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Sleeping Inn Backpackers Reviews

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

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80%Overall Rating

From 77 ratings
  • 79%Character
  • 72%Security
  • 89%Location
  • 85%Staff
  • 82%Atmosphere
  • 72%Cleanliness

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93%

Sleeping Inn is a very good hostel. Each room has it's own kitchen, something you don't find in hostels very often. The hostel offers a lot of nice things to do: there's a big gaming room, books for everyone, a nice pool and a big TV. I especially liked the movie nghts with BBQ and of course the big night out. All in all it's a very clean hostel and the staff was really friendly,helpful and open-minded. I will definitely come back! ;)

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

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Nadja Thank you very much for your lovely review :) We cant wait to see you back here one day! We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

100%

Huge rooms, all you can eat pizza nights, going out to bars and all that for a cheap price!

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Ilkka Thank you very much for the very nice review. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. Would be great seeing you back here one day :) The Sleeping Inn Team

83%

Very good hostel in a nice location. Rooms have their own fridges and kitchen, nice pool area etc. Great atmosphere, free entry to clubs etc. Free Internet comes in very handy. Could use some lockers in the rooms though as for doors are hardly ever locked.


80%

Sort wifi issues get lockers and air conditioning and would be a great hostel

  • Avid Traveller
  • 30 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male, 25-30
  • (11 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Nicholas Thank you very much for your review. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

70%

Free car shuttle wasn't working and was told to walk, we ended up getting a taxi which the hostel paid for and gave us a free upgrade to a private room, was very happy about this as we arrived to the hostel not thinking very highly of it.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Jack thank you very much for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and sorry again for the inconvenience first caused. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

63%

The rooms are tiny and no air con. Bathroom shared between 8 people. Very dirty. Kitchen shared between 8 people and too dirty to cook in. But they do have free wifi and they store your bags for you for free. There are no lockers though so you are relying on the good nature of the people you share your room with. Good location too.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Amelia thank you very much for your review. We are cleaning the rooms every day. Unfortunately you are sharing with other people ewho might not tidy up after themselves and after using the kitchen. We do have lockers at reception free to rent for you. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

90%

Great hostel with something on every night! Staff were very good but smoking facilities could do with some repair work or replacing, more cutlery, plates bowls and cups would be good! Other than that cant really fault the hostel.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 10 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (10 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi GAry thank you very much for your review. We apologize if you were a little short on crockery and cutlery. We always try our hardest to restock the rooms. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping In Team

97%

Booked in for 1 night but ended up staying for 5 nights! As o lone traveller, some places can be hard to integrate into, but the staff were pretty cool and got me involved with some drinks to break the ice. Rooms are standard for a hostel, but spent most time in the pool anyway. Awesome place - would defo recommend!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Bulgaria
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi George Thank you very much for the great review. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

73%

We really enjoyed our stay here. The beds were comfy and we liked the appartment style however the room we were in was ridiculously hot at night even with the windows open and fan on full so we got very little sleep which was a shame. We would stay hère again but maybe in cooler weather.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 08 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Mixed Group, 25-30
  • (12 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Michelle, Lovely to hear from you and thank you for your review. Enjoy the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

37%

Very unclean, old furnished, painting coming off the wall. Bathroom completely dirty, razorblades and old soaps, it seamed like the place had not been cleaned for weeks. Found chewing gum on the bed and on the sheets. Staff wasnt really interested in working things properly. Do not recommend!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Talitha, Lovely to hear from you. You arrived later in the evening so sometimes other room mates will make a little mess. You only stayed one night so I do find your comment very unfair as we clean daily in our lovely hostel and above all else my staff are always very helful. Enjoy the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

