The Surf House Byron Bay

I stayed here as a solo female traveller. My honest take: Cons I had the same issues as other reviewers: 1. Rooms are stuffy + hard to breathe = can’t sleep. Lots of people were struggling with this. Leaving rooms at night to get fresh air. 2. Concerning amounts of Mould and dust in bathrooms, making showering unpleasant. Rooms were very dirty. Especially for the price. 3. Staff seemed like they did NOT want to be there (with a couple of exceptions). 4. Extremely loud inside and outside, even with earplugs. 5. One of the most expensive hostels, not sure why Pros 1. Photos online look lovely. 2. Good music playlist in reception. 3. Some staff are friendly 4. surfboard hire, most boards are broken — given this hostel is very expensive, it doesn’t matter if you save $15 for a surfboard when you’re paying $50+ extra a night 🤓 Overall: As other reviews point out — it’s dirty, stuffy, too loud to get any sleep, and expensive. The photos online are stunning but it’s not that accurate. Do yourself a favour and book somewhere nice. Byron is a beautiful place and you want to have the chance to enjoy it. For comparison, YHA around the corner is central + clean with new bathrooms. It has a far more welcoming Byron vibe. There are also cheaper central hostels that are significantly quieter. I would stay in the centre of Byron though, getting a shuttle to and from Byron is also very inconvenient (eg WakeUp). YHA may be your best bet.

What a great experience! A lovely clean hostel, super close to the beach and a very friendly staff! The free board hire was a great bonus for me. Ahh, and I shouldn't forget the sauna and ice baths, which treated you well after a morning surf. And the yoga sessions of couse!! It's already been a while since my stay and I'm still missing it.

I stayed in a 6-bed mixed dorm for 6 nights. I really enjoyed my stay. The staff was always very helpful, even so that when I arrived, the guy in reception noticed my big luggage and helped me carry it up the stairs! Hostel was clean, beds were comfortable, kitchen area big and well equipped. The rooftop bar was lovely and the hostel had all kind of nice activities, for example free yoga in the mornings from Mo to Fri! Location is perfect, with beach just few minutes away, all the best night life places close by (but not too close, hostel is very quiet). ALDI also very close. Really liked my stay, would stay there again!

I stayed here for Christmas and I would 100% recommend! The facilities are all so amazing and always so clean! The ice bath and sauna are great, big spacious kitchen too. All of the staff were so lovely and helpful especially Paco! The events were great too, very social and friendly vibes :) great location. Will be staying here again when I return to Byron! :)

Honestly the best hostel I’ve ever stayed at. Super clean rooms and bathrooms, the beds have curtains and ample locker space. Amazing location, near to literally everything, on the door stop of the beach and the Main Street. The happy hour is great too and the rooftop bar has great vibes. Only possible downside is that they didn’t have enough locker storage and I had to leave my bag in the lobby. But otherwise great stay and helpful staff.

Really nice hostel! Right in the center of town and a few minutes walk away from the beach. Rooms were really nice and bathrooms and kitchen areas were kept really clean. No complaints at all! Also had a range of social activities available every day that I was there, which was especially nice on Christmas Day as it was my first one away from home.

Me and my friends went to Byron Bay to celebrate the birthday of one of my friends and we had an amazing experience in the hostel. Not only the rooms were very cleaned and organised but the staff were super friendly and welcoming, a special shout out to Paco that gave us all the assistance that we needed and made our experience as guests the best as possible. Thank you Paco and thank you The Surf House for this amazing experience! We will certainly come back!

Stayed here last week with a group of friends. I highly recommend staying here for any occasion, the staff are polite and helpful (especially the bar staff) and the daily activities they run are so fun and competitive. The rooms have excellent air conditioning and the daily room service is great especially with the excess sand from the beach. Their perfect positioning in the main street was also something my friends and i also appreciated. We had a great experience here so thankyou!!