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Arts Factory Backpackers
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Not worth the hype, April 19, 2005
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After studying abroad on exchange I had visited quite a few hostels in Australia. I thought that the Arts Factory was so-so compared to the others. A few of my friends recommended the place, so on my trip to Byron Bay I stayed there for 2 nights. Some good things: I loved the atmosphere, the Buddha Bar with the live Reggae music was really Byron Bay...Now the bad things: The showers were horrible. My shower consisted of a streaming line of water, whereas my friends shower flooded the entire bathroom. And if you want a hot shower forget it if there is anyone else within a 5 kilometer radius also taking another shower. THe rooms were okay, but dirty. The beds were obviously old, but not the worst I've seen. The staff were UNHELPFUL. They were too busy acting cool than actually helping their customers. And they apparently don't work anyways because the front desk is closed from 1:30 to 4:30. It was annoying to have the hostel so far from the centre of town...walking was horrible when trying to carry anything. And their buses run about 10 times a day, (if that) not 14 like they say. Overall, a semi-okay experience, but there are definately better places to stay.
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Came for 3 days, stayed for 3 weeks, April 19, 2005
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This place has a life of its own. If you were only paid till monday. They would knock on your door the monday morning, a big guy with a tootoo would come in and place candy in your hand and say "goodmorning, its time to check out"If you decided to camp, you were in the jungle area. There was a python in the girls bathroom, that everyone would say hi to every morning when brushing there teeth. There is a pillow on the floor movie theater, vegetaian indian food restaurant, and a gathering place by the pool that is alway full of people. Everyone who stays there is a character. You will never be board.On top of all that, The place is clean and maintained well. And the staff are having as much fun as you!
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Find Yourself, August 17, 2004
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I stayed at the Arts Factory with my boyfriend on the recommendation of a friend. We chose a cube (based on the picture on the web). It cost a whopping $60! We arrived at night so probably not the best time to get a feel for the place -a dingy scruffy tent with very little light greeted us. We had hoped to join in on some of the activities, go to the cinema and see the aboriginal show as well as the daytime stuff - but on top of $60 for our scruffy tent we thought they were over-priced. The kitchen is akwardly designed and the place seems to attract mainly 'finding myself' types who are so full of contradictions - they'll do anything to appease the opinions of their 'cool' travel companions! If I heard one more person call the TV 'a b*****d box' and question why anyone would want to watch the Olympics I think I would have screamed!! Only good thing about the place was the birdlife which sang a dawn chorus over the lake which thankfully we were close to!
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Good but not as good as the hype, June 23, 2004
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This place is kind of different to most of the hostels I have stayed in but its not as "alternative" and "hippyish" etc as it makes out to be in all its advertisements. The facilities are pretty good and its only about 5 minutes out of town. They have yoga lessons, talent shows and quizzes etc. The BBQ was pretty good too. The rooms weren't the cleanest I have been in but not the dirtiest either. There were a lot of wannabe hippies getting stoned when I was there - I found it a bit cliched but maybe that's just me. I wouldn't say "don't stay here" but just don't expect too much! :-)
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This place made our trip, June 15, 2004
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callum smith
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wonderful place to visit. If I could give this place 5 and a half stars I would. Me and my girlfriend stayed here on our way up the coast and ended up staying 2 weeks in Byron when we'd planned to stay only for 3 days - I think that happens to alot of people at the Arts Factory! We stayed in one of the double rooms which was called a cube, it was really cosy all wooden and homely. We were a bit disappointed when we were travelling back down the coast and stayed there again to find that all the cubes had been stripped down and replaced with metal and plastic fittings. We were told that they had to get rid of the wood so there wouldn't be any more bed bugs which I guess is a good thing but they're not as cosy as they used to be. That was our only (small) problem with it though. This place is truly fantastic and I couldn't recommend it highly enough to all the other people we met travelling, and I will definately be going back there next time I am in that area.Reasons I loved the Arts Factory:It's set in it's own space just out of town so you can really feel like you're away from it allAll the people there are really nice and friendlyThey have a great bar and have good dj's coming throughThey have a good activities programme including fire twirling classes (something I never thought I would find myself doing!!!!), yoga, pool competition, sunrise tour and more
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no more boredom, June 9, 2004
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hey guys,i came to byron for only one day because i haven't heard anything good about this place except that it is a pretty touristy town. well, when i got out of the bus a really handsome busdriver asked me if i already got accomodation and handed me a 3 dollar off voucher. he drove me to the artsfactory and you won't believe it, but i had the best time of my life over there. i ended up staying for 8 days even though i actually wanted to get a job in brisbane and was on the run. the people are just the nicest ever, guests and staff! everybody is really helpfull and tries to keep you busy. everyday they were offering something to do. lots of free live entertainment. i even learned how to draw! some people were complaining about the high rates this hostel has, but i am telling you, they offer so much stuff for free, that it is really worth it. i really loved the sunrise tours which were run by a really funny couple. everybody's spirit is just so uplifting and laid back, that i really hated to leave that place. i reckon you could spend weeks in this hostel. it's unlike any other hostel i have seen till now and i am travelling in australia for 7 month now. it is like a little village and you don't even have to go into town if you don't want to. even though it is winter you can do lots of stuff here and it is even warm enough during the day to go to the beach. at night they have a fire in the communal living room which is really great. i slept in a huge tent called teepee. they even had a fire in there and the security would come at night to check on it so it would not run out. well, all i can say is check out the artsfactory, it is a great place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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best in byron, May 23, 2004
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We initially stayed at another hostel in town when we got to Byron, because we thought the Arts Factory was way out of town. The other place was cramped and noisy and dirty so we moved to the Arts Factory and had a really great time there. Ended staying in Byron much longer than had planned! The staff at the Arts Factory were really friendly and there were always fun activities going on there. They have the coolest bar in that place, with good Dj's playing all the time -it's better than any other hostel bar I have ever been to anywhere! The Arts Factory was really laid back and relaxed as Byron should be, and it was nice to be out of town (although it was not too far out of town as it turned out). I think it's the best place to stay in byron for sure.
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