London Plane Backpackers

Location: 172-174 Victoria Street, Sydney, au

Star Rating: 6.5 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: N/A - Anytime

Check-out: N/A

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Family rooms
• BBQ facilities
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Invoice provided
• CCTV outside property
• Key card access
• Shopping on site
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Japanese garden

Rooms Available

• Bed In 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (Ages 18-40 Years Only)

  Rooms are 30 square metres.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Key card access

• Bunk Bed In Mixed Dormitory Room (Ages 18-40 Years Only)

  Rooms are 34 square metres.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Key card access

• Bed In 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room (Ages 18-40 Years Only)

  Rooms are 20 square metres.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Key card access

• Bed In 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room (Ages 18-40 Years Only)

  Rooms are 20 square metres.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Key card access

• Private Room With Toilet And Shower (No Hotwater))

  The family room features a carpeted floor, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Key card access

• Double Room

  The double room provides a carpeted floor, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper

• Bunk Bed In Mixed Dormitory Room (Ages 18-40 Years Only)

  Rooms are 54 square metres.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Lockers

• Bed In 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (Ages 18-40 Years Only)

  Rooms are 35 square metres.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Lockers

Guest Reviews

• Swann (8/5): -
• Cariwa (6/5): - Très bonne emplacement . La salle de bain et les toilettes dedans la chambre.
• Emre (8/5): -
• Tejas (7/5): -
• Guest (6/5): -
• Riaño Patiño (7/5): -
• Smilla (1/5): - the kitchen was dirty. there were rats everywhere, they ate our bread. the place had a bad smell and was dirty all over the place
• Candice (1/5): Horrible - Je suis venue en vacances en Australie pour découvrir la nature et ces animaux ! Grâce à cette établissement j’ai pu voir des cafards et des rats ! Très sale, mauvaise odeur dans les frigos ! Salle de bain sale ! Chambre avec cafards ! On a vu un rat dans la cuisine ! J’ai mis mon pain dans un sac de course et je souhaitais me faire des petites tartines pour le matin mais un rongeur c’est fait plaisir avant moi (photo à l’appui) ! Et si vous cherchez une fourchette bon courage, j’ai fini par manger avec une cuillère ! Il n’y a même pas de torchons pour essuyer la vaisselle tout traîne dans la cuisine… et c’est la première fois que je vois un hôtel faire des photocopies des pièces d’identité ça m’a semblait bizarre
• Antoine (1/5): - The premises are good. The staff is nice but barely does the job. They don't check if people actually check out (I found somebody in my bed the first night, I had to sleep in a bed that wasn't mine). The staff barely make the rules being respected (rooms are upside down, there are people stuffs and trashes all over the room. Some people do drug or vape in the rooms. Also I wouldn't mention my lovely roommates loudly watching moovies at night, then casually having sex in their bed thinking nobody would notice 😅). Rooms, corridors and sanitaries are filthy. It smells sweaty socks all over the place and the shower tiles are orange, eventhough it should be white. In a nutshell: a nightmare.
• Baptiste (1/5): Not a welcoming hostel to stay - The location Coldest welcome I received in years of travelling. I arrived at 11am at the hostel, said hello with a big smile, didn’t get any answer, after 2mn the girl at the front desk looked at me and said « check in is a 2pm, come back » and that’s it. Locals were dirty with cockroaches, bed not comfy with no curtains, even for this price I wouldn’t recommend it, fly away
• Luke (2/5): Cockroaches and rats in the kitchen -
• Eva (7/5): Goede prijs kwaliteit! - De kamer was erg ruim en schoon! Goede airco! Er was enkel 1 toilet en douche voor veel kamers. Het leek er ook niet mega schoon. Onhandig voor als het druk is. Daarnaast kregen we bij aankomst de verkeerde code voor ons verblijf.
• Guest (10/5): - Ludzie , atmosfera :) Stęchlizna w pokoju , intensywny zapach chloru w WC.
