Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort

Pretty well organised, bit of rat race for pots and pans after work!
Stayed here for just over four weeks. Great location, literally three-minute walk from the centre, and ten-minute walk from Perth party central. Stayed in two rooms here, the first ten-bed was a bit cramped, everyone's stuff all over the place, took a few days to get my own locker, and bottom bunk. Luckily changed to the sixteen-bed dorm, plenty of floor space, and met a load of cool people. As for the Kitchen, dining and TV area, it was quite well spread out and clean. Just a bit of a nightmare round 5 till 7 after work with everyone fighting for the small amount of pots and pans. Conclusion, great place to stay. If you want to meet lots of new people, and on a budget, go for the sixteen-bed, it was about $10 cheaper per week and plenty of space.

Awful place -- do not stay here!
This is a really awful place with small, dingy, dirty rooms, and rude staff. My boyfriend and I had three nights booked here, however, after one night we chose to move to another place. We booked a double, en-suite room only to find out they messed up our booking. We were instead given a tiny single room (which they crammed a double bed into). It was so small that my backpack had to be stored at the end of the bed as there was no room on the floor. The air-con was broken and the little window in our room was jammed shut. We complained but were not offered a replacement room, or even a floor fan. So it was impossible to sleep. We had to share two toilets and two showers with with twenty-four other people (four dorms each with six beds in). The showers were no more than a lukewarm dribble, and the toilets stank of urine (after some of the guests used the sink as a toilet during the night as clearly the couple of loos available between us were both occupied!). The sanitary bin was overflowing and you would not want to go in the bathroom barefooted as there were all types of sticky substances on the floor. The kitchen was filthy, and the grill/oven was thick with food remains and rust. The hallway carpets were also filthy and covered in what looked like remains of vomit. The manager refused to refund us for the two nights which we canceled -- saying that the hostel didn't give refunds -- even though we stressed that the hygiene was unacceptable (and reminded them that they had messed up our booking in the first place). They even tried to charge us an additional fee for canceling the two nights. In a nutshell, don't stay here. There are far better backpackers to stay in.

Average
I guess the receptionists have trouble with planning, because i heard from people and know from own experience that they mix up the reservations. They booked me in as a male (i do not know why, because i made this reservation personal one week before the stay) and had to reorganise when i arrived. first they wanted to book me in a fifteen-bed room or so -- looked clean but a bit like a refugee camp. finally they managed to book me in a six-bed room. private bathroom and shower, that was great and clean. the room was ok, but very hot (even in early november). i cannot say anything about the kitchen because i never used it. i normally left the hostel before the time of free breakfast. i chose that one because of the location. close to train and bus station. in front of the tour-pick-up-point, close to the city. ok!

Absolutely filthy, the receptionist was useless, the rooms were awful and too stuffy, the bathrooms were a health hazard. I wouldn't prepare my dog's dinner in the kitchen for fear of poisoning him and most the people I met seemed to be on bail, not traveling, and were using the hostel as a cheap place to stay between Court hearings. It is located near the train station but also borders the worst area in Perth CBD. Certainly didn't feel safe walking around outside at night near the hostel, or in it. Oh, and bedbugs too -- if you could sleep in the stuffy heat keeping one eye on the criminals sleeping in your dorm arguing with each other over lost beer money. I still feel itchy thinking about it.

This is an ok Hostel, but I wouldn't rave about it. The good points -- it is right in the heart of the city, and a five-minute walk over the railway bridge to the clubs of Northbridge. It's clean, and they offer a couple of freebies, like free tea, coffee, and a huge telly with DVDs. All the rooms have fridges and a TV with DVD player. The bad news -- noise! The site next to it (which is where the old Globe was until it moved into this old pub) will be a construction site for the next four years while they build a huge shopping centre. so do not assume you will sleep in. The kitchen is a bit dark and dingy -- with only one sink and limited facilities. The pool is tiny -- just ten feet by twelve! Also there are drunken groups who hang around the pool all night drinking and playing music -- not good if you are in the private singles/twins, which all open out onto the pool! These en-suites are actually not -- and share a common bathroom. The doubles upstairs also look out directly onto the next door multi-story car-park. Not private at all! The dorms can be good value, but as 50% of the residents are Japanese language students (indeed, the hostel is Japanese run) and 25% are long term Aussie miner workers, there are very few real travelers here. There are much better alternatives for real backpackers in Perth. But I can see why some people rave about this place -- if you are a hard drinking Aussie though, you will become good mates with similar people.

I thought this was the best hostel I stayed in during my entire trip around the world! The facilities were great -- bathrooms were totally private -- room with shower toilet and sink -- a welcome change! And I actually felt comfortable using the kitchen as it was cleaned everyday and I was happy to cook in it which I was certainly now happy to do in many other hostels. The rooms were comfy too -- stayed in six dorms (one all female the other mixed) and was happy with both. I would highly recommend this hostel!

this was a surprisingly good hostel. It was clean and well maintained and security was good. The staff were pretty good too, especially Dionne who was a great chick! The people were quite friendly. the hostel gave free rice away, which is great if you are skint! The hostel is in a good location too, near to the centre and not far from Northbridge (the clubbing capital of Perth). So I would recommend this, I have stayed at a lot worse!

I stayed here on and off over the period of April to June 2005. The desk staff are friendly and helpful, which is always a plus if you've just landed in a strange new city and haven't booked anywhere to sleep ! The rooms are decent, with bunk beds and lockers. I was in a 6 man dorm (first dorm under the stairs) and it stank ! Not because of anything the hostel had done, just because it was all blokes !!! The place has 2 tv rooms and both TVs are big ! There is the opportunity to watch dvds, provided by the hostel, or if you ask nicley they'll put your own stuff on. The outside area is chilled with tables and chairs, and provides a smoking area, and a gas BBQ. The pool is indeed on the small side, but it was so bloody cold when we were there we never used it ! The kitchen is spacious, with decent cookers. The only draw back is there is only 1 fridge, and there never seemed to be enough forks ! I also stayed for a few nights in a 4 person room, which had its own shower and toilet. The only problem was I was sharing with 2 redneck Aussie miners who thought the hight of sophistication was to burp and fart loudly in the night. Like all the other hostels I stayed in in Perth, City Oasis is chock full of Japanese. So if you want to practice your japanese whilst you are in WA, this is the place to do it. I made two very good Japanese friends at this hostel. The hostel also offers cheap internet access, a job agency attached to it to help those back packers looking for work, and a decent laundrette just 2 yards up the road. Plus it is superbly set opposite the bus and train station, Northbridge (for night life) and the Perth CBD for shopping, pubs, cinema, banks etc... All in all I highly recommend this hostel. (And..... no...its not knocked down !!!)

A good clean hostel with friendly staff. I stopped here for two weeks and had a great time — the pool was a bit on the small side.

This hostel, as with all buildings around it, was demolished in April 2004 to make way for the new Southern Railway. Before that, it generally had a terrible reputation and was poorly maintained.