Reviews of The Original Backpackers Hostel
Hostel | 160-162 Victoria Street, Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia 2011
610 out of 693 customers would recommend this property
Recent review (02/05/2013)
Renaud Granier thinks…
"Everything in this hostel was nice, the people who work here is very nice and it's really easy to get close with other people as they organized an event every night. Really happy about my stay here.…"
Read all The Original Backpackers Hostel reviewsFacilities
- Credit cards accepted
- Self-catering Facilities
- No curfew
- Internet / Wi-Fi
- 24 hour reception
- Safety deposit
- 24 hour hot showers
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Washing machines
- BBQ area
- Outside area
- Television room
What's Included
- Luggage Room
- Linen
- Towel
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Overall Rating
610 out of 693 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'The Original Backpackers Hostel'
- Atmosphere
- Location
- Facilities
- Cleanliness
- Staff
- Value
- Safety
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Backpacking / gap year
City break
Events / festivals
Partying / nightlife
02 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The staff were really really kind and helpful, free tea and coffee, the outdoor area, great area, awesome outdoor areas. Lots of great stuff!
Disliked: The people who we were sharing our room with went to bed really early and they had all their stuff everywhere, quite messy.
| Atmosphere - | 40% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 20% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 20% | Value - | 40% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
30 January 2011
Liked: Not a lot
Disliked: Room was smelly & very untidy; kitchen very noisy, overcrowded, dirty. Internal courtyard full of smokers and the entire site reeked of cigarettes 24 hours a day.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Backpacking / gap year
28 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Even though in the party suburb Kings Cross the hostel itself is quiet after 10pm every day. Only on the weekends there is a bit of noise on the street outside but the location is very good and quiet. Train 2 min walk and even Opera House is nice enjoyful 30 mins walk. BBQ night is very good and the nights out as well.
Disliked: Only thing is, that the hostel could have more bathrooms.
| Atmosphere - | 60% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 80% |
Francis Yuen
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
24 January 2011 Francis would recommend this property
Liked: Convenient location to major attractions in the city, with a rail stop within a few hundred meters from the hostel. Helpful staff. Well-maintained facilities.
Disliked: Can be noisy even in late hours of the night and early morning hours, due to the large density of hostels and pubs in the area
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
As a family with children
City break
Sightseeing & culture
21 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Nice staff, very helpful, good facilities!
Disliked: Sydney and Kingscross at nighttime is full of cockroaches. If you don´t mind, this might not be a problem, but we don´t like to have contact with them.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Shannon Brown
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
20 January 2011 Shannon would recommend this property
Liked: The staff was very kind and helpful. I had a rough start to my travels with my backpack not arriving with my flight and other inconveniences- but these guys went out of their way to help me out in any way they could. Thanks a lot!
Disliked: N/A
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 60% |
Victoria Massey
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
21 December 2010 Victoria would recommend this property
Liked: Old but full of character. Friendly. Ensuite room was modern with good shower. Good bedding.
Disliked: Dble room with ensuite was small and high windows made it a little claustrophobic. Room hot and stuffy in hot weather. Noisy next to the road. Bed was flimsy.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Andrew Woods
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
17 December 2010 Andrew would recommend this property
Liked: Very Clean Hostel. DO
Disliked: Very clean hostel. Don't worry about being in Kings Cross, it's not rough or anything like what people say. Great place to meet people and loads of place to drink, eat and see nearby!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
16 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: amtmosphere, staff, location, very safe
Disliked: one person of the staff
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
11 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The hostel has been really comfy and the staff were friendly and helpful. I would definately recommend it to fellow travellers.
Disliked: To be honest, there was not a single thing I did not like.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 20% | Value - | 60% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Sightseeing & culture
09 December 2010
Liked: Location is not too bad.
Disliked: The room was a mess. Too dirty. Bathrooms were not clean either.
| Atmosphere - | 40% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 40% | Safety - | 20% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 40% | Value - | 40% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
03 December 2010
Liked: Kings Cross is a good location, very nice area, still in walking distance to the harbour (approx 20 min)Julia, the German girl at the front desk was very nice!Nice courtyard
Disliked: This old house would should get more attention, maintainance. The 10 bed dorm was so dirty, on one wall there was such a huge area covered with fungi. Beds were horrible - dorm is a mess; and does someone EVER clean the floor?? Kitchen is disgusting. Good idea of free stuff (you can leave some food for others when leaving) but the older cleaning lady just threw most of the stuff away in the morning - so why do you have this box?? Tour recommended was the worst ever - no thanks, Bruce. Not enough bathrooms, and sometimes disgusting, too. The door to the 10 bed dorm was broken, so one evening someone just stepped in (not even a guest!!) Courtyard may only be enjoyed until 10pm
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Sightseeing & culture
02 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The staff was very friendly and extremely helpful. It was a good location, close to the metro, food store, restaurants, and other sites.
Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Aoife Morrison
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
27 November 2010 Aoife would recommend this property
Liked: People who work here are very friendly and it is not right in the middle of the night life so is nice and quiet at night. Only a few mons walk to everything.
Disliked: Aoife left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 80% |
Thiago De Souza
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
18 November 2010 Thiago would recommend this property
Liked: Staff was very helpful with tips about a trip I wanted to do. All very nice as well.
Disliked: Internet only in common area. It doesnt make much sense to me that I cant access internet in my room, where I can have more privacy.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Matthias Reich
With friends / other travellers
Partying / nightlife
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
18 November 2010 Matthias would recommend this property
Liked: The new trackt with new rooms, new facilities...
Disliked: Matthias left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
william carleton
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
07 November 2010 william would recommend this property
Liked: very helpful staff with any question you have
Disliked: william left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
City break
Sightseeing & culture
Partying / nightlife
10 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: very nice and helpful staff
Disliked: noise during the night
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Backpacking / gap year
08 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: People were really friendly there and loved all the arranged nights out and free drinks.
Disliked: The rooms weren't the nicest and there wasn't that many nice areas just to chill out and relax. Plus the common areas were closed at 10pm.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
Alone
Business / conference
23 September 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Helpful and friendly staff
Disliked: Finite hot water
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
18 September 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Excellent staff - all very friendly, helpful and accommodating. We booked a twin room with shared bathroom and got upgraded to an ensuite free of charge!!! Very social hostel with nightly events organised. Gorgeous Victorian style building and very handy location 2 min walk from Kings Cross Station. All rooms have their own fridge, TV, heating and fans. Very comfy mattresses. Towels and luggage storage are free - which are things that other hostels in Sydney often charge a small fee for. Also if you stay min 2 nights, there's a free airport pickup - which saves you over $10! All in all, couldn't be better!!
Disliked: nothing!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Yaroslav Tirakhov
Alone
City break
Sightseeing & culture
15 September 2010 Yaroslav would recommend this property
Liked: Good location, very friendly and helpful staff.
Disliked: Noise isolation is poor
| Atmosphere - | 20% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 20% | Safety - | 20% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 20% | Value - | 40% |
Julia Richter
With friends / other travellers
Shopping
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Sightseeing & culture
Relaxation/spa
14 September 2010
Liked: The stuff and the garden.
Disliked: The dirt in the kitchen and the rooms.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Andrea Benoit
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
27 August 2010 Andrea would recommend this property
Liked: One of the most comfortable hostel mattresses I've ever slept on!
Disliked: Andrea left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 60% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
City break
Sightseeing & culture
Partying / nightlife
Visiting friends or family
Relaxation/spa
Romantic getaway
02 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: - Personal
Disliked: - Doppelzimmer war zum Innenhof (Grill und Party)