Australia

General info

Hostels and accommodation

Hostels are extremely cheap in Australia. Standards vary from one to another. Prices are per person per night unless stated otherwise. I have stayed in many hostels in New Zealand but as I stayed for only one or two nights there and do not have the information, that there is no information on them. Most of the hostels I stayed in Australia were for one night stays so not complete information is provided here, however the basics are mentioned.

Hostels vary greatly from one to another so it is worth checking out what facilities they have and the prices they are. The most expensive may be around $30 in Sydney while the cheapest is around $6 in Queensland. Facilities offered by hostels may be TVs in dorms, lockers provided whether in the dorm or outside, ensuite room and so on. Bear in mind that if you want to pay as little as possible, don't expect high standards. Competition is often strong that they try to give free stuff such as free breakfast, free dinners and so on. The ideal hostel would be clean dorms with lockers provided in dorms, free breakfasts and clean kitchens with facilities.

If I had to choose which hostels are the best, it would be hard to say. When it comes to meeting people, it would be Surfside Backpackers and Glebe Village Backpackers. In terms of accessibility, Sydney Beachouse would come up on top, followed by Glebe Village Backpackers. For cleanliness, it would be Sydney Beachouse. For friendliness, it would be harder to decide as a lot of staff members were willing to help out. For the best value, it would have to be ReefOs

However, if you wish to stay in a flat or house, there is plenty of places for rent. In Sydney, there are many flyers pasted everywhere - lamp posts, shop windows, walls

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