• francois (2/5): Je n’y retournerai pas - Seul point positif accès rapide à la station de King cross ! Une chambre privative de 2 personnes Sale partout, douche moisi, odeur d’urine, compliqué de se faire comprendre à l’accueil Bruyant dans les couloirs à n’importe quelle heure Divisé en 3 bâtiments celui de gauche 1 douche et 1 toilette dans la même pièce pour 10 chambres !!!!
• Holt (3/5): Despite the good location, the stay was awful with rats, a terrible smell, and an unfriendly, unsociable atmosphere - The location was good, staff were friendly. We saw multiple rats during our stay, which made me feel very uncomfortable. Looked nothing like the photos. The room smelled awful and was messy, with belongings scattered everywhere. The common area was okay but not very sociable, likely because most guests seemed to be long-term residents. The fridges were overcrowded and difficult to use and the other guests did not clean the kitchen, so we spent more money eating out. We had booked 3 nights and left after 2- would not stay here again.
• Guest (1/5): - Très sale !!!!!
• Ojala (8/5): Id stay there again if i ever need to. - Location French people screaming
• Hawkin (1/5): - Smelly plus they didn't give me a blanket
• Simo (7/5): Good option if you need to stay a night only. - The size of the room The shared bathrooms.
• Estela Maria (2/5): - We booked two beds in a shared mixed room. The room was very messy, and under one of the beds we found trash: empty plastic bottles and food packages. We asked to be moved to a private room that was clean. The shared bathroom was dirty and lacked maintenance. The kitchen was also dirty and messy. We stayed two nights because the reservation was non-refundable. Afterwards, we moved to another hostel.
• Alejandro (2/5): Decepcionante - Buena ubicación y el personal era agradable Las habitaciones tenían una ventilación pésima, por esa razón hacía mucho calor, el aire no se renovaba y ademas mucha gente de las 10 personas que estábamos en la habitación estaban enfermas y todo se quedaba en el ambiente. Las habitaciones olían mal. La cocina estaba llena de grasa y era un caos. Un día hasta había un par de cucarachas corriendo por ahí. En definitiva, aunque es de los sitios más baratos, no vale la pena.
• Guo (7/5): -
• Guest (4/5): -
• GUERRA (7/5): - This is a good place for the money! A bit noise, but it's fine
• Blake (2/5): - Location For starters I was on a top bunk and there was no proper room to move the quilt had blood stanes on it the shared toilet in the room was supper dirty as people would pee on the seats and floor one was very rude in the shared room and kept telling me to put head phones on even though it was still in the normal times as it stated no loud noise after 11pm to 8 am but he complained too much people would walk out naked from the showroom and also cut there dirty nails on the floor I do not recommend this place as its all dirty and unhygienic
• Keeta (4/5): -
• Coden (1/5): - Nothing Everything if I say I need a bottom bunk there's clearly a reason Im 6 foot 4 120kg and I had to climb onto a top bunk made extremely amount off noise than you see someone who is 5 foot 5 70,kg below you people doing exercises while your trying to sleep beyond a joke wouldn't recommend this place to anyone so much better places than this very horrible will never ever come back and will never speak good on your company that's for sure all it takes is 3 to 4k to make the place so much better it's like they have put more effort in the gaming room more than the place you actually sleep and people want to come and rest beyond a joke don't come here wheneve someone went to the toilet you literally hear the toilet flush through the pipes couldn't off stayed at a more worse place horrible experience as an Australian don't come here no point your wasting money will find a more peaceful and quiet spot on the street.
• TAISEI (4/5): -
• cherie (4/5): - Did not check in late flight delays, place closes at 11.00, have lost our money
• Julie (4/5): -
• Tato Emme (3/5): Poca Limpieza y Personal Inutil. - El patio es lo mejor de la propiedad, la cocina está limpia y equipada. El personal de la recepción es un desastre. No tienen ganas de trabajar, malos modos, la hospitalidad no existe y menos la ayuda. No hay ninguna información sobre su horario de almuerzo/cena en la descripción de la propiedad así que recomiendo contactarlos para verificar que vayan a estar cuando ustedes lleguen. Llamé y me dijeron que vuelva cuando haya terminado.
