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Prince Consort Backpackers Reviews

230 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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57%

Rating
202 Total Reviews
  • 62%Value For Money
  • 57%Security
  • 79%Location
  • 56%Staff
  • 56%Atmosphere
  • 33%Cleanliness
  • 53%Facilities

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31%

Fair enough it is only $17 a night but it's the worse place I have ever stayed we were there one night which was a disaster the fire alarm went off at 5 In the morning and when we went down on the morning to check out not as much as a sorry was said awful place... Not to mention you have to checkin in a casino to which we were ask for ID before we could enter

  • 08 Jun 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


60%

Very rude staff on desk. Room was overbooked so we had to move at 3:30 am. Only good thing is the price.

  • 08 Jun 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


60%

Excellent location and value for money, staff could have been friendly and more helpful, not much atmosphere in terms of music or people around the common room, rooms we okay and served there purpose of being somewhere to store our stuff and sleep

  • 08 Jun 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


80%

My time at the hostel was greeeaaat because of the atmosphere,but i came back home with a lot of bites.

  • 16 May 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


49%

You get what you pay for. So if you travel and use a minimum budget for an acommo then it's right place to stay!!!

  • 09 May 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • Japan
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


40%

Worst hostel I have ever stayed at. Would not recommend to anyone. Toilets were disgusting. Didn't flush and were full of... Well you can imagine! Of the 3 showers available 1 was locked. 1 had no water and 1 had been used as a alternative toilet. When I mentioned this to staff they seemed unconcerned. Said they were aware and wouldn't be fixing it as they close in a month. Avoid at all costs!!


57%

I had no window in my room and they never cleaned the rooms. But the people I met there were very nice ;) The hostel was 30 min away from the city centre, so you have to walk a lot!

  • 06 May 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


49%

Welcoming not so good. Reception doesn't respect the hours noticed.

  • 03 May 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


71%

useful just for short term in Brisbane


51%

I understand that this hostel is over a pub but I wasn't expecting (very loud) live music until 3am. There were numerous signs in the kitchen asking people to wash their dishes but no dish washing liquid or clean tea towels provided. The toilets were FILTHY. The reception was often not attended-particularly annoying at 10am and 2pm - . Air con not working in some rooms. A number of signs stated the entire hostel had security cameras - surely a breach of privacy (bedrooms and bathrooms)

Owner Comment (Hide)
Hi Suzie I'm sorry you had a bad experience here. As our hostel is located on top of the elephant arms people have to expect live music playing so if you are looking for something quiet i would suggest that people don't book here over the weekends as it can be quite loud. We have cleaners that are supposed to top up the soaps etc but we have had some issues with them lately especially because they come in the early morning before we arrive so we cant walk around with them and show them exactly what needs doing. The air conditioners are being fixed at the moment and almost every room has a unit that is up and running now. Yes the hostel has security cameras in the hallways, common room and kitchen etc but never in the bedrooms or bathrooms! We have these purely for security reasons so make sure we don't have unwanted guest during the night etc. Kind Regards Prince Consort

49%

So dirty everywhere, the floors, the rooms, the kitchen, horrible smell!!! So loud the whole night, noise from the street and the pub of the hostel and the backyard cause there were no windows to closem just open walls like being outside while being inside. Just the bathroom was clean. BED BUGS everywhere, the reason why me left !!!!!!!! We got bitten !!!!!

  • 04 Jan 2013
  • Novice Nomad
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Hide)
Hi Kornelia, I'm sorry you had to go through this and we do apologize. We have had issues with the cleaners which we are sorting out immediately as they are not doing their job properly. The rooms were getting quite stuffy as the air conditioners were broken however they are almost all fixed. The bed bug issue is due to people not washing their clothes and belongings properly and taking them from room to room we have a strict procedure for dealing with bed bugs but people have not been following it hence why we had such a big problem. However i have hired to cleaners who go from room to room steam cleaning and have got it under control now. Kind Regards Prince Consort



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