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Coolangatta Sands Hostel Reviews

Corner of Griffith, PO Box 960, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia

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100%

A perfect package for a great stay with truly amazing facilities.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hardik, Thanks heaps for the comments. very much appreciated. It has been a big winter putting everything in place to make sure everyone this summer has a great time, in a clean hostel with heaps to keep you busy and entertained. Happy travels Hardik - Hopper

76%

A large hostel close to the beach and all Coolangatta's activities. The hostel looks nice, the rooms seem very new and the bathroom was ok. We had some problems with the roomm, since the hostel was overbooked. In the end we had to wait for some people to leave and clean up, but in the meantime they offered us drink in the bar downstairs. We booked a private double room, but got 2 beds in a dorm room (which was empty except for us). It is a typical surfer/backpacker hostel, not really for couples

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Couple 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


66%

OK place to stay in town, close walk to beach, some rooms have nice balconies with outdoor beds for lounging. Kitchen was clean with free breakfast. No alcohol is allowed in the hostel so you have to drink in the bar on the first floor. Bathroom cleanliness was horrible, no soap, no toilet paper. And maybe because there are no carpets in the building, but it is SOOO loud, even people just walking by echos and makes a bunch of noise, if anyone is talking in the hall you can hear every word.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 31-40
  • (8 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Mary, Thank you for your review and thoughts. Unhappy to hear you were not completely satisfied with your stay. This week was the busiest of our year thus far and we do have regular checks on the bathrooms. This would have only been a small miss but we do apologise... as for people talking? Hmm... can't do to much about that one! Travel safely Mary - Hopper

100%

Absolutly beautiful Hostel I'll back there.......perfect position....cool staff and always activity! I felt very good....like home.......

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

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Piergiorgio, Like home? Excellent!! Just what we have been working to achieve over the winter :-) Glad you have enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully you make it back one day soon - Until next time - Hopper

100%

hostel is great! the facilities are really good, nice having a balcony onto your room with cool day beds to relax, very clean loads of showers and loos kitchen area great free breakfast and 5 mins to the beach would definitely stay again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (6 reviews)

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Christie, Well I am glad we have ticked a few boxes for you and that you have enjoyed your stay with us. Its a pretty good spot!! Hopper :-)

100%

Such a good hostel! The rooms are big and clean with big lockers. Theres lots of showers and a big kitchen with a big patio area to sit outside and a sweet balcony area off of some of the rooms! Really good staff with lots of activities. beach is close by. I wish I had stayed for longer.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

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Ellyse, Very happy to hear you enjoyed you time with us. We wish you had stayed longer as well!! Travel safely and see you next time in Cooly! - Hopper

100%

awesome location if your a surfer, couldnt get much closer to the best breaks around. really clean, felt safe and loads of space to chill out, good storage for boards. really friendly staff, especially the manager who more than makes this hostel what it is, easily the best place to stay on the gold coast!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Laurie!! What can I say!? Yes, yes, yes and yes!! You nailed it in one. Maybe I should make you head of my PR department?! :-) Thanks for all the positve comments. Glad you enjoyed your time with us and I could not agree more.... it is the best location on the Gold Coast. Other Backapackers just need to discover it!! Until next time - Hopper

90%

Great idea with the jogging in the morning and evening!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey Stephanie! Well with such an amzing coastline its hard not to want to get out and run. And the weather is only getting better. Our Mount Warning Hike kicks of in 2 weks time as well. Bring on the summer!! Travel safely Steph and see you next time - Hopper

86%

the hostel was really good! one thing I LOVED - in your lockers - there are powerpoints!!! perfect for leaving cameras or phones charging up whilst you are out from the hostel....no need to worry about them being stolen!!! one bad thing - it was sooooo cold...and we only had these tiny, thin blankets to keep warm :(

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (19 reviews)

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Kassy!! All you had to do was ask for an extra blanket!! We have heaps to give out when needed. Oh well.... maybe next time :-( Otherwise I am glad you have enjoyed your time with us. Travel safely and see you next time - Hopper

90%

A nice, pleasant hostel with welcoming staff. Conveniently located in the town centre around all the shops. A 2 minute walk to the beach to sunbathe, 15 min walk along to snapper rocks break and another 10 mins on from there to D-Bah. There is a supermarket around the corner (Aldi's) and the hostel has a nice bar downstairs with fox sports and weekly entertainment. We did the quiz and that was good fun! Outside the rooms they have a nice balcony with day beds so thats nice when the sun's out.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Wales
  • Couple 25-30
  • (3 reviews)

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Peter, Glad you enjoyed your time with us and had the chance to have a good look around. Yes, it is a beautiful part of the Gold Coast. It just hasn't been discovered yet!! We are very proud of our beautiful beaches and local activites. Its a crackin place! Enjoy the rest of your travels Peter. Until next time - Hopper

90%

very clean, very nice, We were there in August, so it wasn't very busy, but we were quite happy at how clean it was.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Couple 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Jeremy, Yes our spring clean is in full swing! Things are a bit quieter but soon to get busy again as the sun heads our way. Whilst we clean every day we like to use this time of year to do a full blitz of the entire hostel in readiness for the rest of the year - Travel safely and see you next time around - Hopper

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