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HI - YHA Apollo Bay - Eco Beach Hostel

Apollo Bay

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Address	5 Pascoe St, Apollo Bay Victoria, Australia Map
Price	Dorms from $28-38, Private rooms from $80-95 Check Current Prices by Date Here

Location/Contact

Details

This is a Hostelling International (HI) hostel. A membership card isn't required, but an extra fee will apply for non-members. You can get a membership card before your trip here.

Description

Apollo Bay is an essential stop along the Great Ocean Road, nestled between the rainforests of the Otway Ranges and the Apollo Bay surf beach. The recently opened Eco Beach YHA offers a unique seaside getaway, combining guest comfort and stylish décor with a range of innovative features to reduce the impact on the environment.

This architecturally designed and visually pleasing hostel utilises passive solar design and clever zoning techniques to reduce the level of energy consumption.

Eco Beach YHA has two spacious communal lounges, two fully equipped kitchens, several outdoor balconies and a rooftop deck offering spectacular views across the bay and coast in one direction and the Otways in the other.

The hostel is an excellent alternative to motel accommodation, giving priority to guest comfort with seven family rooms, twelve double / twin rooms and a maximum of four in multi-share rooms.

Eco Beach YHA is a stone's throw from the main street and the beach, with a great range of activities including the rainforest, waterfalls, surfing, kayaking, seal colony, paragliding, horse riding on the beach, the Otway Fly treetop walk and the Great Ocean Walking track.

Features

Kitchen
Lockers
Lounge / Common space
BBQ
TV
Movie Library/Rental
Washing Machine (laundry)
Travel information provided
Bike Rental
24 Hour Free Hot Showers

Ratings & Comments

5 Average from 2 Ratings

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Comment by Zanna, NZ

October 2009

Friendly, comfortable, clean.
As older travelers we were concerned about party noise as we arrived at the same time as a busload of young people. On check in our hosts, with no prompting moved us to a quiet room and suggested we use the downstairs kitchen. There was no noise and the atmosphere was great and we had the chance of relaxed conversation with other sole travelers. as well as members of the group. Beautiful hostel, well placed. Good On our hosts.

Comment by Cargill1

August 2006

We stayed in a private room in late April 2006, and it was very good. If this is the direction YHA is headed with their new hostels, then they should be very successful. The architectural design was a pleasure to be in, and its overall eco-friendly design was professionally done, without preaching at you. The common areas are very large, with two complete kitchens on different levels. Its location a block from the main street is excellent -- very close to shops, eateries, and services, but without any traffic or late-night pedestrian noise. The hostel is very new, and needs a little time to develop its personality and character. Staff were friendly and helpful, and overall it was great value for money. Being a rural YHA it is not a party place -- more a quiet retreat style, where you can meet and chat to people from all over the world. Highly recommended, and a welcome adjunct to the Great Ocean Road.

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