Reviews of Bondi Beach Backpackers
35a Hall Street, Bondi, 2026 Sydney, Australia
#306 of 325 hotels in Sydney
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 188 hostel reviews
6.4Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
6.5
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Comfort
6.6
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Location
9.1
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Facilities
6.6
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Staff
7.4
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Value for money
6.4
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Free WiFi
8.2
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Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Albanie
France1 review5.0- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
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Reviewed: 25 March 2024
Alistair
Japan8 reviews5.0Passable- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
It's a cheap, but it wasn't the cleanest place.
Location is great, right next to Bondi Beach. They also have equipment that you can borrow/rent to take to the beach. If you are a solo traveller who wants to meet people, I imagine this is a good place.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 28 February 2024
Aaron
Australia1 review5.0“Fine, not enough facilities for how many people were there”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Not enough toilets, air con didn't work properly, staff were
Great location
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 15 February 2024
Mary
Australia4 reviews6.0“great location. good basic hostel. people were pleasant.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
womens bathroom could have been cleaner, and drier...
affordable - it was a one night stay, at short notice, right before xmas. its been a while since i've stayed in a backpackers hostel, and I really appreciated not being 'aged out' as a 54 yo traveller. it was a fun :-).
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: 11 February 2024
Virginia
Uruguay31 reviews2 helpful votes5.0“Very poor organization and the place smells bad”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Cleanliness. Poor organization
Location
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 21 October 2023
Mauricio
Argentina2 reviews6.0“Decent”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Only two toilets and three showers for the whole hostel. Bedrooms are not too good either.
The outside section with barbecues and the ping pong table
Stayed in October 2023
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Reviewed: 5 June 2023
Yas
Australia4 reviews5.0“expensive but poor quality”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Twin Room - New Customers Only
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
bunk style beds, old fashioned, smelly
location
Stayed in June 2023
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Reviewed: 12 March 2023
Christiane
France12 reviews1 helpful vote7.0“Great place to be but too noisy on week-end”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Lack of respect of the other guests in the room, speaking loud and coming in and out after 11pm
Great location and friendly staff
Stayed in March 2023
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Reviewed: 12 February 2023
Leung
Australia4 reviews2 helpful votes7.0“Excellent location and value for money. A sure bet for Bondi Beach lovers.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
That the rooms did not come with lockers to secure my personal belongings. I was taking a risk when I left my valuables in my room when I went to the beach. A simple fix would be to provide large steel lockers under the bed and we can use our own locks.
Excellent location and value for money! The staff are pretty friendly too.
Stayed in February 2023
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Reviewed: 3 January 2023
Lucy
United Kingdom6 reviews5.0Passable- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
General comfort, cleanliness and facilities not great.
Location.
Stayed in December 2022
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Reviewed: 23 October 2022
Ghawady
United Arab Emirates3 reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Considering the democratics of the guests is mostly young backpackers coming for working holiday it is hard for the owner to keep up with the cleaning.
The welcoming personnel is very caring and friendly and tries his best to manage the guests and make the stay enjoyable. The location is great very close to the beach and snorkeling gear is available for borrow from the backpacker hostel.
Stayed in October 2022
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Reviewed: 18 October 2022
Anna
United Kingdom8 reviews1 helpful vote6.0“Good location and social”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Rooms are cramped and packed full with bunk beds, no space at all for luggage storage in the room, hardly any plug sockets/none by the beds. Showers flooded floor/poor drainage.
Very social, close to the beach
Stayed in October 2022
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Reviewed: 9 October 2022
Grace
United Kingdom5 reviews5.0“ok, I went to a hotel for the remainder of my stay as I was uncomfortable”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
room was overcrowded, not enough showers/toilets. was told to be quiet when I was on the phone at 9pm in the common area, was also told to not talk outside in the garden after 10pm.
location
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: 3 October 2022
Paulo
Australia21 reviews7.0“It awesome place that provides good environment to make your stay better.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
$100 of key deposit was charged without notification, then they take $1 per night during time spending there.
It’s close to bondi beach, staff friendly and great place to meet backpackers.
Stayed in October 2022
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Reviewed: 14 September 2022
Jonathan
Argentina8 reviews7.0“It was okay, but need to arrange some details for the price that you are paying.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
The carpet of the room stinks and it's too old. It was also a bit sticky. The walls need a refresh as well, it seems that those things just stay there for ages. Someone left a plate with cutlery into the room for 2 days, there were empty bottles of beers. It's not a dirty place, but need to pay attention in those details.
The location is very good. Really close to the beach, coffee shops, markets. The location is the best in Bondi. The kitchen is clean and you don't have to wash the dishes, just pans!! That was awesome!! Alex from reception was very kind and really helpful all the time. Beds, maitres and towels are fine. Bathrooms are usually clean.
Stayed in September 2022
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Reviewed: 13 August 2022
Ursula
Australia15 reviews2 helpful votes5.0“Charge a deposit to a backpacker?”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
They charge you a $102 deposit without warning, they have signs all over the hostel saying they are going to charge you extra for anything that happens, it's really quite intimidating.
la ubicación es muy buena
Stayed in August 2022
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Reviewed: 29 July 2022
Siobhan
Australia1 review7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Alexandra, the on-site Manager, is a fabulous host… very bubbly, friendly and helpful. She went out of her way to help us find an on street car park - very difficult in Bondi. Excellent asset for the business! The location is great .. surrounded by restaurants, cafes and shops and a 2 minute walk to the beach😊
Stayed in July 2022
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Reviewed: 28 April 2022
Ruth
Australia7 reviews5.0Passable- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe Triple Room - New Customers Only
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Noisy drunks living at the hostel
Lovely clean bed linnen
Stayed in April 2022
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Reviewed: 10 April 2022
Matias
Australia1 review5.0Passable- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe Triple Room - New Customers Only
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The room smells really bad like a wet carpet
Location
Stayed in April 2022
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Reviewed: 13 February 2022
Morgane
Australia8 reviews6.0“Great location to sleep”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room - new customers only
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
the girl that worked reception was exceptionally rude. She told me she wasn’t supposed to check me in, that I was ruining her afternoon because she wanted to go to the beach. she didn’t let me pick my bed even if I was the first one the be in the dorm room. She kept talking bad about other guests and even ended up slapping one during dinner. I dared asking her if she knew if it was free to park in front of the hostel on Sundays when we were both brushing our hair and she really made me feel like I was extremely bothersome. She really made me feel uncomfortable so I only came in the hostel to sleep and stayed out as much as I could.
the location and the great explanations on parking. no one is to occupy the top beds on the bunks.
Stayed in January 2022
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Reviewed: 23 January 2022
Philip
Australia11 reviews2 helpful votes5.0“affordable, great location”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
affordable, great location
Stayed in January 2022
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Reviewed: 7 January 2022
Dieuwerke
Australia1 review5.0“Reasonable but have stayed in much better hostels”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe Triple Room - New Customers Only
- • Stayed 4 nights
poorly maintained and cleaned- lack of replacements of hand towels in the female bathroom, dirty dishes left for days ( our entire stay) in the kitchen etc
location
Stayed in January 2022
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Reviewed: 30 November 2021
Edward
Australia3 reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Falsely advertised breakfast
The location
Stayed in November 2021
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Reviewed: 31 March 2024
Georgia
United Kingdom5 reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
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Location was ideal, staff were helpful, friendly, and accommodating!
Stayed in March 2024
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