Friendly hostel Somewhere To Stay Backpackers offers dorms and rooms in Brisbane’s cool West End. The laid-back lodgings come with free Wi-Fi, complimentary local-area shuttle and outdoor swimming pool. This hostel offers mixed and female-only dorms, as well as basic, private rooms. Some rooms are en suite and many come with TVs and/or minifridge. Free linen is provided. Offering a common room with games consoles, board games and TV with Netflix, this lively hostel also provides bicycle rental, free parking, laundry facilities, lockers and luggage storage. A communal kitchen with cooker and fridge is available for guests, who can eat their culinary creations in the garden, also the setting for the hostel’s Aussie-style barbecue parties. Somewhere To Stay Backpackers is just one mile from South Bank train station, 1.2 miles from the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) and 1.6 miles from Anzac Square.
Located in Brisbane's cosmopolitan West End, this hostel offers a budget-friendly base to explore Queensland's capital from. Active guests enjoy the 20-minute walk to South Bank's sunny promenade; others prefer to take the hostel's free local-area shuttle, which runs at set times throughout the day.
This Brisbane hostel is popular with backpackers, who love the opportunity to meet like-minded travellers from around the world in the communal living space with TV and comfy couches. The shared kitchen with a large, clean fridge for storing snacks is an attractive feature for many.
Guests find staff at this hostel accommodating and flexible. Management are praised for being super-responsive when problems arise, giving upgrades to inconvenienced guests. The housekeeping team are praised for keeping communal areas spotless. The hostel's jolly shuttle driver and night manager also leave a lasting impression.
Spartan dorms at this budget hostel provide few home comforts. Reviewers mention a bad smell caused by lack of air-conditioning. Some who book private rooms are kept awake by noisy neighbours through thin walls. However, both dorms and private rooms are described as spacious and clean.
This welcoming hostel's shared bathrooms are reviewers' least favourite communal feature. During busy times, the over-subscribed space can get grubby, despite the constant cleaning. Some travellers find the small sinks in toilet cubicles awkward to use, others get annoyed about the lack of shelf in showers.
The most common criticism of this friendly hostel relates to its lack of free Wi-Fi. Many travellers who connect to the property's hotspot find the price relatively high, and keep usage to a minimum. However, those who travel light appreciate the communal computers with internet access.
Yes, Somewhere To Stay Backpackers offers 2 pool areas.
No, Somewhere To Stay Backpackers doesn’t allow pets.
Yes, Somewhere To Stay Backpackers provides Parking, Accessible parking for guests.
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Somewhere To Stay Backpackers is located in 47 Brighton Road, corner of Franklin Street, 4101, Brisbane, Australia.
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