Mooloolaba Beach Backpackers

Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia

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Address	75 Brisbane Road, Mooloolaba Map
Price	Dorm beds from US$22.06. Private rooms from US$29.69/person. Price may vary by season - Check Current Prices by Date Here

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Their Description

Features

24 Hour Free Hot Showers
Pool Table
Washing Machine (laundry)
Lounge / Common space
Travel information provided
Lockers
Swimming Pool
Kitchen
Phones (public or in room)
BBQ
Bike Rental

The Hostelz.com Review

Mooloolaba Beach Backpackers Resort is a large apartment-style backpackers, with several floors of accommodation. Overall, the hostel is clean and in good condition. While not air conditioned, most rooms have been fitted with a wall fan to keep the air circulating.

Rather than having a central kitchen, each floor is fitted with a small cooking area, attached to a common lounge and patio. These small areas make it easy to meet the people staying on your floor, and give the hostel a friendly atmosphere.

The hostel is located a fair distance away from the beach (20 minute walk / $2 bus ride), but is only a 5 minute walk to a McDonald's, Subway, Dominoes Pizza, and supermarket. Because the Oz Experience bus stops here for the night, the hostel can quickly become quite busy and loud. Backpacker dinner meals are available for about $10 a plate.

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Comment by Maureen, USA

December 2007

Had its ups and downs but overall pretty good
The room was average, pretty clean but the lockers were falling apart in my room. The bathrooms were pretty disgusting (but not unusable) and the kitchen was tiny and lacked a microwave. Had a four-person dorm to myself for two of my three nights there. They had free breakfast in the morning (just toast and instant coffee) and had free surfboard, boogie board, and kayak (i think) rentals. Each day of the week they had something special going on. If you go on a Wednesday take advantage of their day trip. For $5 one of the guys from the hostel took us out to the Big Pineapple, a swimming hole in the forest, and to some good lookouts. Good way to see more than just the beach without spending the cash on a bus tour for those of us traveling without a car. Everyone was very friendly. Amenities weren't top of the line but I'd stay here again.

Comment by JD, NZ

July 2007

Great friendly atmosphere
We had the best time here! The walk to the beach is far shorter than the twenty minutes listed in the review above. More like five to ten minutes. This was the friendliest hostel I've stayed in. Everyone was laid back and sociable. Our room has cinder block walls which kept out all of the hall noise while sleeping. It was pretty stuffy in there in the fall (May '07), so I imagine the fan would have trouble keeping it cool in the summer (our window didn't open). We had a TV in our double room that got the network stations and had one cable or satellite station that showed whatever was being watched on the big screen down in the lounge. Odd to suddenly have the TV change channels while you're watching. The en-suite bathroom in the double room was fine. The kitchens were pretty messy. Pool was very nice.

Comment by Laura, Leanne and Sarah, South Wales

April 2007

We stayed in dec 2000, and we had an excellent time. didn't want to come home. Very clean, lovely friendly staff, and a great pool. Thanks for the hospitality.

Comment by Joey Crabb

May 2005

I stayed at this backpackers for 6 weeks — April 05 to May 05. I had the best 6 weeks of my life there. I met some of the most amazing people in my life and hated the fact I had to leave! I will definitely be going back. I only saw a snippet of Australia but if that is anything to go by then I can't wait to go back out there!!

Comment by Miriam

January 2005

This is the worst hostel I stayed at in Oz (sorry)! The room we were in had no air-conditioning — it was so hot I thought I'd die. There was a rickety old fan in the room that made so much noise in the night no one could sleep at all. The room was like a broom closet, with the fan positioned right at the top of one of the bunk beds. I could barely get down off the top bunk without thinking that I'd get eaten alive by the fan! There were only two shower stalls for the entire floor and the kitchen looked like it hadn't been cleaned in months.

Comment by Anne Monroe

October 2004

I visited this hostel in August 2002 with my son. We stayed five days. It was raining outside, but we still had a great time. Great music, playing pool, chess and air hockey, and good company made it fun for both my son and me. The food was quite good, also. Everyone was friendly and made us feel very welcome.

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