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187 Bunda Street, Cairns Queensland, Australia Map

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Ratings & Comments

3 Average from 6 Ratings

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Comment by Shayden, Canada

June 2009

Owner was Sh*t
I stayed two nights, the first was ok. just sat around the picnic table with a few people having drinks. the second night the owner came out and started screaming at us telling us that hes sick of coming out every night and telling people to shut up, so he turned the lights out. he singled out one employee and ended up making her cry, called her a whore in front of seven others and then effed off. The morning after i asked for a word with Peter (the owner) and said that it was kind of unprofessional to have acted the way he did, and he cut me off in mid sentence and said, "that it! grab your bags and get the f*** out of here!" next thing i knew he was threatening me telling me he would crack my head on the floor and then he would take me in his truck and i would never come back. completely ridiculous and rude to act that way to someone who is paying for accommodation. don't stay at Gecko's!

Comment by **B**, British

January 2009

Below Average Do Not Stay there!
Ok so the actually building is ok. We had a double room and it was nice, good size, good bed. Facilities pretty sh*t, the kitchen is tiny for the size of the hostel and the TV area had two two-seater sofas, nowhere near big enough for the amount of people staying. The lady that owned it was so unhelpful! No lift from the bus station and when it was pouring with rain on the way back to the bus station she wouldnt give us a lift, not even nice about it, just no, we dont do lifts. Even though there was a van sitting outside. She also has long term, live in guests staying there who treat it as a home and take over everywhere, we felt we were invading their space and ended up staying in our room most of the time. never got to use the BBQ as it was surrounded by the live ins. They even asked us to go out christmas day. All in all a pretty sh*t experience, and would never stay there again.

Comment by sam, uk

March 2008

Wonderful place to stay
Thank goodness we stumbled on this place! Home from home, friendly fun people, and nice quiet rooms. Reception staff were fun and really helpful. I felt at home as soon as I checked in and the help and advice that I received when I was booking tours was second to none. Forget travel agencies, these guys really know their stuff! The place is kept really clean as well.

Comment by FunkyMunkey

November 2005

Fairly nice, reasonably clean and quiet, but the weird layout meant that we could hear all the noise of the kitchen from our double room. So for two days we slept badly from 6 a.m. onwards as people got up to make breakfast. A bit far out of town, too.

Comment by Anonymous

July 2005

A nice, friendly place. We stayed in a double room, which was a fairly good size and clean. The mattress was kind of old, though! It's in a quiet part of town but not too far to walk. I would recommend it to anyone not looking for the party hostels.

Comment by Anonymous

March 2005

This is a great, laid-back hostel with a warm, homely atmosphere. It's in a lovely Queenslander building, across the road from the train station. It has a nice pool. It's not a party hostel. I would recommend it for couples or older travelers.

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