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2 out of 5
Original Backpackers
160-162 Victoria Street, Kings Cross, Potts Point, NSW

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 61 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Spence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean hostel all around. You could see cleaning done everyday. The kitchen was a huge plus for me because it saved me a lot of money on eating out. Three dinners were provided each week promoting social interactions with other guests. If I need a place to stay in the future I will be back
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Rodrigo

Liked: Staff & service
Well its noisy, and their is no repecy about quiet times and no one to keep control of it. Its not clean enough. Toilet Sinks were not drain properly.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great service great experience
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For the simple backpacker. Train station is just a walk away
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
I can't comment on the amenities as I had to cancel my 2 night booking less than half an hour after making it. They failed to respond at all to repeated requests from Wotif for a refund, but instead chose to just take ALL of my money and refund nothing even though their own policy says they are entitled to take one night. Why? because THEY took too long to reply to Wotif's multiple requests. So the lesson here is if there is a possibility that you may have to cancel a booking, DON'T BOOK WITH ORIGINAL BACKPACKERS! They'll just take your money anyway.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Loved my stay
Stayed 9 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not bad
Friendly environment and staff Comfortable bed but a bit noisy and shaking
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Antonio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I stayed in a double room with a private bathroom. I pay the same amount that any hotel in the area would charge for the same room. However, the room did not have soap or shampoo or anything to shower/clean-up. Its disappointing to pay more than $100 per night and to not even have a tiny piece of soap to shower.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eungki

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pharinya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff cozy place
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Digo

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff are really friendly and helpful. My room was clean. The location is good. I would stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 24 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Porkypie

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was bitten by bedbugs and still suffering from it. Unbelievable that bedbugs can be found in winter time. The staff was friendly and allowed me to cancel further bookings but it is a matter of hygiene; cleaners might do didge jobs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
really nice hostel, will be back
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Aleksandar

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shitty “stay”
Very dirty and didn’t end up sleeping there because off that. Basically payed for a storage unit. Very disappointing. If I was hotels.com I would not advertise them.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would stay again
It was the second time booking here, I stayed in a female only 12 bed dorm and I enjoyed it. Relaxing hostel
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from bruce on 9 May 2019
Thanks for the great review-our female dorms are always really popular-the big female dorms have fantastic balconies

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty chill
Cute hostel in a nice older building
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Bruce on 9 May 2019
Thanks for the great review-we have a chilled atmosphere in a beautiful,well maintained heritage building.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Free netflix!
The hostel is bright and in a great location - nice and airy. Great wifi and Netflix on TV!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from bruce on 9 May 2019
Thanks for the great review-we have a clean hostel,great wi fi and a huge TV room where everyone watches Netflix

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location, friendly vibe - Great Wifi
Good - however, lounge and bathrooms need a good scrub. Excellent wifi
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from bruce on 9 May 2019
Yes we have excellent wi fi.We clean the bathrooms a few times every day,so they should have been cleaner.

6/10 Okay

jennifer

Fun for the young
The room was just a bit too small and was lacking any side tables or a chair, basically only a bed. So asked for a chair and that was supplied. Room and bathroom were very clean so was impressed with that. Our room was surrounded by equipment rooms so was quite noisy. the level of noise outside in the courtyard outside was fine as people tended to gather there and party but all were asked to leave at 10 pm from that space so wasn't a problem. Very basic breakfast with cheap cheap foods!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bruce was really helpful, checked us in early and talked us through the area. Area is nice and close to shops and tube services and oy a 30 minute walk to the harbour
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Thanks for the good review

8/10 Good

Hugo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good overall
Good, not amazing.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2017
Thanks for the good review

8/10 Good

stevens

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hostel was in a great location and the staff was friendly .. I had no issues while there .. I would recommend it

6/10 Okay

Dimi, Bristol

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good if you want to save money. Great location.
Outside street noise. Just fan. No air condition. For people who are on budget.

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ensuite double, good value
So, I'm middle aged, in Sydney on my own on the way to meet friends and family in Brisbane, the price of most half decent hotels is ridiculous and I'm not a big fan of shared hostel rooms, what do I do........get an ensuite private room here is what I do. Price was reasonable, the location is great for getting around Sydney, the staff are friendly/helpful, the room was clean and the bed was comfortable. There wasn't too much excessive noise from the other guests but road noise was fairly loud (I think the other backpackers had been told off a few times recently!), so ear plugs useful if you're a light sleeper. Towels included in the price of my room and free coffee / tea, also a fridge. Great value for Sydney, would stay again.

8/10 Good

Klara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
I had a single bed with my own bathroom and it was really clean, cosy and exactly what I needed for 2 nights in Sydney! The staff, especially Bruce, was really nice and helpful! I would definitely recommend this. There is also a wonderful organic store/cafe just around the corner as well as a Coles. Great experience!

