My husband and I stayed at Friendly Hostel for 2 nights in Hervey Bay. The rooms are good, the suites are clean, the owner is nice. There is no A/C but we were totally fine with the fans.
Since we booked a Fraser Island day tour with him, he offered us free laundry, towels and bicycles.
The kitchen in the suites are a bit lackluster, but we made do cooking breakfast and dinner.
I haven't seen the other hostels in Hervey Bay so I can't compare this one to others. But for 2 nights, it was fine. I would probably not have stayed another night though.
Also, we were told there is free wifi, but the wifi speed was horrendous. The owner kept telling us that someone was downloading a movie and that's why the speed was so low. But I find it hard to believe that someone was downloading movies for 3 days straight. So if you need to have good wifi, maybe find an alternative.
