Reviews of The Old Swan Barracks

2 - 8 Francis Street, Perth, Australia 6000

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62.6%

100 out of 169 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'The Old Swan Barracks'

Atmosphere
64.8%
Location
82.4%
Facilities
61.6%
Cleanliness
54.4%
Staff
58.4%
Value
57.6%
Safety
59.2%

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45.7%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 40% Facilities - 40% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 40%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

25 November 2011

Liked: Two good things going for this place- $6 pint of beer (cheapest price in the city) and the $3 burger, salad and chips meal on a Thursday evening.

Disliked: Not the best hostel I have stayed in! Rooms, showers and kitchen are all really dirty. Most of the people staying there are staying long term and their belongings are all over the place in the rooms making it really messy. There is nearly always a long que to speak to the people behind the desk and it took us about 45 minutes just to check in.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

17 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Close to all facilities in Northbridge

Disliked: Shower and Toilets not clean and looked like that had not been cleaned for some time

88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 60% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Low Soon Lee

Alone

Shopping
Work / volunteering

23 September 2011 Low would recommend this property

Liked: very close to the city center and train station

Disliked: seems a bit short of staff, there is always a very long queue at the front desk

77.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Soo jin Nam

Alone

City break
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

08 August 2011 Soo jin would recommend this property

Liked: LOCATION!

Disliked: water pressure

68.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

30 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the location was great

Disliked: All working boots was left in the hallway

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 100% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

28 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great look to the hostel and the location is great as its a 5 minute walk into the city centre. Rooms are huge and has lockers for every person staying the rooms. There's also a storage room too. Rooms are cleaned every morning which was needed as I was staying in what seemed to be the party room. Great vibe to the hostel and met some great people there.

Disliked: Staff were not the most helpful, when asking advise on how to get to the airport via public transport they didnt seem to have a clue. Pub was very dull for a friday and saturday night and expensive for drinks (for a hostel). Stayed in a room that was classed as the party room- great fun but if you actually wanted to sleep then I can image that being an issue. Otherwise great stay and good fun!

74.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 60%

paul jansa

Alone

Business / conference

29 June 2011 paul would recommend this property

Liked: it's spacious and has great rec room.

Disliked: The toilet were always blocked. The shower pressure was very low and the hot water wasn't regulated well at all. I got burnt. The rooms stank. Actually i was very disgusted with the smell. The cleanliness left something to be desired. I doubt the rooms were cleaned the whole time i was there.

45.7%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 40% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 20%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Work / volunteering

23 June 2011

Liked: Near to the library and city One of the cheapest in Perth

Disliked: Very very disgusting smell in my room. It's even days later in my clothes. Very very big, so the Atmosphere isn't the best. Small rooms with loads of people. You've got to borough out everything for the kitchen at the Reception. Plus not clean, plus ugly .. you won't want to cook anything in the Kitchen

57.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 20%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

29 May 2011

Liked: It is in Northbridge, so it is pretty close to the center.

Disliked: My bed was full of long black hair, the room stank, on the floor it smelled as if someone had spilled acid and in the rook next door were some drunk English idiots who yelled at each other all night and then even had a fight in their room and in the hallway, but nmoone from the hostel seemed to care - i guess it is Northbridge after all... walls are as thin as paper...

40.0%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 40% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 40%

john cunningham

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Work / volunteering

26 May 2011

Liked: Location is about the best thing, bar isnt too expensive

Disliked: Rooms are tiny, only 2 showers for an entire corridor of guests and they are terrible, goes hot then cold etc. major building works happening across the road that dont look like finishing anytime soon, so if u plan to sleep anytime after 7am, dont stay here, the noise is crazy! there are much nicer places in the local area to stay for the same price. basically go elsewhere

37.1%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 20% Facilities - 20% Safety - 40%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

10 May 2011

Liked: ...No comment.

Disliked: See above

57.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

14 March 2011

Liked: Close to Perth CBD

Disliked: Not worth the money you pay for just a bed in a room. Bathroom and Showers are dirty. No Air Con in rooms which you need for a hot city like Perth.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 40% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

johanna maatta

With friends / other travellers

Partying / nightlife

23 February 2011 johanna would recommend this property

Liked: Nice bar, free breakfast, good location

Disliked: Very rude customer service for one of the receptionist. And it was everyday so obviously she wasn't just having a bad day. Room was very hot and bed shaking a lot. Alcohol is not allowed.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

broderick hughes

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

07 February 2011 broderick would recommend this property

Liked: good atmosphere

Disliked: upper kitchen mostly broken, cockroaches, getting kicked outta of my room for chemicals to be sprayed all around and they needed deposits for everything

68.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Family Holiday
Sightseeing & culture

07 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great location only a few minutes from everything in town.

Disliked: Too big and impersonal.

60.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 40% Facilities - 60% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Melanie Mende

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

05 February 2011 Melanie would recommend this property

Liked: Bar Inside, good location

Disliked: Small Dirty kitchen, poor breakfast for example cornflakes but no milk

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

27 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: good.

Disliked: nothing.

31.4%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 20% Facilities - 20% Safety - 20%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

Alone

Business / conference

16 January 2011

Liked: Its location is about all thats going for this place

Disliked: The bed bugs Stupid unfriendly staff Cereal no milk!!

74.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 40% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Sara Wennerblom

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Work / volunteering

10 January 2011 Sara would recommend this property

Liked: You could meet so many new people who shares your interests, which often includes travelling and adventure

Disliked: the breakfast was not as good as I thought it would be, but otherwise I have no complaints

48.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 40% Safety - 40%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 40%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

21 December 2010

Liked: not much

Disliked: quite alot

57.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 20% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 40%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

12 November 2010

Liked: Decent location.

Disliked: Rude, unhelpful staff.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

10 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good bar

Disliked: No towels and breakfast is very basic

62.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 20% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

09 November 2010

Liked: I didn't really like anything. Can't complain about the cleanliness of the place I suppose.

Disliked: I found the staff to be rude and unhelpful and it's so hot in the rooms that the windows are always open meaning that you wake up covered in mosquito bites.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Backpacking / gap year

06 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: kind staff

Disliked: loud at night dirty bathrooms

54.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 40% Facilities - 80% Safety - 20%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

29 October 2010

Liked: English footy on TV all the time

Disliked: Lockers were broken, some staff didn't care a great deal about customers


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