220 Railway Terrace, Margaret River Tel (08) 9757 9532 Websitewww.mrlodge.com.au
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Margaret River Lodge has the best atmosphere of the Margaret River hostels. This eco-wise YHA is a 15-minute walk from the town centre and the location means that there is enough space for the 120-bed hostel to have a volleyball court, soccer pitch and a swimming pool plus a nice barbecue area with an outdoor dining area. There is also the usual TV lounge, internet access, laundry and a fully-equipped kitchen and guests can rent bikes and surfboards. It is clean and well maintained hostel.
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Price Dorm bed $24.50-27.50 ($21-24.50 HI/YHA) Double/twin room $63-73 ($56-66 HI/YHA) Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
Wonderful Hostel and excellent personnel 7 May 2008
Pros:
relaxed
Cons:
nothing
verrinho
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(Review ID: 8482)
i had a fantastic stay, nice atmosphere, beatiful place, lots of rooms and entertainment, soccer field, volleyball court, pool and table tennis, some organized tournament.
nice bar inside the reception and perfect barbecue facility.
Thanks especially to Benson for the friendly hospitality.
If you like cigaretes, booze, noise and cleaning up after others this is the place to go. 24 April 2007
Pros:
The couples units were away from the racket.
Cons:
cigarete smoke (even from manager), lots of beer cans and booze bottles, kitchen unclean, beds old
agentle
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(3)
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(2)
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(3)
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(2)
(Review ID: 4666)
We Thought, after staying in many clean YHA hostels in New Zealand that this YHA hostel would be the same. But that was not the case. This place was a bit messy, very noisey, due to many people drinking alcohol, and quite smokey from cigaretes. My wife had to do the dishes left over from others early in the morning. And our couples rooms were old and really needed help. The manager certainly was a nice person but seemed to let the hostel take it's own course, in other words he didn't manage the people or facilities well. We would not spend the money on this place again.
Great for couples and singels alike 25 August 2006
Pros:
great for couples
Cons:
not the best kitchen facilities
Wgroves@hotmail.co.u
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(4)
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(2)
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(3)
(Review ID: 763)
A great hostel for a couple as you are in the annexe, which is like a separate hostel but you have access to main hostel facilities. The TV lounge room in the annexe is nice and you feel like youget some privacy. Its gota nice pool and is a 10 min walk to town. The owner Jules, is helpful and a nice bloke.I would reccomend this to any couple and probably single travellers a like. You will need a car to get to the coast as Margagret river is set back off the coast and is a 20 min drive, You can hire one in the town.A top place to stay.
Decent hostel that's too expensive and not close to town 12 August 2006
Pros:
Fairly clean and well-maintained
Cons:
Expensive, not close to town
Jabe
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(3)
(Review ID: 694)
Not sure why BUG says this is 5 minutes' walk from town - I'd put it at more like 15-20, and that's from a 6'3" guy with long legs.I paid almost the same here for a bed as I'd paid in Melbourne, which I'm assuming is simply because Margaret River is generally an expensive place. I did not think the hostel was so great as to justify that.I think somewhere closer to the centre of town would be preferable.
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Anonymous
England
The place is a dirt hole 16 May 2005
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 11581)
My friends and I arrived here and thought the place seemed nice when we checked in. The lady at reception was lovely. The kitchen looked ok. Then we got to our room and were shocked. I've never seen such a dirty scum hole. There was dirt all over the paper thin mattresses, no paint on the bare brick walls, a bare concrete floor and cobwebs everywhere. We didn't stay even one night. We moved to Surf Point which is amazing. Really good there. Skip The Lodge and go straight to Surf Point.
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Anonymous
Ireland
v.friendly 15 August 2003
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Anonymous
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(Review ID: 11582)
I found this hostel was pretty standard apart from the manager who was excellent - very friendly and welcoming. THis place is probably a four star rating in the summer, but it was too cold to use all the facilities when we visited.
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Anonymous
uk
Clean comfortable rooms, exceptional manager 17 July 2003
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(Review ID: 11583)
The rooms here are simple but warm & clean, the showers were excellent & the kitchen well maintained.What was most rememberable about my stay was how helpful & hospitable Steven the manager was.
