Arts Factory Lodge Reviews

Hostel is not a bad place at all but its annoying that they play loud music from 10am to 10pm pretty much.so for someone who is looking to go there and have a sleep in or relax thats highly annoying. Makes no sense playing that music with speakers mounted everywhere specially when different people have different taste of music. Thats is the only reason I wont go back there as we most go to Byron to relax and there is not much to do when its raining.

Most unique, positive, liberal atmosphere from any hostel I've been to. And the location is superb. Worth a visit on its own.

Really relaxed place in beautiful environment in the woods. Transport bus to city center was not in use when I was there, but It's only about ten minutes walk.

Loved the hostel! Initally went for 3 nights, got stuck there for a week and allready planning to go back!

Great hostel, amazing atmosphere and there's a lot going on. Would definitely recommend this hostel to everyone!

It's a great place with excellent atmosphere and beautiful grounds. I think the shuttle that goes every 5 minutes is really handy and it's nice to have workshops and activities going on all the time. I liked that you provided an area for campers (including very long term guests!). A few small suggestions - the cube rooms have big gaps under the door so lots of mosquitos get through - could possibly improve that, and also the MC for the open mic night was awful.

I love it! Everything is so relaxed and there is a very warm and friendly atmosphere. The Cafe Bar offers excellent food and coffee and rhe dorms are very big.

Very cool place - wish I could have stayed longer!

Shared a room with a cockroach family

Had a fantastic time at the Arts factory lodge. The place radiates the laid back vibe of Byron Bay and attracts a special kind of person, met heaps of great people at the lodge. During my stay I found that everything I needed was on hand, there was no reason to leave the hostel, you could enjoy your stay with out venturing past the front gate. They Byron Bay brewery is oposite the hostel, the beer is fantastic, food is wholesome and the staff friendly and attentive.

Shared the dorm with a family of cockroaches.

It´s a great hostel and I had a very good time there, liked the atmosphere a lot.

loved that they had a free shuttle bus running to and from town. This bus ran every 10mins after 10pm until 4am! PERFECT for those drunk nights. although if your after a quiet nights sleep, this probably isnt for you. You could hear everything from the pub next door on open mic night. but overall id stay here again and also reccomend for a few nights stay.

The Arts Factory is so much more than just a hostel. I booked in for a night and am now contemplating moving in permanently! Surrounded by nature, the village has water dragons and bush turkeys wandering around everywhere. Live performances take place most evenings so you can sit out with a bottle of wine, or you can choose to hang out in next door's brewery which also hosts live music and a range of unique beers. And if that wasn't enough, the shuttle bus runs every 5 minutes from 10pm-4am.

When you are in Byron you definetly don't want to miss the arts factory, it is hard to discribe and you must have been there before you believe it, but this place is so laidback, relaxed and you really feel you're in the bush instead of 10 minutes from the beach. Great atmosphere, greater surroundings and lots of activities that are all worthwile doing them. Defintely the best hostel I stayed so far

Was cool that we were surrounded by water dragons when we had breakfast :) But as it had rained for a few days the hostel was full of mosquitoes and we were eaten alive, in our room and the shower room. We stayed in the girls 4 bed dorm, which had a fridge but no fan. Also there was no lockers in the rooms, only tiny ones down by the pool for a couple of bucks per day or bigger electronic ones near the front desk for 3 bucks per 12 hrs.

Great atmosphere, so much more than just a hostel - more like a little community!

Fun place to stay thats a bit outside town - walkable though. Very lively atmosphere about the place all the time

too far from the city

A really hippy hostel, but full of character. Good experiences: Staff were lovely, loved the water dragons running round, great place to chill out, Bad points: I went out on my first night and came back at 2am and someone was asleep in my bed, after moving my stuff off it. The room was double booked, but the staff were great in helping sort it out. not the cleanest hostel and the kitchen was always too busy, also it was far from town but the shuttle made up for that.