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Awesome! when i stayed here in June the other woman had been sacked and removed from the premises. Now there is a lovely couple running the place and again from what the other person has said they seemed to of really turned things around. They now no longer charge for the sheets to be washed, they have started to really clean the place up and the even do a home cooked meal on a sunday afternoon/evening where they charge between $3 and $6 for a meal and its all made from scratch. best lasagne and roast chicken i've had in OZ so far! I had such fun at blue tongue -- its more a big family than a big money making hostel. Chris and Jodie, keep up the good work guys, see you in three months after the hell of fruit picking! — Sandra Bouchet , French Canadian (2009-08-15) APPALLING! DO NOT STAY HERE! I have been backpacking for the last 8 months and have never felt the need to comment on a hostel to this date. Blue tongue is an terrible hostel! The rooms smell absolutely disgusting (dirt and damp). There is only one bathroom for all of the guests and it is a definite health hazard. They really do make you wash your own sheets before handing them back, and expect you to also pay for this (soap, wash machine, and dryer). If you dont do this you lose your deposit. They have a note on the shower doors telling you not to shower for long. If you do , yet again u lose your deposit! They charge you extra if you check in after 3pm! Finally after already spending a night with them and planning to stay another (out of pure necessity, NOT desire) we told the guy on reception on our second morning that we would be staying that night but needed to get out cash so would pay him later that day. We went out for the day. when we came back that evening and offered him the money for that night he told us to give it to him in the morning. When we went to pay him this morning he charged us ANOTHER 10 dollars because we "didnt pay him last night". We offered him this payment the day before and HE delayed it because we "came back too late with the money and the office was close". I have never been so disgusted with a hostel until now and would strongly advise you to stay somewhere else, ANYWHERE else! — kristina , Irish (2009-05-05) Appalling service, underhand rip-off charges Don't stay here! I have never written a review before but in this instance I simply have to. If you arrive after 3 p.m. when the office closes you'll get pinged a late fee -- most travelers turn up late afternoon. Thats rip-off one. Wash your own sheets (you also pay to use their detergent and washing machine) or have your credit card charged an $10 laundry charge. I'm not making this up. I prebooked but upon arrival I wasn't booked in. The woman at the desk tried to blame yesterday's staff but unfortunately for her she has a distinctive accent with slightly unusual speech pattern which I clearly recognised. Meanwhile my credit card details given over the phone must have been floating around lost on some random bit of paper, nice, not happy about that. I paid ten dollars (plus late fee all cash with no receipt -- I wonder what the ATO would think of that?) to sleep in the lounge. But there were also seven other overbooked guests so the sofas had all been claimed. tried the smokers gazebo outside, ok and the sofa there until it became the party place. Ended up sleeping on the laundry floor. yes the place is dirty, fridge too small, apathetic staff. I've been around this planet twice now and this is the first time I've ever found somewhere that bad I felt the need to write about it. Blue tongue is that place. Stay away, seriously. — Steve Winward , NZ (2009-03-19) Fabulous place to stay, the friendliest, most welcoming hostel I've stayed in in ten months in Australia. Comfy lounge with heaps of films to watch, brilliant staff and a chilled out atmosphere. There's also a nice back yard with possums that visit at night. A nice relief from over priced hyped up "five-star backpacker resorts." — Daisy (2007-01-19) Do not stay at this hostel! absolute dump and the facilities are shocking. i wouldn't even let a dog live in it! management is crap as the manger is constantly pilled in and doesn't know what planet he is on. avoid this place at all costs, please! — unsatisfied (2006-12-21)