Brisbane Hostels

Pros: Nice bathroom, very nice kitchen. I loved the room

Cons: No airco

Pros: Nice little home with a charming atmosphere, 15 minutes walking from South Bank and Brisbane's CBD. Also very practical for those visiting the St. Lucia Campus of The University of Queensland.

Cons: I DID NOT received the check-in code via mail or SMS to open the front door and the check-in process relies on assumption that you have an Australian Phone number, which might not be the case for all travellers... Wifi not included in the price of the room and (again) if you want the password, you need to call the manager with you Australian phone number. The battery of the smoke detector in my room went off at 2.30 am and although they were pretty quick in sending someone to remove it, it did affect my night of sleep...

Pros: Very clean, well kept. It's a house with shared facilities, but everything is clean and comfortable. We stayed in a recently renovated room with lots of attention to detail (only little thing missing in the room was a mirror). Check in is quick and easy, communication prior to arrival was very clear and friendly. On street parking (also possible on premises, but right out the front on the road is much easier, and safe). Location is good, approx 10 mins walk to Southbank, 15 to CBD and 5 mins to shops and cafes in Westend. Nice city views from front deck.

Cons: We had a great stay, but probably for people who don't like sharing a bathroom or who are light sleepers it might no be the best place. It's an older style house with thin walls. We didn't hear much noise though, so no complaints at all. There are strict rules around the use of facilities at certain times and that seems to work well. But the picky traveler might want to be aware of this.

Pros: Hostel was very central and quiet!

Cons: Nothing, however host didn't really provide us with much info on arrival however was accommodate us checking in earlier for a small fee.

Pros: Everything was lovely and clean and comfortable. I arrived after hours and check in was very easy and simple.

Cons: As many other reviews said, the walls are thin so if there are inconsiderate guests there it can be a little loud, although it wasn't too bad while I was there. My room was at the front of the house so I could hear the road but a room a little further into the house wouldn't have that problem.

Pros: Value for money. The bathrooms and kitchen are clean. I like the system of self service.

Cons: In Brisbane in summer you need AC. Paying for internet? Really? The walls are made of paper, you can hear everything.

Pros: Excellent location - clean rooms and excellent facilities - will definately stay again

Pros: The accommodation is very clean. The bathrooms are amazing. As is the kitchen. Really a great place to stay if you are in Brisbane. A short walk to both South Bank and West End.

Pros: Very cosy, beautiful accommodation, easy to book and staff were easy to communicate with. Feels almost like home. Facilities contained everything you need.

Pros: I loved the room, the bed was so comfortable and the room was so spacious.. and pink! The fridge in the room was handy, the fan was definitely needed. The bathrooms (3 total) were nice to use and clean. The kitchen had everything we needed (we just had to use it before 9.30, not to disturb other guests). It was a quick walk down to the city, South Bank and all of its lovely walks, water etc

Cons: I can't really think of anything I didn't like.. except the additional wifi which dropped out often, but we were warned that might happen (and they were in the process of fixing that problem).

Pros: The people were very chilled and friendly, rooms with lockers and enough space to walk around.

Cons: the windows... some rooms have none other have very small windows and the air won't circulate enough

Pros: The staff are really accomodating and friendly. Its a sociable hostel and easy to chat to people and make friends. Nice and clean too.

Cons: We was in a 8 bed dorm and its pretty tight in terms of space. The kitchen was also too small for the amount of backpackers they have.

Pros: Cheap and cheerful, less than 10 minutes from the bus stop, free breakfast, and the staff were really helpful with planning how I could get where I needed to go!

