http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/categories/australia-hostels/feed.rss Wed, 16 May 12 19:21:25 -0400 Hostels en-CA http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/3025/hostels-on-australias-east-coast Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:57:00 -0400 Jes 3025@/forums/discussions
I've booked a trip to Australia this summer and and doing the East coast over three months. I'm not leaving until June, but I'm trying to do as much research and forward planning as I can to help it go smoothly, and so I can spend my time seeing the place rather than worrying about places to stay or ending up in a really awful hostel if I can avoid it!

I'm starting in Melbourne and finishing in Cairns, and stopping off on the way at all the main places (Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Fraser Island Gold Coast/Whitsundays etc). So we're basically working our way up stopping off at all the main places.

If any one has ANY advice on hostels to stay in and ones to avoid, places to see or avoid and any general advice or experiences they could share I'd be really grateful!

Many thanks, Jessica.]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/7344/young-gay-teen Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:37:56 -0500 taskspy 7344@/forums/discussions http://www.gayteenboywebsites.com/young gay teen

]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6588/what-are-some-good-hostels-in-australias Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:39:48 -0500 jordanconaway 6588@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5505/warning-cheap-backpacker-accommodation-brisbane Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:01:20 -0400 Voyagere 5505@/forums/discussions
They operate a range of houses and flats around Manning Street, Milton and advertise mainly on Realestate.com.au and Gumtree.com.au

The adverts usually say Cheap short term accommodation - No Lease / No Bond
ask for Ken on 0411 428 888
or his partner Les (Leslie) 0411 428 776

They cram as many people as possible into these places, and the facilities are basic. You get no privacy as you share your bedroom with many others. You may as well stay in a proper backpackers, with tighter regulations, and for possibly less money - as they advertise a particular price - but will not return a proportion of your deposit which you have to pay ( usually a couple of weeks rent) -as they use this for "cleaning" ? :mad:

Cleanliness is an issue - with bed bugs, and rats which have been sited too! :eek:

If you complain - you are made to feel like it's your fault. They are not the friendliest couple once you show dissatisfaction.:mad:]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/7210/job-in-hostel-for-free-accomodation Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:12:45 -0400 nicostaydu 7210@/forums/discussions
Come and visit staydu | host and travel for money, for work or for free - we have hostels and hosts from all over the world who
offer a free place to sleep in return for work or because of their hospitality.

There is nothing for you yet? So insert your travel profil free of charge that hosts can get in contact with you!]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5558/doctor-pong Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:42:30 -0400 jonasvalstrom 5558@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/7126/brisbanegold-coast-help Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:25:17 -0400 LisaRed 7126@/forums/discussions
Just wondering does anyone have any advice/recommendations for cheap accommodation in either Brisbane or Gold Coast? It doesn't have to be a hostel, in fact, a shared house or shared rental apartment would be preferable.

Any help anyone could give would be great,

Cheers, Lisa :)]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6928/carnarvon-hostel Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:30:37 -0400 robos22 6928@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/3035/hostel-reservations Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:39:00 -0500 Debbie 3035@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/3001/melbourne-hostels-carparkings Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:02:00 -0400 Christina 3001@/forums/discussions
Thanks, Christina]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/4869/cheap-apartments-in-perth Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:06 -0400 lilika 4869@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6854/backpacking-in-australia Mon, 30 May 2011 04:25:05 -0400 thiennhan11 6854@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6681/cult-warning Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:04:29 -0400 Goldengirl 6681@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6534/best-cheapest-hostels-in-australias Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:06:24 -0500 Petterr 6534@/forums/discussions
Thanks in advance. Chris]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6042/hostel-pint-on-punt-melbourne-australia. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:38:46 -0400 MW2004 6042@/forums/discussions
I am travelling to Australia in November and am booked in to the Pint On Punt in Melbourne. Anyone stayed here? Any reviews?

It would be good to meet up with anyone who is going to be around 4th November onwards for a few beers and to form some new friendships. ;)]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6105/male-only-cairns-best-private-accommodation-in-cairns-australia Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:38:26 -0400 world_trotter 6105@/forums/discussions The town-house is on 3 levels with private access to the 3 bedroom share-room through front garden. There is washing machine/dryer and access to a modern living area and showers on 2nd and 3rd level. Drinking is allowed and the owner is one of the nicest aussie guys i have ever met. He is helpful in anyway possible and does everything possible to make your stay enjoyable. There is a private swimming pool/sun-deck on the premises where you can strip off and get an all over tan or just kick back and have a swim, sunbake and a few drinks. Prices are unbeatable...$25 per night or $125pw [ maximum 4 week stay ]... The owner is Chris and again i will say one of the nicest aussies i have ever met. He is a Sports Massuer and gives the most awesome massage... Truly it is like being at home, with all the modern comforts. Kitchen is shared, however Chris is a fantastic cook and i am sure anyone staying with him will enjoy his cooking on more than one occassion. Chris can be contacted on +61405731835 or if already in Australia...0405731835...can email chris : [email]xanadu_oz@hotmail.com[/email]]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/3364/cairns-long-term-accommodationss Sat, 05 Mar 2005 00:10:03 -0500 jrd 3364@/forums/discussions Thanks everyone,
J
P.S. does anyone know how easy it is to get jobs in Cairns round July?? Am a little worried as I will only be bringing enough money to get by for a couple weeks without working and I've heard that everyone heads North for the winter months! Thanks again!]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6058/warning-central-guesthouse-proserpine Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:21:17 -0400 MauiHawaii 6058@/forums/discussions The owners basically took our rent for 3 weeks (non-refundable), promised us lots of work yet we didnt get to work a single day, they're lying, thieves. When we protested, the landlady called the police yet we hadnt done anything. Fortunately the police were completely on our side. I happily gave her a piece of my mind but in the morning after I checked out a friend told me she went into my room, slashed my bed sheets then phoned the police and accused me of vandalism. Thankfully, due to her shinannigans, all 45 backpackers moved out the next day. This woman and her old man are complete nut jobs only after 1 thing, your money. You'd be a mug to stay there!

