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Brisbane City YHA Reviews

392 Upper Roma Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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83%Overall Rating

From 88 ratings
  • 79%Character
  • 90%Security
  • 83%Location
  • 83%Staff
  • 79%Atmosphere
  • 86%Cleanliness

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90%

Good trip for 2 days in the YHA in Brisbane center. Good price and nice room. Staff friendly and professionnel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


87%

Great little bar connected to this hostel. Cheap jugs!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 26 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (17 reviews)


77%

Kitchen utensils were a bit dirty as the people staying there weren't cleaning up after themselves. Other than that, it's a good hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


70%

A good plus, they do have aircon in the rooms.

  • Globetrotter
  • 21 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Japan
  • Male, 41+
  • (27 reviews)


83%

The Brisbane City YHA is located close to the Soutbank area and to the Roma Street rail station. The hostel is relatively new. The Dorms feature air condition, a locker with power point and a reading light per bed. The bathroom consists of three separated small rooms for basin, shower and toilet. Both the dorm and the bathroom were in excellent condition and cleaned regularly. Unfortunately, the air condition in our room did not work properly, like the light in our toilet room :(

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


83%

The receptionist only booked my in for 2 night and I asked for 3. So as a result I lost my deposit despite me having a receipt for 3 nights. So I was out of pocket thanks to that. I was also not issued with a yha stamp card as I was suppose to be by the same receptionist. Other members of staff were fine though and rectified the girls mistakes.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


100%

Nice and very helpful staff

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Female, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


97%

We LOVED this hostel....it was absolutely outstanding. Everything was super clean and the facilities were excellent. The kitchen was HUGE...big enough for everyone to cook in and the pool was an added bonus. The TV room was a welcome place to chill and the bar downstairs serves amazingly yummy food and has a great atmosphere. There is a large laundry room and the bathrooms are very clean! It might as well be a hotel!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (9 reviews)


87%

I stayed in 4 bedded room which was clean all round and the visiting guests were friendly as were all the staff. Also kitchens were well equipped and cleaned on a nightly basis.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 41+
  • (2 reviews)


77%

The common kitchen was very good and the common pool area/terrace was beautiful. The room (we had a 3 bed dorm) was small but clean with A/C. Everything worked well and we can definitely recommend this hostel for anyone visiting Brisbane and want good value for money.


90%

Railways noise in the backside rooms !!!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


73%

Nice place, especially when compared to the surrounding hostels, which appear on the whole pretty nasty. A little bit of a walk to the south bank and train station, but reasonable. The rooms and bathrooms were clean. Not bad.


100%

I have sent this earlier but maybe problem in sending. I have fantasic stay. Live in NT often stay at YHA Alice Springs (second home for remote workers, teachers, nurses, flying doctors pilots). Brisbane was wonderful. After 3 months in the desert on an Aboriginal Community travelling 5 hours into the desert. I stayed there one night enroute to Tassie. I could stay there a week and have a complete break. Beautiful pool, tv room eating area. Wonderful. Staff super. Watch disappeared bathroom???

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 41+
  • (1 review)


80%

Bathroom are clean , Laundry to Nice Place , clean , large Kitchen , Tv Lounge need some recent movies ! Conform To YHA

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


73%

Clean, secure, good value but not a hostel for great character or atmosphere. Wifi expensive and inflexible policy on printing (I couldn't print 1 page boarding pass without paying for an hour of Internet on the PC even though I had paid $20 for 3 days of wifi :()

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


73%

The lounge areas were smelly, it smelt like dirty feet/

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 41+
  • (1 review)


87%

very modern and clean hostel. big kitchen, tv room, little pool, ac in the rooms, comfortable beds. i just missed lockers.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 13 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (15 reviews)


83%

The hostel was very nice and clean It almost felt like a hotel. It is not far from the Roma st transit center and a short walk to Southbank.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 25-30
  • (8 reviews)


93%

Great stay, as usual! I love this place - clean rooms, helpful staff, good bathrooms with great showers, love the food at Drifters...the only problem I've ever had is my card deactivating itself, but the staff member at the front desk always fixes it in 30 seconds, so no worries! Will stay again!


83%

New and clean. Excellent security. Big lockers with power points in them (bring a lock). You can bring in your own alcohol. Avoid 6 bed mixed dorm (mine had no window and only one very dim light). There is a bar next door, however it was never busy and there was nothing organised at night (except TV night etc.). Good hostel overall - Definitely recommend for anyone traveling in a group. If by yourself, you may want to look for a "party" hostel.

  • Globetrotter
  • 29 Nov 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male
  • (40 reviews)


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