6/10 Okay

JC, Darwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice Hostel
Great cheap place to stay in Sydney. For those needing to go to sleep early in order to wake up early, I recommend getting a room away from the courtyard area. It wasn't too loud after 10pm, but the walls are super thin and you could hear everything anyone was doing out there.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff. Rooms very reasonably priced. One of the better backpackers I've stayed in!

8/10 Good

Andrew, New York City

Liked: Cleanliness
Best Potts Point Hostel
Clean, quiet hostel in great location of the city. Only negative is that wifi us is limited per day.

6/10 Okay

Buck T, Arkoma,OK

Close to Kings Cross and Sydney CBD and attraction
Original Backpackers is an above average Backpacker destination.It has an excellent common area with a large courtyard and cooking facility with a "Barby"grill and good tables and chairs.

6/10 Okay

inchang

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mimami

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

otmane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the atmosphere is very good, the employees and management very very friendly. I liked it very well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Einfaches Hostel in zentraler Lage
Das Zweibettzimmer war klein, aber recht gut ausgestattet. Sehr freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal. Laut bis ca 22 Uhr. Zu Silvester sehr teuer, aber mangels Alternativen ok. Wenn man keine allzu großen Ansprüche hat, sondern Sydney von Recht zentraler Lage erkunden will, empfehlenswert.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Marvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Creo que es una muy buena opción (claro, hay mejores lugares si tienes el presupuesto), pero si eres un estudiante internacional o un working holiday es una muy buena opción por la ubicación, fácil transporte, te permite conocer la ciudad ya que estás en el centro, hay personas de todas partes del mundo y puedes hacer amigos y contactos que aquí lo que vale son los CONTACTOS. Estuvimos en un cuarto compartido y me pareció justo. Si volviera a empezar, sin duda me iría por este hostal de nuevo. Totalmente agradecidos. (Pdt: el desayuno es gratis todos los días (cereal, leche, café, pan y mermeladas) y te dan cena gratis 3 días de la semana).
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Lena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a party hostel and all the rooms are facing the courtyard so it‘s very loud. The bed was very old and the mattress very uncomfortable. The location is very good though and our room was clean.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

OYANAGI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
素敵なのに残念
スタッフは皆んな良い人なのに客層が最悪過ぎてありえない
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
朝食無料。立地良し。安い。 しかしうるさい。
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from bruce on 9 May 2019
Glad you liked our great location and competitive prices.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not clean, feeling safe and comfortable at all
I beat uncountable Cockroaches and insects in two days staying.. no air conditioning.. Staff said cockroaches are everywhere and did not help me to clean the floor when I found the first.died cockroach in my room. Overall not comfortable . Many drunk man hanging at the hostel entrance. Many hair on the bed. Some staffs are nice
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from bruce on 9 May 2019
We have never claimed to have air conditioning.We have the hostel sprayed for insects regularly-that is why the bugs were dead-it flushes out any bugs and kills them.

4/10 Poor

Rafael

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Para quem procura algo mais barato
Internet ruim, cama desconfortável, chuveiro ruim, quarto casal pequeno, muito sujo e café da manhã bem limitado (somente pão, café instantâneo e dois tipos de geleia). Cozinha bem equipada, mas funciona somente até as 22:00. Localização excelente.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Guter Preis für diese Lage
Wir wollten ein Doppelzimmer mit eigenem Bad und zentraler Lage. Die restlichen Gäste sind natürlich alles klassische Backpacker, abends ist es aber dennoch ruhig, da es verboten ist, sich zu später Stunde im Hof zu Partys zu treffen, was uns entgegen kam. Zimmer und Bad sind relativ eng, aber das hat man in anderen Unterkünften in Australien auch. Das Frühstück ist natürlich auch nicht besonders, aber zumindest gibt es Toast, Marmelade, Nougatcreme, Erdnussbutter, Butter sowie Kaffee, Tee, Milch und Cornflakes. Wenn man mehr möchte, kann man sich das ja im nahegelegenen Coles besorgen. Davon machen dort auch fast alle Gebrauch, denn es gibt einen Grill, Herd etc. In die Stadt und zum Bondi Beach kommt man mit den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln sehr schnell. Die nächste Haltestelle liegt ums Eck. In der näheren Umgebung gibt es auch einige ordentliche Takeaways und offenbar auch einige Clubs und Bars, wozu ich allerdings nichts Näheres sagen kann.

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hostel in great location & great common rooms
It still a hostel but it's clean and superbly located 2min from Kings Cross train station. Nice big common TV area with sofa's. Kitchen is huge and there's a patio so you can eat outside if you want. Plenty of showers and bathrooms. A bit loud sometimes but that's the other guests and not the hostel so you can be (un)lucky.