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Sydney Central YHA

  • May 16, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by stomps from Houston, Texas
Sydney Central YHA

The program I was using to get my visa for my third trip to Australia required me to first stop in Sydney for a (45 minute) orientation. Therefore, since I would have much preferred to already be home in Brizzy, rather than in a hostel in Sydney, it was going to take a lot for this hostel to impress me.

The service at the front desk was exceptionally quick and I had my room key and clean sheets in a minute flat. The room had been paid for by my program but the going rate for a bed in a four-bed dorm was $34, rather more than I was used to seeing in a hostel. This price could have something to do with “Sydney Central” being the name of the hostel, although I found that “central” was a rather vague term. The hostel is on George Street, which makes it easy to walk to many of the places you want to go, although it took me a good 30 minutes to get to the Sydney Opera House.

The layout of the hostel really reminded me of ACB in Auckland—probably because that’s the only other huge city backpackers I’ve stayed in. Each floor had about 30 rooms, mainly on the outer side of the hallway, while the inside had bathrooms and other facilities. My floor and two others had large TV lounges, open all the time except in the middle of the night. There was also a payphone on each floor, which really didn’t seem like many when I had to search four floors to find an open one!

The room itself was incredibly large for a hostel room. There were two sets of bunk beds and four rather large lockers (they even fit my backpack in them!) for valuables. The room was surprisingly tall as well, so there were three or four very large windows, which made the room seem airier. These had thick curtains which blocked out all the city lights at night, but unfortunately there was nothing to block out the sound. Being on George St., there was traffic noise at all hours of the night. This was the only thing I really disliked about the hostel, as it made it quite difficult for me—already sleeping light enough because of jetlag—to stay asleep for very long.

When I first walked into the bathroom, someone had torn the soap dispenser off the wall and covered the floor in pink goo. However, this was cleaned up by the next time I visited the bathroom, so it was obvious that they keep everything as clean as possible. The bathrooms were protected by a room key, so you could only use the one on your floor—good, since there was no protection in the lobby or elevators to keep people off the streets from just waltzing in.

Overall, I was impressed by this hostel, and would stay there again if I couldn’t find anything else of the same quality for a slightly lower price.

From journal Sydney: Worth All the Fuss

Sydney Central YHA

  • February 21, 2005
  • Rated 3 of 5 by noushi from London, United Kingdom
We stayed in a double suite, which was clean and great for the price, considering the location. (It's opposite Central Station, and the bus stop to go straight to the harbour is right outside the door, too). The dorm rooms, I am told, are also dirt cheap! It has Internet connection and a large cafe, and though there are 160 rooms, be sure to ask for a quiet one, as the dorm rooms near us were very loud. One other slight problem we found was, though in all other respects we found the accommodation excellent, that the rooms had very limited air-conditioning. The temperature is controlled by the hostel--there are no controls in the room--so prepare to boil! We were not the only ones to complain.

From journal My Year Out

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Sydney (YHA)

  • August 29, 2000
  • Rated 3 of 5 by JL from New York City, New York
I have never stayed there because when I lived in Sydney I had a house. None-the-less I have heard the greatest, best things about this hostel. It looks fabulous from the outside. The location is perfect; although it is not located on a beach it is close enough to any type of public transport to get anywhere. There is a cafe in the lobby that looks good but the hotel is close enough to make grabbing a cheap bite at the local brekky places easy. I have heard that the staff is great at the hostel, and they can book tours anywhere in Australia for you. They know about the tours and which guides to go with. The hostel is safe and clean: the two most important things that hostels should be.

From journal Sydney Sunshine

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