Backpackers International Perth is one of the numerous hostels in Northbridge. It's located on the second floor of a building over a bottle shop and a night club. It's smack in the middle of the nightlife and it's usually full of people with a very easy going lifestyle. The price is quite cheap compared to other hostels and there is also a special weekly rate. There's often the possibility to work as cleaners and get free accommodation. The building itself is a bit old but quite all the furniture is quite new.
The Location
The hostel is located on Aberdeen Street, in the middle of Northbridge, the main entertainment area in Perth. It's a five-minute walk from Perth train station, the Wellington Street bus station, and the CBD Perth central district where you can find the main shopping streets. One of the Perth City free bus services, the Blue CAT, is twenty meters from the hostel and takes you all around the center of the city. You're also few minutes away from Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery, State Library, and PICA center for contemporary arts.
Rooms and Bathrooms
This hostel offers dorms and double rooms. Every room in the house has fans and all the rooms have windows, so there's always air circulation. Under the rooms there's a night club and on Friday and Saturdays night you can hear loud music until 2 a.m. That's good if you want to have parties and have fun with your friends but it's annoying if you want to sleep. There are no rules about turning off music and television and parties can continue until morning. Mattresses are covered with a plastic fabric, which is good for keeping out bedbugs in the hostel, but not so comfortable for sleeping (you will sweat a lot). All have bunk beds and lockable cupboards (bring your own lock), which can fit one or two small backpacks. All of the common areas are cleaned daily, but despite this floors and bathrooms aren't always clean. Bathroom is quite spacious and there isn't any queue.
Common Spaces
Common areas include kitchen, dining area, TV room, and an outside seating area with BBQ facilities. Kitchen and dining room are cleaned daily. There are four computers available at a reasonable hourly rate. The outside seating area is very popular during the evening. You can smoke, sit, have a BBQ, and listen to music. Free breakfast is available in the kitchen but it isn't very huge because you just can have milk, jam, vegemite, butter, and bread. There's free tea and coffee available in the kitchen, multiple stoves, plenty of crockery, and common fridges.
Summary
This hostel is a nice place to stay if you are looking for a party and loud people who like to have fun. It's not a very big hostel so it's easier to make new friends and know all the guests of the house. The place is ok although a light sleeper may suffer from the noise.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
June 2009
Location/Contact
5 Average from 11 Ratings
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