790 On George Backpackers

Recent Reviews: 240

• User:Jules T

  Trip type: Solo travel

  Things don't change

  13 Apr 2026

  Lift broken at least twice, over two days. Old woman on the 7th floor. Me on 5th floor. No offer of refund. On a previous stay, lift out of order then, too. A staff member said the lift is going to be replaced in May. I bet this hostel stays open for business, with a malfunctioning lift, right up until the day it gets replaced.Tap fittings wobbling off their base. Middle kitchen toilet had same 'Out of Order' notice from months ago. Disregard the 'Recycling Bin' sticker on one bin and 'Glass Only' on another bin; this hostel doesn't have that system. Everything is lumped together. It costs them money to the Council to recycle your rubbish, and why be in business to pay (a small amount) to be accountable to the environment?🤔About 5 forks in the kitchen. One caked with dried foodstuff. Cheap, charity shop frypans; your food sticks and burns. Old electric hotplates that take ages to heat up.The food label sticker, you can't separate the sticker at the front from the piece of paper at the back. And if the sticker got any smaller, they may as well just provide black felt pens to write directly on your food bag.The doona covers feel weird. They feel like a Georgian-era chair-covering material; they're like canvas. They are like a thick, curtain material, or a tablecloth. Mine had the residual smell of perfumes from many a bygone nights out. I don't want to ask how often they are laundered. Hence me adding the photos of bites on my legs.Apart from the cleaners who maintain the (barest of) cleanliness of the bathrooms (and I only witness the female bathrooms getting a wipe over), it is very obvious the owners don't spend any money on this place.

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• User:DutyTravelManDxB

  Trip type: Couples

  As advertised

  30 Sept 2025

  We stayed for 3days, 2nights. Place is very conveniently located. It’s near the light rail transit, basically in front of the entrance. The LRT travels to circular quay which is the place to go for first time travelers, I guess. Central Station is a walking distance as well.We stayed in a 3 bed room of the dormitory. Room is adequate for our huge luggages, bed is comfortable, toilet is separate for males and females. The free continental breakfast is served in a kitchen, huge and cleanA minor hiccup though is you have to be very fast in bringing down your luggages if your taking Uber or Didi as there is no proper side parking

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• User:Joshua N

  Trip type: Business

  More than you think

  29 Jun 2025

  The staff were friendly and welcoming. It was more than I initially anticipated. The room and comfortable, and the overall upkeep of the facility must be commended. I enjoyed buying vegetables and cooking it in the kitchen.

• User:ShakeIslam

  Trip type: Solo travel

  Great Hostel in a Perfect Location!

  08 Nov 2024

  Great value for money, super clean room and shower room/toilets, great location and walking distance to so many monuments, sights and restaurants! I got the train from the airport to Central Station, 4 stops and it cost me £11, roughly 22 Aus Dollars. The hostel is literally across the road from the station, next to the YHA etc. The hostel provides free breakfast (various cereals, bread to toast, various spreads, fruit juices, tea/coffee, etc) and also provides free tea and coffee in the kitchen plus free dominoes pizza every Friday evening! Staff are great, esp the guy with the amazingly colourful hair (forgot his name) but I followed his advice on what to see, how to get there etc and I am grateful for the advice! Thank you again :-)

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• User:vintageladym

  Trip type: Couples

  Hmmmm…. Needs improvement!!!

  10 Apr 2023

  Do not book this hostel if you need to get up for the loo in the middle of the night. Key cards for your room are allocated on arrival and are also programmed for the relevant bathroom in your floor. However the chances of them working in the middle of the night are very slim and finding someone on reception to re programme your card is even slimmer. Needless to say, we weren’t the only ones this happened to and despite mentioning this to the reception staff on leaving, we were not assured this was a one off experience. Needless to say we wouldn’t want to stay here again.

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