36-38 Tamar Street, Ballina Tel (02) 6686 6737 Websitewww.yha.com.au
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This hostel doubles as a motel in a leafy residential side street in central Ballina. It has a very nice swimming pool and pretty brick walls. Bathrooms are recently redone and kept very clean, and the kitchen is simple and neat. Dorms, however, need an update and a paint job. Old furniture and stained carpet ruin the ambience. It is a very quiet place.
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Price Dorm bed $23-30.50 ($20.70-27.45 HI/YHA) Double room $56-78 ($50.40-70.20 HI/YHA) Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
A nice clean comfortable Hostel. With Pickups from the Giant Prawn. With 4 Bed dorms a luxury after doing 10 bed Dorms. Well equiped kitchen. The other half of the Hostel is also a Hotel so you have access to the Pool. The Hostel is very quite so if your looking to Party you wont get it here but it is a nice place to rest away from it all before hitting the well beaten trak of the East Coast. Frequented by Aussies its nice to speak to people who actually live in this country instead of meeting other travelers. The Managers also very helpful they make an effort to learn you name and dont treat you like another Backpacker but a Guest.
