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”
Whilst the cleanliness and some amenities weren’t the best, the exceptionally friendly staff more than make up for it. Oh- and the windows open! And it’s cheap. Good lil spot if you’re passing through Sydney and looking for a place to crash with a chill vibe.
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Exceptional”
No 1 backpackers♥️♥️♥️
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Exceptional”
Overall...Good
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Sydney Central Backpackers”
Staff were very friendly, facilities average, cleanliness average. Location good, within walking distance from a metro station in Sydney. Not bad!
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Deposit Boooo!”
They did not process our deposit....
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If your on a budget”
Felt safe and sheltered for a night which was what I was after.
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Dirty AF”
There’s rats in this place. The floor really does smell like piss. Don’t check in late or you’ll get fined or chewed out by the staff.
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Above average”
I was a late check in and called ahead... no one answered as arranged so was left panicked that I wouldn't get in. The $10~20 late fee was some how 20 when I was only 2 hrs past curfew and they were up watching football anyhow. I don't mind making my own bed but this was midnight and I had to keep the lights off - I don't know ehy through didn't make the bed cos all room mates then got woken. Roommates had stuff everywhere including on my bed (dirty clothes used facemask) and it really needed hoovering in the room and throughout. It sounded like a herd of elephants upstairs- noise carries ! Relief to be there only 1 night- ridiculous for the price. There's a sign outside that ought to be taken down as Surely it cannot be the best in Sydney!? Staff was sarcastic about "remember you can use them" about linen bins. I was making 3 trips of 2 flights of stairs due to luggage and to bring linen down. They didn't have a front door key available but fortunately I didn't need it. I handed in my room key they put it down and then when I prompted my deposit return they said they needed the key!?! Not sure what's the free breakfast because having be woken several times by noise I slept in. On the stained smelly mattress
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Suitable for solo man but not for couple”
The toilet really unacceptable, the bed sheet was dusty. The good things are there are free luggage storage.
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People smoked weed inside the dorm room”
First I arrived to upsell with: yeah pretty small room what about a 6 person for 5$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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Not recommend ”
Some staff were nice but some aren’t(the bald guy), common room were quite smelly and bedroom as well. Shower was alright but the toilet was very smelly. Many drunk people on Friday night and it was a bit scary. No locker in the room and no aircon as well, it was freezing at night since the window was opened at night.
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Acceptable”
It’s a bit too old and not much common area
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Not for me”
Cant recommend it sorry
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Acceptable”
The worst Hostel in my past 6 months of travelling! The room had a musty smell of subway and old bananas and there were brown stains on the ceiling. During the night I saw 3 cockroaches even though my room was on the 3rd floor. Disgusting... The hallways and stairs were also very dirty and should be cleaned again soon. The door to the toilet next to my room wasn't able to be locked, so there are also a bunch of things not working. For this price per night a pure disappointment, I'm happy that I just stayed one night. The staff said to every small question no, which is their right but not the best way of customer service. The positive things are at least that the WiFi was working, the location is a good one and you can leave your luggage there to walk into the city after the checkout. At least the guy at the reception was a cool one, wish you all the best! Seems like the owner just cares about the money and not the accommodation.
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Only stay here if you have no other option”
Where to start? I stayed at this hostel for two weeks because it was one of the cheapest ones, which it was actually pretty expensive (250 euros for 1 week and 280 for the second week). - Rooms were not clean at all. - Toilets often without paper and very dirty. - Weird smells all over the place, humidty and piss mainly. - People sleeping in the sofa at the entrance hall, late at night. - Keys not working in their respective rooms (had to ask twice for another key). - WiFi not working for almost my entire stay. - Only 2 plugs per room. - No lockers in almost every room.
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It was one of the worst backpackers to stay in Sydney for me.”
When I arrived there, a receptionist said you should pay for $30. But I totally didn't get any notice about the payment in advance . In addition, he didn’t explain why I have to pay for $30.
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Better off sleeping in the streets”
If you like living in filth like a pig, this is the place for you. The place overall smells horrible, you can make lots of friends with cockroaches as they are literally everywhere. I hope whoever contemplating staying in this place reads reviews because I didn't and arrived at the worst hostel I have ever been to in my life. You're better off sleeping in the streets, benches outside are sparkling clean compared to this place.
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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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Bad!”
dirty, rude staff, lack or maintenance.
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