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Holiday Village Backpackers
116 Jonson Street, Byron Bay
Tel (02) 6685 8888
Website www.byronbaybackpackers.com.au
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Holiday Village is a complex of brick and wood buildings tucked away off the main street coming into Byron Bay. It is a lively place, with bi-weekly barbecues, a volleyball court and a good swimming pool. They also offer free bikes, body boards, and surfboards. But the TV lounge is just a box with some torn couches thrown in, and the kitchen is spacious but rather empty. Dorms could use some work, and some of the linen is stained and needs replacing. Also, security is seriously lacking. But the potential for partying is high here since it is right across the street from the best nightclub in town and young backpackers revel in the streets well into the morning.
Price
Dorm bed $25-33
Double room $75-100
Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
Credit Cards
MasterCard,Visa
Reception Open
7am-9pm; 24 hour check-in with prior arrangement
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Last Update:
November
30, 2008
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not the best but it was bearable, June 25, 2006
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I stayed here in June so it was pretty cold and the rooms got FREEZING at night. You could get blankets but you needed like 3. And you have to pay a deposit for everything (blankets, cutlery, key). Also, you have to go outside to get anywhere so that sucks when it's raining or when you have to pee in the middle of the night and have to walk outside to go to the bathroom. Bathrooms were pretty clean though and alright. Best thing was that it's right across from Cheeky Monkeys and you can get stamps to get in free every night. Plus they have cheap meals, although I never had one. It's also nice and close to the shops.Common area is pretty crap. Just a TV room with a few couches. And everything closes at 10:30 so you don't get much of an atmosphere after that. Makes it kind of tough to meet people.Overall, I wasn't a big fan of this hostel, but I've seen worse.
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Average and overpriced, January 30, 2006
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Don't get too excited about this place. It is one of the most expensive hostels I've stayed in but not one of the best. Very few spaces to chill out and they stop you drinking in the main courtyard area by 10.30pm, thus killing the atmosphere there and forcing you out instead. Maybe they want you to head accross the road to Cheeky Monkey's as they clearly get kickbacks for advertising the terrible food (the cheap meals are seriously rank). If the 10.30pm curfew is supposed to be conducive to sleeping it doesn't work - many of the rooms are located around the courtyard so you are constantly woken by pissed people filing back through the night. Also it's not particularly close to the beach. And why do the bodyboards have to be returned by 5pm?? But it is clean.
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Such a well run place!!!, January 28, 2006
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I stayed here six years ago for 5 months and couldn't believe how well mainted it still was. It's so clean!! The apartments are the best deal, fridge freezer, dining table, kithchen, tv, video you name it and it's all spotless. I'm so glad that we stayed here. This is my 2nd time in oz and this still is the best hostel in oz!!!!
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highly recommended, January 28, 2006
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clean great hostel with great vibe and friendly feeling. We stayed in two other hostels in Byron and this was by far better and the cleanest. stayed in an apartment sharing with four others and they are very clean with own toilet and kitchen and not expensive either. Lovely place. Dont miss this one! Best in Byron!
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Sit back, relax and enjoy!!!, November 4, 2005
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The place rocks. Its reasonable, though you do have to pay a deposit for everything - but I've come to expect this in Australia! The staff are great, the rooms were cleaned daily (hayley - cheers girl - you rock!), and you get free use of boards and bike. Booked in for one week and ended up staying two. The apartments are well worth the extra $3. It may not be the closest to the beach but who cares. With a vibe like this you'd be nuts not to stay here - and cheeky's is a stumble or crawl home! Add to this the only travel house in byron that doesn't feed you bullsh*t and tells you how it is upfront and i rate it as one of the best hostels in Aus I've stayed in - cheers guys!
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good place to stay, August 17, 2005
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was booked through the oz exp bus, stayed in a 6 bed dorm for $69 (3 night package including free meal and drink, and unlimited internet). Very happy, rooms were ok, though not much storage, kitchen was one of the better ones on the east coast, especially for such a small place. Right across the road from Cheeky's. Definately recommend it.
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Time of my Life, April 5, 2005
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I worked for the holiday village for 13 months. It totally made my Oz trip. I don't agree with anyone saying the village is no good. Everyone is nice. You don't get the advantages you get at the village at any other hostel in byron. Price in peak season is crazy. It's the second most expensive city/town on the east coast, next to sydney to stay in, during december, but that's because its the best town. and although expensive all hostels in byron are within 5 dollars of each other. There is a few more hostels that a cheaper. but they are also a good distance from town. Some of the best people i know today, are people i met at the village. and as far as one of the other comments about the rooms being dirty. Sorry i was probably hung over that day. but saying that, holiday village is much cleaner then most of the other hostels.
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You could do much better for a lot less, September 2, 2004
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We were in the same situation as the last reviewer - booked through OzEx and thought it must be ok if they were booking us in there...wrong. Our apartment was dirty, the place did seriously resemble a jail, the staff were nice enough but didn't really seem to have any idea on how to run the place. If you were looking for a party hostel it might suit, but certainly not if you're on a budget, as we were stuck paying $31/night each for a 4-share dorm room...not to mention having to pay a deposit for every little thing. If you're looking for a nice, chilled out atmosphere for a lot less cash, try the Belongil Beachouse and avoid Holiday Village at all costs.
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How Much?!!!!!!!!, April 4, 2004
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We were booked into this place by the Oz bus and therefore assumed they would have picked us somewhere cheap. Wrong. We were hit with an almost $80 a night bill for a double room. The room was in an apartment shared with 4 other people which was good, but the room resembeled a prison cell!! It was bare to the point that it didn't even have a bin and there weren't even any sheets on the bed, they cost extra! I've paid far less money for nice en-suite rooms with Sheets!
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Rude staff, noisy patrons, ordinary rooms, March 27, 2004
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We were kept awake all night by drunken louts and the management did nothing other than sneer at us. We left early, stayed happily at the Bunkhouse.
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