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Workers & Divers Hostel Details
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Location/Contact| Address | 64 Barolin Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
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| Telephone | +61 (7) 4151-6097 |
| Fax | +61 (7) 4151-7277 |
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Dont go here!!! they will rip you off!!! well me and boyfriend arrived in feb, he got work straight away but i had to wait ONE MONTH! it seems to be that if your a couple only one of you will get work!the vans that you have to take to work are an absolute disgrace and not road worthy at all, the doors dont close properly, there are no seatbelts, one of them has no 3rd gear and another one cuts out every time you slow down and also rarely hav fuel! they are not safe! rent is $190 a week which is a complete rip off, the place is dirty and the units are full of bedbugs, there are cameras EVERYWHERE and you are always being watched! the owner ian is a pig! he seems to hate girls and treats you like dirt until rent day comes along and he will take your hard earned money off you with a smile! there is no drinking in the hostel and if he catches you he will ring the police, let them watch you pack your bags and kick you out on the street in the middle of the night (trust me it happened to us)! unbelievable! the only good thing about our experience here is the great friends we made here but i would strongly recommend people to STAY AWAY FROM HERE!!!!!!! — Anonymous , ireland (2011-06-09) This is an embarassment I cannot believe that they are allowed to get away with the way they use people here. they pay you barely enough to cover accommodation. cameras and rules everywhere. PA system and they call you for nothing they use the Asian for cheap labour and this is the message that they are sending out around the world. Come to Australia, stay in places with no hot water and share your bed with bedbugs and then be ripped off for the experience. Escaping asap. the only Dive experience at this place is the place itself! — Anonymous (2011-05-13) W & D Workers and Divers Backpackers in Bundaberg is quite an experience! That is if you are interested in experiencing a bedbug, cockroach, and rodent infestation? I have a feeling the majority of the hostels in Bundaberg will have some of the same problems but one thing W&D has that others may not, is terrible management. I'm still not sure which is worse, being disrespected and treated like a pawn to your face, or behind your back? Personally, I'd rather deal with the manager who has no common decency or social skills, over the manager with the smile on his face, pretending to care about you're concerns or requests. The hostel is mostly owned and controlled by one of the local farmers who you will be paying about $195/wk and in return, usually receiving just enough pay for another weeks rent. Its a cruel cycle and quite a popularity contest. I'd say the only thing this hostel HAD going for it was the backpackers BUT since staying a month, the management had demonstrated several acts of prejudice and segregation. They obviously favor asian workers and have no problems showing it. The diversity of the workers was what made W&D a fun place to be, but now they seem to be more focused on making money off of you with as little resistance as possible. The less english you speak, the less of a chance you have to realize whats really going on the better! My suggestion -- Do not go to Workers and Divers Backpackers Hostel! — Caroline , USA (2011-05-12) WICKED PLACE TO BE!!! I spend a really great time in Bundy. I left just 2 days ago and I already miss that place so much! The hostel it's pretty simple but you can find everything you need. the people who leave there make the hostel special! Management it's pretty cool as well! I would like to say thank you to every one especially to Joe a really nice and polite person! He always try all of his best to make comfortable and peaceful to everyone. I can't forget for all my life the awesome and wicked experience I had in this hostel! Thank you so much for everything you really make my life happy during I was there! I would like one day before leave the country to go back in a hostel for have another great time. I recommend Worker and Divers Hostel to everyone. You really will like it! — SIMONE , ITALY (2011-02-05) Really loved the place! Social atmosphere and great staff. I stayed at Bundy Workers & Divers for 3 months and really fell in love with the place! The staff are great, and fair, and the community is awesome. This is a very social place to stay with BBQ parties, group trips to the beach and other arrangements that really makes this place stand out. The work is farmwork. It's hard work under the hot sun, so if you can't handle that, you should find somewhere else, but if you can, it's really rewarding work, and you