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Brado's Backpackers Reviews

34 - 36 Darlinghurst Rd, Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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70%Overall Rating

From 88 ratings
  • 72%Character
  • 71%Security
  • 77%Location
  • 83%Staff
  • 75%Atmosphere
  • 45%Cleanliness

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57%

Please get rid of the cockroaches in the dorm, crawling at night all over the walls, our stuff, and ourselves. Fix the showers and faucets. I believe that for sanitary reasons a wc should be provided with soap on the nearest washbasin; no soap available to wash hands in the hostel bathrooms.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male, 41+
  • (3 reviews)


20%

horrible place

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


50%

Ive been there for 3 days, horrible!!! The room was so dirty. People who work there told me there are rats ..... Only one small Bathroom for all the people. Kitchen was ok.

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


63%

The main issue was cleanliness. Cockroaches, bedbugs and cleaners that did the barest minimum (they say your room and shower are cleaned once a day but that was definitely not the case in the dorm I stayed in). But value for money wise it wasn't that bad, great common area and large kitchen, plus really friendly helpful staff (cleaners excluded!)

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


63%

BED BUGS, COCKROACHES, RATS. You'll have to deal with them. Everything that can be broken IS broken (toilets, windows, taps, showers, beds...). The daily cleaning is a joke. Sometimes there's just no breakfast (I know it's free, but I wouldn't have chosen that hostel if it hadn't been for the free breakfast, so I might as well expect to get it). The kitchen and common room are almost rediculously dirty. But hey, you really do pay next to nothing.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

I thought it was a great hostel in a great location, being two minutes away from kings cross underground is amazingly useful. The only quam I have with the hostel is there were loads of drugs bad alcohol going on right by the hostel steps going on till the early hours, it was really annoying and hard to sleep. But great staff, really useful and friendly, hostel has a really homey vibe, great place, loved it!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


90%

the staff very kind all I liked the hostel, but sometimes the cleaning was not enough good


53%

Our room was dirty, and the bathroom was worst ! Floor not cleaned in the bedroom, cockroachs...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi A, sorry you didn't enjoy your stay in our 10 bed dorm, our rooms are cleaned every day by our hostel cleaners between 10:30am to 2:30pm. While we do our best to keep them clean, it's sometimes difficult when guests leave items on the floor instead of in the secure steel lockers we provide in your room in the 10 bed dorm. That being said, unfortunately people leave it until the review to tell us there is a problem instead of coming to reception and informing staff that there is a problem, we can't improve your stay if we don't know. Thanks again for your review.

43%

Common area smells like.. "bad word"..the smell never goes away... u feel like vomiting when you have your meals there. Oh, and you also have good company when you eat, or sleep, or do nothing >>> BUGS everywhere, everywhere, and everywhere ! So you don't stay in the small common area and then u don't know where to go. Breakfast is ridiculous and not free, you have to pay a deposit to get kitchen stuff.. just leave it in the kitchen !! ..anyway.. staff was fine and nice, and people too.

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi F, I wish to correct, the breakfast is 100% free, the unfortunate reason that we have to take a small $5 DEPOSIT for plates and cutlery is because in the past it was constantly being stolen or left dirty in the kitchen so no one else could use it. When you return your kit you get your deposit back (provide nothing is missing or broken). We also have a pack of 10 disposable cups for $1 available 24hrs a day in the vending machine so that you don't loose your cup from your pack while drinking and partying. Also because we are nice enough to allow our guests to drink and party in the hostel at night, the unfortunate effect is that people spill alcohol on the floor and don't clean it up which leaves a smell the next day. We have regular visits from a carpet cleaning company to steam clean these areas to remove that smell and we dust our carpets with deoderiser. You were unfortunately here for the Easter Loooong Weekend and there was a lot more partying than usual, we actually asked a couple of guests to check out due to their disregard for our property, deliberately pouring their drinks around the room. While we allow the party, we don't tolerate abuse of the facilities because we don't want it to ruin other peoples experiences. As is usually the case, if you had mentioned your issues on one of the many times you were asked by our staff "how are you" we could have done something to make your stay more comfortable. We offer free WiFi, free Breakfast and very low rates, but we can't do any more if we don't know the problem. Thanks for your review.

83%

Very friendly staff and guests (including long-stayers). Although more bugs than your average hostel.

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

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi P, thanks for your review, we hope you enjoyed your stay and your onwards travels are fantastic. We've been having regular visits from pest controllers as part of our management plan, unfortunately it's the nature of the area and the warmer weather that keeps us on our toes eradicating the little buggers. Tanks a Million :D

97%

A wild, quirky hostel. Forrest and Nev have developed a real friendly place. But you need to like lots of loud folk enjoying themselves - which after all is what travelling is about!

  • Globetrotter
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 41+
  • (34 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
G'day S, thanks for the review. You are correct, it's definitely a party hostel, we generally have an 18-35 policy because of this, but we realise that we do get cool people like yourself, over 35, who understand the reality of backpacker travel and what to expect from a hostel in Kings Cross (Sydney's Party Hub). It's been a pleasure having you and you are always welcome back at Brado's. Thanks for your realistic and truthful review. -Nev & Forrest

87%

The staff really helped me explore the city. They were friendly and made sure I enjoyed myself. Not the cleanest place but it is quite tolerable and the location is excelent. I was in walking distance of the major cites and the central bus station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi A, thanks for the review, we are glad you were looked after while you were here. We alsways like to get feedback about our cleaning, obviously we prefer it while you are here so we can fix it for you, but never the less, thank you for your feedback. I hope the rest of your travels are great.

57%

Didn't like this hostel at all, wanted to leave as soon as I saw the room. Dirty, smelly in the room, The lobby isn't cozy at all and The bathroom, actually,The whole building could use a renovation. Stad however is really friendly. It's a shame a location like this isn't used like it could be.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


70%

the hostel need more maintenance

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Chile
  • Male, 31-40
  • (1 review)


73%

Great hostel. Loved the free breakfast, free tea/coffee and free wifi - although it was slow at times. Forrest is lovely and very knowledgeable. The kitchen was always clean because you have to leave a deposit to use kitchen items, so people always cleaned up after themselves.

  • Globetrotter
  • 02 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 25-30
  • (30 reviews)


57%

It was ok, but little bit dirty.We were three girls in the room and one guy we didn't know who stayed there already longer. We had a shower and a toilet on the balcony( it was possible to use another one).One night this guy brought a couple in our room( we were already sleepng). They just came in and started using the Shower on the balcony. We were upset. Roommate just laughed. Than another boy came.This was too much!Called "security" who found this situation funny as well,the couple left.

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


37%

This is the most dirtiest hostel i have ever been to. Insects are the Lords of this place!!


70%

The hotel was really friendly. Lots of young, vibrant travelers there. Centrally located, easily accessible. Really friendly and warm people at the reception, appreciated that. Lots of party-goers and night-crawlers, my kind of scene. Although my only problem was the cleanliness, I understand that they employ people to clean the rooms daily, which is good and regular. Still, there's room for improvement. Need soap in the toilets, for instance.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


77%

Very nice staff but very dirty bathrooms. The people in the street could see us taking a shower in the bathroom nothing to hide. The cleanning lasted 5 minutes per room everyday no cleaning of the shower. The floor of the room was very very dirty. Room very noisy Internet was good no limits

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


57%

The dorm room was soaking wet when we arrived and the room was very messy. The ensuite bathroom had only a slightly frosted glass pane door so you could see everything that someone was doing in there. We found a double room for the next night as that was what we had originally wanted and they would not offer us any kind of refund. We paid for both places rather than stay there one more night! Also very hot in the dorms.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


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