Bondi Beach Backpackers

The location is great. Most of the guests were young travelers. The atmosphere in the kitchen was always good. In general I had very low expectations from this hostel and it was not the worst hostel compared to many others. So, everything is fine.

I do not like to talk about negative things. Otherwise: the managers could be much friendlier. You work in such a beautiful place. Why do you stress yourself artificially when everything is fine?

Location

At evening time there were bugs in the kitchen, the owner is super rude and disrespects women. He enters the bath without knocking, same with women dorms. He even made me stay in a huge mixed dorm although I had booked a small female one.

Breakfast was not included as I thought, but they did provide rice and pasta and cheese. Breakfast was $5 and they had tons of good info for traveling, job hunting, and local advice. Saskia was our welcome and she was lovely and witty. Very personable.

Would have desired a few good couches or more cozy sitting area.

I didn’t like my stay at all. The place was dirty and not well maintained. The staff wasn’t friendly or helpful, and it felt very disorganized. There were minors receiving guests, which didn’t seem professional. On the first night, I almost got locked out because no one was around to help. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend it.

No m not like any thing this worst hostel

Behaviour of stuff and they are very greedy. They don't know how to respect to anyone .they demanded extra money unnecessary.

A very nice welcome...Nice kitchen/ a lovely size garden at the back, I would highly recommend

Nothing not to like here. 5 minute walk to beach, cafes, mc Donald's 10 minutes walk.

It was a great atmosphere at the hostel, I'm a little older but I still like to party, everyone was friendly and the staff couldn't help me enough, I was at this hostel 10 year's ago, it was great then and still great how ?

maybe the only thing might be the deposit, every hostel takes ya card details if things get too loose but never take your money, I was charged $102 and refunded $98, i didn't really see a need for this

The only positive was that I was allowed to use a pot after 10pm - however this shouldn't be something that you should even have to ask for - and that's only the beginning.

Where to start. I have stayed in a lot of hostels around the world, some with really bad facilities, but never have I come across such nasty staff. The last lady (who was not one of the owners - perhaps this was why) was reasonable. My feedback is for the owners. They seemed to superimpose whatever problems they had onto the clients of their hostel in every interaction.I came to check in and got an eye roll and a sigh as well as an "I was about to go home." They then proceeded to charge me 100$ bond for a one night stay, when the hostel was already 15$ more expensive than other accomodation in nearby areas. Further, they charge an extra $50 deposit on surfboard rentals and it had to be cash (probably so you use their ATM and they squeeze a couple more dollars out of you). Throughout the stay, there was a distinct feeling of pressure, through all the signs everywhere telling you to "Wash your hands.. don't be a shit bloke" (or something like that), or saying "You will have to pay for that if you break it!" This is common in a lot of hostels, but here it was next level. The bosses stormed around all the time looking frustrated, and making passive aggressive comments. If you're going to run a hostel, please, please treat the guests with some level of decorum and don't ruin their holidays by being anal about everything! When I handed the leg rope back on the surfboard, it had to be returned rolled in exactly the same way it came, and with the elastic band in the exact same place. I mean, are you actually being serious? That is un-Australian! As a surfing Aussie, I know that this level of pedantry has nothing to do with our culture, and I sincerely hope that it's not the impression of Australia that tourists and backpackers are getting by staying at this very suboptimal hostel. Finally, the room was small, the bed tiny, and the fellow guests loud.

The property has a really good location

The receptionist’s service was unpleasant. She was in a bad mood each time that I asked her. I felt that I was bothering. The female room was a mess, it smelled bad, too hot, and the door was open all day. I’m really disappointed about this place

