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Bunk Backpackers Reviews

11-21 Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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83%Overall Rating

From 233 ratings
  • 83%Character
  • 84%Security
  • 85%Location
  • 83%Staff
  • 82%Atmosphere
  • 80%Cleanliness

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100%

Such a clean, friendly and fun backpackers! Really great location in the valley and backing onto a nightclub couldn't ask for a better spot or bunch of guys who looked after us thanks legends!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

You want to really enjoy your time travelling AUstralia (Brisbane) ensure you hit Bunk Packers for a cheap, fun-filled stay. Cheap alcoholic beverages. ;)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

The room was clean, free breakfast a plenty. really friendly staff, the manager was really quite funny. Good bar and located in the cool Valley. will stay again on my way back down the coast. Thanks Bunk!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


63%

We went in a room voor 8 people. Only 1 AC, wich does not work very wel, so Very hot! Not a lot of space, so we escaped to another hostel!! This was to noisy!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for leaving a review! The beautiful Spring weather in Brisbane can put our air conditioners under a bit of strain from time to time. We've since replaced the unit in your room and hope to have you back in Brisneyland soon! Love from the punks and spunks at BUNK!

83%

Really nice hostel. No food in rooms so if you felt like a snack you would have to go all the way to the kitchen to get one.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for the review Jessica! We have this rule in place because it attracts pests in the rooms. Love from the Punks and Spunks at BUNK

87%

Friendly staff, cool lay out, had a problem with our dorm so got a free upgrade no problems ;)


100%

Everything was excellent. The ginger man on reception was a delight! Beds were a bit squeaky ;)


100%

Bunk is probably the best Western hostel I have stayed in. The hostel itself provides a free drink to all who have just checked in, which is a great way for lone travellers like myself to meet people. The rooms are set out in a way which allows you to have your own private space, which is great for long term stayers. I went to Birdees pretty often, and had a great time. The $5 discount off the mains allowed me to ear pretty cheaply. I will definitely recommend.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Good atmosphere, great, friendly, helpful staff. A hostel must be fun like that always. Bar, guitar, fun. 10!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


93%

Thanks for another great stay :)


93%

Very nice. The birdees is a club into the hostel. You meet lot of interesting people there every nights. Well located. You can hire a bike for 1 day for 5$. Deluxe rooms are very confortable. I loved its pillows!


37%

For two nights there were cockroaches in and around our beds. The staff at reception told us they needed to see them before anything was done, they did say we could move rooms but during our time in the lobby another couple were complaining of ants in their room. The kitchen is no where near big enough to cope with the size of the hostels and is poorly equipped. During our 4 nights we had to eat with spoons as there were about 3 forks. Poor location.

  • Globetrotter
  • 11 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (35 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for the Review! We've just purchased a million forks after reading this review and had our pest guys back in for an extra service. There is a few crickets around Brisbane this time of year that are attracted to the big light on the top of our building. They are often mistaken for cockroaches. These crickets are not bred out of unhygienic conditions and are harmless. We'd love to have you back in Brisbane soon! Love from the Punks and Spunks at BUNK!

100%

AMAZING STAY- AMAZING STAFF- AMAZING KITCHEN- GREAT PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE

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


70%

1. You get a free pint for a review 2. The best review receives $100 bar tab. So most bunk reviews cant be trusted. But to be honest this is a pretty good hostel. The staff are great the rooms are good... So yeah great hostel. My one problem with bunk was the cockroaches, loads and loads of cockroaches all over the place. Also if you don't like the party vibes it can be a bit much (i love to party so thats a plus for me) but yeah the highlight was defiantly the staff.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Male, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Jake, Thanks taking the time to leave a review! We don't 'bribe' people with pints. We do have a sign in our internet cafe that reads 'Every week we give away a $100 bar tab for the Hostelworld Review that describes BUNK the most accurately and honestly. Get typing and keep an eye on your email to find out if you've won! ' We do this to encourage our guests to leave a review so we can identify the weaknesses in our Hostel and improve them. For example, We've called in our pest guy to come and address both of the rooms that you were in during your stay. Love from the Punks and Spunks at BUNK

100%

DORMS WERE EXCELLENT

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


47%

The night staff at check in were rude, inappropriate and unacommodating. In addition, there was no alcohol allowed in the rooms which forced guests to pay to drink at the hostel bar. We didn't find it to be a friendly atmosphere and we normally never have problems meeting new people. Overall, this would be one of the worst hostels we've stayed at from all over the world.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


67%

Very friendly and helpful reception staff- even got a free ride to our next hostel! However, I found the hostel to be quite noisy (but we did have one of the rooms near the bar). The rooms were very cramped with not enough room to put your stuff near your bed. Had a twin share room for one night, which was a single bunk bed with barely enough space to walk round the bed, and cupboards to put our stuff in that were so close to the end of the bed they wouldn't even open! Location was good.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

Only stayed one night as a stopover between a flight from Gold Coast and a flight out of Brisbane. Served it's purposed brilliantly with easy public transport to/from both these airports and the hostel. They'll even pick you up if you get off at Central Station. Although if you've not much baggage it's an easy walk from the closer station, 'Fortitude Valley'. Dorm good. Beds have own power socket/light & shelf. There are large lockers in the dorm. Wifi ($4 for 24 hours) works well in dorm.

  • Globetrotter
  • 26 Feb 2013
  • HaggisHunter
  • Scotland
  • Female, 31-40
  • (34 reviews)


70%

Cool place, fun atmosphere and nice staff. A real shame that one of the staff members Stole my bottle of vodka though..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Pretty good location near city centre!!! Pool, bar and a huge kitchen included. Very nice!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


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