Outdoor dining

Reviews of YHA Apollo Bay Eco

2 out of 5
YHA Apollo Bay Eco
5 Pascoe Street, Apollo Bay, VIC

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 117 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

paige

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 5 Jan 2024
Thanks so much for your 5-star review, Paige!We hope to welcome you again soon :)

10/10 Excellent

Sandeep

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the bright, lively atmosphere. People were friendly and respectful. There were folks of all ages staying and were all nice to each other.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 31 Dec 2023
Hi Sandeep!Thanks so much for such a fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and had a nice time meeting some of our other guests :)See you next time! Becca, Dylan & Team Apollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A quiet, clean, comfortable room. With excellent facilities in particular the bathroom and kitchen. Well done. Cheers
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 31 Dec 2023
Hi Shane! Thanks for your kind, 5/5 review! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and the property's facilities.We hope to welcome you again soon :) Becca, Dylan & Team Apollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
just the best place for a night stay over passing through
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 6 May 2023
Thank you so much for your kind review, Trevor!It was our pleasure to host you and we hope to welcome you again soon :)Becca, Dylan & TeamApollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, affordable, great interior deco and cosy
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 17 Apr 2023
Thanks so much for your kind review, Anna!We loved having you stay and hope to welcome you again soon :)Becca, Dylan & TeamApollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet, clean and good facilities. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 17 Apr 2023
Thanks so much for your kind review, Christine!It was our pleasure to host you and we hope to welcome you again soon :)Becca, Dylan & TeamApollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap and clean. Fantastic cooking facilities and the kitchen was unbelievably clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 10 Mar 2023
Hi Nathan,Thank you so much for the 10/10 review! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay, including the facilities, cleanliness and value for money!It was our pleasure to host you and hopefully we get to welcome you again soon :)Becca, Dylan & TeamApollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Ha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed the hostel and would stay here again.
Response from Apollo Bay YHA on 10 Mar 2023
Hi Ha, Thanks so much for your 5/5 review!Hope to welcome you again soon :)Becca, Dylan & TeamApollo Bay YHA

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Ali

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place for families and friends.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s just an amazing place Value for money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only things they have going for them is the location. The place is certainly not clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean really great experience and will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stopover
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Renate

Friendly staff, central location. Lots of thoughts in regards to environment and reduction of wastage. Problem is the late check in, considering that some people are returning from a 100km walk and are keen to have a shower and drop their bags.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Tiziana

Cost hostel
Cost place for a short stay. Bathroom area woukd need a revamp.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exquisite roof terrace from which one could spot a koala in a neighbouring tree
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Meharban

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good service and good staff services as well I am happy 😃 with them
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kat, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exactly what we needed
Exactly what we needed, close to main street, clean & comfy room, nothing fancy & eco-friendly which is always a bonus!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and clean.
Big double room with balcony. Plenty of parking on site and on the street. Cosy lounges, one per floor, for relaxing in the evening. We had a lovely log fire in the spring. Big, modern kitchen and love the eco-friendly vibe. Look out for free food in the fridge from old guests. Few bars and restaurants to walk to :-)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Brandon, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Simple hostel and quiet town
-simple place to crash for the night, friendly staff but no towels available. -make your own bed, pillow & blanket sheets as they are placed on the bed but not done up for you. -fan in room anytime ready to meet its maker. - simple and clean room, clean toliet, decent hostel. - only the surroundings, its just pretty quiet or dead as its a simple small town....probably hostel is clean because its a quiet town.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & eco-friendly
Very clean hostel run in an incredibly eco-friendly way. Staff were friendly and helpful - let us check in early. Perfect place to stop for Great Ocean Rd tour.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location just one block back from the beach.
Great place to stay if you are on a budget. The room we stayed in was tidy and clean and fresh linen and towels were provided. Overall, the place was good with one exception - the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of the doors in and out of the various break rooms - they felt sticky and looked dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

mike, Bristol England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was so nice I went back a few days later for 2 nts
Great place to settle on the ocean road. Nice communal living areas.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great vibe
Clean room, great vibe. Would recommend for families as there were a lot staying there.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

location is very good. near to the town. free parking even outside the road. but a bit noise in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

2/10 Terrible

Gillian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The bathrooms were dirty, the bed was uncomfortable and the guy at check in was rude.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Ustun, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service
Great location, but not the best stay.
Good location. Helpful staff. The sheets weren't clean when we got into the room. The guy at the reception was really apologetic and immediately changed the sheets. Talking about males' bathroom, the facilities weren't satisfactory. Two basins, one was blocked. Only one toilet cubicle with almost cardboard like toilet paper, not really helping with cleaning. One urinal with no water system, really stunk. Showers were ok, but dirty floor mats were hung right on the door in your face, not feeling good. Disappointing. KItchen was nice with sufficient facilities, pots and pans, tables, nice deck outside, which was great. However, nothing to do with the hostel or its management, and it's the general fact with hostels overall. There was one guy early in the morning in the kitchen whilst we were preparing our breakfast, in his 30s or 40s. He washed a bucket load of his dishes without using any kitchen sponge, brush etc... but then he washed his stupid (cheap looking) white shoes in the kitchen sink with dishwashing brush, and then scraped every single groove of their soles with a kitchen knife, and then dried them out using a tea towel. He probably spent good 15-20 mins to clean those stupid shoes using kitchen utensils and facilities. This is the level of respect a lot of people give to others in this kind of environment. We personally wash every single kitchen dish, utensil before and after we use, but every time we see that kind of behaviour, we are put off by the experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Lynn, New Zealand

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel in Apollo Bay
This was a disappointing experience. I was not happy with the overall cleanliness of the hostel ..both my room and the corridor were smelly. The bed was not comfortable. The hostel is well equipped and in a good location, but I thought it was overpriced considering the condition of the facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean place, lots of nice people around, family friendly atmosphere. Can't wait to stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely people and lovely atmosphere
Had a wonderful time, didn't want to go home. Lovely people and lovely atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice affordable accommodation.
It is possible to check-in early and just collect the key when arriving. It worked really well. The hostel is placed very central and only a 5 minute walk from the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

tcb99, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice place.
calm, friendly atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only downside was the showers not being hot enough, otherwise - awesome accommodation!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
Clean and convenient - good for a hostel and for the price. Nice shared area

10/10 Excellent

amy, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel, more like a hotel.
Good value for money. Decent showers and beds. Towels provided. Close to local shops and restaurants. Thin walls so noisy if people are up and down corridors but wouldn't stop me staying here again. Friendly welcoming staff :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location, good facilities
We had an enjoyable stay here. It's great to see the initiatives they are undertaking as an eco-friendly hostel. Apollo Bay is a lovely little town.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and comfy hotel
The location is great and the accommodation is clean and well equipped with kitchenware.

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great quick escape
Great quick escape!

8/10 Good

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good stop over in the Great Ocean Road.

6/10 Okay

Kerry-Ann

Convenient and economical
An economical stay; room was basic but clean and comfortable. Bathroom could have been a little cleaner.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, nice environment. I love the kitchen and dining area.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and Eco friendly. Nice facilities. Close to beach

10/10 Excellent

carolin, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean YHA
Big kitchen, nice livingroom area with fireflace and very friendly and helpfull stuff!