Hostel Central, Reykjavik

Advantages: Clean, modern, welcoming, good security and facilities, central location
Disadvantages: Doesn't have freephone number, electronic card access for everything, checking in takes ages, no free breakfast

.... But let me tell you more in detail... ---- Booking and checking in ---- Hostels in Sydney are generally expensive compared to the rest of Australia... but that's not surprising bearing in mind you're in a major city! While the average cost for a dorm bed in most of Australia was AUS $17, anything around that price in Sydney won't get you much in terms of comfort or security! At Wake up! Sydney, a bed in a 6-bed non-ensuite dorm room costs AUS $28... this is far cheaper than Sidney Central YHA (AUS $35), but more expensive than Hotel Bakpak (AUS $22). While I couldn't tell you if Sidney Central YHA is any good, I can tell you from personal experience that it's worth paying more to avoid Hotel Bakpak! If you're a VIP backpackers member, you get a AUS $1 discount for each night you stay. But if you're able to get hold of a current free... Read review

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Advantages: Central, affordable, friendly.
Disadvantages: Booking can only be done on the day, and it is frequently full.

...This hostel is great value considering its central location, just off Times Square and Fifth Avenue. There is a really friendly atmosphere at this fairly international hostel, where even a private double room is only 75 dollars, and a bed in a dormitory style room is around 20 dollars. The location is perfect, and the staff who are friendly and efficient are happy to provide advice (or leaflets), and it is just round the corner from the central tourist arcade where you can get information about just about everything going on in the city. I can't see any reason not to stay in this hostel - except that it books up fairly quickly!... Read review

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Advantages: Was very clean
Disadvantages: can be noisy

...Cairns Central YHA **GENERAL INFORMATION** Address: Cairns Central YHA Backpackers Hostel, 20-26 McLeod Street, Cairns 4870 Phone: (07) 4051 0772 Fax: (07) 4031 3158 Email: cairnscentral@yhaqld.org Reception Hours: 6.30 am to 11pm, however after hours there is a manager on site to contact if you have any emergencies or problems. **TRANSPORT** We got off the Greyhound bus and were supposed to walk to the hostel. Luck was on out side and the kind Greyhound driver brought us to our hostel. If he didn't it would have been about a 10-15 minute walk, which would have seemed miles with a large suitcase, rucksack and 2 small rucksacks (we would have struggled). If your baggage weren't heavy it would have been hard. Leaving the hostel we had to catch a flight. A shuttle bus was arranged at reception and cost $8 per person... Read review

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