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Beaches Backpacker Resort-Airlie Beach Reviews

356-362 Shute Harbour Rd, Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

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71%Overall Rating

From 83 ratings
  • 67%Character
  • 66%Security
  • 88%Location
  • 71%Staff
  • 73%Atmosphere
  • 64%Cleanliness

The following reviews were submitted by customers who booked in the last 6 months.

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  • Avid Traveller: 10-20 Reviews Added
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57%

You have heaps of cockroaches in your rooms, thats disgusting!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


80%

Good professional staff !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 18-24
  • (7 reviews)


67%

Cockroaches in the room and toilets very unpleasant, needing renovating. Hostel is a very good location and discount from a very good meal downstairs is a plus with the cheap price.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


83%

good location and great meal deals for 6.50$. Not the cleanest but cheap and right across from the lagoon.


67%

Great meal deal at night! Hostel is basic but you get what you pay for.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


53%

It's cheap but there's a reason for that. We stayed in a 10 bed dorm, the bathroom was disgusting and there was a cockroach in there. The dorms are poorly laid out and in need of some serious tlc. The kitchen was poorly equipped, plus we had food stolen despite it being labeled. There was a pool but it had no water in it, not ideal. Some of the staff were good but a very unfriendly, rude female member let the rest of the team down. I'm sure there are better hostels in Airlie Beach!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 05 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (10 reviews)


60%

Cleaners need to clean not just tidy.. there is a difference!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


60%

Stayed in a 10 bedroom female dorm, the living area was clean however the washroom stank of urine the entire time, and it just didn't feel clean even though staff reassured that washrooms were cleaned daily. Great location, and cheap price so can't complain that much.


93%

The $6.5 in house meal deal was great! My room was tidy and clean, kitchen is cleaner than I thought. The staffs were very helpful as well. I'll definetly recommend it!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Hong Kong
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (1 review)


73%

The location was perfect, right across the street from the lagoon. The bar was nice as well, with good cheap meal offers and great life music.


20%

Very dirty hostel!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


57%

No lockers in rooms and it would be pretty easy for anyone to get up to the dorms. The bar however had a good atmosphere and its close enough to both the lagoon and marina.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (9 reviews)


100%

It was very good expirience in spite of bad weather. We were worried at heavy rain and drain under construction. But friendly staff changed our room to more safe and comfortable one. Thank you for kind consideration.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • South Korea
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)


20%

Absolutely awful I didn't even stay there and they still charged me the three nights! Bugs everywhere dirty rooms and the receptionist was disgustingly rude! Really not impressed :(

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Wales
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


77%

Good location helpful staff good value for money with meal voucher

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)


80%

Clean, AC in room, nice bar downstairs, good beds and ensuite bathrooms. Would go again


57%

The kitchen was really really dirty and there was no soap to wash dishes or towels to dry. And the pool is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.


73%

For $22 a night for 6 people, its fairly good value. The place is not dirty, just bit old and rusty. No fridge in the room though. Saying that, a huge pub is just down stairs. Recommended if you like a party hostel which is in the middle of the main street.

  • Globetrotter
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 25-30
  • (32 reviews)


73%

Good location to stay 1 night in Airlie Beach. Nice place with a bar with live music and cheap meal.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 25-30
  • (7 reviews)


73%

Pros: good location, nice meal deals for 6.50 AUD including a drink, staff relatively friendly. Cons: No good community area, no alcohol allowed

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male, 25-30
  • (9 reviews)


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