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Hervey Bay

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Address	10 Bideford Street, Hervey Bay Queensland, Australia Map
Price	$24 shared no Ensuite $27 Shared Ensuite Check Current Prices by Date Here

Location/Contact

Details

Description

Features

Kitchen
Lockers
Bar
Lounge / Common space
Washing Machine (laundry)
Travel information provided
24 Hour Free Hot Showers
Phones (public or in room)
Air Conditioning
Bike Rental

Ratings & Comments

4.5 Average from 11 Ratings

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Comment by Denise, German

June 2009

If you visit Hervey Bay, this is the place to go!
It is a very clean and friendly hostel. Clean kitchen, very clean bathrooms, comfortable beds, and good washing facilities. Not much to do in Hervey Bay in the evening, but sitting around in the wonderful TV-room (excellent and loads of DVDs to choose from) or have a (cheap) drink inside the hostel. Staff is always friendly, especially the manager. He was a tourguide on Fraser for several years, so he is the best person to book your Fraser Tour. Would come back here every time. And it really looks like on the pictures above.

Comment by Jen O, Scotland

September 2008

Not bad, not great.
Friendly staff and cleanliness the highlights at Next Backpackers. The place is a little too big and results in it feeling a bit soulless, but the kitchen is good and there's a huge selection of free films to watch. The dorm we were in was totally cramped -- a room with three bunks. Too small for six people plus bags. We were even woken at 6 a.m. one morning as the hostel had checked in three people off the night bus. The people were as quiet as they could be, but we weren't impressed at this early check in policy, especially when we found out through chatting to the staff the next day that the hostel was "fairly quiet" and there were other rooms free, which could have easily seen early arrivals use.

Comment by Anonymous, Scotland

April 2008

Great Accommodation
The hostel was definitely one of the best I've ever stayed in. The rooms were spotless and the beds were brand new. The staff were brilliant -- even though they were full, they put five of us in a seven-person dorm to ourselves with no extra cost. The manager was a legend and helped us a lot with finding the cheapest way to do fraser island in a day by calling in favours to his friends. However our room had no curtains on the window, which seems really petty but meant we were waking up at 6 most mornings. Another thing which was annoying was the kitchen was absolutely tiny and the appliances weren't the best. And although there is a bar, its really expensive and means you can't drink your own booze in the hostel. Other than that, its a great place to stay!

Comment by Kelly, Netherlands

February 2008

The best
This is really the best place I've stayed, the staff is amazing, the hostel is so clean and has everything you'll need, i'd love to come back here.

Comment by Inga, Germany

December 2007

Wow
This is a great place to stay. Where else do you find shiny clean wooden floor in the rooms, great kitchen facilities, and extremely friendly staff. I loved it. Clean and new, a great location.

Comment by Amanda, South African

July 2007

Fantastic hostel -- nice and clean
Very nice and new backpackers in Hervey Bay. Friendly staff and helpful even when we checked in at 9:30 p.m. They even kept the kitchen open late for us. Fraser Escape has a tour desk on-site and they are the best value for self drive 4x4 on Fraser Island.

Comment by Emma, England

July 2007

Very clean and modern
After traveling the world for four months i have to say this is one of the best hostels i have stayed in. It was very clean, modern, and the staff were excellent. highly recommended. Oh and the kitchen is really nice!

Comment by sophia, uk

May 2007

absolutely fantastic value for money, clinically clean, spacious dorms and facilities. friendliest and most helpful staff ever. one of the best places i stayed in oz! you can really feel the owners care a lot about the backpackers and keeping up their standard of accommodation.

Comment by Sabrina, Germany

April 2007

The best hostel we've been to! very nice and competent people at the reception. Everything is clean and friendly. The kitchen is wonderful. You have everything and everything is clean! Can you imagine to eat from a plate with a matching fork and knife and drink out of a glass? We had the best time there!

Comment by Jamo

November 2006

brand-new, clean, and comfortable place to stay. the guy who works there is a former tour guide on Fraser island and he can give you a really great insight to tours and the island itself. hostel itself is just amazing and the price is so cheap for what they offer. since I started traveling (six months), this is the best hostel I have stayed at.

Comment by Shelley & Dawn

November 2006

This place is great. It's brand new with all spanking new modern conveniences from the kitchen to the plasma screened, leather sofa TV room. The staff are really friendly and helpful and all for a great price. Also they have Yum Yum Thai restaurant down the road which serves great Thai food. Highly recommended.

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