The Emperor's Crown Hostel

The most disgusting hostel I’ve stayed in. As in physically dirty and gross. The carpets in the rooms look like they’ve never been hoovered and the mattresses had all sort of weird stains. The top bunks have no railings and the door to our room doesn’t shut properly. No staff around so self check in which wasn’t ideal either.

Hello, I am very disappointed with this hostel because there were cockroaches in my room. There were lots of them climbing all over the place, especially where there was food (logical). In addition, there are a few other negative points to note, not the least of which are the single-glazed windows overlooking the Korean restaurant on the first floor. You have to close the shutters because otherwise everyone can see you, especially at night, and you can hear outside as if there were no window. The shower whistles in the pipes and it's unbearable when you shower if you don't put your hand on the right opening. On top of that, it leaks! You have to use both hands to turn it off and at the same time work your hands off, otherwise it won't stop. Oh, and there's also the door that lets in all the light at night with a gaping hole underneath, so you can hear everything behind it. I know it's a hostel but you're paying and you deserve to be treated with a minimum of humanity, even if it means paying for a minimum service. At that level, you might as well be sleeping rough! That's it! It's a pity for my arrival in Australia to come across this type of hostel...

Worst hostel I've ever seen. Felt so unsave on the street already due to creepy guys infront of the hostel, but the hostel wasn't better. There were old creepy men sitting around staring at me, and I was the only girl in a room of 6. It seemed like the old man in my room lived there. Also very dirty. Don't recommend for women to go there!!!

Room had AC and hostel was nice enough. The guy who works overnight, Ron, did me a huge solid and forwarded my mail to my new address across the country. He went out of his way to help me out. Thanks so much Ron, you're the best!!

Great location, excellent if you want to stay in city center but other services completely awkward. In one week, kitchen most of the time dirty. Bathroom full of cucarachas. Unbelievable. Shower ok. Rooms with air con that’s was good but shared place no cleaned. Bins always full of trash. For the location and the price is ok, but be aware of what you are finding.

Advertise afterhours check in however they left the wrong key for my dorm and the key the room opened was completely full. Nowhere to sleep and the afterhours number on their emails and plastered around the hostel just rings out. Very disappointed, I think I'll have to be sleeping on the couch in the common area tonight, which, obviously, doesn't feel safe for myself as a young woman.

10/10 - Low price for share room. 5/10 - Dirty dormitory room and have so many luggage in a room. No bedside armrest for upper bed. 8/10 - Rest rooms are ok. 5/10 - Big kitchen but dirty equipments because of guests 7/10 - Good staffs. 6/10 - Good location to walk to city

Worst mistake ever!!!!!! The owner is very rude and if you have any problem like me with money he just says rudely that is nothing to do and he just keeps the money. According with the owner the hostel is the worst, disgusting smell, very dirty in general specially the common places and the only place you can be relax the sofa is dirty as sheet. Cockroaches everywhere specially in the kitchen. Rooms untidy and poor cleaning. In generally very disrespectful. Many options better than this one closed by.

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.