The single worst experience I have ever had in a hostel, arrived at 6pm to find no one at reception nor a key in my box, had to basically wait in the freezing cold common room until about 5am the next day because i couldnt book any other accommodation for the night; saw no staff during this time. Called the night manager multiple times with no response. They have yet to respond to any of my e-mails, texts or phone calls and have not issued any refund. An absolute scam and joke of a hostel.

Didn't even manage to get to the room

Stayed in October 2023

No privacy curtains in dorms

Fantastic location, parking on site & on street (free & without limits on weekends), clean rooms, kitchen and common areas, staff left clear instructions how to access the hostel after hours. Definitely recommend.

Stayed in September 2023

All good

All good

Stayed in September 2023

All good

Stayed in August 2023

No heater at all; extremely cold everywhere we were freezing all the time; had to rent an hairdryer to warm up a little bit

Really clean, big kitchen, nice livingroom with piano and many parking spots; good central location

Stayed in July 2023

Didn't feel very inviting and some odd odours around the place. Kitchen felt more like a school kitchen and alarmed by amount of items in the bins that were not rubbish but just being thrown out. Kitchen not very clean on arrival with a huge pile of washing up and fridge not very clean inside. Beds quite narrow with plugs not easily accessible. No towels and none you could borrow.

staff member helpful with codes for access (albeit most of them weren't needed). Secure parking and easy reach for city centre.

Stayed in July 2023

Very noisy other guests there 😩

Location and staff

Stayed in April 2023

When I woke up the morning after my arrival I couldn’t even use the toilets. I know is a hostel but the conditions were horrible. Literally I went to the closest public toilet.

Safe parking available and location in middle of the town

Stayed in April 2023

- The bathrooms are all unisex, which is a bit awkward. There are multiple bathrooms, so it would be nice if one of them was females only? -the place is a bit dark and grungey, doesn't feel super clean or inviting, and could use a style overhaul -no "backpacking" atmosphere -some women travelers may be uncomfortable unexpectedly showing up somewhere where it's 98% men, so keep that in mind, although farm work is seasonal so the hostel probably isn't always like that

I arrived after reception hours, so there were no staff members but they provided instructions for late checkin and it was pretty easy to pick up the key. I didn't see any reception or staff in the morning either, you're pretty much on your own here. I was a bit surprised to find that the vast majority of people staying in the hostel - seemingly everyone except myself and my roommate - were all male farm workers coming from one of the pacific islands living there long term. It had the feeling of a sharehouse for the farm workers rather than a "Backpackers." Although I booked for a dorm room, I was somehow placed in a two-bed private room with one other female, so that was nice I suppose. The rooms are not particularly comfortable but are passable if you just need somewhere to sleep for one night. There is a nice little park and some good restaurants and other shops in walking distance.

Stayed in January 2023

The place was filthy, and everything smelt like urine. I couldn't stand using the bathroom and the kitchen was trashed. My room was freezing and didn't really include proper bedding.

Beautiful and helpful staff, really lovely people with lots of helpful information.

Stayed in February 2023

It‘s not a Hostel. There are about 40 men (workers?) that live there and we as two young women felt extremely uncomfortable. The beds also had no bedding and it hasn’t been cleaned in a long time. We could not spend the night there. Can not recommend at all!

Nothing

Stayed in February 2023

They transform the hostel into a worker camp. There's like between 50 to 100 guy from the islands living there. They are everywhere. They make noise until 12pm slowed down at 11 but could still here some singing, talking at 12pm and it started again when they are going to work so between 5 and 6 am you can't sleep. They talk loud, sing etc. It is really smelly as there 50+ farm worker there. Smelly, noisy and nothing great. I would not recommend to anyone. The hostel should tell people that it is a worker camp for that part of the year.

Nothing.