Booking must remove this place from portfolio

Australian hospitality upsets me, so I cannot mention the experience I had in the hostel.I booked this place for 2 nights only to be closer to the beach side. I need to mention it was very popular dates, everything was sold out because of Mardi Gras parade in the city. I arrived to hostel, received the key from the room. Nothing else was mentioned by reception staff regarding bed, towels or any specific rules and regulations of the place and what bed I need to take. Ok. I left my suitcases, prepared my bed on the top, left pijama and other belongings on the bed and left the place to discover the area. Once I came back it was late. I opened the room, its dark. I found another person was sleeping in my bed and all my belongings are on the floor around the room ! Frustration…where am I supposed to go? I got scared ! I asked a person what happened, she said reception guy gave her this bed and trow my stuff on the floor. Well, I have never experienced any kind of such rural mistreatment in any segment of hospitality including accommodation. I went down in common area and called the phone that has been provided on official page of the place in case if any questions occurred ! The guy answered the phone ( Richard), blame me that I’m calling too late and just told me to take any other bed. Ok. In the morning he came to the room, publicly blame me that my bed was never belong to me, that I wake him up, his wife and son. Excuse me? I called official phone of the reception! Blame me, that I also woke up everyone in my room (which is not true) He did not let me even talk. Attacking is good only if you are wrong, Richard!My experience and comfort was completely ruined, but who cares ?!Staff there are lack of tact and education. Redneck vibes and attitude. There is no adults in this place. It’s very dirty, huge mess with different belongings all over the place. Very loud, there in no night, day. Music is on to max. Light is on.

It’s very well located and with all the amenities close by.

I paid for a 6 bed rooms and got a 12 bed room. Very loud and people came back partying.

Good location

Was alright, but the beds weren’t comfortable and there was no air con, bathroom wasn’t really big enough for the amount of people staying there. I also had a bad experience with the man at reception wasn’t very friendly, I understand they were stressed but was unnecessarily rude to me and other guests.

The online price is the best going rate (as of the time of writing) in Bondi so if you’re desperate to stay in Bondi (check out Coogee) you could cautiously stay here for a couple of nights max. Ping pong table and good outdoor area given its a small hostel. The €2 daily charge goes towards tea, coffee, and suncream so I was happy to pay this although you don’t have a choice… also good character building.

Unexpected €100AUD key deposit upon arrival and a €2AUD daily charge - do not bother with the breakfast add on, it’s a cook yourself a frozen sausage, 2 eggs, and a slice of bread. If you book and get the cheap deal online get that for as many nights as you need. Once you’ve stayed here you can ‘no longer’ get this ‘deal for new customers only’. If wanting to extend or return you have to pay a higher rate and if you try to book online for cheaper Rich will literally charge your account for another night at higher rate + deposit without any warning and becomes confrontational when you inevitably complain about this. Staff were also rude to other guests who didn’t understand something they were saying, not taking into account that english was not their first language. Also, be wary of the number of positive reviews as, when leaving, guests are offered a drinks voucher or €10 off their next stay (still not as good as the online rate) to leave a good review which is a reason why I felt I needed to leave an honest one. Free surf board rental is a cool feature of the hostel but beware you have to give a €50 deposit (on top of the ~€100 you’ve already given) and they hold your passport until returned. Part of the €2 daily charge goes towards them doing some of the washing up but this meant it was left out all day collecting flys in an already small space and making the space dirtier.

The location is pretty good =)

I stayed at the hostel and my experience could not have been worse. Upon arrival, the man who greeted us was extremely rude from the beginning and only got worse when he found out that I was Brazilian. He raised his tone and demanded to see my credit card, even though the reservations were paid for via Booking.com (where I have the highest level). According to him, Brazilians are criminals and that's why he had to check. After checking, he realized that he had been very rude and tried to apologize. In my room, other girls (one from the USA and another from Germany) said that he is racist/xenophobic. Not to mention that the cleanliness of the place leaves a lot to be desired, the hostel receives way more people than it can actually handle. Terrible experience!

Great location

Was greeted by front of house staff with ‘who are you then’ and was treated very rudely and poorly during check in. The guests were very rowdy and seemed like a party hostel but not the good kind.Hostel is rough around the edges and not very clean.Needs an update desperately - owners don’t seem to care.

It’s location

The staff was incredibly rude, all of them! The girl in the reception and the man were talking bad to you. Everyone in our dorm had the same experience with the girl in the reception when they had to check in and when the man came to clean the room he threw our stuff around and talked shit to us. This was a really bad experience and I am never going back!

The help was very friendly he gave me options. Very helpful.

To many people, smelled like dirty socks, just wasn't a right fit for me, didn't look like pictures on priceline.

They were so chill, I met Elle on reception and she was sound! I was traveling for work but I felt so comfortable

The staff (especially El) were all very kind! There is free rental surfboards, sunscreen, events, boardgames, etc.

The beds were very shaky and the kitchen was very minimal.

Very good staff and location near the beach

We have keys that cost 100$ if we lose them, I just got paranoid