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Location/Contact| Address | 139 Queen Street, Ayr, Queensland, Australia |
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| Website | www.deltabackpackers.com |
| Telephone | +61 (7) 4783-3991 |
| Fax | +61 (7) 4783-3318 |
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My Queensland home I had a bloody brilliant time at Delta Backpackers and would happily recommend it to anyone. I really can't believe how much like home that place became -- such a great chilled out vibe and run by really wonderful people, I had such a happy stay there. Farm work is not always a barrel of laughs and the first week was pretty painful -- but it got easier and it really made a world of difference having such a good place to come home to every day. The people who run it, especially the wondrous Kirstin at reception, were so sweet and friendly. They have a pretty hard job but do it well and were really accommodating and straight with you about the working situation. When we arrived we were lucky enough to find work the next day but the hostel was almost full so we were in separate rooms -- however they were happy to let us switch around when spaces opened up and we ended up having such a cosy little space that it stopped feeling like a hostel! I swear the place seems to attract the most amazing people, have made some lifelong friends and wonderful memories, so much laughing and silliness and dancing and fancy dress ... slightly too much goon but I've learnt my lesson now, never again! Saturday night were always pretty entertaining as most people had sundays off work -- every few weeks the staff arranged a themed party and they even let us have a few of our own so there was lots of memorable ridiculousness. Now if you're after practical information -- there's loads of space for hanging out: nice sunny garden, pool, bar which serves PINTS, that's right, no more silly schooners! Plus a pool table, darts, big tv room full of comfy sofa, loads of films and a book swap shelf which provided some amusing finds. The rent was very reasonable -- cheaper than anywhere we'd checked out before, and the bar was pretty reasonable too. Work obviously depends on when you go -- what farms are hiring and how many people are already waiting for a job when you arrive but if you call in advance they'll let you know roughly how long you'll be waiting. The hostels also bang in the middle of town so you're close to all the shops, library, banks, pubs, and parks; the cinema -- which does backpackers deals -- is bang next door.
Basically you'll love it there and you'll end up staying twice as long as you originally intended, like me ... and almost everyone else i met there. Thank you so much Delta for such a wonderful time. — Elvis , England (2012-02-05) False Reviews, Lies, Bad Owners To sum up the Delta i would say go stay in a homeless shelter, At Delta u will have the luxury of mice, 12 bed dorms (no windows) and a kitchen with 2-3 frying pans with no handles. the animals are treated better than the people who stay there, theres a reason they dont show pictures of there rooms on the website, THERE a DISGRACE, if something gets broken in delta it probably wont b fixed,there was a towel covering a broken window 4 the 3 months i was there, False advertising and lies is Delta policy!!!! Enjoy that shithole, PS i forgot the minbuses they use to take people to work are deadtraps. — M , Irish (2012-01-05) Home away from home I never thought I could have such a fun time doing farm work; I was here over 4 months and loved every moment. It has been such a memorable experience and the delta crew will always have a special place in my heart, have really made friends for life here. Farm work is what you make of it, so if you have a positive attitude and get involved with everything the hostel has to offer and work really hard, then you will have a good experience. I got work the very next day after I arrived and have had steady work my entire time here. The hostel atmosphere is awesome and the staff are really helpful and friendly. The bar was always buzzing, they let us throw parties, put decks in the garden, decorate the hostel, we had loads of fancy dress, games, and every night was unique and magical. I can't recommend this hostel enough. Definitely stop here and go create your own delta experience, you won't regret it! — Lily , England (2011-12-26) this is a place to work and stay and do the best out of your time while you there. yes they do alcohol check in every room, only because they licensed, you dont go to the pub with your own grog, and the DONT sell your cheap shity goon back to you, think about it! hostel is fairly clean in comparison to others in town, Of course you getting charged when you not clean after yourself, how else can you control 130 people if they to stupid to wash up!! same with the vans!! And you think everything is for free?? if you catch a bus to go somewhere you pay as well dont you? — Daniel , UK (2011-12-23) Best working hostel, best time, best friends ... The Delta does exactly what it say's on the tin. You can work, stay and play. I had my reservations before leaving Sydney, but did not have to worry. When I first arrived Keith came to pick me up from the train station and even gave me a tour of the town before dropping me off at the hostel. The atmosphere is very chilled and everyone is very welcoming. Yes there can be a short wait for work, but that really does depend if you are coming between seasons and the farmers ... not the hostel themselves. I was lucky and only had to wait a short period of time for work, and it was worth it as I got myself on a brilliant farm (Tondara crew) While I was waiting I was kept informed and Kirsten and Meera were always happy to help with any questions I had (Normally alot). The hostel itself has everything you could ask for..a large kitchen, two TV room and a pool which is a luxury when it's