Cheers Backpackers Inn

Filthy
First impressions is that this place is disgusting. the rooms are dark and dingy and remind me of a prison cell and the kitchen is filthy. the general cleanliness of the place is rotten.

Horrible, dirty, bedbugs
This hostel was the worst hostel that I've ever stayed in -- and I've stayed in a lot! When we first got there we were really impressed -- pick-up from the station, only a short walk into town, buses to all the theme parks from the end of the street, bar that did the cheapest snakebites in Australia, and the receptionist was really lovely. However, all that changed when we got into our room. We stayed in a double room, and it was absolutely disgusting. I'm not sure if the bedding had been changed or not. The bed was really rickety and when you got in/out it would shake and felt as though it would fall to pieces at any time! There were ants in the corner of the room, and even though it was absolutely scorching hot as it was mid-January, we didn't have air conditioning, or even a fan!! It made it really difficult to get a good nights sleep. The kitchen was absolutely disgusting (although this is down to guests, it could have been cleaned more often) and there were hardly any cutlery/plates/pans to go around, and what they did have was all broken (bowls with big cracks). The bathrooms were always wet through, but apart from that they were ok. They had a really bad problem with ants there though, made worse by the fact that they never emptied the bins outside. We put a pizza box in one and it sat there for four days, completely swarming with insects. We were also woken up at 3 a.m. one morning by a member of staff having a shouting match that went on for the best part of an hour with one of the guests. However, the absolute worst problem by far was the bedbugs. I've had a few bites from a couple of other places in Australia, but nothing near as bad as at this hostel. My boyfriend got bitten so bad that he had to go to the doctors and be given some cream for them. Cheers has the potential to be a really good hostel, but as it is I would not recommend anyone going there, unless you want to be eaten alive by bedbugs and be in agony for a week with the intense itching. Spend your money elsewhere! If I could give this hostel zero stars, I would have done!

Loved it
yeah, ok the room is basic, but it's a bed! its cheap and the people are so friendly. had the best time here and met some friends for life. great nights out organised by the staff. would recommend to anyone who likes to party.

I stayed here with my wife in 2003, well basically she was in tears when she saw our brick room with old bunks, no blankets or sheets. I woke up with bites all over, so I got up early and rented a condo for not much more overlooking the ocean. Get a few friends and rent a condo, this place sucks.

Cheers Backpackers was a really good place to stay for two nights back in December 2004. The location was good as it is only around ten minutes by foot to the golden beach and a few more to the centre of Surfers Paradise. One massive plus point about this place is the freshwater swimming pool at the rear of the complex, which our four-bed dorm was located right next to. It was clean, large in size, and suitably deep enough at one end for dives and jumps. There is also a Jacuzzi should you want to pamper yourself. We went out on an organised club crawl through the hostel and it was a great night, even if ‘The Shack' should be avoided. Also be very careful with the bouncers in Surfers as they on a huge power trip and take great delight in beating the crap out of people for no reason. We unfortunately saw this first hand. The hostel has an adequate kitchen to cook and a decent communal area in the courtyard for socialising. One big drawback though (when we stayed) was there was no air-conditioning or electric fans in any of the rooms, which meant that it was like a sauna during the summer. Thank goodness for the pool! My rating would be three and a half stars.

Cheers Backpackers was a really good place to stay for two nights back in December 2004. The location was good as it is only around 10 minutes by foot to the golden beach and a few more to the centre of Surfers Paradise. One massive plus point about this place is the freshwater swimming pool at the rear of our complex, which our four-bed dorm was located right next to. It was clean, large in size and suitably deep enough at one end for dives and jumps. There is also a Jacuzzi should you want to pamper yourself. We went out on an organised club crawl through the hostel and it was a great night, even if ‘The Shack' should be avoided. Also be very careful with the bouncers in Surfers as they on a huge power trip and take great delight in beating the crap out of people for no reason. The hostel has an adequate kitchen to cook and a decent communal area in the courtyard for socialising. One big drawback though (when we stayed) was there was no air-conditioning or electric fans in any of the rooms, which meant that it was like a sauna during the summer. Thank goodness for the pool! My rating would be 3.5 stars.

Really dirty s...hole! Our room was filthy, and it stank! Toilets, showers, and pool area were dirty with numerous cockroaches! This sort of place should be closed down. We booked the hostel without seeing it first, what a mistake! We left this hostel as soon as we just could, and luckily found a better place to stay. Keep looking something else. This was the worst hostel I've ever been to

real good time, meets heaps of awesome people, and never heard anyone say a bad thing about the place. Cheers rocks.

What a hellhole -- seriously, don't stay here. Full of scumbags with no regard for anyone else. The kitchen was disgustingly fllthy -- it was never cleaned. The bathrooms and showers were a disgrace, you'd be lucky to get a hot shower (I was never this lucky during my stay). The sheets were never cleaned -- do not believe otherwise. Room was full of bedbugs, had the pleasure of seeing a few of the creatures. I have stayed in about twenty hostels across australia and am always up for a good time and am used to basic accommodation but this place is a hole.

I stayed here for three nights -- what a mistake that was. This place is such a piggery. They have four toilets and four showers for about thirty people. They were not cleaned once in the time that i was there. There was never any toilet paper and you would have to line up for ages. There was chuck all over the toilets all the time. The rooms have no fans or air con the beds are like sleeping on rocks. Thy gave us one pillow for two people and a dirty sheet -- you don't even get a blanket. We got locked in our room from one a.m. till eight a.m. as you can only lock your door from the inside with a key, which then got stuck in the lock. Too bad if there had been a fire or something, not to mention we were busting for the toilet. The staff are dumb and unhelpful. Every morning they have music blairing from the bar at eight a.m. on the dot. Too bad if you have had a big night. It cost $204 for three nights of hell. Do not stay at this junk yard.

I worked here as the driver, got free rent and the nightlife was awesome for a month. I was also the barbecue guy for a bit with Harley.

This is a bit dingy with tiny rooms and outdoor showers, but they really make an effort to organize social events.