• Prithvi (10/5): Really fantastic - The staff was extremely polite
• Ilona (4/5): - Wij verbleven hier met onze dochter. We hadden een kamer geboekt met eigen badkamer echter deed het warm water het niet dus moesten we alsnog gebruik maken van de gedeelde douch. Is op zich niet zo erg maar die was zo vies dat we niet eens de muren wilde aanraken. Er een hing pleister aan de muur en na vier dagen hing die er nog dus ging er van uit dat er niet is schoongemaakt. Onze kamer was aan de straatkant waar ongeveer 50 Uber eats fietsen stonden en vaak tot ‘s nachts veel lawaai vandaan kwam. De keuken vloer was vies vet en glad en het rook er zuur. De locatie is verder wel super gelegen. Dus als je een echte backpacker bent en het niet erg vind dat het minder schoon is dan normaal een prima plek.
• Tea (4/5): Disappointing - It was a good spot and the staff were lovely. Each bed had a pillow, fitted sheet and blanket; and were allocated with numbers. Honestly, it really didn't look clean at all. One of the shower doors didn't close properly and none of them looked like they had been cleaned recently. We stayed on two different nights at the start and end of the week and on the first night there was someone's stuff everywhere in the room. The second stay was a lot better but there was a hole in the wall of the one of the beds.
• Pablo (1/5): actual health risks here - nothing horrible place it’s so filthy it makes me sick to even think about it , toilets were so disgusting. flooded with suspicious water from this guy who had been living there for a month and walks around all wet ! also yo ivan probably see mold everything was terriblr
• Ashiqur (1/5): Bad -
• Eman (2/5): Very poor -
• Susanne (8/5): Very good - Family room was large and beds were comfy. Kitchen and showers were ok. Seemed clean. Common area a bit messy and not many spaces to sit and have food at a table inside (plenty outside but it was cold and drizzly). Photos of common areas are much nicer than in reality.
• Martin (6/5): Pleasant -
• Kaylee (3/5): Poor - The community i saw in the dining and living room was great. The room I was put in was awful. The people staying there have stuff everywhere. One of them was hanging stuff off my bed without asking me if it was ok. The bathroom was horrible there was a t-shirt on the floor the had been there the whole time of my stay which was 3 nights. The times they would come home were terrible they would come back after 2am.
• Dev (8/5): Very good -
• Watanabe (2/5): Very poor -
• Amit (6/5): Pleasant - Overall good location and property Bunker Bed, natural light and airflow was low. Bunker Bed stairs was not comfortable to climb. Bed shake a lot with mild pressure and make noise.
• Celine (9/5): Superb -
• Jenni (4/5): - This accomodation was disappointing. The general cleanliness of the shared kitchen was poor and very limited space. Floors hadn’t been cleaned for so long that they were sticky. Our bedroom had a window that wouldn’t close and a cold shower, neither of which were dealt with to any degree.
• Logan (5/5): Passable -
• Neil (8/5): - Lovely, friendly staff. Safe accommodation, no issues with anything really. Great location. Comfortable bed. Definitely recommend it. Thank you.
• Lily (3/5): Poor -
• Anonymous (10/5): Safe, central, cheap and quiet…can’t be beaten. Loved my stay! - I loved that it was in the heart of the city and that it was cheap! Riley the lovely Chinese girl at reception was so polite, kind and helpful and provided fantastic customer service to me!
• Anonymous (10/5): Exceptional -
• Daniel (5/5): Just a bed to sleep in stinky rooms, ok kitchen and toilets if you use them before somebody trashes them and nothing els - Toilets relatively clean, cheap and allows use of booking.com credits General dysfunction from too many long term stayers. The number of food delivery e bikes in front of the hostel is next level. Most long term residents seemed to have become quite inconsiderate. Common areas are frequently left dirty despite frequent cleaning by staff. Residents just don’t care such as standing in the small kitchen and blocking everyone else and not making any effort to know anyone outside of their group. Rooms have belongings left everywhere such that even lockers and space around allocated beds cannot be used. Ventilation in rooms are poor as windows cannot be fully opened. With long term stayers they stink A poor girl came in at midnight and found a guy sleeping in her allocated bed. Toilet had a broken lock that was not fixed with users resorting to playing music to indicate their presence and not be caught with their pants down. Staff generally uninterested in guests’ welfare, doing the bare minimum to get you out of their face. I asked about change in security code at the start of the month and the staff told me there was no change yet and I was promptly locked out on the first of the month.