baking outside! All the rooms have aircon, they may not be the Ritz but what do you expect ... It is a working hostel after all and can get muddy, but that's what you have to expect when 100 plus people are working in fields all day. The work itself can be backbreaking, tedious mentally and physically challenging.But if you go into it with the right attitude then you will have a really good laugh and get from it what you put in. Everyone works so much that when we all had a day off we would really get amongst it The hostel would put on drinks specials and we often had themed nights -- Halloween-Bonfire night-The kids party. My time at the Delta has been one of the best experiences I have had in Australia. Not only have I come out of it with life long friends ... actually they are more like family, but I have worked my ass off for my second year visa and I am proud to say I survived farm work. Stay at the Delta if you are open minded and up for a hard work and a laugh. — Liz , English (2011-12-16) Worst hostel in oz two of us arrived at delta expecting work within 2 weeks as we were told on the phone by kirsten but it wasnt until 4 weeks that we didnt get a job. the dorms were never cleaned and very compact. downstairs 12 dorms were dirty with cockroaches and no air-con. dimitri searches rooms every few days going through peoples bags looking for peoples alcohol in the rooms. and was spotted putting it behind the bar selling it back to us. as for the kitchen what can i say its horrible. imagine 100+ people using 4 sh*t frying pans 2 good frying pans 6 pots and 9 out of 20 working hobs. the fridges cut out every once ina while leaving food gone off. there is mice in kitchen tv room and rooms. the pool and tv were the only positive side but there is a hole in ceiling and couches are a bit tattered. tv and hard drive good. the bar is good not too expensive. in relation to work the farms themselves are good to work for, dnt be fooled about cheap rent as u are charged $7 a day for bus. as for the buses they are unsave. there was an accident were a girl got seriously injured and nearly lost her leg due to the bus as it flipped over 6 times. if bus isnt cleaned its $5 charge each and if ur pans arent cleaned its $10 each thay watch cameras. i would never go back and never advise anyone to go there. look elsewhere as alot of people did in the hostel when i was there. — Anthony lee , korean (2011-11-13) Best place to get a second year visa! I arrived in this hostel april 2010 within 2 weeks i had a job on local farm , i stayed here last year till the end of december and picked zuchinnis, squash, melons, mango's , capsicumps, pumpkins and much more. the atmosphere in this hostel is excellent and many nationalities stay here such as germans, french, english, irish, japanese, koreans , hongkong and dutch people ofcourse. the kitchen is huge and get cleaned at least twice a day it's the biggest i have seen so far in my travels around australia there are enough pots and utensils, outside there is a big bar and a pooltable , also they have biljart competitions from time to time. its now september and i'm planning to go back again soon because the mango season is starting! a great way to make fast money to continue further travels as well for girls as boys! The management has been always very helpfull, and they are honest about the time to wait for a job, I need to say before you come always just give them a call to see if they have beds available, because with this great hostel they are often booked out. — Tom , The Netherlands (2011-09-27) Great time, great people, great hostel! I have spent nearly 6 months here and have had a great time. There can be a short wait for work but the owners always keep people updated on when work is expected and as with all farm work wherever you go, picking depends on the fruit and veg growing, weather conditions not the hostel owners! I found the owners all very helpful and friendly who will help with any issues, not just work related ones. Have made some great friends here and would definitely recommend Delta as a working hostel. — Megan , UK (2011-09-06) My Australian Home Me and my girlfriend spent nearly 5 months at this hostel and its where we met a lot of great people and made so many amazing friends. Ayr is a small town and we were a bit apprehensive about staying there, but the receptionist, Kirsten, was helpful and honest about the work situation. She said we would have to wait a few weeks for work because the season has started a lot later than usual this year and that we could go check out the town and other hostel before deciding whether to stay or not. We decided to stay because no matter where we went there would always be a work list to wait on. We had a comfy little double room and it was half price for a couple of weeks. The next day we both had farm work. It was only for a few days but it was better than nothing. Within a week we both had full time permanent jobs. The hostel holds over 100 people and everybody was in work on the day we left. Everybody i knew enjoyed where they worked, we were all there to earn money and experience working abroad. The hostel itself was very well kept considering the amount of people living there, the tv room was homey with a big widescreen tv and hundreds of films and tv shows to choose from. The bar and eating areas were always clean and although the kitchen got quite busy after work it was still cleaned morning and night. Saturday nights were always good fun, i cant remember some of them, but everybody chills at the bar, theres also a pool table, table tennis table and a darts board. We were both sad to leave but have amazing memories from Delta Backpackers as do our new friends. I would go back there and do it all again! — Dave , England (2011-08-26) Dont stop here Unhelpful reception. Have to have a car to get anywhere in Ayr. They charge $7 a day for transport to work and the workers drive the buses.
