This backpackers was a good place to stay in Broome and I would recommend it.
The good:
It was close to Cable Beach, about 5 minutes fast walk.
Good staff on during day - Nicole was helpful and knowledgeable and had good people skills.
Lovely pool.
Comfortable beds.
Pretty clean.
Communal kitchen was useful. Plenty of fridges.
Can book tours etc through the accommodation - staff helpful in doing all that.
Can buy some necessities and there is a bar.
Nice outdoor seating areas with shade cloth, pleasant environment.
Could be better:
There were some small cockroaches in first room I had - maybe unavoidable esp with kitchen facilities nearby, none in dorm room.
Night staff pleasant but not very knowledgeable, which is really needed for a tourist resort.
Air-con only 8 till 8 in dorm rooms, ok but in hot weather could not go to room before 8 really, but acceptable if not as hot and humid as it was when I was there. Not adjustable temperature, so could be too cold depending on where bed is in the dorm.
Many deposits to deal with - might be better to supply everything for one one-off deposit of $50 rather than separate $10 for this, $5 for this, $20 for this etc. Hard for the guest to remember which means relying on staff for accuracy, as no receipts for these.
Not much in way of saucepans and other pans and no cutlery in kitchen - presume it has come about because of backpackers stealing things, but a bit of a nuisance.
Lock needs fixing in Rm 237.
Kitchen quite clean but microwaves needed cleaning - generally things one could see easily were clean but could be a bit better.
Only one bus per hour to town, bit inconvenient but tours do pickups.
Short walk when you get bus back to airport - ask to get off as close to airport as possible and you might get dropped a bit closer.
Some literature for tours etc out of date - ask the tour operators to renew their flyers every so often, save guests making wasted phone calls.
All up I would stay again, esp in off season as not many there and pleasant surroundings and nice pool.
- Beaches Hotel Broome
