Newtown Backpackers

Location: 5-11 Egan Street, Newtown, Sydney, au

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Swimming pool
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Tour desk
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Evening entertainment
• Entertainment staff
• Outdoor furniture
• Shallow end
• Fence around pool
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• 24-hour security
• Security alarm
• Key card access
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Access to nearby outdoor pool
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Garage
• Swimming nearby

Rooms Available

• Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (ages 18-40 years only)

  Rooms are 15 square yards. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room type.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers

• Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room (ages 18-40 years only)

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Toilet paper

• Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room (ages 18-40 years only)

  Rooms are 15 square yards. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room type.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers

• Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room (ages 18-40 years only)

  Rooms are 25 square yards. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room type.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers

• Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

  The twin room features heating, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. This twin room has a wardrobe, parquet floors, a flat-screen TV and an outdoor dining area. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Budget Single Room

  The single room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. This single room features parquet floors, heating, a flat-screen TV and an outdoor dining area. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  This room includes bed linen and towels.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Double Room with Private Bathroom

  This room includes bed linen and towels.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Triple Room with Private Bathroom

  This room includes bed linen and towels.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom

  This quadruple room features a private bathroom, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor as well as an outdoor dining area. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom (ages 18-40 years only)

  This room includes bed linen and towels. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room type.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers

• Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom (ages 18-40 years only)

  This room includes bed linen and towels. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room type.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers

• Triple Room with Shared Bathroom

  The triple room features heating, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. Featuring an outdoor dining area, this triple room also provides a wardrobe, parquet floors and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

• Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom

  The quadruple room provides heating, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. Featuring an outdoor dining area, this quadruple room also offers a wardrobe, parquet floors and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed

Guest Reviews

• Joel (6/5): - The location was fantastic for where we wanted to go. Easy to get to. There was screaming coming from the rooms for most of the night and downstairs. Told staff but they didn't do anything about it.
• Bree (9/5): - The proximity to newtown was fabulous. We even got to park our car there overnight, that was great. Tea and coffee facilities, a desk and plenty of PowerPoints in the room. Such a great easy place to stay close to everything. Loved it It was a bit noisy overnight as was to be expected in a hostel, but it didnt bother us.
• Abel (8/5): -
• Shah (10/5): -
• Tomás (5/5): -
• Solas (10/5): -
• James (4/5): -
• Kevin (8/5): -
• Elijah (5/5): -
• Warren (10/5): -
• Hannah (6/5): -
• Kavita (8/5): - Good value for money Was not as close to station as expected
• Ganey (9/5): -
• Louie (9/5): -
• andreatelloj (7/5): -
• Leila (8/5): -
• Edward (9/5): -
• Benjamin (9/5): -
• Benjamin (9/5): -
• Tuiletufuga (10/5): - The best
• Guest (10/5): -
• Torialy (10/5): -
• maz (5/5): - The bed and sleep The bathroom was dirty and the kitchen
• Bertha (10/5): - I had a very nice gentleman take my booking he explained everything that I needed to know and kindly gave me an entry card and showed me to my room and amenities. Bertha Skudder Nothing it was a very enjoyable short stay.
• Tony (9/5): Does the job - Cheap Good location Clean enough Can be hard to cook in peak season
• Hugh (6/5): - Location is fantastic. Near so many good cafe's and restaurants. Easy public transport connections. Lots of small cockroaches in our family room. As we were there for 6 nights, the staff did a clean, which reduced the number for a few days.
• tulloh (10/5): -
• Nahdia (10/5): -
• Dinuka (6/5): - The room was spacious. Staff were friendly. There were cockroaches in the room every day, and sorrouding was very noisy every day.
• Richardson (7/5): Great value for money and great location. - Staff were very helpful. Location is great. off street parking available. there was nothing we didn't like
• kerry (5/5): - Location Noise, bed comfort,
• Carolina (7/5): - Staff super friendly. Big point for them. Definitely you have to clean the fans, they are just noise, don't even move the air. Change the sheets Super hot rooms and it feel like a jail, super small
• Jaimmy (9/5): -
• Ryan (7/5): - Shared bathroom was a bit, how ya going... But I guess to be expected, that's more on the other people staying.
• Stacey (5/5): -
• Laura (8/5): -
• Baki (1/5): -
• Satu (9/5): Getaway in Sydney - Very good location in the heart of Newtown. Old building but charming. Bathroom would need some updating ☺️
• Abdi (10/5): -
• Siemon (10/5): -
• Rose (8/5): -
• Julia (3/5): - der Preis und die Lage haben gepasst, das Bett und das Badezimmer waren sauber die Küche ist sehr schmutzig, wenig Geschirr, dreckiges Geschirr und Töpfe, kein Platz im Kühlschrank (ACHTUNG: im Kühlschrank wird das Essen gestohlen - uns ist das in 5 Tagen 2 Mal passiert), wenig Sitzmöglichkeiten, viele Personen waren long-term dort
• Keish (7/5): Great location for a night's stay - Quiet space, clean shared kitchen, strong fan in room to make up for the lack of air flow / windows Carpet had white stains in bedroom
• Maria (5/5): -
• Robert (8/5): Enjoyed it immensely. Would stay again - Lovely location. For a backpacker facility it was excellent, central to town, transport. Excellent Shower upstairs in private rooms leaked all day/night
• Ben (7/5): -
• kate (6/5): - Pretty cheap. Good location I didn't like the deposit for the room key that couldn't be refunded automatically. Had to contact the hostel after my stay to give them my card details for the refund as I checked out before staffing hours. However they didn't pick up until the 3rd occasion I called them. I hadn't encountered this system before at hostels, and it was a bit annoying.
• Marqués Martínez (8/5): -
• Robin (8/5): -
• Kodai (2/5): バックパッカーになったみたいだった。 - フロントの人が素敵 ゴキブリがたくさんいた 空調が良くない すごい酸っぱい匂いがした
• linda (8/5): Auberge de jeunesse mais idéale pour un court séjour en famille - Le prix, l’emplacement et les services Propreté parfois moyenne
• Hanna Marie (7/5): -
• Kevlar740 (6/5): OK - Well located. Reasonable hostel accomodation. A little noisy throughout the night. Some communal areas could have been cleaner. The bathroom was fine.
• Bronwyn (1/5): Yuk accom but love Newtown - Booked a double room for security. Dirty. Mosquitoes flew at me when I entered. Shared bathroom foul, only saw men using it. I slept on the towels supplied on top of the bed as I wasn’t game to get into the bedclothes. Used bathroom at restaurant rather than the shared bathroom. I’ve stayed in the dorms here before and enjoyed my stay. Private double room with shared bathroom is really yuk.
• Paris (10/5): -
• LOUISE (1/5): I want compensation. I ended up in a hospital and had to go back to Paris . I was in vacation. I hate drugs, rapist and - Nothing. This place is a drug trafficker, and prostitute. I’ve been beaten in my sleep, the NSW POLICE and the DETECTIVE of Sydney are aware. I made a deposition, An Asian woman named lou following me everywhere. And Irish guy named max who came to pick me up to help me. The Chinese woman stole my teddy bear a guinea ping, and my Hermes perfum, also my Thai boxer, and she kept going to my room, but she did not belong in my room. I found drugs maybe 1 million dollars of drug, my stuff were on it. I lost 3000 euros in this place. And an other woman blond with blue eye came into my room when I had a massive seizure for 5 hours, and I woke up with a bite and bruise on my body.
• Yerin (7/5): -
• Jay (8/5): Useful - Location, friendly people, Towels not provided, byo lock for lockers and no air conditioning in 6s mix dorm
• Lim (10/5): -
• Dorian (5/5): - Le personnel Cuisine très sale, achalandée tout le temps Il fait trop chaud dans la chambre pour dormir, le ventilateur n’envoie pas d’air, la piscine est sale
