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Larrikin Lodge is in a quaint little blue house near the centre of Mackay. It has all air-conditioned dorms and nice clean bathrooms. There is laundry, a small above-ground swimming pool and a homely common room. There are plans to partly renovate the kitchen. The friendly management run the Jungle Johno eco-tours to Eungella National Park almost daily, weather permitting. They also help travellers look for work, so many of the guests here are on a working holiday.
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Price Dorm bed $21 Double room $50 Twin room $48 Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
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Reception open 7am-8.30pm; 24 hour check in with prior arrangement
Review from a HostelBookers customer 28 January 2010
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Martina Huber
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(Review ID: 13450)
the owners of larrikin lodge gave us a very warm welcome and made us feel very comfortable - in larrikin lodge you feel they really like being there with the backpackers, the athmosphere is very good! and we appreciated it a lot that we could stay there, using the sofas and kitchen, even after checking out, when waiting for the nightbus... thank you!
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Anneke Van Kuyk
Review from a HostelBookers customer 15 January 2010
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Anneke Van Kuyk
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(Review ID: 14163)
Good location
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Timothy
Uncomfortable 14 January 2005
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Timothy
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(Review ID: 10693)
Sorry chaps & chapesses but i disagree with the other reviews. This is one of the most uncomfortable hostels i have ever stayedin! The mattresses are 2" foam on wooden boards. I like to sleep & recuperate after a hard days travelling - something i was unable to do at this lodge. Beware, you have been warned.
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fimbo1977
Yorkshire, England
One of the best 29 December 2004
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fimbo1977
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(5)
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(5)
(Review ID: 10694)
I arrived here for the easter weekend, and the place rates among the best hostels I've stayed in (still counting at 120+, so no mean feat).The hostel is relatively small and personable. I'd spent most of the night on the bus and when I arrived around 7.30 in the morning, I was immediately assigned a bed so I could sleep a little. The rooms were pleasant, and there is a seating area out back, as well as a kitchen with TV lounge area.This is a family owned hostel, and the owners are very pleasant and helpful. When I got up on easter sunday a basket of easter eggs had been put out for guests to help themselves to, which was nice. Jungle Johnno's tours to Eungella National Park run from the hostel, and I spent easter sunday on one of these. I really recommend this tour. Our guide, Charles, seemed to know everybody in the district, and there was not much he didn't know about everything we saw; we did some walks, platypuss and turtle spotting, boomerang throwing, and it all made for a memorable easter.Most people miss out Mackay which is a shame, so why not drop into larrikin Lodge and take one of their tours. You will be glad you did.
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lilly_anemone
canada
Great place, great people 20 October 2004
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lilly_anemone
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(5)
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(Review ID: 10695)
This hostel holds a special place in my heart: it's a great setting and the people opperating it are awesome. The rooms a very clean and the commune areas are very cosy and it made me fell like home. I had a great time staying there! I trully recommend it!
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Anonymous
Sydney, Australia
A quaint old Queenslander 29 September 2001
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Anonymous
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(4)
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(4)
(Review ID: 10696)
An old, rambling house, which is delightful to look at. You share dorms with quite a few others, but they are comfortable, and don't have the spartan feel of many hostels. The hosts are lovely, and happily dropped me at the airport the morning I left. I was only sorry I didn't stay longer to do some of the great tours on offer.
