7 Akuna Street, Canberra Bus all buses Tel (02) 6248 9155 Websitewww.yha.com.au
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Canberra City YHA is a big well-appointed and centrally located hostel. It has a lot of facilities including a basic kitchen (no oven), a café with internet access including Wi-Fi ($6 per hour, YHA Connect), an indoor swimming pool, spa pool and a sauna. There are several quiet lounge areas throughout the hostel plus a lounge upstairs with a TV, pool table and table football. There's also a really nice rooftop deck with barbecues, but unfortunately alcohol is only allowed in the kitchen so you won't get a chance to really enjoy the rooftop area. The hostel is clean with not too much atmosphere - just like Canberra - and this isn't helped by the TVs in the dormitories (which keeps people away from the common areas).
Price Dorm bed $28-33.50 ($25-30 HI/YHA) Double/twin room $89 ($80 HI/YHA) Family room $134 ($120 HI/YHA) Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
I have to admit, I wasn't looking forward to staying in this hostel, I thought it was going to be a very dull and boring week,
a)because it was in Canberra, and
b)because it was a YHA,
But I was pleasantly surprised. It had a great atmosphere, and strangely enough a strong party vibe (something I was not expecting from a YHA or Canberra)
The facilities are pretty good, a neat balcony, good common areas and a not too bad kitchen. It also has a dodgy little pool.
The location is great. Walking distance from the bus terminal, and in the centre of the "city".
For a YHA hostel, this place is excellent.
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Ok stop over but there is nothing worth doing in Canberra, August 12, 2007
Pros:
the hostel is professional, clean, well maintained, excellent facilities, in a good location
Cons:
its in Canberra, there isnt great areas for getting to know other backpackers
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If your going to Canberra then I would recommend staying here although there is a lack of atmosphere this could be a result of Canberra not being a very lively place. Its as if they built a great city but forgot to put any people in it.
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Excellent hostel but a parking nightmare, December 29, 2006
Pros:
Excellent in general
Cons:
Not much atmosphere, no parking
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As with a lot of YHAs, this place was in good condition but was lacking in atmosphere. There was also no parking available and finding free parking nearby was difficult (I was lucky that I was there at a weekend when several car parks are free - not sure if you could avoid paying during the week). The hostel's location is good from the point of view of proximity to the city centre, and you can walk to all the major places of interest without massively exerting yourself. I'd stay here again.
