Surfside Backpackers Bondi Beach

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60 out of 88 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Surfside Backpackers Bondi Beach'

Surfside at Bondi Beach is Bondi's original & best backpackers. Lonely Planet said "with a relaxed & easy going vibe this is probably the best backpacking option in bondi

Surfside Bondi Beach offers quality budget accommodation with a pumping beach vibe. We are so close to the beach that you will hear the sound of the ocean in your ears. Start & finish your Aussie adventure with us on Bondi Beach to make your whole down under experience complete.

Here you will be able to experience a different lifestyle. We are situated right by Bondi Beach and are just 20 minutes from Sydney City center and the International & domestic airports, Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

We are the only purpose built backpacker’s hostel on Bondi Beach, built just for backpackers & travellers.

It has an electric vibe as soon as you walk in the door and is a very social place with a large dining, social area where you can enjoy yourself, meet new friends, hang for a short time or settle in for beach life where you work locally or the city.

Our bars have nights that attract party goers from across Sydney and Wednesday & the weekends are hectic & crazy in our two main bars, the Beach Road Hotel & the Hotel Bondi.

We are open from 8am to 1pm & 5pm to 8pm every day. If you arrive outside of office hours please call the number on our front entrance and the night or day manager will check you in.

Our friendly reception staff are trained to help new comers to Australia. Travellers themselves they can help in getting started in Australia with things such as tax file numbers, Medicare cards, medical centers, doctors, dentists and bank accounts. We can also help with faxing, photocopying, mobile phones, VIP cards, Airport shuttles, public transport information plus heaps more.

We have internet available 24 hours a day via our two broadband pay as you go terminals in reception where you can browse the web, read & send emails, plan your travels or sell your stocks and shares.

We also have a fully equipped kitchen with no deposit asked for plates, cutlery and a self service laundry area as well as offer a laundry service from a local laundry that would be happy to wash, dry & fold all your clothes returned same day for a small charge.

We have a TV room, reception, dining room with video, DVD & every digital satellite channel available in Australia.

We also have surfboards, wetsuits & rash vests available free to all of our guests from 8am to 11am every day, or for $7 outside of these hours. We also have body boards, snorkels & masks, fishing rods, roller blades, fins & cricket, soccer, rugby, volleyball gear also available free to all of our guests.

We are happy to provide our sport equipment to those not staying however this does attract a small charge. (Equipment is plentiful but as always subject to availability.)

Surfside Bondi Beach Travel:

Booking with us will get you FREE accommodation (just ask reception for more details). Our friendly & experienced travel staff can arrange travel & tours, bus passes & packages for destinations in Australia & New Zealand.

Surfside Bondi Beach Security:

To keep our guests & their belongings safe & secure we have locks on all bedrooms doors and entrances and we make sure each guests has their own correct key. We have CCTV in communal areas and provide an office safe for all valuables & a luggage storeroom for larger items for longer periods. We also have a non sexist, non racist policy ensuring that all our international travellers are comfortable at all times.

Surfside Activities & Entertainment:

Day activities at Surfside Bondi Beach change with the seasons and are often dependant on the weather. In shoulder and high seasons we offer free snorkelling trips to local beaches, free trips to popular Watson's bay and Harbour national parks, free self guided cliffs walks between Bondi Beach & Coogee beach and to from Manly beach to Spit bridge. We also offer free city trips to museums, art galleries, shopping centres, the rocks and major tourist icons.

Night activities also change around during the year but expect movie nights with free popcorn, quiz nights, pass the parcel nights, crab racing, beach BBQ's, punch nights, pub crawls, neighbours nights and our famous wine, cheese and nibbles on Wednesday nights. Most nights end up in one of the famous bars that are only 200 meters away, namely the Beach Road Hotel & the Bondi Hotel. (Please notes some nights attract small charges.)

We look forward to seeing you here with us at Surfside Bondi Beach.

Accommodation Information

Surfside Bondi Beach Rooms:

We offer quality bunkroom & private room accommodation all with the beach just 50 meters away.

Here is a description of each room:

Share Rooms Both Mixed & Female:

Rooms 1, 2, 6 & 7 are small-medium mixed share rooms, each carpeted with a ceiling fan, wardrobes to hang your gear and trays for under the beds to store your belongings.

Room 5 is a small-medium female only share room again carpeted with a ceiling fan, wardrobes to hang your gear and trays for under the beds to store your belongings.

Rooms 4, 8 & 10 are mixed medium share rooms that have a double bed in each, perfect for travelling couples on a budget. These three rooms also have carpet, a ceiling fan, wardrobes to hang your gear and trays for under the beds to store your belongings.
Rooms 4, 8 & 10 in winter as perfect double, twin, triple, quad & family rooms and as private rooms they contain TV/DVD facilities. As all other rooms they are freshly carpeted with a ceiling fan, wardrobes to hang your gear and trays for under the beds to store your belongings.

Rooms 3 & 9 are large dorms for the budget traveller, more beds means less cost but with the same quality as all the other rooms. They are freshly carpeted with a ceiling fan, wardrobes to hang your gear and trays for under the beds to store your belongings.

(Please note that although we make every effort to give you the exact room requested it sometimes cannot be done. At such time we will provide you with an equal equivalent room. For example if Room 8 is requested but unavailable, Room 4 will be substituted as both these rooms are fundamentally the same.)

Location Information

Surfside Bondi Beach is located on Hall Street, opposite the post office just 50 meters from the beach. Bondi Beach is the biggest most popular beach suburb in Sydney with a world wide reputation as one of the world’s best beach locations. Hall Street runs 90 degrees to Campbell parade which runs parallel to the beach and is Bondi Beach’s main road. We are only a matter of minutes from the centre of Sydney, Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, approx 30 minutes from both International & Domestic airports & approx 20 minutes from Central Station.

Bondi Beachlife:

Bondi Beach is one of the world’s most famous beach locations & that’s exactly how it feels. It seems to live & breathe the beach. Bondi beach offers a mountain of beach flavoured activities with a vibe that is unique not just to Sydney but the whole of Australia. Bondi life is about surfing our great waves, hangin’ on the beach & chillin’ in out cafés, bars & restaurants that provide top quality drinks & eats with a beach feel and in most cases an awesome beach view.