18 Spectrum Street, Rainbow Beach Tel (07) 5486 8885 or 1800 100 170 Websitewww.frasersonrainbow.com
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This hostel gets it just right. Not too wild, but not boring either. It isn't the cleanest, though. Dorms are spacious and well maintained, but the bathrooms could do with a renovation. The common room is breezy and attractive, with open beam ceilings, a big TV, pool table and a good internet café. There is also a swimming pool and hammocks strung between palm trees. Surfboards are free to use, and tours run daily. Reception staff are friendly.
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Price Dorm bed $24 ($22 HI/YHA, VIP) Double/twin room $68 ($64 HI/YHA, VIP) Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
Pros:
Well-maintained hostel with friendly residents
Cons:
En suite bathrooms, dorms close to bar
Jabe
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(3)
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(3)
Atmosphere
(4)
(Review ID: 1075)
Rainbow Beach is so small that it's hardly worth listing as a Pro that the hostel is just over the road from the Greyhound stop. I don't like en suite bathrooms due to the noise that people make if they use them during the night, plus the inconvenience factor if everyone gets up at the same time in the morning. I'm not sure if the place has a lot of workers, but my dorm was really messy (so messy that I couldn't tell which was supposed to be the empty bunk when I first moved in), and a number of the dorms are very close to the bar. Having said that, I enjoyed my stay and would happily return again.
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Wanderlustgal
USA
Good find in a sleepy town 24 November 2003
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Wanderlustgal
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(4)
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(4)
(Review ID: 10117)
This is a newly-aquired YHA and a very good one. Everything is pretty new on the communal side and the rooms aren't too bad. The McCafferties bus drops you off right in front and its about a 5-min walk to the beach. It was pretty quiet when I was there and a nice change of pace.
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Devin
Canada
Nicest Hostel in Australia 11 February 2003
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Devin
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(5)
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(5)
(Review ID: 10118)
I have been travelling around Australia for the past 8 months, and without a doubt this hostel is the classiest, cleanest, and most relaxed atmosphere I have ever been to yet. The staff is great, and the prices really good too. I checked all the other hostels in Rainbow before I came here also, and there is definately no competition.