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! :mad:]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/6043/hostel-pint-on-punt-melbourne-australia. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:42:05 -0400 MW2004 6043@/forums/discussions
I am travelling to Australia in November and am booked in to the Pint On Punt in Melbourne. Anyone stayed here? Any reviews?

It would be good to meet up with anyone who is going to be around 4th November onwards for a few beers and to form some new friendships. :D]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5990/hostels-in-bondi Sun, 23 May 2010 05:03:12 -0400 Stacyl85 5990@/forums/discussions
Am heading to Australia, and by Christmas I def want to be in Sydney. I want to stay in the Bondi area and am looking to book it soon as I have been told Christmas books up pretty early!

Can anyone recommend a good, party hostel in Bondi please?

Thanks!]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5929/add-hostels-to-your-review Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:10:53 -0400 thesaint 5929@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/4241/balmoral-house-brisbane-v.v.v-bad-hostel Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:16:52 -0500 RSAZZEL 4241@/forums/discussions
Hi
I am writing to make you aware that BALMORAL HOUSE, Brisbane is not fit to be called a hostel. My partner and I stayed at this hostel for 2 weeks until we were horrified to find out we had bed bugs after changing the sheets, which by the way we had to ask the cleaner to do in the first place!. I understand that bed bugs are often found in hostels, however the treatment the owner (Sue) gave us was unacceptable.

Firstly, she did not believe us when we told her we had bed bugs, we had to actually catch one to show her before she would take any action. Then she told us she was unable to move us into another room as it was 9pm and she was fully booked, which was a lie as we had friends in the hostel dorms that had vacant spaces. So when we confronted her about it she allowed us to move from our double bug infested room into two separate dorms.

The follow day she told us she was going to fumigate the room. By fumigate, she meant she was going to spray carpet cleaner around the edges of the room and that's it. The day after that she told us we had to move back into our room as it was now clear of all bugs and the dorms where we spent the previous night were booked out (again this turned out to be another lie). As we'd paid for a week upfront we were stuck at the hostel and unable to leave. That night as we lay in bed another bug ran across the pillow. So we caught it and took it down to her as she sleeps on the premises at the weekend. She then said we could move back into the separate dorms that we meant to be fully book!!!

The following day after we'd complained that we'd paid for a double which is more expensive than dorms and we'd had to spend 2 nights in separate dorms, she moved us into another double room, which was half the size of the previous double room and had a terrible smell. We asked for some sort of compensation for the inconvience caused and she said no. We asked for a refund for all the washing we'd had to do, to clean our cloths ($30) at the laundrette which was a mile down the road as the hostel machines were both being used by her and she said no. I had to visit the doctor twice and we both had to get cream which in total cost $50 and the stress of being covered head to toe in itchy bites. We both had to take 2 days off work as we had bites on our faces.

On top of all that, these are a couple of other things we noticed, a member of staff had been altered to the fact that there was a cockroach in the kitchen cupboards so they sprayed insect repellant into the cupboards where all the hostel pans were kept. Shortly after a guest of the hostel went into the cupboard and was going to use the pan without washing it until I told her what had happened. Also, the owner keeps her dog in the hostel at the weekends which I am sure is illegal. The VIP book also advertises that there is a free pick up however when you call up to arrange the pick up she says that the van is in the garage being fixed however this has been the case for the last 6 months according to the long term lodgers. The VIP book also advertises that this hostel has internet access and a job club, both of which are not available.
Finally the whole hostel is completely filthy, the kitchen is dirty, and I mean DIRTY and not just the usual stuff that you expect in hostels. The whole place needed cleaning from top to bottom!

I hope I don't come across as a winging woman, because the only reason I am writing this is so that others do not have to experience, in my opinion the worst hostel in Australia.
Kind Regards
Sarah
]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5744/triabunna-backpackers Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:15:47 -0500 Tony Wright 5744@/forums/discussions
"Accommodation
There is no longer a hostel in Triabunna so the closest backpackers accommodation is now in Swansea."


