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Halse Lodge YHA
Corner Noosa Drive & Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads
Bus 628
Tel (07) 5447 3377 or 1800 242 567
Website www.halselodge.com.au
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This youth hostel is in a beautifully restored manor house perched high on a hill just a short walk from Hastings Street. The furnishings are all well maintained with lots of wood and neutral colours. Dorms are clean and comfortable, the kitchen is small but well equipped, and there is a bar/café with cheap food and lots of character. The hostel is comprised of two buildings, both with large open-beam balconies where travellers read, hangout and mingle. The TV lounge is huge, with large screens, a piano, pool table, and old photographs on the walls. Reception staff are genuine and attentive.
Price
Dorm bed $32 ($29 HI/YHA, VIP)
Double/twin room $82 ($74 HI/YHA, VIP)
Triple room $108 ($101 HI/YHA, VIP
Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
Credit Cards
MasterCard,Visa
1% credit card surcharge
Reception Open
7am-8.15pm daily; check in at bar until 11pm
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Last Update:
December
1, 2008
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A bit of history!, May 16, 2008
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Reviewer: bubbles from UK
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The character of the building, location and restuarant
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Stayed here in May 2008, what a great experience to stay in a building with such character!! Great location, great building, excellent atmosphere at the hostel bar and restaurant. Only downsides were - tiny kitchen which wasn't too clean (maybe they want you to use the restaurant!) and its a bit noisy due to the construction of the building, however they are really strict about no noise after 11.30pm, so its really not a major problem.
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Just what a YHA should be.., July 12, 2006
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Reviewer: manix from Melbourne
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Lovely Staff, amazing building
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Squeaky beds
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We stayed there in June 2006, and loved it.The hostel is right next to the main bus station, great for catching the greyhounds, or getting dropped off. Although its a bit of a steep hill to get up to the hostel, its worth it. The hostel is an amazing old building, with a number of extentions for extra bedrooms, conference facilities etc. The staff (like most YHA`s) were lovely. They booked us in without any fuss and helped with things like change for the phones etc etc. The room was small, but clean and well maintained. The beds were fine, but a bit squeaky!!  It was raining while we were there, so we ate at the hostel.. Great food, and cheaper than anything you are going to get in Noosa. We went canoeing for a few days and it was fine to leave our bags. The staff even arranged for us to go surfing at late notice.All in all, very impressed by the hostel. Its just what you expect from a YHA!
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Character hostel in a great location!, July 9, 2006
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Reviewer: missmyer from Australia
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Great location, friendly staff
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Great hostel in the heart of Noosa, just a hop skip, and a very steep jump from the bus station and Hasting Street. Once you make it to the top of the steep driveway you will be rewarded with a friendly welcome, and a little bar that sells cheap drinks. The hostel is well maintained, however, the open weatherboard buildings mean you can hear everything that goes on in the next room. Ear plugs are recommended. Still worth the stay. Make sure you have the icecream from Massimo's on Hastings St, and an investment in a seafood basket from the Fish Shop is well worth the spend.
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One of my 2 favorite hostels in Australia, May 6, 2006
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Reviewer: zulu17 from South West London
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Location, atmosphere & the character
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lack of electrical points
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A lovely old building in a great location. It has charm and atmosphere. If you are looking for a sterile soundproof impersonal hostel .. look elsewhere. Sure there are limitations ... no electric points in several rooms inconvienient if you want to charge batteries. The timber structure can make it a noisy building but bar,television & pool areas are closed off at 11pm. Would like to see lockers in the rooms & ladders for all the bunks. That said it is a friendly hostel in a great location. I will return
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Nice place, June 25, 2005
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Nice hostel in an old Queenslander. Great bar and good food. Clean and comfy
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extremely noisy, August 10, 2004
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well situated from the bus stop, shops and the beach, really nice building and good food at the bar but that's where the praises stop!!!we were in room 15, just by the pub that "shuts when there are no more people around"!!! (as I was told by a staff member...no comment!), then by the tv room where you are supposed to turn the tv off at 11pm and NOT play the piano... but some people really don't give a s*** about other guests! the kitchen was REALLY dirty, even at breakfast (YHA are supposed to clean their kitchen at night... but apparently they forgot! too much partying???) and the dining area was not convenient, really narrow and right by some bedrooms!!! and the supermarket is quite far away from the hostel, about 20/30 mn hilly walk...bathrooms were ok, though I had the pleasure to find an empty bottle of wine in one of them...deposit for the key and for your kitchen set: $10 each, crappy bodyboards: $50!!!!beds were not that great and my friend didn't have any ladder to climb on the top bunk bed: funny at first, but soon annoying!so pretty bad YHA in the overall (first time ever I have been disappointed by a YHA) . Really good thing though is the meeting night on your first day of arrival: it helps you meeting people and have a chat! but it's not enough to have a good stay...
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Good location but expensive, February 25, 2004
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Location good - near Hastings st, beach etc. Expensive - paid $75 for double. Sleep is certainly a luxury here as it's very noisy. Small rooms. Staff overworked and stressed easily (not their fault). Moved to hotel in Hastings st for about same price - much better!
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Not your usual YHA, December 5, 2003
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If you don't like your steriotypical YHA then you will probably like this place. It's situated in 2 lovely old buildings which are full of character. We stayed in the back building which was quiet at night. The bar is great and attracts a mixture of people (not just 18 year olds). Because the buildings are old and wooden, don't expect them to be 100% spotless, but they are as clean as they can be.
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Fab location, extremely noisy, November 15, 2003
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It was great to get off the bus and find the hostel so close i.e. across the road. Up a very steep hill but that was OK. The welcome evening on the first night was very useful. I was unlucky enough to get room 15 which I see was mentioned elsewhere and it was absolutely dreadful, not least because I had to endure 3 nights of pool-playing and a blaring TV right by my head until gone 11 p.m., followed by other residents sitting outside the room either on the adjacent veranda or in the garden talking loudly way in to the night. There was no way of cutting out the sound, as one of the windows had an open grille for ventilation, and having 4 other windows, although opaque, meant that there was a major light pollution problem. This was exascerbated on 2 nights when the rope lights hanging on the veranda were left on after the bar closed, so there were green lights flashing on and off throughout the night. To just about finish me off the windows faced east and therefore as the sun rose the room was filled with light from early morning. And there were no en suite facilities which was scary at night as there was no security and there was a long walk round the outside of the central bar and sitting room area to get to the bathroom. The sitting room was pleasant but not very cosy, the food was reasonably priced and very good (free wine if you ordered before 6pm) but the staff were not very friendly, particularly on reception. They seemed very over-worked and easily irritated. Definitely a place for people who don't mind if they get very little sleep. although I did hear that the rooms in the building next to the kitchen were much better. Noosa Heads was lovely, very smart, lots to do, great market at Eumundi on Wednesdays and Saturdays, really helpful tourist information place at the end of Hastings Street. Staying at Halse Lodge was not a great experience which is a shame as it is such an attractive building. I thought in view of the poor facilities that it was very expensive. The best part of the experience was meeting some lovely friendly people, several of them Australians. Relieved to have left when I did as they were showing a rugby match in the bar that night, starting at 10.30 p.m. I wonder how much sleep they got in room 15 that night??!!
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