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The Funk House Reviews

23 Darlinghurst Rd, Kingscross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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73%Overall Rating

From 20 ratings
  • 71%Character
  • 78%Security
  • 84%Location
  • 79%Staff
  • 65%Atmosphere
  • 59%Cleanliness

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80%

Just stayed the one night on a weekend but I had no complaints whatsoever. The girl at reception was extremely helpful and friendly.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Daniel Thank you for your recent review and your comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and I will pass your compliments onto Johanna. In the meantime safe travels regards FH

70%

Well FH deserves all the credit to keep the place prestine, needs to step up with the residents maintaining it though. The loo and the corridors were cleaned everyday but I found some residents to be just feral. My room was very small and hot, every1 in my room was struggling to get a good nites sleep due to the noise from the street. The lockers is my room were all broken. Scottish staff at nite= friendly & helpful. No refund policy if u pay in advance & wanna move to sumother place.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Pakistan
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Abdullah Thank you for your recent review and I will pass your comments onto the cleaners. I appologise that the lockers we broken in your room during your stay. These were repaired once we made aware of this. We are situated in the heart of Sydney's entertainment area and you stayed during the week of Mardi Gras which is one of the busiest times in Sydney, so it can be noisier than other times. In the meantime safe travels in the future regards FH

67%

The hostel is pretty clean apart from the ants on the rooftop and in the TV Room, The rooms are bit small, i was in the 4 female room and 2 of us couldnt move around at same time and also lead to the room being very hot at night although the fan was on and the windows were open. This hostel is great if there long term as every1 else is.. i was there for 5 nights and hardly one spoke as they were in there groups.!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Feb 2012
  • tammiec1986
  • Scotland
  • Female 25-30
  • (8 reviews)


90%

One of the cleanest I have ever been in, the kitchen had a slight fruit fly issue but that can only be one piece of fruit left behind. The room conditions were excellent as were the bathrooms, slightly disappointed with the shuttle service, it took more than 2.5 hours from when my plane landed to arrive at the hostel. Then I ended up having to pay because I was told to get on the wrong bus. Yes I understand it was a mix up, but that is my only disappointment. I had a great stay and thank you!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Lauren Thanks again for your review and your comments about the Funkhouse. We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Sorry once again regarding the Shuttle bus. Unfortunately all Hostels in Sydney are required to use an Independent company. In the meantime safe travels and hopefully we will see you in the future. Regards FH

93%

Had a great time. Friendly and helpful staff. Very near to Kings cross station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • Female 31-40
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Kalpana Thank you again for your review and comments. We're glad you enjoyed your stay at the Funkhouse. In the meantime safe travels. Regards FH

83%

First the good: - Nice staff - Excellent location Now the awful: - Do not leave your windows open. You'll have cockroaches in your room - There is no air conditioning just a fan bad located - My room had a massive leak and water started to pour from the ceiling over my bags (room 33)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Venezuela
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Eduardo Thank you for your recent review we are glad you enjoyed your stay. Unfortunately we can't do anything about the weather and as Sydney has a lot of rain this summer (the most for 60 years!!!) there was a small roof leak in your room. Fortunately we were able to move you to another room that was available. We will look at the position of the ceiling fan and see if this can be moved too. We also have pest control in place but Sydney does get cockroaches during summer. In the meantime safe travels. Regards FH

87%

A good central location , we extended our stay as we felt safe and thought facilities were clean , a better hostel by all means

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Vanya Thank you for your recent review and comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and I will pass your compliments onto the cleaners. In the meantime safe travels and hope to see you again in the future. regards FH

87%

its in a good location, nice staff !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Colombia
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Camillo Thank you for your recent review and comments. I will pass your compliments onto Sam and the team. In the meantime safe travels in the future regards FH

53%

I stayed in a 3 bed female dorm. Girls weren't really up for making much conversation. Anyway, no loss there. The Hostel staff are nice enough, events and drinking trips are arranged but not my thing when in Sydney at 34! The worst thing though (for all of you) is a hot stuffy room with a window that is sealed and the bed is riddled with mites, I woke up in the morning covered in bites. I told the girl on reception in the morning and she apologised but not sure anything will be done about it.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 31-40
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Kate Thanks for your recent review and you comments about our staff. As you mentioned we welcome all guests to the hostel and organise activities each night to give you the best experience in Sydney. We did get your message when you checked out that you had bites and consequently your room and mattress we checked the same day by our pest control company. They were unable to find any evidence and since your stay we have not had any incidents. We did send you an email explaining this but it appears you didn't receive it. We were a bit confused by your comments that the window was sealed as this is not the case and all windows in all rooms are able to be opened. In the meantime safe travels in the future. FH



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