Sydney Central Backpackers
16 Orwell Street, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia, 2011 - See map
Get your trip off to a great start with a stay at this property, which offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Strategically situated in Potts Point, allowing you access and proximity to local attractions and sights. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Sydney Opera House. This 3-star property is packed with in-house facilities to improve the quality and joy of your stay.
Highlights
Hygiene Plus
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Safety Features
Staff trained in safety protocol
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Preventative Equipment
Hand sanitizer
Free face masks
Health and Medical
First aid kit
Doctor/nurse on call
Facilities
Airport transfer
Bicycle rental
Car park
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
BBQ facilities
Luggage storage
Breakfast [free]
Contactless check-in/out
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Exceptional”
No 1 backpackers♥️♥️♥️
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The perfect location to stay in Sydney ”
The view from the roof top is awesome! Nearby King Cross Station. Halal Food are easy to find here. The cleanliness are so so only. But overall is ok for us. Very nice place to stay. Will comeback again
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Pretty basic but ok given the price”
Had private room and for some reason thought this also included a shower but was shared as was toilet. Bed was comfortable. Good for short overnight stay and nice to reminded of the good ol' backpacker days
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Above average”
Well located in Kings Cross, 3 min walk from the station. Carpet throughout the hostel, staircases etc is showing signs of wear and lack of decent routine cleaning. The bathrooms on the level I stayed were definitely only cleaned in a very minimal way. There was some hair, mould and grime, extensive dust and grime on the exhaust fans. The room I stayed on level 2 appeared like it hadn't been vacuumed well around the sideboards, behind/under bed etc for months/years as there was dust, powder, small bits of hair etc. A glass light cover next to the bed I slept was broken with the sharp edge exposed which could cause guests to cut a finger when reaching for the light. There aren't staff present early in the morning, no information visible as to what procedures you should follow to check out, return key. I gently threw the keys into the reception through on open gap when I left at 6:45am. Breakfast is basic; white bread, cereal. Hard to find any available clean cutlery in the morning.
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People smoked weed inside the dorm room”
First I arrived to upsell with: yeah pretty small room what about a 6 person for 5$more? No thanks. Checked in. Go 3 levels up with luggage. Room full I have to return. Ok that happens. Got new key, go up. Room full again. Back. Got a new room. In this one there was a bed left. I go out and come back in like an hour and other people from my room smoked weed inside the room. I go to the reception and want to check out and money back but they just gave me another room. They didn’t do anything against those guys and just suggested: I can ask them to stop if you want to
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Above average”
They wouldn't let me leave earlier. Very bad point.
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Not for me”
Cant recommend it sorry
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Dirty, small room, no locker for baggage. Should be open at 7:30am, at 8:30am still close and no bre”
Dirty, small room, no locker for baggage. Should be open at 7:30am, at 8:30am still close and no breakfast, hardly got back my deposit for the keys and I had flight to catch. I do not recommend.
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Not a good place, beware”
It is the dirtiest place we've ever been to. On arrival, even though we booked a 4 bed dormitory, we were put in a 6 bed dormitory without explanation. The room was terrible. When we entered our room, a half naked man was washing himself in the sink of the room (?!), it smelled old tobacco, you could almost not see the floor as there were to many clothes/rubbish everywhere, somebody had install a TV over his bed which seemed like it could fall on us at any moment, etc. The whole place was covered in dust and mouldy, and we only saw dodgy men/young men while we were there... We asked the manager to change room, but he wouldn't give us the 4 bed dormitory we booked for. We ended up leaving (without refund...) as it was impossible to stay there due to the insalubrity of this place. The owner (man in his fifties) yelled at us (3 young women) and we felt so uneasy we just had to leave. Long story short, DON'T go there.
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Don’t ever stay here”
Worst hostel or hotel I’ve ever stayed in and I’ve stayed in a lot. False advertising on rooms, disgustingly dirty place with stains and roaches and other bugs, loudest and drunkest hostel I’ve ever seen. You can hear every step people take and they’re usually throwing and breaking things not stepping. It’s the worst bits of any hostel in Sydney rolled into one. I want my money back for being lied to about the bathroom
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Great Location”
Great hotel for backpacker,good facilities, friendly and helpful staff member. 10/10 would recommend if your are backpacker.
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If you dont mind noise til midnight”
It's a good deal considering the price and location. There are alot of things to improve. Place looks old and unhappy. Especially if you always passby Evan bsckpackers which has very birght and pleasant ambiance. No control on the noise level and since we stayed in the ground level, very very noicy in the common area, in the room above ours. Staff was not brief as well that we booked the whole room, whenever they clean they leave our room closed but unlocked. Imagine our shock everytime sigh until we told them. Staff is so so, sometimes ok sometimes not. i guess only good enough for the price=service. Overall, not going to stay here again.
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Accessible and Cheap”
One of the cheapest accommodation we've found in Sydney. It's clean and accessible to train station.
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Near train”
The hostel at backpacker area.Everything is ok if u dont mine stay that arra..
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Very well situated hostel”
This hostel was located so close to kings cross station which made it so easy to get around. Room was very clean and hostel had a lovely roof top area, would definitely recommend this hostel
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Perfecto for what you paid ”
I booked a 4 females room and I got it just for me! Awesome. Everything was really clean. No problems at all
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Security and Privacy Issue”
Cons: We felt security and privacy was an issue, this happened twice in a day and came as great shock to us. The room we stayed in was a private room for two. First occurrence: A staff member of the hostel open our door with their own key without knocking while we were inside. Second occurrence: A guest was given a key to our room (I assumed by the hostel staff to check-in, the guest was carrying a backpack) and opened our door. The cooking area and food storage areas was really mediocre for a hostel. It was cramped, not the cleanest and cold storage was limited. Pros: We booked a private room for two. The room is decent and clean and it had a tap/sink in it as well, this is definitely a plus. Staff provided portable fans for the rooms too.
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Basic hostel, kitchen was very limited small and dirty ”
Staff was helpful, room was okey and shower was clean and nice. Kitchen let it down small space very busy and limited facilities and not the cleanest.
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average”
Morning/afternoon reception friendly and helpful. Night reption unfriendly n not helpful. Noisy at night and very early in the morning. Place doesnt really maintain cleanliness. It say vacumming or spring cleaning but they never even clean room.
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Oropax”
Everything is nice at this Hostel exept the cleanless in toilet. Should be cleaned much more often. The noise out of the kitchen/Tvroom on fryday was till 2 oclock in the morning. Drunk people should stay outside.....
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