HI - Broome - Kimberley Klub YHA Hostel

The Best
Probably the best Hostel I have ever stayed at. I only stayed two nights -- wish it could have been two months! This place has it just right, a good social atmosphere in the day and evenings but nice and quiet after 11 p.m. and there's plenty of quiet places to go and relax if you want some peace during the day. The pool has to be the cleanest i have used at any hostel, in fact the general cleanliness of the whole place was very high. The staff were also very friendly and helpful and obviously enjoyed working there. While I was there we had a two-hour power cut, it just seemed to add to the atmosphere, though things did get a little warm without any working fans! If i'm ever lucky enough to return to Broome I know where I will be staying. oh and don't think this place is just for youngsters, I am well over thirty and I certainly wasn't the oldest -- I would say this place suits all ages. Thanks to everyone there, I wish I could have put the Kimberley klub in my rucksack and taken it everywhere with me!

There isn't much choice in Broome for hostels especially in the dry season when most are booked out weeks in advance, but the Kimberley Klub always comes highly recomended and I can see why. The layout is fantastic with the palm tree shaded pool and hammocks spread everywhere for your leisure. The bar always has something going on and every night a group of people are out drinking somewhere in town. A nice touch i thought was the inclusion of a small volleyball court truly unique. The whole feel of the place if carribeanesque and quite relaxing. The staff are friendly enough and the hostel seems to be kept as clean as possible but there is just something about it that didn't fit right. For starters there are lots of young Australians that choose to holiday here and therefore aren't interested in making small talk with backpackers. Secondly I found the bar to be extremely noisy each night blaring out music till all hours. It is situated inside the hostel which means that no matter which room you happen to be in you can't escape the racket. The rooms themselves are of average size and there is decent storage facilities, the beds on the other hand are some of the most uncomfortable i have experienced. Made from thin foam they sink under your weight until you are practically lying on the bunk bed frame. Also the rooms are all linked under one roof which means you are disrupted by people in the other rooms as well as your own, so even if you have booked into a four bed dorm it is like you are sharing with 20 people anyway. The location can't be faultered as the cable beach bus stops outside and the hostel also has a free shuttle twice a day. It takes about ten minutes to walk into town and there is a well stocked tourist information desk inside the hostel where you can get advice and book any tours from. As in most hostels deposits are taken for cutlery and plates and the kitchen has ample space for the guests, and due to the everyone having to take responsibility for their own plates it is kept reasonably clean. There is plenty to do in this hostel if you are with a group of people but as a single traveller i found it virtually impossible to infiltrate myself into the groups of people and as such te facilities that were on offer were no good to me. The TV room is like any other, but be prepared to have it taken over at any given moment by the boisterous guests that have been staying there for a while and think they own the place, challenge them at your peril! Just next to the tv room is a ping pong table and pool table, also some storage space for daytime checkouts. All in all the Kimberley Klub was not what I was expecting the hostel itself was fine, just the atmosphere and people let the place down.

Great Memories
Well i live in perth (western australia) And i wanted to go to broome for my nineteenth. At first me and my four mates put money on a hotel that was like $60 a night. Then my brother told me "If you wanna stay at a party place in broome you want to stay at the KKH!" lucky i got our money back from the hotel and put it on the KKH. When we landed at the Airport we waited for one hour for a taxi. Walk. Not only do you save yourself $10 but it will take you five to ten minutes walking to KKH. When we got there we were expecting the worst grotty place like all other hostels. But it was like a small hotel in Bali. Paradise. Beautiful Pool, Excellent. Room 34 was us and man did we create hell for other hostel people and management due to our party antics at like 2 or 3 a.m. -- that was the downside. It's not a party place. The next day they put signs up all over the building saying "This area is out of bounds therefore quiet time between 11 p.m. till 7 a.m." they hated me and my friends. Hard to make friends -- everyone is pretty much to themselves, they like their peace, they like their beautiful pool and rooms. nice place. you'll like it.

Top place to stay in Broome! I really liked Broome despite the heat and humidity. The hostel has a great vibe and spending the days relaxing by the pool and drinking beer in the bar can't be beat. Only downside was it can be quite pricey and the internet was really slow -- use the internet cafe nearby instead. Wish the bar stayed open later than 11 p.m., but this was probably a good thing as we would have just ended up even more lashed! Just do it -- visit Broome!

I loved my stay at the Kimberley Klub. I have been here twice now and can't wait to go back. This is the only place to stay in Broome!!

Amazing hostel. There's a great vibe about the place, a pool, a lift to the beach and barbecues — what more can you ask for! Leon is lush (the bar man)!!

Stay at this backpackers — feel like you're in a 5-star hotel. Great place! (I visited it in 2002.) By the way, I met my man there!!!

One of the best hostels I have ever stayed at. The staff were awesome! It felt more like a hotel than a backpackers. I will definitely be back.

One of the best hostels on the planet. It's so lush and relaxed. I would have moved in if I could have. (Visited in 2001.)

It was fabulous. I highly recommend it.

The last resort has the same owners as the Kimberly club. Staying in 1994 in The last Resort was great. Coming back in 2002, the last resort has been running a bit downhill, while The Kimberley klub really rocks!!

I was here in 1998 - having been moved across the street from The Last Resort, which I did not like. Kimberley Klub was fine!

Had a great time, had time to relax. It's perfect.