Pros: The place was modern and in a good location, although there isn't really anything to do in Surfers paradise

Cons: I had an extra 0.60c added onto my payment for paying by card. I wasn't told this was going to be added and was just expected to pay it. If a charge for using a card is going to be added this needs to be advised by the receptionist and on booking.com. We were asked 'to promise not to enter our room until 2pm' like a child, then when we did go into our room at 2pm the beds hadn't been made. This was quickly rectified by the manager. We had 3 members of staff come into our room to 'check' the room, I'm not sure what they were checking for? Almost as though we were being checked up on? When we finally got to bed I found the mattress was extremely uncomfortable. I could feel each individual spring coming through on my back. There were guests washing their clothes until 2.30am which kept us awake and only stopped because we got angry with them. There should be a lock on the washing equipment, or turned off at 10pm. The breakfast was supposed to be served at 9am but I had to chase reception about this as there was no one there. Apparently they couldn't find the guy serving breakfast, he finally showed up without a care in the world at 9.25, not bothering people had been up since 9 waiting for food. When the food was finally served, it was cold. I don't like the fact you cannot serve yourself breakfast as you can in other hostels. We stayed at the sister branch in Darwin, which was much better and better managed. The place just seemed to be rather unorganised.

Pros: It’s a really cosy place with amazing people in it!

Cons: So the breakfast is very cute, it’s white bread and you can choose your own topping. I just wish they had brown bread as well, as for the rest it was just an awesome experience!

Pros: It's clean and super safe comfortable

Cons: Breakfast is basic

Pros: The hostel has a reasonably sized kitchen which was well equipped. They have a system for borrowing pans which we thought was good in helping to keep the kitchen clean and make sure equipment was available for everybody to use. The hostel offers a free DIY breakfast 8-10, toast, peanut butter, jam, cereal, etc. The hostel has a roof top which has nice views of the city.

Cons: The staff at this hostel are absolutely useless. You cannot rely on them to complete life’s simplest tasks. They are so lazy and incompetent. (Same for the staff at the Peter Pan’s travel agents inside the hostel) We were in a 20 bed dorm which has no curtains over the large windows, so once the sun comes up the whole room is awake. The lockers were too small and most people couldn’t fit their bags in them meaning bags have to be left all over the floor (the room is very small so there is little floor space anyway). The beds were not very comfortable either. The girls bathrooms were not cleaned often enough - lots of stray hairs, rubbish and even knickers left in the floors of the showers for a day at a time. With so many people sharing just two shower cubicles in the girls, they need to be cleaned more regularly.

Pros: Location, price, free breakfast, BYO and terrace.

Cons: Only one bathroom and it was far from hour room (one floor below). The kitchen is tiny, we had to queue to cook everyday at dinner.

Pros: Nothing was too much for staff, the guy even got the breakfast options out early as I had an early start for the day. Almost faultless.

Cons: A slightly small kitchen

Pros: The staff was really nice. It is close to the train station and offers good free breakfast. (Please add plant milks though :D).

Cons: The AC in the room was a bit annoying and socks from previous guests were laying around the room (no biggie).

Pros: Really helpful, kind and funny staff. It is perfectly located and the price its worth it.

Pros: It's a bed in a fairly central location. Staff are helpful and there's a simple breakfast available to guests

Cons: Showers and toilets are basic. Rooms are large and crowded. The central location is on a noisy main road. Wifi is patchy in the rooms.

Pros: The staff are very accommodating and the location is awesome for a night on the town without need of transportation. It's right outside

Pros: For my very first stay in Australia the Bunk immediately felt like home thanks to the lovely people working there and the location and the family atmosphere. Special thanks to Emma, the travel agent, or « travel guru and dream weaver », for being the sweetest human being and the funniest trip booker on the planet.

Pros: The location is fantastic. The apartment we had was very spacious. The reception staff were very friendly and well informed.

Cons: Being a backpackers I wasn’t expecting luxury but the “loft” bedroom in the apartment was so hot you couldn’t sleep there. The lounge had so many stains on it, it had been covered up with a blanket. We had a fire alarm at 3.30am and while all the customers were standing out in the Carpark, the security staff were jumping around on the furniture in the lobby..during a fire alarm! One of the security guards was rude when I questioned her about this and told me to “move along”! And in the morning we had no hot water in the apartment!! And I paid $240 for the pleasure of that experience! Never again

Pros: Free continental breakfast, very clean rooms and common area, great pool and hot tub area. Free drink at night, lovely and lovely hostel.

