The Emperor's Crown Hostel

This hostel is an absolute gem! It’s extremely cheap, much more so than other hostels in the area, and much nicer than others close by too. The kitchen is fantastic, it has 6 stoves, and pigeon holes for everyone to store their food. The staff are wonderful. People are very friendly, and the location is great, walking distance to all the good spots in the city. We had an amazing stay here and would highly recommend this hostel :)

Stayed here a couple of times in 6 bed dorms. Price overall is almost unbeatable value for money is great beds are comfortable and staff are friendly. A couple of things to be improved: shower curtains and bath matts would stop the floors been drenched and ensuring the bathrooms at least are cleaned regularly. Overall not horrible but definitely needs improving.

In Perth great place highly recommended. I've been here 3 months very socially and friendly. No strange people or druggie etc. Great kitchen people always cooking very clean. Normal prices. Some hostels put wrong price but when you go there they give you different price. Here they. Don't. Other point is people might find fifo . .Some hostels discriminate against older people over 40. Here everyone is the same. They treat everybody the same.e

Staying in the private room and it is far better than any other hostel. The room comes with attach bath, TV, fridge, and air con, there are multiple sockets in the room to charge your devices and even a computer table for in room working. Very satisfied

Convenient location and friendly staff, but my room on the ground floor was too noisy because it’s closed to the common area. Lockers were broken and the top bunk had no safety rails.

It stink in this hostel , kitchen smell horrible! Only 2 lockers in 6 bed rooms... Good people to meet tho

There is this old lady called Fiona who cleans the kitchen and lives upstairs in her own room provided by the hostel and she talks about residents' personal stuff as " this kiwi guy has his wife and three kids in Newzealand but wants a relationship from another woman in perth. .." "this indonesian girl's father is a gambler... and she wants to marry an aussie . . .she is over 30 and acts like a girl . .." this is some of what she said to me and I decided not to share too much about my personal details cause she would be sharing with someone else in the end .This lady doesnt seem to regard hostel her work so much and she goes to Beaty park-swimming pool when she needed to attend the kitchen for cleaning for example and always engages and interferes with hostel people in a private manner. She doesn't have any right to work as a security person-and pretends and tries to miss use her staff position. In one incidents involve myself which I was in a conversation with a guy who made noises at night while myself trying to sleep for my flight at4am . we try to figure out our misunderstanding but this staff came over angrily saying "he's my customer ,you don't talk to him or I will have you removed here by security " and she was not giving any seconds for me say things while she was breaching the hostel security rule for herself against me forcing me same thing overand over agin with her loudest voice and myself and other resident were just agitated cause we just might have raised our voices a bit but not as loud and mad as her .I just did not talk back to her cause she was yelling at me and when she finished herself throwing all her anger at me left us in the courtyard and me and the guy made up and understood each other that he apologised being too loud with couple of beer and I also apologised him not asking him to be quiteter in mire polite way We are happy residents afterall but this old lady Fiona left a bitter sour taste by her unnecessry interfereance taking side of a man regarding only he is her customer and myself is not a hostel client at all. So moral lesson I learnt living here as FIFO Do not share your story with a staff like her. A desperate old woman who looks out for men and always praises men over women and act on her own favor like this old lady .

Unfortunately not the greatest experience I’ve had with hostels. The hostel is located in a dodgy area, especially at night (make sure you are not by yourself when it gets dark I’d say) Also, the staff was not very helpful with changing my booking and there was no information laid out upon arrival.

At first I was torn between staying here and somewhere along Newscastle Street, but boy am I glad I chose the Emperor's Crown! This place had everything I was looking for to make my experience in Perth worth repeating a second time. The rooms were clean and decent in size, as well as the full kitchen. You could use the free Wi-Fi from any room in the building, but of course it was the strongest in the lobby. However the main focus of this hostel was the variety of in house activities. There's a large open area in the main lobby that stretches out to a long outdoor patio for parties and social gatherings. Then there were TWO movie viewing rooms! A projection screen room on the first floor and a TV room/library on the 2nd floor. The best part about this place was the vibe. I stayed there for 2 weeks, and the overall social tone to this place stayed light and friendly. Very easy to make friends and travel buddies! There's weren't many ragers happening in the actual hostel, but that was because it just made more sense to take advantage of the pub scene just 1 block north. The staff were there for your needs and also helped with setting up tours and other such activities around Perth and the WA. The Emperor's Crown gave me a bright outlook on Perth. I had no idea what to expect of this town, and staying the right hostel can truly make all the difference!

This place was such a wonderful reprieve towards the end of our trip. We stayed in 5 different hostels over the course of about three weeks, Perth being at the tail end. This is the first time I saw a bathtub or a REAL BED (rather than a weird foam square on a squeaky bunk) for three weeks! It was like being in HEAVEN. We had a private ensuite, and it was no different from a basic hotel room. I nearly wept with joy. It was clean and very roomy, they even provided little towels and soaps just like a hotel. I have no problem roughin' it, but man does it feel good when you unexpectedly get a space like this to stay in and rest your weary bad back. The people at the front desk were friendly, the social area was downstairs so the noise level was no problem at all unless you were actually down there. The whole place was clean and easy to navigate, and it was just a short little trot to the downtown area. I can't say enough nice things about it, I would never stay anywhere else if I came back to Perth.