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Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
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Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels that would be good for a single female. I'd prefer the ones that have the option of a private room, and under $30/night, and clean & safe in your experience (you've stayed there). Initial googles came up with this site: http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/aus/syd/ Any comments or advice on what to do/not to do while hostelling in Sydney?Thanks in advance for any helpful replies. -T |
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Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
$30US or AUD30?
Doubt if there is a backpackers or YHA which charges less than AUD30 for a private room! I know the Sydney Central YHA charges AUD82 for a twin private room. Doubt if they will give you much discount for single occupancy. Gerrit "TanQ10" wrote in message om... Hi-- Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels that would be good for a single female. I'd prefer the ones that have the option of a private room, and under $30/night, and clean & safe in your experience (you've stayed there). Initial googles came up with this site: http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/aus/syd/ Any comments or advice on what to do/not to do while hostelling in Sydney?Thanks in advance for any helpful replies. -T |
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Finding hostels... was Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
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wrote on 3/6/04 6:18 AM: In article , says... Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels..... Initial googles came up with this site: http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/aus/syd/ Be careful searching for hostels using these sites that take online bookings. They do not list all the hostels and they often state something like "no online availability", which appears to suggest that a hostel is full. This is often not the case, it can mean the hostel does not have a relationship with the booking company, or the hostel management hasn't allocated any beds to the booking system. Many of these booking sites are affiliates of the same company (hostelworld) and they therefore all use the same hostel database. They will also list guest houses, instead of hostels, if a hostel is not prepared to play ball and let them take commission on the bookings they take. You could therefore look at one of these sites and think that there is not a hostel in that town. Much better to get your information from another source... an up to date guidebook from an independent source for your travel area is a good start (LP, Footprint, Let's Go, Rough Guides). Since these too are inherently subjective (and, as LP in particular takes pains to point out, things change), I'm inclined to use them as a "rough guide" only. Also, you take on the risk of being part of the herd since everyone else has read the same reviews. For my dime, I'd use these sources to book nights 1 and perhaps 2, unless it is one of those times that everything is going to be booked solid (eg Sydney at New Year's or during the mardi gras) - then walk around and make your own assessment on where you want to be from then on. I'm hard pressed to think of a time I've ever been caught out entirely without a place to hang my backpack by just pitching up at one to three places, even in high season. |
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Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
On 5 Mar 2004 17:47:30 -0800, (TanQ10) wrote:
Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels that would be good for a single female. I'd prefer the ones that have the option of a private room, and under $30/night, and clean & safe in your experience (you've stayed there). You are NOT going to get a "centrally located" "private room" for "under $30/night". The three terms are mutually exclusive. Dave ===== NSW Rural Fire Service - become a volunteer today. http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ |
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Finding hostels... was Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
Paul wrote:
In article , says... Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels..... Initial googles came up with this site: http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/aus/syd/ Be careful searching for hostels using these sites that take online bookings.... One site which is useful is the www.bugaustralia.com one which doesn't actually do bookings, but has user reviews of many hostels throughout the Pacific and gives hostels a chance to put their own booking information with the review. I have used and contributed to this site. There can be advantages to sites like the bootsnall one, as it gives a chance to find some sort of accomodation from anywhere in the world and it can be used alongside the bugaustralia site or a guide book for some sort of commentary. AS for the original question, my favourite would be Glebe YHA. Others have reported favourably on the Glebe Village Backpackers, just along the road. |
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Finding hostels... was Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:40:27 +0000, Raffi Balmanoukian wrote:
assessment on where you want to be from then on. I'm hard pressed to think of a time I've ever been caught out entirely without a place to hang my backpack by just pitching up at one to three places, even in high season. Byron Bay is the only place it's ever happened to me. Accommodation always seems to be tight there. The YHA in Sydney looks good from the outside and it's in a good, central location. You can book it online at www.yha.com.au Jason -- See http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for UK diving reports including trips to Plymouth, Weymouth, Falmouth, Exmouth and Scapa Flow |
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Finding hostels... was Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
in article , Jason at
wrote on 3/7/04 5:27 AM: On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:40:27 +0000, Raffi Balmanoukian wrote: assessment on where you want to be from then on. I'm hard pressed to think of a time I've ever been caught out entirely without a place to hang my backpack by just pitching up at one to three places, even in high season. Byron Bay is the only place it's ever happened to me. Accommodation always seems to be tight there. The YHA in Sydney looks good from the outside and it's in a good, central location. You can book it online at www.yha.com.au Jason There are at least three YHAs in Sydney - central (across from the railway station), Glebe (kinda funky, much more personal, fewer amenities, and a longer walk to the CBD although more than feasible) and a seasonal one on the water. Yes, Byon's accom. is usually fairly full up but again I've never had a drama. |
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Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
(TanQ10) writes:
Hi-- Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels that would be good for a single female. I'd prefer the ones that have the option of a private room, and under $30/night, and clean & safe in your experience (you've stayed there). Not a hostel, but a pub/stay hotel. Assuming you're not from Australia, hotels in the old days used to be a public bar on the ground floor, and rooms for rent above. Nowadays public bars have converted their rooms but there are still a few pub/stay places left. The Clare Hotel is on 20 the Broadway, just a few minutes walk south then west of Central Station. It's across from the Sydney Institute of Technology, and right next door to Carlton and United Brewery. It's $35 a night for a private room (with shared bathroom facilities)+ $20 key deposit. The telephone number is (02) 9211-2839 (+61-2-9211-2839 if you are calling from overseas). It's nice and clean, although it can get noisy if there is a band playing and you're on the first floor. Really very close to the city, very convenient. Hope that helps! -- Widya Santoso +61 2 6288-0405 The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep -- Stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost |
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Finding hostels... was Sydney Youth Hostel Recommendations
On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:18:50 -0000, Paul wrote:
In article , says... Going to Sydney for a week and would like to know of any centrally located (close to public transport access, shops-cafes-galleries nearby, walkable part of city) hostels..... As I recall, there is a youth or student aid office right at the Central RR Station in Sydney. The entrance is at street level on the outside. Just ask around. But don't limit yourself to Sydney. As wonderful as it is, surely you'll want a great beach and more local small town flavor. Take the ferry from Central Quay to Manly. There's a tourist office right outside the entrance. Manly has a number of backpacing hotels that cater to that trade. Manly has a fantastic beach scene. The fish and chips at the Manly Fish and Chips shop a few blocks south of the Corso are the best. The last time I was in Australia I got on a train headed north/northwest and got off at any town that caught my eye, walked around for an hour or so to get the lay of it and never had trouble finding a nice clean quiet and inexpensive room ($15AU) above a tavern. Usially the bath was down the hall, no telly or phone, but who needs 'em? I did that for a week, staying each night at a different spot chosen spontaneosuly and wandering the town during the day before my next afternoon train connection. At the end, I flew back to Sydney. Great country. Wonderful people. Can't wait to return. CaribeJoe - Moderator Non-commercial My Caribbean.Info Forums Free Caribbean Destination Directories Free advice from Travel Writers Post your own trip reports and photos Hotel and Air Deals and Rough Guide Reports http://www,mycaribbean.info |
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