Gonow Family Backpackers Hostel

Location: 145-147 Vulture Street , Brisbane, au

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Terrace
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Shared kitchen
• Adult only
• Outdoor furniture
• Fire extinguishers
• Smoke alarms
• Key access
• CCTV outside property
• 24-hour security
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Japanese garden

Rooms Available

• 2 Single Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  Please note that when booking for more than 1 guest, the property cannot guarantee that guests will be in the same room.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Fireplace
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Socket near the bed
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  This basic female-only dormitory-style room has shared bathroom facilities. Please note that when booking for more than 1 guest, the property cannot guarantee that guests will be in the same room.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Fireplace
  • Mosquito net
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Socket near the bed
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a fireplace and air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Fireplace
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Socket near the bed
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This basic dormitory-style room has shared bathroom facilities. Please note that when booking for more than 1 guest, the property cannot guarantee that guests will be in the same room.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Fireplace
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This basic dormitory-style room has shared bathroom facilities. Please note that when booking for more than 1 guest, the property cannot guarantee that guests will be in the same room.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Fireplace
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Socket near the bed
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This basic dormitory-style room has shared bathroom facilities. Please note that when booking for more than 1 guest, the property cannot guarantee that guests will be in the same room.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Fireplace
  • Mosquito net
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Socket near the bed
  • Privacy curtain

