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Sleeping Inn Backpackers Reviews

26 Peninsular Drive, Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia

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81%Overall Rating

From 36 ratings
  • 82%Character
  • 74%Security
  • 85%Location
  • 89%Staff
  • 83%Atmosphere
  • 74%Cleanliness

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97%

Great nightlife and place was 2 min from everything! Really friendly staff.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey Patrick, Great to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed your stay and keep in touch. Enjoy the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

83%

Loved it here, everyone was soo friendly!! Would definately come back!!


93%

Much better than the one in cairns esplanade...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (2 reviews)


97%

Picked up by a limo need I say more!!! Clean, comfy, great location and staff ar really friendly! All round good show from Sleeping Inn would go back anytime!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Morris, Thank you for the awesome review! We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope you enjoy the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

87%

I was upgraded to a double room for free as I was not feeling great! It was so nice big double bed, my own bathroom and a big telly area so was great to recover in. I stayed a few extra nights to get better and asked if they needed me to move they where so nice and didnt charge me extra they just wanted to make sure I was feeling better seriously lovely people!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Michael, Im glad you were able to recover in peace - its not nice being away from home and being sick!! I hope you will come and visit us again but until then happy travelling!!

93%

The hostel was like being back at home! I shared with 3 other people and we had a 4 bed dorm and the a seperate living room, kitchen and bathroom I have never seen anything like it and it was great! They needed some more pots and pans but thats the only thing. Staff are unreal they are so helpful and nice some a little crazy ha !but in a good way was alot of fun here.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Edwina, Im delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and i hope you come and see us again real soon. Until then, enjoy the rest of your travels in Oz!!

100%

Everything was cleaned everyday so real good and the staf so friendly and helpful. Really enjoyed my stay.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Really great people at hostel now trvelling with people I met there! Games room with big TV was brilliant watched movies all day then went out that night and got free entry to clubs and cheap drinks. Hostel really clean and so close to town. The limo pick up from th greyhound stop was very unique!!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

I have to say this was a great hostel. Got a limo pick up and the managers on reception where so so helpful! Staff great and the rooms are like apartments.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

This place was spot on!!!! Big night out legendary and the staff that do it where brilliant!! Met lots of people and def going back!!! Thank you!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

I really enjoyed the hostel. The staff were friendly and they took us out to a different nightclub every night. I like the fact that there was a kitchen in every room and not a communal one with opening hours. Their couch in the TV room was also very cosy!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Chile
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Great hostel, clean and nights out ROCKED!!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


60%

Rooms cleaned daily which is good, but absolutely no security with doors and windows left open (no lockers either). FYI, the radio is turned on loudly at 9am.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


40%

I thought the hostel was dirty. The 'limo' that I was picked up from the bus in smelt of sick & set a bad first impression. The rooms were dirty & everywhere smelt damp. I would not recommend anyone to stay there, the shower was so dirty that I chose not to shower to avoid catching anything!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 25-30
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi, Sorry to hear you felt like Sleeping Inn was not for you. However we are very proud of our awesome limo and our cleanliness. Enjoy the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

70%

Our room had lots of cockroaches during the night and room didn't look like it had cleaned for a while.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Richard, We do clean our rooms everyday to ensure all rooms are clean. we hope you enjoy th rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

63%

Generally ok, apart from some noisy neighbours and the linen not fitting the bed.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


73%

The lack of a fan or air conditioning in our small 4 bed room made it impossible to sleep and this was a main problem staying here. The staff were friendly but when we brought up our problem nothing was done. The self contained kitchens and living rooms with tvs are good but there is not much of a communal area to eat or drink in the evenings.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Feb 2012
  • andrewsjemily5472
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (7 reviews)


80%

The hostel is very very good located just 300 metres from the transit centre and around 800metres from the beach. So you can reach central Surfers Paradise in 5-10 minutes by foot. The hostel is perfect for partying. The staff is going out with you and you get special deals, free entrance and sometimes free drinks. The only negative thing was, that our shower had just have a shower curtain. So the bathroom was always wet and a little bit of water always came into the kitchen/living room as well

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey Christoph, Great to hear from you and glad you enjoyed partying with us!! Have a great trip. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

37%

the hostel is quite far from the beach and the bathrooms are really dirty...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 25-30
  • (8 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Natalie, Great to hear from you :-) ! We are only 500m to the beach here in sunny surfers and we ensure all our rooms are cleaned every morning. Enjoy the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

73%

TV in the room didnt work properly, the images where in black and white. The exterior gate should be locked earlier as non-guests tried to access the rooms.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


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