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YHA Sydney Central

Description: Corner Pitt Street and Rawson Place opposite Central Station / Phone: 02 9281 9111. / Heritage listed building housing ... more

YHA Sydney Central ... a luxurious hostel with panoramic views of the city from rooftop and outdoor area, heated pool, sauna. Self-catering kitchens, dining rooms, laundries, games room, TV rooms, locker hire, limited parking, group facilities, meeting rooms, disabled access and 24 hour security access, YHA Travel desk, internet, bistro, convenience store. Regular activity program includes pub crawls, sporting events, free market tours, movie nights with free popcorn and BBQs.

Newest Review: ... Clean and spacious. All rooms contains lockers, which is definitely a plus in my book! Apart from that, just your bogstandard hostel dorm. ********************************* ************************* Facilities: Po ol (on my first night there was an instructor offering quick scuba diving lessons for free), balcony (very high up with fantastic view), internet (several terminal located in ... more

... reception - can get busy), cooked breakfast, 24-hour reception, cinema room (with very comfy beanbags). On my first night, there was a bbq on the balcony, where I was able to experience my first kangaroo burger...more

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YHA Sydney Central: You get what you pay for. (205 words)
by - written on 08/07/09 (Useful, 24 readings)
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Location: It's opposite the bus/ train station so this is extremely convenient. It's fairly centrally located, you would need to use public transport to get a to a lot of places, but Sydney is so big this would be true about most hostels. ********************************************************** Rooms: Clean and spacious. All rooms contains lockers, which is definitely a plus in my book! Apart from that, just your bogstandard hostel dorm. ********************************************************** Facilities: Pool (on my first night there was an instructor offering quick scuba diving lessons for free), balcony (very high ... Read the complete review

Big but impersonal (541 words)
by - written on 01/12/00
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Theres an excellent spread and variety of Hostels in and around Sydney from the overly large IYHA one in the central suburb of Glebe to the little guys hidden away towards the outer sprawl of Australia’s most vibrant city. I decided to base myself near the city center to look for work so Glebe was ideal and the area is nice and relaxed with all the cheap eats and beer benefits of being near Sydney university. The hostel like I said is very big with numerous dorms and singles, trebles etc starting at $15oz a night with reasonable weekly rates, safes for the valuables and good security with great advice from the knowledgeable staff although there are ... Read the complete review

YHA Sydney Central: Sydney Central (155 words)
by - written on 09/11/00 (Useful, 280 readings)
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I discovered this hostel through the really useful lonely planet internet site. It was the only accommodation that I actually booked before setting off on my travels. I wanted a place to stay for my 1st few nights until I found my feet. The site said that the hostel was friendly and clean which sounded good enough to me. I wasn’t disappointed when I arrived the hostel was big bright and above all clean. The drawbacks to Sydney central are that it is short stay only and it is a large hostel which makes it less personal and so harder to meet people. On the upside however it is clean, fresh and in a very good location at the top of George ... Read the complete review