Pacific House Hostel

A nice hostel for a short stay. Very clean and plenty of facilities. The kitchen is quite small but during certain hours not too busy. Generally the staff are helpful, most live in the hostel too. There’s a communal working space and veranda. Attached to the hostel is a small restaurant. It’s not too well connected with public transport but around a 15/20 minute walk to the nearest train station. Close by to the royal botanical gardens and art gallery.

The building is nice, common areas are cleaned daily, and front-desk staff were friendly and helpful. The 6-bed dorm was tiny, cramped, and very messy (guests leaving their belongings on the floor). The mattresses were comfortable and the bed curtains added some privacy. There were no power outlets at the top bunks (just a USB charging point) and it was impossible to sit up on the bottom bunk as there was not much space between the top and bottom bunk. There was an air-conditioning unit in the room, but it wasn't centrally controlled, meaning people who did not like air-conditioning but for some reason booked an air-conditioned room kept turning it off. The room was unbearably hot and stuffy. ||The guests staying there were very immature, which had nothing to do with their age. This hostel attracts Instagram "models" and their groupies/followers. There were large groups of people in the common areas at all times and it was very, very loud. Bring high quality ear plugs if you want to get some sleep. As previous reviewers mentioned, this hostel is popular with French people. Many of them live there and have taken over the common areas: lobby, TV room, kitchen/dining. While I have met many nice French people on my travels, the ones staying here were rude and entitled. I guess this can happen when backpackers live in hostels and start seeing it as their private space. ||The kitchen was too small relative to the size of the hostel and there was not enough fridge space for everyone, which was a blessing in disguise as food theft was rampant. Kudos to the staff members for keeping the kitchen clean at all times. Had they provided sponges, it would have been easier for guests to clean up. There was a constant shortage of clean tea towels. ||Safety and security was lacking. Anybody can walk into the hostel as there is no swipe card access (and no swipe cards). One of the guests remained in our room hours after her official check-out time to sleep in people's beds and go through their belongings. The hostel needs to come up with a formal check-out procedure to improve safety. The Goki app that serves as a room key is very temperamental; I was locked out of the room a few times at night. ||I had no idea I was booking a party hostel! Staying here was not great and made me give up on backpacking. The hostel owner/manager needs to make it very clear on their website that this is a party/Instagram "model" hostel. Nothing wrong with it if it's your thing, but it's not for me. There are cheaper and nicer hostels in Sydney for those who want get some sleep between sightseeing activities.

Lovely staff. The hostel was very clean as well & cleaning staff were often working hard to make sure this was the case! I had to check my bags in early and they had no problem with me leaving them at the hostel until I could check in. The showers were great and some had storage to put your stuff on whilst having a shower. However, it would be great if all of the showers had that storage space as it was much needed! Breakfast did the job with cereals etc. I would definitely stay here again if I ever come back to Sydney. It’s also close to the centre so location is great.

Excellent location and overall a great hostel experience. There weren’t always enough bathrooms on each floor, however they were always clean and the showers had good water pressure. The key system through your phone app was very useful as I didn’t have to carry a key card around. The layout in my room wasn’t really well thought through however, since some of the under bed storage wasn’t accessible since it was too close to the other bed or the wall. Socials were very good and we had a great time at the quiz night. Also, free brekkies are amazing! Thanks a lot for having me!

It’s a beautiful hostel. A little bit expensive but it definitely felt homey. It could be a little bit more social. When you arrive you feel like most people are already in a group but I found my people. The guests are mostly french and german. The kitchen is exactly what you would expect from a hostel kitchen: busy around 8/9pm and some people wash their dishes more thoroughly than others. There’s a free breakfast until 09:30am which consists of cereal or toast with a choice of spreads. The toilets and showers are nice and clean. Overall a great experience!

Great stay! Very clean hostel with a spacious room. The decor was very modern and lovely. The beds were comfortable and had lockers underneath so was very handy. Lots of plug sockets. Free breakfast was included and had a range of cereals breads and spreads was very nice to have this included. The hostel did lots of nice events and would really recommend. The kitchen can get very busy at points but they have a board up of recommend timings of when it’s busy and quiet. Would definitely return and was in a great location to get into the city.

Good for a two night stay in Sydney. I stayed in a 4 person female dorm on the top floor. It was a spacious and quiet room with good locker storage. Beds came with power outlet and light. But bunkbeds swayed every time the other dorm guest rolls into another sleeping position. Felt the hostel was quite clicky with many long time residents. Although I did enjoy the social activists hosted by the hostel.

An amazing hostel! The rooms were spacious, clean and everyone had lots of privacy with curtains around their beds. The bathrooms were also good and clean. The staff were always happy to help and very kind! And to top it all off, the free breakfast was great!