• Hsuan (5/5): Passable - Close to the MRT Water tube in the room Its noisy
• Svenja (5/5): Passable -
• Warner (4/5): Disappointing - Not enough space inside social area, people having sex in the room, leaving the light on when others are trying to rest..
• Ayer (10/5): family vibe - I stayed here for quite a long time before and came back again when I returned to Sydney. I heard they changed the management recently, the whole place feels more organised, especially with noise control at night, which is great for someone like me who has trouble sleeping. The staff are super friendly and helpful, love the family vibe. Will definitely come back next time!
• Macarena (7/5): Good - Nice staff attention, good location super close to metro station a supermarket, well-equipped kitchen Normal cleaning, beds with little privacy and no curtains
• Neechal (1/5): Bad - the property has alot of bed bugs and its very dirty the staffs are very rude and they do not even clean the rooms, all the rooms are very dirty and they put 10 to 14 people in one room and its very dirty, i found bedbugs on 2 beds, please inspect the rooms first before you book a stay there, the place is no where close to the photos they have used.
• Neechal (2/5): - The properpty has alot of bedbugs and is very dirty, they put 10 to 14 people in one small room, and they do not even clean the rooms. Staying here is a health risk, i had a terrible experience with them 2 nights stay where first night i discovered bed bugs and changed the room the next day also to see the same bed bugs.
• Avinash (5/5): Passable - Yes will inform them about lower bed due some medical issues but they don't bother Nothing
• Mani (4/5): - Très beau quartier Bel immeuble Sinon Tout est immonde des toilettes aux douches aux draps aux fenêtres qui ne se ferment pas Ignoble
• Mr (3/5): Poor -
• Gerardo (10/5): Exceptional -
• Valentin (1/5): Terrible - Very close to king cross station This place is very gross, everything is dirty, the bedroom floor, the bathroom ! The shower in the room was extremely dirty and smelly. The common showers are less worse but it’s a real shame. No AC in the room, stained sheets…. This hostel is not family friendly at all.
• David (1/5): Fawlty towers in real life - Not much We arrived and were given a room that was occupied already (another guests personal property was still there). They then gave us a new room that had builders repairing it! We had to wait an hour for them to finish. No towels ( we had to hire one for $25) no hot water in shower so the towels were a waist of money. I liked how they had locks on fire escape!
• Bilell (10/5): I love This hostel the best of Sydney - Family mood All good
• Rosa (3/5): Poor -
• Hona (1/5): Bad -
• Jorge (8/5): - .
• Andy (4/5): Roachy - Killed a 2 inch cockroach. Portion of window missing, like being on street. Smoking people outside so inhaling it all in bed. Shower not working. Wonderful lol
• Kento (6/5): - You could hear sounds of TV when you try to sleep. And, summer is too hot
• Kathryn (4/5): - Please don’t come here, it’s not worth it to save a few bucks. No air conditioning, no space in the fridge, cockroaches, and rats!! Couldn’t fall asleep!!
• Kristaps (8/5): Very good -
• Suki (10/5): Exceptional - Great facilities and friendly staff
• Alvaro (5/5): Horrible place - Location You can use the kitchen after 9 pm and if you are eating or having dinner they just move everyone out of the kitchen, was horrible.
• CHAEEUN (2/5): - Broken window, non-working shower, sink that’s too high, endless cigarette smoke (it comes straight in since there’s no window), cramped bathroom, multiple non-working sockets, bed with dents all over.
• Harriet (5/5): Passable - No AC in the room I was staying in and the bathroom was ages away from our room.