Guest Reviews

• Lucy (1/5): Do not stay !! Do not ignore the bad reviews - N/a Genuinely the most disgusting hostel I’ve ever stayed in. Felt so completely unsafe and the rooms, kitchen and general place was filthy. Ended up leaving at 11pm because we didn’t feel safe. Have requested refund but have been ignored.
• Jones (6/5): - The staff was amazing.the location was brilliant Too many junkies staying in the hostel which puts a real downer on the stay .
• Elin (2/5): Rekommenderar inte - Helt ok läge. Köket i huvudbyggnaden (inte tjejernas hus!!), var fräscht och rymligt. Smutsigt i alla utrymmen, köken var förfärliga, saker över allt, man fick knappt utrymme för sina egna saker. Bad personal att säga till andra boende att städa upp då vi inte fick plats men det kunde han inte för ”där bor ju j tjejer så han kunde inte gå in där”…. All personal var män, så hur tänkte de lösa det? Sa han skulle sätta upp en lapp på dörren iallafall, men det gjorde han aldrig. Vi bad sedan om kompensation men fick inget alls… boende röker och dricker inomhus.
• Christopher (6/5): - Great staff. Little untidy and outdated but great location and great staff
• THANH TRUONG (1/5): Skip this place! - Staff sounded very accommodating at the beginning. The room was very dirty.
• Joshua (1/5): -
• Bruno (2/5): - Nothing
• Gabriel (4/5): I couldn't wait to leave this hostel ! - It’s the cheapest hostel of Brisbane It’s not clean. Nothing is clean, the room, the shared space and the bathroom are dirty.
• Assiri (6/5): -
• Corentin (2/5): -
• Ben (1/5): -
• yeshwa (5/5): -
• Maren (1/5): -
• Héloïse (2/5): -
• Leila (1/5): No showers for women! - The location The mattress springs dig into my back, one shower was broken, the other one had no light, the kitchen was messy and dirty.
• Liberty (8/5): Ok and friendly staff - Ok near facilities To please locked the door
• Mark (1/5): -
• Max (1/5): Nightmare - Nothing ( The price was okay but deserve to be free) People, staff, room. A lot of crackhead, alchoolic, people screaming and fighting during night. If you want to have the worst night of your life, you are at the right place
• Issei (8/5): -
• Verboom (1/5): - None of it All of it
• Maria Bernardita (1/5): Worst hostel - Nothing The hostel was VERY dirty and was really a mess. We arrived at 7pm (check in was until 9pm) and none was at the reception. We have to wait 1.30hs to do de check in. If you can afford something else I would recommend you to avoid booking this hostel. Very smelly, the beds were very uncomfortable, everything was dirty. Also a very noisy hostel, 3.30 am I heard people talking and laughing outside, they woke me up. Really awful night. It’s not like in the pictures
• Christy (9/5): Honestly not as bad as other reviews make it out to be - Cheap, friendly staff and very quiet at night Could do with cleaner rooms but its mostly other customers stuff on the floor so not the hostels fault
• Luca (10/5): Good place and cheap - worth it for the price not bad
• Morgan (4/5): -
• Victoria (4/5): -
• sofia (1/5): -
• Kevin (1/5): -
• Valentin (1/5): Crackhead house. - Nothing Everything
• Dylan (7/5): - Staff and people friendly Dirty, the kitchen and the rooms
• Lucas (1/5): -
• julien (4/5): -
• Lucia (3/5): -
• Andrew (8/5): -
• Andrew (8/5): Sound & fair - Price Squeaky bunks
• Rafael (1/5): -
• Jonna (1/5): - I'm sure this is the worst accommodation in Brisbane. I was scared when I was here. You think it'll be worth it because it's a good price. but no! Instead pay the extra $10 and stay in a decent hostel. Worst accommodation I've ever experienced. Couldn't stay there, had to book a hotel room. coming from a backpacker who is not sensitive
• Kiho (1/5): -
• Yogendra (2/5): Not good to stay, It could have been cleaner - Location & Staff Bed room was suffocating and not so clean
• Marcell (1/5): - … It was so dirty, it’s worse than in the picture. No space in the fridge, and full of strange people.
• Verboom (1/5): - None of it The cockroaches the showers had no exhaust system fans the staff pick and choose who's in or out
• SHUO EN (3/5): Cheapest hostel in Brisbane. Nothing to request - Staff is very friendly Too many bugs and messy environment
• Sara (1/5): - The dirty, old, run down buildings. The hostel was disgusting.
• Cheng Hsuan (3/5): - 價格 衛生環境
• Guest (4/5): -
• Ulda pilar (3/5): No volveria - Nada Todo . Sucia, la gente bastante rara
• Dara (1/5): -
• TB (5/5): It`ll get you out of trouble. - Erm, it wasn`t that bad, you get what you pay for and this is much cheaper than anything else about. The crowd was alright no issues. The psychopath who resides in Room 7. Avoid.
• Dara (1/5): Horrific - most certainly would not recommend - Nothing other than location 1. Waiting for someone to attend the check in desk 2. The tight space and baggage all around kitchen area 3. Room wasn’t even locked 4. Smell was absolutely disgusting 5. Half eaten food all over the room and clothes all over the floor that had to walk over 5. No duvet or sheets on my bed 6. Worst hostel I’ve stayed in across the world
• Julia (5/5): -
• Pierre (1/5): A fuire même pour une nuit ! - Rien du tout Tout, insalubre, odeur de tabac froid et de friture permanent, personnel pas aimable. Même si il est peu chère ne pas se laisser tenter.
