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Reviews of Sydney Backpackers 4 stars

7 Wilmot St, Sydney CBD, 2000 Sydney, Australia

#322 of 325 hotels in Sydney

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Review score

Based on 561 hostel reviews

5.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.8

  • Comfort

    5.8

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    6.0

  • Staff

    7.8

  • Value for money

    6.6

  • Free WiFi

    7.4

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  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    5.0
    It’s good enough for the price you pay, I’d stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathrooms are not equipped well. You don’t have any shelves where you can put your stuff. Also, toilets are a bit dirty

    The best thing about this hostel is the location, it’s in the center of everything. Also, it is very social with different events going on every day, where you can also get free food like BBQ, pancakes, pasta,… The stuff is nice and helpful. Beds are comfy.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I saw cockroaches in bedrooms, in dinning room and kitchen.

    Convenient location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noise

    Friendliness of the staff...

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    7.0
    Okay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night

    Bathrooms were dirty

    Bed and pillow were very comfy!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    7.0
    Quite
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    The tv room

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    7.0
    Great location and amazing staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very noisy (people and street. Not really within properties control but just take some sleeping tablets

    Location was perfect!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed was comfortable and room was well air-conditioned

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They start vacuuming at 9am which is a bit annoying giving the fact the quiet hours are till 10 am, it's a massive hostel and you can hear people talking in the hallways-not much of a fault of the hostel more of inconsiderate travelers. would be great if the staff cleaned kitchen more regularly, tables in the dining area were permanently dirty (most people don't bother to clean their mess) I started each of my meals by wiping the table after other people.

    Spacious rooms with lockers, lots of bathrooms, nice rooftop, laundry machine & dryer with option to buy laundry capsules at the spot, great staff at the reception, nice rooftop and TV room.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Manager was very friendly and accommodating

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2024

    6.0
    Worth your budget
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only 1 bathroom (4 toilets) each floor. The bed is quite noisy due to spring mattresses.

    At the central you can reach everywhere from this hostel

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2024

    7.0
    Sleeping in the heart of Sydney
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    At the weekend it was quite loud on the floors. The bathrooms could do with more hooks to hang up your stuff. The AC in our room was freezing cold most of the time.

    The staff was very friendly and kind and took our questions seriously. We stayed in a four bed dorm with big lockers. The kitchen was big enough and we found space in the fridge.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2024

    6.0
    Ok for a few days!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - The air conditioning wasn’t working properly: it was so cold that I had to complain three times because I couldn’t sleep. - Reception staff could be more smiling and friendly. - Smelly pillow in the movie room - Dirty tables in the dining area - Opening time (8am-8pm) is not a great service

    The location is perfect. It wasn’t noisy. Hot showers and strong pressure of the water

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2024

    7.0
    Convenient although be prepared for the noise on Friday nights.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Being close to the CBD there was some noise from the partying outside.

    Had the shower facilities and kitchen.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2023

    7.0
    Hostel for Young and crazy
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Is written that check in is until 00hrs. but if you check in after 21hrs you need to call the staff. The problem was I didn’t have Aus phone number, and they didn’t have any sign of the wifi either (someone else helped me and called for me). During the check in, the check out instructions weren’t clear.

    The location 10/10

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 December 2023

    5.0
    Enough for short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Bathrooms were not enough for the amount of guests, when busy there are some people waiting aside. I use laundry and they accept card to pay. Something went wrong when I did, and reception didn't deal with it so ended up taking contact to the laundry company by myself.

    Location was perfect. It located in a quite street in CBD. Roof top close at 10pm, so you would not be bothered by noise. Kitchen was clean, not very clean but was just ok.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    5.0
    Affordable but no so clean and not comfort.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The downside of this hostel was the cleanliness, too crowded, no separation of men and women, and the noise outside.

    It is affordable, good location (in the heart of the city) and as far as I know the staff are nice.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 October 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathrooms were on a different floor and quite nasty. My room didn’t have a window and was stuffy.

    Great location, awesome rooftop and free pancakes for breakfast

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 September 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - no shelf space or rakes in bathrooms - no broom or vacuum cleaner in sleeping rooms (?) - no socket in bathrooms - Wi-Fi wasn’t the best

    - specials very day (pancake breakfast, BBQ Night, etc) - really nice and helpful personal - single bath- and shower rooms - rubbish bin in sleeping room - TV room - many fridges to storage your food - directly in the city - I felt save and welcomed

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    You hear all the street noise, And At 7 in the morning the staff begins to clean and you hear many blows in the hallway.. very annoying impossible to sleep

    Location

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff not so friendly or helpful, bathroom can be more clean, very noisy too

    Good location, nothing else

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2023

    7.0
    It works fine
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not the cleanest bathroom situation. It is somewhat noisy outside in that neighborhood too. But it's a large hostel in the city, so this is not particularly unusual.

    You'll have what you need, as it's a large hostel. Check-in and check-out was easy. Hospitality is palpable.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    cleanliness

    location

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2023

    7.0
    Good and Clean, and the key room is easy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sorry, two Japanese guy always noisy in my room, even though when they sleep.

    Kichen, bed, and bathroom, and have a rooftop.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2023

    7.0
    average
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom (ages 18-35 years only)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    not very clean room

    it us alright

    Stayed in May 2023

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