57%

The building has a great location however it is very old and the facilities are dirty and not well taken care of. Everything is very torn. Also the service isn't that good. We arrived at 11AM local Gold Coast time and were told our beds would be ready by 12. We left and came back at 3PM and our beds wwere still not ready. We were then given two dirty sheets to put on the old beds. And the rest of the linen (pillow and etc) were waiting for us on the dirty floor.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Samir thank you for leaving a review. Official check in is at 2pm so obviously we always try our best to get everything done for you in time. On busy days and regarding peak season this can of course vary a little. My apologies if this caused any inconvenience for you. I am a little confused as we NEVER ask our guests to make their own beds? I can guarantee all my staff is very helpful. Enjoy the rest of your travels :) The Sleeping Inn Team

97%

Great location, super close to downtown. Nice setting with kitchen, rooms, restroom. Only problem is 2 toilets and 1 shower for 3 room (10+ people). I enjoyed the $7 all u can eat Dominos pizza night. There's a pool, TV, pool table. Need to pay for internet which is not good. Overall, I'd stay here again. My roomies were great!!!

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Marisela thank you very much for your lovely review. Nice to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Internet is $2 for 20min but WiFi is for FREE 24/7. Unfortunate if you missed out on using this. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels! The Sleeping Inn Team

100%

WOW great place in OZ. Would like to go back right now. Had the best time ever and met so many nice people. Loved the little flat we were in. Very differnet to all those big dorms and massive/messy kitchens in some other places :) It's like having your own little hostel family. I would always come back! Thanks to the very polite guy at reception for sorting out my trip too.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Katy thank you very much for you lovely review. Great to hear you enjoyed our crazy :) nights out and all the rest too. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Team

100%

Very nice hostel. Glad I stayed. So easy to meet people. There's stuff going on every night. Loved the Pizza Nights and Sin City for free is rocking :) Would love to go back one day!!!! Thanks to the brilliant staff to make it sooooo hard to leave haha

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


47%

Rooms and Facilities very dirty! loud!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Natascha, We are a backpackers so we do have some loud people now and again however all noise stops after 10pm as everyone goes out. We clean every day and offer many freebies here :-)! Enjoy your travels The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

87%

mattress has no support, not comfortable at all.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Taiwan
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Juby, Thank you for your review. I would have changed the mattress for you if it had been uncomfortable for you. So for this I do apologize. We hope you enjoy the rest of your travels The Sleeping Inn Team :-)

47%

Had booked a double private, this came with a shared kitchen/living room. This was fine until the second night when the living room became someone's bedroom. Kitchen adequate but could do with a good scrub, bedroom was the same - dirty carpet, hairs on windowsill, mattress and pillows smelt bad - old and very well used. Sofa in living room was disgusting. On first day the staff entered (following no response after knocking)our (locked) room and woke us up, trying to sell us their pizza night.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 27 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (11 reviews)


67%

Staff is friendly. It's located just 10 mins away from the transit centre and 15 mins from the beach by walking. However the cleanliness of unit #2 where we stayed for 1 night and other shared space didn't meet our expectations, especially compared with many other hostels we stayed around the world. And I like to suggest this hostel to fit insect screens to all windows otherwise guests can't open the windows which make the room extremely hot in the summer time.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Taiwan
  • Male, 31-40
  • (3 reviews)


57%

I stayed at this hostel on recommendation from a friend but i was really dissapointed. Liked the apartment-style but rooms were tiny, BOILING and smelly...no protectors on mattresses and no air con so mattresses smelt! 1 bathroom between 12 or something, which wasnt very nice. I lnow this isnt the hostels faults but some sort of works woke me up at 6am and due to the noise and heat i couldnt go backto sleep. Was relieved to leave

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Meghan Thank you very much for your review. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels. The Sleeping Inn Crew

93%

The only place I would stay in surfers paradise, really easy to meet people as a single traveler, always some sort o organised event, is a BYO hostel so is really social and saves some all important dollars. Wifi reaches most of the rooms. Rooms are a nice set up with own kitchens and lounge area - more like a flat than a dorm!! Really friendly staff, thank so much!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


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