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Strattons Hostel Reviews

249-253 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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59%Overall Rating

From 21 ratings
  • 56%Character
  • 58%Security
  • 80%Location
  • 57%Staff
  • 53%Atmosphere
  • 50%Cleanliness

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40%

That\'s very nice to learn that there is a Night Club just beyond our room when we arrive, and that we can\'t sleep because of that. The staff was not really friendly, and didn\'t care at all of our problems : we had bed bugs in our room : \"Oh just wait tomorrow and we\'ll see.\". A guy next room puke everywhere : same thing. One out of three shower is working in the bathroom. Security is really awesome : anyone can enter our rooms, as some people who didn\'t pay any room were sleeping with us.

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


77%

Well as i said has good location and is quiet cheap that the best part but could be better if they open the open the windows in the room, especially in the morning to let come fresh air. In other hand on the foyer there isn´t to much light because it hasn´t Windows there but may be you can put more lights making the place better. Finally it hasn´t seem to have control. We saw people that come and take the first empty bed they found, and hasn´t got to many stuff. I think they didnt pay. I like it

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


53%

There was just one bathroom for both gender. and one toilet was out of order and the other one wasn't really working (flush)...not really comfortable

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


43%

Bed Bugs!!! Spores!!! They didn`t care!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


67%

Unfortunetly, I did not like my stay. Our room was really stinky and dirty and the only two tiny windows it had, opened to the hallway (stairs) . there was no oxygen in the room and it was about 35degrees! we stayed there a friday night anf a saturday night and were not able to sleep until late, because of the awful loud music coming from downstairs. The kitchen though, was always clean. Unfortunetly, we did not have any room to store our food. Sorry to say, but i would not choose to stay again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple 18-24
  • (1 review)


70%

The room we stayed in was a four bedroom dorm, the room had a fan that went very slow, and the window was facing the stairs, so if we wanted somewhat fresh air in our room we had the window open, and then we heard all the people that was going up and down the stairs. It smelled bad in the room because there was not any fresh air. A girl who lived in the 3 rd floor get bedbugs. This hostel has the common room wand the reciepton with the world square hostel, sl it was quite hard to find.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


43%

Terrible! only stay if you're desperate, the YHA's are the same price and much better. Standing water in all the bathrooms, no lockers in the bedrooms, loud (above a bar)..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


53%

it was way to expensive for what it offerd, other hostels who are the same prize have al sorts of nice things extra

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


53%

Fridges in kitchen dirty, no power in sockets in bedrooms on first floor - reported twice, no internet access, only 2 toilets for whole floor, kitchen cleaned in morning but disgusting by end of evening,no staff on site. Beds in private rooms clean and comfortable, staff from World Square Hostel very polite and keen to help - let us upstairs to use internet, reported power failure but nothing done. Good location for city centre, Darling Harbour etc. $Au100 per night excessive, esp without power.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

very good hostel, great staff! come here have fun and enjoy sydney!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


73%

Good hostel, great people ! Needs a tv though and please ask the cleaning lady to smile :) overall very happy with stay

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


60%

I would have loved to be told that check in is/was two blocks away in the world square hostel! Would have spared me for a lot of walking around with my backpack! I don\'t know if this is something they\'re working on changing in the future. Hostel was fine though. Not great but okay. It really needed a prober commonroom and not just the hallways. A few more toilets wouldn\'t be bad either..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)




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