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Wake Up! Sydney Central Reviews

509 Pitt Street, Opposite Central Railway, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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85%Overall Rating

From 224 ratings
  • 83%Character
  • 89%Security
  • 92%Location
  • 84%Staff
  • 79%Atmosphere
  • 82%Cleanliness

The following reviews were submitted by customers who booked in the last 6 months.

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100%

Good location next to the station. Room was clean and fresh.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Nice place, would stay again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


73%

Waiting for the elevator all the time was really irritating. Change it so that you can use the stairs aswell.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Female, 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


87%

Pros: great location, side bar is a fun cheap backpacker bar Cons: charge for WiFi AND bag storage which was $14 a day

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We take guest comments very seriously and we since have in fact DROPPED our WIFI prices. Our high speed Internet is $6.90 for 24 hour access and accessible from all rooms of our Hostel :)

60%

A nice place but not the backpacker essence.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Male, 31-40
  • (7 reviews)


93%

A great hostel, The bar downstairs is good as well as the free tours. not far from central station so easy to get around!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


83%

Very helpful with being new tourists to Sydney. Great atmosphere but definitely a party hostel. We stayed in double bed room which was great for the first jet lagged nights. Bathrooms quickly got dirty.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


93%

I got a rash from the bed sheets. Not sure if they weren't clean or too much washing liquid was used

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


80%

Easy to meet People!!! All in all very Nice, for me the best Hostel i've stayed in a City!

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


37%

If you go to Sydney to party each and every day, this is your hostel, if not its a bad idea to go there. Its very very noisy, bad location, too big and I really didnt like the staff at all (we had some problems and they never tried to help us).

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, I am terribly sorry to hear that your stay with us with disrupted by noise. We certainly are a party hostel with Side bar just downstairs, however we pride ourselves on accommodating all guest's with a quiet night's sleep. Our security are there to monitor that at all times, so when you visit us next time, please raise your concerns with reception and we will ensure you are taken care of. Thankyou for giving your feedback, it is always much appreciated :)

93%

Fantastic shower room and hot water


87%

Was clearly a well-kept hostel with high hygiene and tidiness standards, but it didn't feel very 'homey' and cosy. Our private room was very plain and the window was pretty small. Felt a bit confined and institutional. We didn't stay in the hostel long so we didn't experience everything that the hostel had to offer. We had no problems with any of the facilities and getting around. Thank you for having us.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

great stay, clean room and friendly staff.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Nice hotel, liked the free city tour also.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Big hostel but made loads of friends during my stay. The Wednesday night band in side bar are excellent. Would stay again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

filled with Swedes, but otherwise good.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 31-40
  • (1 review)


90%

expensive, but totally worth it, for air conditioned clean and quite bedrooms :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

very modern hostel with very helpful staff and great food at bar!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

Really great place to stay, good location and friendly people.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


87%

It is good. Staffs are so kind. System also good

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • South Korea
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


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