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This is the run down sister hostel to Global Palace. It has small dark rooms and old bathrooms. There is an upstairs TV lounge with a pool table and nice ocean view, but it is looking very tired. They offer cheap internet ($3.50 per hour) and a tour desk, but facilities are otherwise limited. The kitchen is substandard and there is not much of an atmosphere.
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Price Dorm bed $23-26 ($22-25 VIP) Single room $34 ($33 VIP) Double room $52 ($51 VIP) Twin room $50 ($49 VIP) Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
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I stayed here for a few days Sept 2003. The good things: The location was superb, right on the esplanade. The free meal was welcome, but only available at certain times, there were 5 options, including 1 vege option. The pick-up was great from the airport, prompt and friendly. The room and bathrooms were clean. The bad things: they had no record of the reservation that I had made and confirmed on the web, luckily they had room though, the room was really basic, I have stayed in better, the communal areas were good but they were devoid of people so the place lacked atmosphere and it was really noisy. I was woken at 4am every day by the noise from the building behind the hostel (lots of machinery and vehicles). I probably wouldnt stay there again.
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mimi miller
los angeles, california
good 7 September 2002
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very centrally located, they recommended great tours to us. their laundry facilities are open 24hours. you can do wash in the middle of the night (i loved that). i was there in july of 2002. they were extremely busy so the staff was overwhelemed and not as on top of things as much as i would have preferred.
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bluwave13@hotmail.com
Syd
great bar & meals, friendly staff 31 October 2001
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was good with very helpful staff who got good prices on trip to the reef. A free meal was really good andRattle Bar downstairs was great
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horrid like a prison from cell block h 30 August 2001
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this is the most horrid hostel we went to, it smelt of urine and was like a prison avoid it like the plague!!!!!!
