790 on George Backpackers

I stayed there for a while... Every day there was a different issue. The elevator only works about 3 days a week (there are 7 floors and many adults staying in the hostel). Yesterday I found a sign outside my room about a supposed pest control, but no one explained why or what was happening, maybe it’s just routine, but for how much we pay here it would be nice to have the services working 100%. Despite all the problems, there is never a price reduction, not even for those who have been staying here long-term, in fact, the price only goes up! Simply absurd and not recommended.

At 6:00 PM on September 5th, I was at the reception desk taking photos of my surroundings for my booking.com review. One of the two receptionists (the one facing the reception desk to the right) was rude, questioning why I was taking photos and demanding that I remove any potentially unsightly features of her. In reality, her ugly appearance wasn't photo-worthy at all. Again, the hotel is excellent in every way. I've read many unkind, even negative, reviews before. However, the hotel itself is quite good. After all, you get a certain level of service tantamount to your payment. There’s always the uncivilized manners of some staff that could definitely sabotage the hotel's reputation.

Only old asian people, they work in sydney and they live here. really boring hostel. Shower on flor 1 do not have hot water, first they give me a room but my bed wasn't made, so they went to make it, and when I came back, they hadn't changed the sheets! They just straightened them. You cant open the windows of the rooms so imagine the smell, everything is old. Is cheaper than other hotels? Yes, but better pay a little more and go to a better one.

A cheap hostel right by central station. The only issue I had was plugs weren't near the beds so you had to be strategic with charging. The lockers did have plugs in the them, and seemed it took UK and another plug type (wasn't australian plug socket) which was nifty. It is a basic hostel but there is a lift and a large kitchen and lots of fridge space.

Stayed at this hostel for 2 nights back in April (inbetween trips). The thing is that I have stayed in that area before but not in this specific hostel, it's a great location right in front of the tram and so close to central. I liked it at first, theres lifts, the room was quite comfortable and spacious, having your own power outlet and light is a must for me which was good. The kitchen is alright and spacious and they offer some things for breakfast which is nice. Now with the bad. The thing that left me feeling a little robbed was that on the second night it rained a lot and apparently it damaged the water heater. When I went to reception to ask the girl was super apologetic and told me they would fix it first thing in the morning. It was cold and I had to shower with cold water. Next morning I was checking out at 9 because I was taking a 9 hour flight to Asia. When I asked in the reception they told me they would fix the water at 10am. Again, had to shower with cold water. It's okay and these things happen, but I tried speaking with a supervisor and sending an email to complain and they literally never replied. I payed full fare for night where I didn't have access to a hot shower. I wasn't even asking for a full refund, but it felt like they didn't even care. Hopefully they'll improve their customer service.

I have stayed at this hostel about four times now, and I’m still very happy with it. When I arrived in Sydney, I stayed for a month and a half, and almost two years later, I came back to stay here again. I found the same nice atmosphere, i met cool people and the reception staff treated me really well, and the hostel still maintains its cleanliness and comfort. I missed having the couches in the kitchen, and the tables were better organized before, but the breakfast organization has improved. I will always come back. Thank you

One of the worst experiences ever. The facilities are really old, every step sounds like an old house. And the staff isn't that nice. I had a problem with the laundry. I couldn't wash my clothes by mistake, and the receptionist guy refused to help me, so I had to pay twice. The only good thing is that you can get free pizzas on Fridays. I would be back just in case there's only one room available in all Sydney.

Was the perfect location to be able to drop your bags and get around the city easily with the trains and buses. Rooms smelled a little weird but had clean sheets and comfy beds and pillows. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Also so reasonably priced and definitely recommended :)