have a good feeling of accomplishment when you get back to the hostel and open a cold beer! I met many friends here, people i will stay in touch with for the rest of my life, and I will come back next time I am in Australia! — Magnus , Norway (2011-01-23) Jonno is an idiot! This hostel is great for work and most other things -- the ONLY thing wrong with this place is the manager, Jonno -- he's a complete p**ck. — Jon , UK (2010-11-05) Stay Away If there was a hell on earth, it would be Workers and Divers. They will lie, cheat, and steal. — Paul , Canada (2010-04-17) Sh*thole, don't go the staff are complete wankers. If they take a dislike to you don't expect any work. even if you wake up in the morning and you are sick or ill, they will take you off the work list for the next day. Rules and cameras are everywhere. You get charged for anything. The owner makes as much money out of backpackers as possible while providing the worst service. Dirty, bedbugs everywhere, even on living room chairs. — james , england (2009-03-18) Rude! this hostel is one of the best in bundy! nice people around and good management -- but it might be that jonno is still there, he is an absolute idiot! but just ignore him then it's all right! — Sarah Sunshine , German (2008-08-26) Very good Hostel I stayed twenty-two Weeks in the Hostel. It's very nice over there. I had work from the first day on. I stayed in different hostels in bundaberg. this is the best working hostel in bundaberg. The staff is very nice, exclusive of the new Manager. — Fred , Germany (2008-07-09) Yuck dingo blue is the biggest shitheap you will ever find. — jrad , aussie (2008-01-08) to be honest, imagine primary school where you are old enough to know that you should be allowed to enjoy yourself but get a spanking if you deviate from any of a set bible of rules on this place. Everywhere you look there's a sign telling you what you can't do. in honesty they do find you work and if that's all you have come to oz for fair play carry on, but if you came here for a good time, the good people you meet there have to drag you through it. it is primarily designed as a profit function for the proprietors and will squeeze your hard earned out of you any way they can, it's been said if the negatives outweigh the positives then steer clear. — jono , england (2007-03-31) Hostel is probably the closest you can get to the big brother house. You work, eat, chill out, and sleep with the same people everyday so you become really close and the friends you make are friends for life! Staff helped us with everything we needed and we got a job on the first day of getting there. You can make good money if your in it to work hard! Bundaberg ain't the happiest of towns but this hostel is one of my happiest memories traveling and i still keep in contact with friends all over the world that i met there! and an extra thanks goes to james for everything he done for us! — scottishandrew (2007-03-07) This hostel should be called Workers and More Workers Hostel, alot of working and no diving in reality. A realy nice hostel in truth, stayed seven months and was a good expierence. Met loads of good friends and the staff are really helpful and friendly. Just don't stay seven months! — Timo (2006-10-02) I was in this hostel for four weeks, from end nov 2005 till end dec 2005. i had a great fun. The hostel seemed to be like a small 'big brother' house, where i made lots of friends with people, really had a good time. if you want to go to this hostel, make sure it is during the season. Plenty of jobs that you wont even have a chance to relax for two days. You'll be busy with works. But if you go there when its not the season. prepare for the worse. No jobs means no money. it will be really a waste of everything. The only reason i left this hostel was because of my physical ability. i couldnt cope with long working hours under the hot sun. Otherwise, things are good. this place is not like some other hostels. i was lucky though some people got bedbug bites. but i didnt get any. the room i was in was completely clean. (you can't blame the hostel, because it's your own responsibility to keep the place neat and clean). Plus, though you can't consume alcohol within the compound, it benefits you, as you dont have to waste your money or get hung over on the next morning. There's still some bars you can go during the weekends. You wont be bored. Nope. No time to get bored! Shops are just walking distance. You wont waste your money on anything because you will only get the important groceries. Other than that, maybe you can waste some cash on smoke. But thats it. Rates are pretty average. because you pay the accommodation that includes transportation to work. Some places charge you five bucks everyday. Here, you wont have to pay any extras. This place isn't the best. But isn't the worst neither. but think twice. there are other hostels right in the city. — Mieza hashim (2006-09-21)