Stayed in February 2023

Not well equipped kitchen, bad internet, beds weren’t comfortable, and basically no tourists or backpackers staying in this hostel as it is used house for seasonal workers. I wouldn‘t stay there again

Location was good

Stayed in February 2023

in two days I stayed there, I haven't seen any stuff, besides cleaning guy. Keys are left on the door for arrivals. Office hours seems to be 4:30-5:30. Beds have bare minimum. Sheet on the bed, pillow and a very thin blanket and it was quite chilly. Kitchen was gross, it gets cleaned up once a day, but in between it is gross. All bathrooms are unisex, while I stayed there there was large group of men staying in the hostel, so 90 % of hostel were men and felt like all bathrooms were male, that was quite uncomfortable.

it is great location, rooms are nice a spacious,

Stayed in February 2023

I do not recommend this hostel to anyone, especially not to other solo female travellers. The hostel was fully booked out and occupied almost exclusively by male labourers, all from the same company. I was sharing a dorm with one other woman. I stayed at the hostel briefly in the afternoon and returned in the evening. I did not meet or see any hostel staff on the premises. Bathrooms were all unisex and being so outnumbered, I was too uncomfortable to use them. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE. I was so uneasy that I had to book into different accommodation last minute (at considerable cost). This was one of the most stressful, frightening experiences I’ve had as a solo traveller. Don’t stay here!

Stayed in January 2023

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I do not even know how to comment... 1) booking.com says reception is open till 8pm (reason why i booked this hostel - i do not have australian number so cannot make calls). I let the reception know what time i arrive (6pm-so should be fine) and let them know i do not have data so cannot call. Anyway, he did not answer phone all day (call million times during the day from friend's phone), i arrived at the repception - different number on the wall to call. Also did not answer, called 5 times from someone else phone.. (he was informed time of arrival before and the fact i cannot call). Not proper contact... 2) the hostel looks like refugee or shelter - no backpacing vibe at all. For woman travelling alone - this was the worst experience I had. There was 60 workes who stayed there - so anyone else could not use kitchen or living room. Dirty, smelly, stink clothes & shoes everywhere. I got told the bathroom is for woman & man together -For woman travelling alone - definetely not comfortable experiece... I felt really bad. Friend who said she does not feel comfortable about the situation - got told 'i hope you finish quick as i am watching tennis'. 3) wifi - not working at all...i had to go to find free street wifi at 10.30 pm when was already dark as i needed to check in for my flight... 4) i informed the hostel i would like to pay with cash as i have bad exchange rate fees - they still charged..

Stayed in January 2023

it’s in fact a working hostel, full with male residents, you can see roster up on the wall and their working clothes lay on the ground in the garden. kitchen is full of ppl too because there’re so many of them, I didn’t really have space to cook so I just went out to eat at restaurant. it can be scary when you first walk in to the hostel (especially when you’re a female) so if you are a female who travels solo, think twice before you book. the ppl there are friendly however the bathrooms there are unisex, only one private bathroom and it’s located the opposite side of my room was which means I had to walked down stairs and crossed the hall way then walked up stairs in order to get to other side of building (which is full of male) to take showers, I stayed there two nights, first night I couldn’t find the private bathroom so I just took a quick shower… cannot say it was a pleasant shower time. the wifi is poor too, my roommate have to walk to the closest shopping centre to use wifi there because the wifi in this hostel isn’t really working

I booked 6 female dorm room and they put me to 2 female room so I like the spacious room

Stayed in January 2023

mixed gender toilet, lack of staff

good location

Stayed in January 2023

I could hear all the sounds coming from the hallway - people walking and talking etc. Early nights were difficult.

Probably the most budget friendly accommodation. Location is not bad. Facilities were really basic, and kitchen didn't look like it was cleaned frequently.

Stayed in December 2022

crowded in work immigrants that lives there, not backpackers. no bed sheets, kitchen wasn’t clean

good price

Stayed in December 2022

no complaints from me

lovely old building kept nice and clean, super functional kitchen, very kind and hospitable staff…thanks!

Stayed in November 2022

Nothing

Friendly homely atmosphere. Location . Walking distance to town centre. Large rooms. Comfortable warm bed. Huge well equipt kitchen.

Stayed in November 2022

Nothing

Excellent location. The staff were great and the place felt safe due to staff and services.

Stayed in October 2022

No car park. Had to park on the street

Everything

Stayed in October 2022

We had a great stay at the Launceston backpackers. Staff couldn’t have been more friendlier and helpful. Rooms and bathrooms were clean and the kitchen was well equipped.

Stayed in October 2022