We arrived at Prince Consort after we landed in Australia for the first time. In the time between landing and finding our real apartment, we needed a place to stay. Prince Consort Backpackers was the perfect fit: cheap, friendly, helpful and locally placed just outside central Brisbane.

Students, backpackers or anybody else looking for a stayover with friendly vibes, free pool, showers and home cinema possibilities: VISIT PRINCE CONSORT BACKBACKERS!

Noisy, expensive, and kept in only mediocre fashion, the backpackers leaves much to be desired. During the week I was there, the music played on until late in the night from down below, and individual converstions could be made out. For the cost of the single room, it would have been better to stay at the more expensive hotels in the city

No joking, if you posted a good review you have to show it to the staff, and then they give you free internet. There are actually notes in the computer area with this message on it! So don't trust all these good reviews, they are very misleading and attracted me to this hostel for the wrong reasons.

The only nice thing about this hostel: the dvd room. For the rest, you are in the middle of the party place... nice if you want to go out, but NOT if you need to recover from the trip first. It's like your bed is in the middle of a club, even with earplugs I slept about 1 hour. Drunk people ran in and out the room, switching the light on at 3AM, but forgetting to switch it off. So you have to climb out of your dorm bed to do it yourself. Rooms unclean, and showers so small you can't even turn in them.

One advise: go to Brisbane Backpackers Resort or the Bunk instead.

The Prince Consort is a no-frills backpackers with superb location and great service. They are very up-front about the type of experience they provide which is very refreshing. The service staff are very friendly and very good with information. The bed was very comfy and the room was near sound-proof. There was a huge drinking party happening next to my room and once I closed the door, I couldn't hear a thing. Will definitely return!