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Riverside Backpackers

327 Hawthorne Road | Hawthorne, Brisbane, Queensland 4141, Australia
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Ranked #47 of 76 Speciality lodging in Brisbane
3.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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North west
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Best Of Brisbane”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012

The staff were lovely, Mark even went out of his way and helped us look for work! Free wifi (which is a bonus to find in Australia) free computer and Internet use on them! Clean rooms! Foxtel with all the channels! 5-10mins from the nearest supermarket/ pubs/restaurants in a pretty area! Close to the river so you can get to... More

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Townsville, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Lots of potential, but needs improvement”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2011
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The guys who run this place are extremely helpful and friendly. Matt and Nick went above and beyond to help my friend and I get to the train station. They also offer airport pick-up, which is great because they are not located in the city. On the downside, our room (located downstairs in the "garage") was very dusty--my allergies were... More

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“Riverside backpackers”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011

Friendly , down to earth people ; great value for backpackers. More

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Celje, Slovenia
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Blah!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2011
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I would never recommend this "hostel", it feels like you're staying in a house with some random stoned dudes. Our room was disgusting, bed sheets were filthy, blinds on the windows were moldy. And we are NOT high maintenance. The room next door was so messy, everything was just lying around, like a bomb hit it moments ago. Also not... More

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“** Dirty hole avoid at all costs**”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2011

NOT A BACKPACKERS! Filthy house run by two guys. Rooms are disgusting, full of hair and stunk of smoke. Room was in garage of house. More like 40 mins to eventually get to CBD. Hostel was so bad that did a runner just before checking in. More

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