of the worst toilets i've ever seen. I couldn't bring myself to even use it a second time...

The room to keep your surfboards in was full of boards, but none seemed to belong to any of the guests... there was very little storage space and I found my board lying on the floor the next day :(

Things were broken all over the place and some were outright dangerous - sharp bits of wood and nails sticking out of random places.

Stay here only if there's nowhere else!!! Personally i think it would have been more comfortable and safer to sleep in my car.

great time the staff were lovely enjoyed every minute of it

Stayed here for 3 nights in a 6 bed dorm. The dorm was spacious and the beds comfy. The staff are really friendly and make you feel at home, their dog is also very friendly. Large communal kitchen and dining area with decor - just like on the advertised photos. The showers and toilets were kept clean and there is a storage room for boards and a washing line for drying your stuff. No locks on the dorm doors, doesn't appear to be any security problems but we brought a padlock for our bags just in case.

Great location for nightlife/shops beaches etc. Would definently stay here again.