The hostel is disgusting, the dirt, mess is alot worse than other workin hostels ive stayed in. dorm room had no space at all and the key didnt work so had to hope the door was left open. not enough pans and utensils in kitchen, ones that are there are all broken. — Anonymous , uk (2011-08-15) A great experience I spent 4 months in this hostel and had an awesome time. Met some of the best people on my travels in Delta Backpackers and I will never forget my stay here. When I first arrived work was a little slow but it was probably my own fault for arriving so early in the season. By the time I left the work had really picked up and almost everybody was working. The hostel has all the facilities you could want and I would gladly recommend Delta to anyone looking for a great backpacker experience. Very friendly staff who always tried to be as honest as possible regarding work. Saturdays nights at the Delta bar then on to Queens nightclub were always the highlight of the week. Above all the people I met in Delta will be what I remember the most. There is a great variety of people from all over the world and everybody gets along and makes the most of the time there. Now that I've left, I'm missing some of my Delta pals already!!! — Darren , Irish (2011-08-02) Good working hostel Im not going to lie, when I first arrived at the Delta I did think to myself 'WTF have I done'. But then after a decent night sleep I awoke to a new outlook on the place!!! For the last 3months Delta has been my home away from home, and that was mainly down to everyone at the Delta, Ive made some amazing friends, so thank you. I would recommend this hostel especially if you are looking for seasonal work, you may have to wait a couple of weeks but it is worth it. The owners havent got mental issues. Its a hard job running a hostel and I think they do a great job! — Kerry Daniells , British (2011-08-02) Manger with a mental problem, be warned When I called I was told that I would have work in between one and two weeks, when I checked in I was informed that it was more that four to six weeks, people in the hostel have been waiting over a month for work and all of them had been told the same story, the manager doesn't do anything to help and has a very bad attitude towards everyone, I find that surprising seems as she is still taking money from you every week and doesn't reduce the cost of the rooms, in the space of one week two people did a runner without paying cause they couldnt afford to stay round. The other people staying at Delta are great and I have made some amazing friends because of it, however be warned that if you stay at Delta you will go on a work list of at least fifty people, the farmers dont give you work because they have a bar and prefer the other hostels such as Lazy Lizard and Ayr Backpackers over Delta. Also the cleaning standards are not as good as the pictures make it look, have fun in the pool if you dont mind swimming in dirty water and the tv room with the plasma screen is good, however the couches are falling apart and their is a massive hole is the ceiling that hasnt been repaired and has been passed off as a meteor from 2004!!!!! maybe it would have been better if a meteor had hit in 2004. — Anonymous , gemany (2011-06-30) A hostel that feels like home After staying in Sydney for a few months I was worried about coming to a small town like Ayr but I need not have worried. The moment my friends and I arrived at the hostel we were made to feel welcome by the staff. The other guests are all friendly and very open to new people. There is a diverse feel to the place where everyone gets on with one another. The management arrange theme nights with prizes and there is a great poolside bar to relax at after a days farming. The hostel are totally honest about the work situation and you have faith in them to find you suitable work as quickly as possible. All in all I would say being here has been the highlight of my stay in Australia and I have made some friends for life here, guests, and staff alike. Oh and the hostel has 2 beautiful dogs, Swae and Ivy who are always happy to see everyone. Stay here!!! You won't be disappointed! — James Bartlett , British (2011-06-14) Personal highlight of Australia so far Spent roughly 7 months at the Delta and can safely say it was the highlight of my Oz trip so far. Got exactly what I wanted from it -- cash and my second year visa as well as having a great time along the way. The hostel dogs are great and I've never seen them crack a dump in the pool (be pretty hard for 'em to crap while they're swimming I'd imagine). The staff were always very approachable and willing to sort out any issues that you had. The staff organised theme nights were some of the most fun nights I've ever had (Mexican night in particular being the highlight). All in all a great place to come and do your seasonal work providing youre willing to make the most of it. — Cathal , Irish (2010-01-20)