• Bradley (1/5): Abysmal. - Location was decent?? Not clean, ceiling has mould. Bathrooms unhygienic and hardly cleaned. Bedrooms had random bits of cardboard in the bed. Too warm so couldn’t sleep comfortably. Didn’t feel safe and drug dealing was happening on property.
• Virginia (5/5): Passable - Clean and quite Beds without privacy
• Georgia (9/5): So good for how cheap it is, would definitely stay again - Beds were spaced out and in their own corners which was nice. Free laundry which is amazing! Small but clean and very functional kitchen, plus a mini kitchen too. Really nice communal chill area which was cleaned regularly
• Arlindo (7/5): Fair enough - The experience was good. It is not the best place to stay, but considering the price I cant complain. I didnt like the bathroom in my room. I used shared toilets because the private one was terrible.
• Gundega (9/5): Superb -
• Lauren (5/5): Passable - Customer service, the size of the room was nice The bathrooms weren't clean and had mould. It was noisy at night - we could hear fans on during the night from different rooms. Kitchen was closed in the morning when we left early.
• Roisin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Arjun (7/5): Good value - I like the setup Need to give locked lockers
• Amy (1/5): Unpleasant - They have lockers in the rooms. One of the worst hostels I have stayed in. No railing on top bunks. No curtain or light at beds. The toilet pipe went through the room which was very loud every time someone flushed. No air con so it was very hot with just the fan. Mouldy ceiling in bathroom and room door didn’t lock. Kitchen has no cooking facilities. Very expensive for what it was.
• Marta (8/5): Very good -
• Daianah (8/5): Very good -
• Laura (1/5): Avoid like the plague - Location No air con so rooms are unbearably hot, no lift so had to drag heavy luggage up 4 flights of stairs, very dirty and had bag smell throughout building, only 2 showers and 3 toilets throughout the entire property for over 100 guests. Had to go down to ground level or 2nd floor from 4th to use bathroom. Staff were unhelpful and wouldn’t provide fan for hot room. Lots of older men living at this property who look to be uber eats delivery drivers, doesn’t have a backpackers feel at all.
• Cornell (9/5): Superb -
• Thet (10/5): Exceptional -
• Hudson (3/5): Would not recommend. - Dirty. Cockroaches. Uncomfortable.
• Riccardo (10/5): Exceptional -
• Kbcissa83 (3/5): Poor - Cockroaches where sleeping with us
• Ruth (8/5): Pleasant stay, met expectations - 4 person female only room was lovely and the residents were very pleasant. Basic bunk beds but comfortable enough. Not that much storage space, specifically when most residents are staying for long periods of time with big bags.
• Esme (7/5): Great value and location - Amazing location! Great communal area. Free washing facilities. We had a private room and it was perfect for us with wardrobe space, table and chairs and a sofa! Bed and pillows were comfy. Free WiFi was great too. Close to station and nice restaurants and brunch places on the same road. Bathrooms weren’t that clean and lacked hand soap. No blind in room. Room for improvement in bathrooms
• Jonah (7/5): Great value for money, with a few minor flaws! - The value was the best part! You get a-lot for what you pay for. The location was very close to the trainstation and lots of shops, plus the room was very very spacious. We arranged the chairs to form another bed which was good for more people. The fan worked very well and the windows where open which helped with Sydneys humidity. All the people there kept to themselves so there was no issues The bathroom shower dripped the entire trip, even after we couldnt turn the handles off any further, creating a wet floor in the bathroom constantly. The window wouldn't fully shut so noise was a slight issue when trying to sleep, but overall not a major issue
• Rye (10/5): Perfect place, close to kings cross, vibrant area - Cool people, good set up. The kitchen was amazing and plenty of different hangout spaces Rooms themselves could take an upgrade but good value nonetheless
• Simon (4/5): No aircon - No aircon in the room or in the launch area, dont trust the pictures, thats not how it loon
• Hassan (10/5): Perfect accommodation for cheap price -
• Marleigh (1/5): awful - honestly nothing everything

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