Mildura Auberges de Jeunesse

"I stayed here for six or seven months in 2002. I had a great time, with great people." … "There is new managers and they are wonderful, they treat us as if their own children. the rooms and bathrooms are always clean. we sit around and talk and there's always work. we never get bored and i would never leave! if you been here with the old managers, come back, this time it's twice as better, my word to yours." … "I had the best time of my life here, mate." … "Had the best time of my life there. Came back several times. Ok, was...  more »

"My Australian Home - The moment I arrived in Mildura was dreadful -- hot, irritable, so not in the mood to go grape picking. my first impression of the hostel was not a good one. but within days I felt at home, like one big family and the oddest atmosphere in a hostel I'd stayed in and have been in since -- more like a share house. The Manager, Maria makes this place -- wouldn't be the same without her! She's completely honest about work -- she'll tell the truth about what works going over the phone so you don't waste time and money getting...  more »

"The Stopover is the best Hostels in Mildura! It's very clean and the Owner is very nice and friendly. It's one of the best Hostels I had ever seen. If you stay in Mildura, you must go to the Stopover, you will be surprised. Thank you Wayne for helping us in an emergency situation." … "Good conditions, helpful strict honest owner - well arrived in mildura on a whim. called the owner Peter the week before re jobs accommodation. he was very honest with me and told me i may have to wait for work. i was prepared for this, but lo and behold...  more »

"This was the absolute best hostel in Australia without a doubt. At first we booked to stay for three weeks than ended up staying for three months. With only four people to each room plus en suite bathrooms, TVs and bar fridges, we wish we came earlier, but the luxury didn't stop there. There was six days of work a week; everyone worked for the same company but in different locations. Everyone was on an hourly rate. The two of us were bringing home around $730 each, clear, which is about $1400 AUS. After work we all went back to the hostel...  more »

"Nice place - Had a lot of fun here and made some good friends and money. Great beds, clean. This was one of the best places I stayed while I was in oz." … "Ok - i stayed here for almost a month. it's a nice hostel, it's clean and the owner + his son are nice as well. it's just not a good working hostel. they haven't got enough contracts with farmers so that everyone in the hostel will find work and it is the most expensive hostel in mildura." … "Not job and the owner only concerns about money - My boyfriend and I stay here since...  more »

"I stayed at Zippy Koala (affiliated with Riverboat Bungalow) back in March 2005 and the owner's name wasn't Peter back then. This was a great hostel (with a free swimming pool and table tennis) and was cleaned daily by a professional cleaner. The management were really friendly and found me a great hourly rate job $13/hour. The hostel owners do not employ the backpackers — they connect them with other people needing workers. The work was great and the accommodation great value for money. They charged $132 per week but offered some discounts...  more »

"Mildura Oasis Backpacker Hostel is a working hostel nearby the city centre of Mildura. They will arranged you job as long as you stay here for long term but unfortunately the pay rate that they offer now has been changed to by contract instead of by hour. It only takes five minutes to walk to most shops, restaurants, and cafes. There you can find all the big supermarkets including IGA, Coles, and Woolworths. The Location Its location is good, as it is not far to go to most of the fast food shops or big supermarkets. Its around...  more »

"Dirty place, stupid owner! - I wouldn't recommend anyone to go to that place, the owner Peter Doody's only preoccupation is your money. He promised us good jobs, we worked sometimes 10 hours a day to get less than 50$. Also he'll make you work for farmers who have no respects and who'll treat you like a slave. Yelling at you all day long for a sh*tty pay at the end of the week. You'll get charged $10 per day for transportation and his vans are really not meant to be on the road! (some friends got fined by cops because the car at a broken...  more »

"Victoria's Borderline Backpackers is the name of this working hostel and borderline is what you get. Presumably named after the border between Victoria and New South Wales, which is just over the river Murray next door, this hostel has not only barely acceptable living conditions for the price you pay, the owner also seems to be suffering from a severe case of borderline personality disorder! The only thing great about this place is the people you may meet. As the prices of all hostels are equal in Mildura, you are far better off if you...  more »