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Reviews of YHA Cape Byron

2 out of 5
YHA Cape Byron
Corner of Byron and Middleton Streets, Byron Bay, NSW

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 47 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mayra

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All perfect
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Max - Cape Byron YHA on 28 Feb 2024
Dear Mayra,Thanks for the great review! I am glad to hear that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to welcome you back to Cape Byron again soon.Regards,MaxCape Byron YHA

10/10 Excellent

MARGAUX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fantastic
so great! first time sleeping in a hostel it was wonderful !
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Max - Cape Byron YHA on 28 Feb 2024
Dear Margaux,I am so glad to hear that we were able to give you a wonderful experience for your first time sleeping in a hostel. Hope to see you again soon.Sincerely,MaxCape Byron YHA

10/10 Excellent

Suryachandra

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Max - Cape Byron YHA on 28 Feb 2024
Dear Suryachandra,Thank you for taking the time to leave our property such a great review. Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us.Sincerely,MaxCape Byron YHA

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

YU RA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to hang around Byron Bay town
Friendly staff and easy check-in&out In the town, easy go to bars, restaurants, beaches and just 5 min drive to the lighthouse. Nice and clean room for 2 ppl
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was much better than my expectations owing to an upgrade in recent times. The male and female staff members were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kris

The place was good, clean bathrooms, friendly staff. Unfortunately though, I didn’t get much sleep due to other people walking around throughout the night talking really loudly. Not your fault. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Flett

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the place but needs more areas for people who enjoy smoking there is literally one tiny area which was far from my room.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Shiorie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was amazing, the floor and the shared bathroom was clean. But they said no noise is permitted with the notes on the wall, but unfortunately the people around my room were so loud, talked outside of my front door. Even I closed all the windows I could hear. But the other than that it was nice accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Alyce

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and staff. Mattress was comfy but old as it sunk in the middle.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Economical and friendly convenient to shops and beach. Very friendly and helpful staff. Other people staying were also decent and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

REECE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Sam on 14 June 2021
Thank you for the review and for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Sam on 21 May 2021
Thank you and thanks for choosing to stay with us.

8/10 Good

Wael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Sam on 11 May 2021
Hi Wael, Thank you for staying with us whilst you were in Byron and for taking the time to review us.

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Sam on 9 Apr 2021
Hi, Thank you for staying with us whilst you were in Byron Bay and for taking the time to review us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot for young travellers on a budget. Rooms and facilities are clean, the pool is a great place to chill, and it’s in the heart of town!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Sam on 2 Apr 2021
Thank you for staying with us and we are happy that you enjoyed your stay in Byron.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
Great hostel great location clean hot shower
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

4/10 Poor

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Staff & service
I arrived late and the other guests had piled a bunch of dirty dishes on my bed which was unpleasant. But other than that the staff was very friendly and helpful and the facilities were ok
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Receptionist was lovely. Property was clean...just very busy, and people were smoking near the entryway, which was a turnoff. I didn’t use the common room or pool. Kitchen was petty gross but it was In the middle of meal time...it was better in the morning so they’d obviously cleaned it up overnight. No aircon in room and it was pretty warm and very humid. Surprisingly quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Young crowed.
99% twenty something's. If you are okay with that, great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

H

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Bed bag was here. I got 10 bed bag bites! and I saw bed bag on my bed. Staff and service are really good but sorry I can't go back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is terrific: friendly, helpful and proactive. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff on the front desk with whom I had dealings. The room was clean and perfect for my needs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maree, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Excellent stay, friendly, great location, helpful staff, recommended
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Slightly noisy at night. Without air con the room needs more ways to get airflow at night
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Eloise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was amazing. Large kitchen and very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Miranda on 9 Aug 2018
Thank you for your review! We appreciate the feedback. We do our best to make sure our facilities stay as clean as possible :)

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Staff & service
Check in & out quick, 10 dollars deposit for key. Room was with a couple of long stayers with one in particular who thought he owned the room. No air conditioning which meant really hot at night. No many showers. Activities arranged some days like walking trips and bbq etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Sam on 6 Feb 2018
Hi Richard, Thank you for staying with us and for the review. All points are valid and although we cannot increase the number of showers we are looking into ways to increase airflow in the rooms as it can get hot here in the summer. We hope you still enjoyed Byron and your future travels.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel in the heart of Byron
Overall very good
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Sam on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for your review and for staying with us when you visited our little slice of Australian paradise.

8/10 Good

Runar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay in Byron Bay
I stayed three nights in a 5-bunk dorm. The hostel is a good base to explore the surrounding area. Don't miss Wategos beach, Cape Byron lighthouse, Nimbin and Mullumbimby. All great destinations.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Sam on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for taking the time to review Cape Byron YHA and for your great recommendations for places to visit in the area. We are super happy that you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nära till stranden och bra läge överlag. Trevlig personal och rent och fint.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gatien

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Nami

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
에어컨이 없네요. 방보다 밖이 더 시원합니다.시설은 가본곳중 제일 별로인것 같은데 가격은 제일 비싸네요;;
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

dimitri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hôtel sympa, bien entretenu mais un peu vieillot. La piscine est un vrai plus.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cucina pulita e ben attrezzata! Stanze ugualmente pulite e lenzuola pure. (Bandirei la moquette!!) Personale un po' "assente" e wifi limitato.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Nico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Sam on 17 Apr 2018
Thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to review us. We hope to see you again in Byron Bay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Sam on 17 Apr 2018
Thank you for staying with us and for your review.

8/10 Good

jordi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un personal muy amable y educado.. un hostel good
Me ha parecido muy buen hostel.. lo que si que podría tener lockers. El personal muy amable y servicial sobre toda la mujer de la recepción que me dejo una toalla para ir a la playa y no me cobro nada.. en otros hosteles te cobran por todo, en este eran muy educados amables y serviciales
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Sam on 17 Apr 2018
Thank you for visiting us and taking the time to review us. We hope you continue to enjoy your travels and maybe see you again in Byron Bay in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cape byron
Ce fut un endroit agréable, l'ambiance général de l'hôtel colle bien avec l'esprit "vacances": piscine (possibilité de faire de la plongée ), palmiers, animaux locaux, etc... La cuisine est spacieuse et propre. Quelques animations le soir auraient été les bienvenues.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Sam on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for your review and for staying with us when you visited Byron enjoy your travels and maybe see you back in Byron in the future,

6/10 Okay

NAOKO, tokyo

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
寝るだけなら
3泊滞在。 こんなもんかとは思っていたけど、部屋にクーラーがない（効かない？）ので夜は外にいた方が涼しく汗だく。 でも共用シャワーとか全然待たないでいつも入れるのでそこは良い。 ネットは部屋だとフリーWiFiがほとんど入らず。これは場所によるかも。 電源も、ロッカー（鍵なし）もちゃんとあるし、まぁこんなもんかな。場所は海にも街の中心部にも近いし満足。
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Sam on 2 Jan 2018
Thank you for staying with us at Cape Byron YHA and for taking the time to write a review. We are sorry that the fan in your room was not working if that does happen please see reception as we can get a new one for you as we know it is very hot at this time of year. Our free wifi is only available in the common area but premium wifi can be purchased which is available in the rooms. Happy that you enjoyed the city and the beautiful ocean and we wish you a very happy new year.