Cons: If you have a light sleep, maybe the sounds of the adjoining bar will keep you awake for a while.

Pros: Great value for money and clean

Pros: Good price, and location.

Pros: - staff - location - facilities

Pros: Great staff, location, facilities super close to the city cbd

Cons: Na

Pros: Staff were extremely helpful. I was in an 8-bed dormitory, and there was plenty of room. Breakfast was basic but did the job...cereal and toast, coffee/tea and cordial. Never seemed to be too noisy to sleep.

Cons: They had a separate area for smokers, but when the wind blew in the wrong direction, you could smell it while eating.

Pros: nice place, free packing,

Cons: someone backpacker can not keep clean

Pros: I love the atmosphere and how accommodating the staff are!

Cons: The shower head in our private room. It had streams and was just annoying haha but if that is the worst thing then she'll be right.

Pros: Location, facilities, staff, atmosphere

Cons: Nothing was great to stay at. Will be back again for sure....

Pros: Staff is really helpful.

Cons: Too many people, too much noise.

Pros: Almost everything was nice. Accept for the booking for shuttle to airport that they refused to reimburse. I booked just few hours then I got an offer from someone to drive me to airport. I tried to cancel but couldn’t, the next morning the manager told me it couldn’t cancel. I just said forget it it was AUD 20. Besides that I was happy

Pros: Terraces

Cons: Too busy an loud. Horrible mattrasses and pillows

Pros: The bar had fairly good priced meals

Cons: Nothing

Cons: Miss some plates and stuff in kitchen

Pros: Balcony, Fridge and TV were in the room. Free shuttle bus to city or south bank

Cons: Small and dirty kitchen. People smoking on the balcony and it’s stinks

Pros: Location was great. Wifi perfect, fast and reliable. Really a great space to kick back or party.

Cons: Parking could be a problem. Not a lot of spaces and depending on time of day can be expensive on the street. Night time was fine. Bit noisy to sleep at night sometimes.

Pros: It has very nice view of Brisbane night view. The staff very helpful hold shuttle bus for 6 minutes late of my arrival to catch FREE shuttle bus. Very clean bathroom and toilet in 1 of 2 buildings.

Cons: It is a bit out of Brisbane CBD. It is hard to carry heavy luggage upstairs. Private room very small.

Cons: Mattresses were really bad

Pros: It was nice.

Cons: The bed and no restaurant.

Pros: Check-in was really fast. Location is ok.

Cons: It is impossible to sleep until 1-2am as the noice is enormous. The weed is smoked everywhere. The kitchen and bathrooms are extremely dirty. The accommodation offers parking for 5 aud per night, but there is a lot of free parking places outside.

Pros: Great price, location, staff, hot water

Cons: Cold, need heating or more blankets

Pros: How close it was to south bank and clean

Cons: The bed was a bit uncomfortably but other then that it was all great

Pros: Very nice view & very clean bathroom

Cons: Far away from bus stop and South Brisbane train station. NOT frequent shuttle bus

Pros: Personal really nice and keen to help you, also the shuttle service to town

Cons: The where a foam mattress on the room, no very comfortable.

Pros: Last time I cancelled my booking last minute, but they did not charge me. The bathroom and toilet very clean. The reception was very kind like usual to ask hostel free shuttle bus to wait for me even I was 11:03am. Very nice view of Brisbane cbd.

Cons: It is a bit far away from Brisbane cbd

Pros: Location and view from the balcony of our room

Cons: Really small kitchen for the number of people, quite always full and dirty with really old pans. Have to give a deposit to have a kit of plastic cutlery (no cutlery in the kitchen). People not respecting silent during the night.