• Christian (1/5): - Location is alright Rude guy in the reception, you need to make your bed yourself, mould in the bathroom and showers,terrible smell dirty rooms uncomfy beds I can name everything. Like everyone else is saying worst hostel I've ever stayed in It's insane to me that this place can be run as a "backpacker hostel" they should pay people to stay there I never write reviews but want to warn people to not stay there even if it's cheap for a night
• Hugo (1/5): RUNAWAY - Rien, c’est sale, le personnel est absolument pas serviable et c’est mal fréquenté (toxicomane) C’est plutôt essayer de trouver ce que j’ai aimé
• dan and fran (3/5): -
• Claudia (1/5): Don’t ever go - It was awful, nothing Dirty, stinky, old and stained mattresses, flies all around the place. We couldn’t use the kitchen because it hasn’t been cleaned for ages and all around there was a bad smell. The reception closes at 9pm and there’s no way to get in contact with the staff. A person in the room took my partner’s sheets and we were lucky that another host helped us either way he would have slept without them. To not mention the shared bathroom at the second floor where we were staying. We didn’t even want to take a shower because of how dirty it was. I’ve seen a lot of bad places but this one is by far the worst.
• Tyler (6/5): -
• Chaska (10/5): -
• Beachsaltco (6/5): - Old mate on reception. Location. Price. Too many false Gypsies particularly Francoise. And sis there, needs to shower whilst false Tannah needs to stop controlling the aircon. Bum backpackers with no decency.
• Mariarosa (9/5): Love to go back their one gay - The manager Spacious
• Tyler (7/5): -
• Marlan (1/5): Shi - Shit property Disgusting
• Nelson (8/5): -
• Isaac (6/5): Fair - Not bad for the price A bit too rowdy
• Ahmed (10/5): Excellent location and very friendly staff - Very friendly staff specially Sam and Shanon Actually all my staying I was happy to be there
• Nick (3/5): -
• ADELIIA (1/5): - Dirty everywhere
• Andrew (8/5): -
• Juies (1/5): -
• JUWANG (4/5): -
• felipe (1/5): -
• Bertholino (1/5): -
• Bua (5/5): - I liked the location The kitchen was in a mess
• Darius (2/5): - The staff It was crazy dirty, like really insane.
• Edison (2/5): - Just the location was near the City centre Its messy, no comon areas and totally disgusting with rhe other backpackers
• Mélanie (1/5): -
• Giovanna (2/5): crazy people but good location - Good because its cheap but there are crazy people living there, really, even in a hostel i thought it was too much
• TB (5/5): Alright for the money - It was better than i was expecting. The guests were sound. Steer clear of room 7, some nutter living there long term LOL.
• Charlotte (2/5): It was stinky everywhere, and everything was full of dirt. I have never seen such shaky beds in my life, I didn’t stay t -
• Antonin (1/5): Affreux, je ne recommande absolument pas. - 17min à pied de south bank Tout est vieux, sal, ce n’est pas nettoyé. Presque tout est cassé, usé. Ça sent mauvais, la transpiration et le vieux. Les chambres ne sont pas lavés non plus, on peut voir la poussière autour des lits.
• Chris (6/5): - Price
• Bisweswar (1/5): Worst hostel I have ever seen - Nothing Dirty
• Wala (6/5): -
• Ulrike (10/5): Awesome Southbank. - So close to the convention centre and walking distance to Southbank where the vibe is. Small, fairly quiet, cosy, friendly backpackers with very friendly and considerate guests. Most guests are young working travellers. No alcohol, no smoking. One building is girls only, one is boys only. There is safe, secure, free parking inside. Everyone is respectful. The kitchen basin can do with some TLC renovation.
• Piia (8/5): -
• Lola (1/5): - We booked a one-night stay for two people and were very disappointed upon arrival. The hostel is in poor condition and doesn't look anything like the photos. The smell of marijuana was very strong in the common areas and in the room. The room itself was dirty, with stained sheets and dusty surfaces, which immediately made us feel uneasy. The overall state of the place, the lack of cleanliness, and the feeling of insecurity led us to leave without even settling in. We had to find other accommodation urgently at a much higher price. We do not recommend this hostel.
• Nelson (8/5): - The Friendly Atmosphere need more cups
• Alberica (2/5): Filthy and smelly - Nothing Smell, dirty
• Nelson (8/5): -
• Igor (10/5): -
• Ahmed (10/5): -
• Ahmed (10/5): - Very friendly staff and great location
• Nickson (5/5): -
• Mariarosa (10/5): Love the night manager very friendly and very helpful - Very nice Kitchen
• Meven (1/5): Shit. - Nothing All
• Marina (1/5): - Everything is completely dirty, specially the rooms, everything was such a mess and no one took me to show me the bedroom
• Adam (9/5): - Great location, clean good food around ..great prices
• Sukkarieh (9/5): Was very chill - The hospitality Residents
• Sukkarieh (7/5): Enjoyed the vibe there and great hospitality - The hospitality was great Some of the residents where a bit scary
• Yongai (8/5): For the money the place was very good - The money was good for the accommindstion Spacious, the back yard
• Sukkarieh (3/5): - The staff was lovely and open use of living room and kitchen The rates and cleanliness of the rooms
• Sofia (3/5): -

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