Good quality backpacker accommodation is available in Triabunna at the caravan park.]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/4162/cairns-backpacker-tropic-days Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:59:50 -0400 Woolli 4162@/forums/discussions http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/3041/any-good-recommend-melbourne-hostel-near-victoria-market-or-city Wed, 04 Jun 2003 05:54:00 -0400 nickie 3041@/forums/discussions
Does these hostel provided job assistance, free airport pick up, laundry,free luggage storage, free lockage usage at every dorm room.

How to book Global Backpackers does anyone has their email.

Melbourne Hostel:
1) Global Backpackers, 238 Victoria St
2) Hotel Bakpak, 167 Franklin St
3) Elizabeth Aus-Asia Hostel, Lvl 1 490
Elizabeth St
4) Toad Hostel]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5460/out-in-the-cold-at-southern-cross-backpackers-agnes-water Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:59:35 -0400 stacey mouse 5460@/forums/discussions This is a good place to stop if you have your own transport, however if you are arriving by bus its a nightmare.
This hostel advertises that it will pick up for free but it does'nt.If your greyhound arrives at an unsocial time for them they will charge you $3 to pick you up.This is ok but if you are travelling on the Premier bus(cheaper option for a budget traveller)they will only pick you up if you pay$15 each!
When you do come to leave the hostel and want dropping back off at the premier stop they will charge you $15 each again and will also only drop you off at a time that co-insides with the Greyhound drop off.
This is all very well however the Greyhound leaves Agnes Water at midnight and the Premier bus leaves at 2.15am! What an unpleasant situation it is to be sat in the middle of nowhere in the cold waiting 2 hours for a bus.
This is the general uncaring attitude of this hostel.
They charge you for absolutely everything they can.The rooms are nice but so basic and are freezing at night.They charge you $10 deposit and a $2 charge for having an extra blanket!
Because the buses go late at night they also will charge you $10 to hang around all day even though you would have no where else to go anyway.And as the coaches in the common area stink of dogs you just have to sit on a hard chair all day.
The staff are really abrupt and rude and if you ask them about any tours or daytrips they will give you no help at all.They generally dont give a toss!DO NOT GO TO SOUTHERN CROSS BACKPACKERS, AGNES WATER.]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5589/sydney-harbour-yha-bookings-now-open-15-november Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:52:16 -0400 Klippy 5589@/forums/discussions
This amazing one-of-a-kind Hostel is truly unique and is going to be the place to be this summer!

Go to yha.com.au to check it out!

For any further questions, please do not hesitate to reply!]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5042/australian-backpackers-woolloomooloo Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:58:39 -0500 Ljerrard 5042@/forums/discussions
Anyone stayed there recently or considered it recently? lol

Booked in for a week in Dec.

Cheers]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5516/budget-farmbush-holiday-ballarat-victoria Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:22:49 -0400 Dreamrise 5516@/forums/discussions
Are you looking for somewhere cheap to enjoy Australia off the traditional tourist track?

I have a small farm near Ballarat (just over an hour from Melbourne). We can pick up from Ballarat train station for a small additional fee, or free from Buninyong Vline bus stop.

The farm backs onto bushland. There are lots of great bush walks in the area and we can advise of other local attractions and possibly provide lifts etc. We normally arrange to have a campfire one night for guests staying a week or longer and provide a free BBQ tea, show you how to cook damper on the campfire and have a sing-a-long.

We have kangaroos in the horse paddocks most mornings and afternoons and a range of native birds (rosellas, lorikeets, finches etc) eat from the bird feeder beside the bungalow verandah throughout the day.

I have a small bungalow on my farm set up for holiday rental. It consists of 2 rooms. Room 1 is furnished with a double bed and wardrobe (all bedding provided). Room 2 is furnished with a foam couch which folds out to form another bed (suitable for 1 adult or 2 children), a table with 2 chairs (2 more available if required), TV & DVD player on unit on wheels (so can be put in bedroom if desired), Kitchenette consisting of fridge, microwave, benchtop stove, hotplate, toaster, jug and all crockery, cultery, cooking utensils etc.

Share bathroom facilites of the main farmhouse located approx 8 metres away.

We have dogs, free range chooks and several horses/ponies. We currently have a miniature pony who is due to have a foal during the September school holidays. She is very friendly and loves cuddles.

Rates $100 for 2 night weekend for 2 people ($10 per extra person per night). $120 for 3 nights midweek or $210 for 1 week (works out to be $15 per person per night). Includes breakfast. Maximum occupancy 3 adults or up to 4 people.

For more information please contact Lori on 0400.979.826]]> http://www.bug.co.uk/forums/discussion/5395/discount-cards-for-ozs-other-stuff- Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:14:21 -0400 drobbo26 5395@/forums/discussions
I was wondering if anyone might have some info on where to buy Discount cards from, and what types of cards are the best bet.

Also if anyone has any recommendations for jobs, hostels, tour company's, and the best places to find them and just general info that might be able to help my journey a little happier (not that i wont be already) and cheaper.

Cheers peeps :cool:]]>