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Ocean Backpackers Reviews

29 St James Place, Ilfracombe, Devon, Address 2 :, Ilfracombe, England

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76%

A good hostel with plenty of common areas to chill out and watch TV or surf the net. The hostel is in a good central spot and there's parking for 6 cars out the back. The kitchen is really good and the rooms are clean. Quite a lot of beds packed into a small room though. The X-box that they have doesn't work and the guy that was there to check us in wasn't all that helpful. I've got the feeling he was just left there by the hostel owner without much training so it wasn't his fault.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 26 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 18-24
  • (20 reviews)

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Unfortunately you must have been checked in by one of our volunteers who are not usually asked to deal with check in's and the volunteer at that time (he has now moved on) was not exactly outgoing so we can only apologize for that. We always aim to insure that all our staff are helpful and accommodating. We have only recently found out about the xbox as no one had reported it and are currently in the process of replacing it. Thanks for your comments we do appreciate all feedback. Chris and Abby (owners)

93%

I stayed 2 nights at Ocean Packpackers. The first night I think I was the only guest so I had fun reading. The second night I met another guest at breakfast so we swapped travel experiences. The hostel could provide a few more books. I left a Ruth Rendell thriller for the common pool. This explains why I have left a blank in the Fun section. Everything else supersonic and I greatly appreciated the use of your carpark for my moped for the night when I was staying across the road. Bridgett

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


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  • 26 Oct 2011 (76%)
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