• Luna (8/5): Recomendable - Tras dos malas experiencias en hostels, este hostel cumplió con lo que promete. Las instalaciones están bastante bien, la cocina es amplia, las camas limpias y comodas al igual que la habitación. Sin duda de los mejores hostels de sydney a mejor precio.
• Pablo (9/5): -
• Jimenez (6/5): -
• Julie (9/5): - Convenience and pleasant Staff
• Aaron (6/5): -
• Rafael (3/5): -
• leilén (1/5): Mejor dormir en la calle que en este hostel. - Nada bueno. Cero higiene en la habitación y espacios en común. Cucarachas por todos lados. Llovió y se inundó todo, habitaciones pasillos y tv room. El ventilador en la habitación no funcionaba bien y nos moríamos de calor. Había gente tomando alcohol en las habitaciones y dejaban todo sucio, y nadie lo limpiaba. La última noche entró gente a la habitación que no pertenecía ahí y presenciamos como los paramedicos fueron en rescate de una persona que estaba teniendo una sobredosis. Horrible ambiente, no recomiendo para nada, el peor hostel en el que estuve.
• Sebastian (3/5): -
• Arotingo (6/5): -
• Tomaselli (5/5): -
• Yusif (6/5): - Cleanliness Space
• Jessica (8/5): - We stayed in a family room, not in the main hostel - recommend staying on that side if you are in a group . It's a separate space, and was much calmer than the hostel (which was rough around the edges). Our space was nice, room was clean, comfortable and had nice linens, towels.and coffee. Location is fun and perfect to access the harbour front and downtown Sydney. Staff was super helpful and kind. All in all, good value for our family. No air-conditioning - lucky it wasn't too hot, but I'm sure it would be tough in the hotter weather.
• Belinda (7/5): - Central location to everywhere in Newtown. Rooms not Air Conditioned
• Hewan (2/5): -
• Hall (3/5): Maybe I'd stay again for a quick trip, good price & location. But the cleanliness needs to improve! - The staff were very friendly and helpful, the location was fantastic - right in town! I like that the female dorm had a bathroom. I like that they could provide a towel and hairdryer. The whole place felt really dirty. The kitchen was always dirty. The sink in the bathroom in the female dorm was always blocked, so the water didn't drain properly. I found baby cockroaches in the dorm and sometimes on the bed.
• NICHANI (1/5): -
• Mathis (10/5): -
• angela (5/5): -
• Sam (10/5): -
• Klaudia (10/5): - It’s a nice place to stay. The place is clean and has a swimming pool. The staff are very friendly. I stayed just one night, but I really enjoyed it.
• Julien (10/5): -
• Mickael (10/5): - Location and staff!
• Yi Wen (8/5): -
• Diraj (10/5): -
• Dee (7/5): Location, location, location - in the heart of Newtown - Have stayed here before so knew what to expect. Love this place for it's location in the heart of Newtown - tucked away off King Street, you're right in the middle of this very cool neighbourhood. Stayed in a triple room (one Queen, one Single) with my mum. You get beds, a tv, a wardrobe (no hangers though?), small bar fridge, kettle with teabags/coffee sachets, bath towels, fan in the room. Use of shared bathroom and kitchen. We didn't use the kitchen (but why would you, when so close to all the delicious King Street restaurants!) but the bathroom was kept clean enough. Friendly reception staff, able to hold bags if you arrive earlier than check in time. For a couple of nights, the share bathroom situation is ok - probably wouldn't suit everyone, and wouldn't be ideal for a longer stay. This particular room is in an older terrace building, and you will hear all the comings and goings of other guests, doors banging, footsteps in and out on the old flooring, and noise from the street. So if you need peace and quiet, this might not be the place for you! Don't bother trying to cook in the tiny, old kitchen...it has definitely seen better days. It would be great if this place could get all the torn flyscreens fixed on the windows!
• Maiwenn (3/5): -
• BETTY (5/5): bon emplacement - le bruit dans la nuit apres 22 H insupportable !
• Kaneesha (10/5): -
• Filippa (6/5): -
• Leah (2/5): I couldn’t access my luggage at checkout, and I still haven’t received my $20 refund. - I didn't enjoy much of this stay but the people who were also staying there were nice and it is centrally located. First of all, staff at check in were not informative. They did not check me in correctly when I went to my room so I had to return to the front desk to finish check in. At the time I informed them of my early check out, and gave them my card details for a refund of the $20 key card cost as well as that I would need to get my luggage out of storage. In the morning upon check out I could not access my luggage. I tried calling the after hours number multiple times to which no answer. I was nearly late to my flight because of this. I also received no refund of the $20. I have tried to get into contact with them for this refund and despite there response explaining they're having issues processing it. Multiple days later it has still not been processed and I shouldn't have to be the ones chasing them they should be doing it themselves.
• David John (10/5): - Very good place had car parking big bonus in Sydney. Not far from public transport.
• Holly (7/5): - The beds were comfortable and the bathrooms had really good showers The staff were really helpful and the lockers were a good size. The music playing in the hallways The fridges were really wet and icy and ruined some of my food and the kitchen was really dirty.
• Matt (9/5): Comfy enough, private. Staff were friendly and location was great - Privacy and security of room Room had a tas musty smell...
• Pasco (8/5): -
• Lucy (7/5): -
• THAYANITHI (5/5): -
• marius (10/5): -
• Nakano (10/5): -
• Laura (10/5): -
• Ayla (5/5): -

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