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Eva's Backpackers

6 - 8 Orwell St | Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales 2011, Australia
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Sydney
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

By a long shot, this was the rudest I've been treated at any hostel in 20 countries over a dozen years. As others have complained here and on Hostelworld, at 10am loudspeakers boom through the hostel indicating who is to come to the front desk "immediately" to check out or sign up for another night. They will wake anyone up,... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2013

Stayed with a friend in a double private room, shared (but private) bathrooms across the hall at Eva's Backpackers in Sydney Australia in February, just on the edge of Kings Cross and Potts Point. A family run place, quiet enough considering the night life below us, roof garden, clean as can be, interesting people as backpackers and hostels tend to... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013

Amazing how clean it is here, because they seem to have a million rooms. The bathrooms are spacious and seemed more like hotel bathrooms and were ALWAYS clean. The dorm room was ok and the lockers were big enough to put a backpack in. The aircon was a nice plus. The only thing that was annoying: The doors were soooo... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2013 via mobile

We stayed here for a few nights and it was very nice.The rooms and bathrooms are clean.It was nice that there were benches and tables and a bbq at the roof so you could relax up there. a shame that the kitchen was a bit to small

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Sunderland, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2013 via mobile

We stayed in a double room which quite honestly was disgusting. Every time you walked in the door there was a hideous smell, foist or mould or something. Wasn't cleaned the entire time we were there. There were chunks missing out of the wall and everything. We were paying forty dollars each a night and it just isn't worth it,... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2013

We spent 11 nights here over christmas and new year and stopped in a 4 bed share dorm. Room was clean and beds were very comfortable. Air conditioning worked well and was quiet. Did find one dead cockroach under the bed a few nights into staying though. Bathrooms were very nice and showers were good and hot. Kitchen facilities were... More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2012

We got a double room in this hostel. It was good for what it was. The good things were: plenty of shower rooms meant shared bathrooms were no issue (never waited once, even at busy times). The friendly atmosphere of the hotel is great, lots of backpackers having a great time both on the roof and the kitchen. They have... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2012

I think the best backpackers during my stay in Australia. Clean, friendly, quiet and safe. The kitchen had all the stuff to cook. I booked a doubleroom with my trip mate: we had a lot of space for our bags and the bed was very comfy (essential for all the travellers! :) ) I meet amazing people there! Miss ya... More

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London, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2012

This hostel is ok, I found it fairly clean and it could be maintained a bit better. The roof terrace is lovely and the kitchen is good other than that it gets pretty cramped and it is annoying when it gets locked up in the late evening. However, I found it completely unacceptable that there is a loudspeaker system throughout... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2012

Stayed there for 3 nights in september 2012. Friendly staff and friendly backpackers. Nice rooms even though they are a bit run down, and reasonably clean. The hostel is located in Kings Cross so you might hear some drunken noises in the streets, but since Evas is in a back street it's not that often or bad.

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Address: 6 - 8 Orwell St | Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales 2011, Australia
Region: Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
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Ranked #20 of 126 Speciality lodging in Sydney
Price range (per night): 34 AUD - 74 AUD
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