Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
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Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge

2 Springs Rd 1770, 1 hour 15 minutes North of Bundaberg, Agnes Water, Queensland 4677 Australia
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#2 of 5 hostels in Agnes Water
4.4 of 5 bubbles
Location
4.1 of 5 bubbles
Rooms
4.1 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.6 of 5 bubbles
Cleanliness
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.1 of 5 bubbles
Sleep Quality
An 80 Bed hostel located at the southern end of The Great Barrier Reef. Close to beach and shops. Family owned and run in lush green surroundings. Staff are well-known for their warm welcome and providing a family atmosphere for all. There is plenty to do, be sure to ask at Reception for Free and local tours, walks etc.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Free breakfast
Bicycle rental
Hiking
Shuttle bus service
BBQ facilities
Non-smoking hotel
Internet
Bar / lounge
Aerobics offsite
Bowling offsite
Evening entertainment
Karaoke
Board games / puzzles
Outdoor fireplace
Outdoor furniture
Shared bathroom
Shared kitchen
Shared lounge / TV area
Clothes dryer
Self-serve laundry
Washing machine
Room features
Microwave
Refrigerator
Stovetop
Electric kettle
Kitchenware
Walk-in shower
Hair dryer
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
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2.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Budget
Charming
Languages Spoken
English, Dutch, German

Location

2 Springs Rd 1770, 1 hour 15 minutes North of Bundaberg, Agnes Water, Queensland 4677 Australia
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Grade: 80 out of 100
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Gladstone Airport
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Louise wrote a review Feb 2020
4.0 of 5 bubbles
after an 8 hour overnight greyhound bus to agnes water, we were SO HAPPY to be picked up in a free shuttle bus and taken directly to cool bananas. may i add he was dressed in a banana costume in the pouring rain waiting for us which was amazing. the hostel is super cute and super nice. it is thoroughly cleaned throughout the day which is amazing. the kitchen and bathrooms are pretty much pristine. cool bananas obviously find cleanliness an important aspect of a guest’s stay and i love this about them!! also it’s a very sociable hostel which is great. loud music sometimes can be played when you are trying to sleep, but i didn’t find this a problem and slept beautifully.

in order to save water cool bananas don’t provide washing up liquid for dishes, but instead fill the sink with hot soapy water. this is great, however the water is only changed 4 times daily and guests are left to clean their dishes in disgusting brown cold water. i heard a lot of guests complaining in the kitchen about this. if the water was changed more regularly that would be amazing! :) i spoke to a staff member about this, but he kind of disregarded everything i said which was pretty disappointing. he did grudgingly change the water after i mentioned it though so thanks.

one of the days i stayed there the kitchen was closed for 2 hours while it was cleaned. i love the cleanliness of the place, but i feel it was a bit unnecessary, especially as it was closed up until 1pm and a lot of people were waiting so they could grab their food from 12pm when it was meant to open again. we were going on a trip at 1pm and had to eat before but were struggling to fit it in beforehand. we spoke to the guy cleaning the kitchen to ask whether he would pass us our food bags from the fridge, (think his name is matt?) and he was really blunt, and refused. the staff seemed to take this really personally, and our other friends overheard them talking about us in the reception area.

got rude vibes from most of the staff members. some of them were super nice, i just don’t know their names. the swiss guy driving the shuttle was lovely and the blonde long haired guy was also super nice and friendly. and of course the owners are lovely !

i had a good stay, just a shame about the rude staff. i would actually recommend this hostel and stay here again though. but also heard the YHA is really good!
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Sightseer58256134449 wrote a review Feb 2023
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Consistently affordable and friendly, being greeted by staff like Paulie makes you feel as welcome as an old friend. Open air entertainment areas, fully equipped kitchen and bbq facilities and the casual but safe atmosphere that only the best hostels can offer are to be found here. Amenities and location are second to none, done it before and will do it again. Thanks Cool Bananas!
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Date of stay: January 2023
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Lorenzo Benedetto, Owner at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
Responded 17 Apr 2023
Thanks sooo much for the awesome review! We do love to read people are enjoying their time with us <3 Hope to see you again! Yewwwww!
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Thuy D wrote a review Feb 2020
4.0 of 5 bubbles
We had a lovely time here. You can tell how much the owners enjoy their work. They were really thoughtful and very attentive starting off with small things like giving you sweets while you are waiting in line to check in. I also noticed the owner asking a girl if she wants to move rooms because he has a group of guys coming in and if she felt uncomfortable with sharing a room with them by herself. So nice! The hostel also provides a free shuttle from the greyhound (even though it's just a 5 minute walk). We had to take a night bus up to airlie beach that's why we still had a full day after the check out but that was no problem they made that clear when we checked in so we were still able to go to the beach and have a shower afterwards/ use the kitchen and chill in the lounge until we had to leave. The owners were so welcoming! The rooms and the bathrooms were clean. The kitchen is an open kitchen so there are insects flying towards the lights but yeah keep in mind you are in australia. The only thing that was 'negative' was there was no aircon but a ceiling fan instead. So the room was quite warm making falling asleep a bit difficult but the nights were fine because it would cool down. But hey you are in australia why would you stay in your room during the day anyways. Another thing was that while we were there there was also no Wifi because they just had an electricity outage. It was pouring rain the days/weeks before and things like that happens but if you are with Vodafone you are kinda scre**d because there is no signal at all. That is not the normal case so if you really need to sort things out while you are there just check with them wheater that issue is fixed or not before you get there. I never leave a review but this hostel was so nice and a small business that I had to. We had a lovely stay and even enjoyed the social media detox a lot.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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yannor7 wrote a review Jan 2020
5.0 of 5 bubbles
The cool bananas is an excellent hostel with very friendly staf and backpackers
It's a perfect place to chill and rest between Airlie beach and noosa, or, one of the best place to learn surfing for a really good price.
I strongly recommend this clean and funny hostel. It's not a big party place but everyone is keen to have a beer in around the fire of the hostel or in the pub close to the hostel.

Of course the hostel is clean, and the every day activities likr watching a moving going to a sunset point of view, playing borad games, ... guaranty a family-like mood in the hostel.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled solo
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TheWorldRover wrote a review Mar 2020
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Cool Bananas Backpackers

Pros: The hostel is close to the beach and shop, the staff are friendly, nice common areas to eat drink or relax, there is a free shuttle bus (great to go to and from the greyhound bus stop), fast WiFi. Rooms were fairly spacious, breakfast is included (but it is minimal).

Cons: There is no air-con in the rooms, no keys were given for rooms so always open (I think you could ask if not they were left open), every night of my stay they played very loud music until very late so not great if you’re looking for an early night.

Location: Great location only a 5 minute walk to the beach, supermarket, library and cafe. However the town of 1770 is very small and isolated, but good for a relaxing day or two/ stop over.

Staff/service: Staff were lovely and positive.

Would I stay again?: Overall I wouldn’t stay again, but it was a pleasant stay.
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Date of stay: March 2020
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Cara M wrote a review June 2021
5.0 of 5 bubbles
I stayed at cool bananas as an individual traveler and I had such a good time. The staff make you feel welcome, location is great, it’s really close to shops, and beaches, and a short drive or 20 minute walk from some really nice hiking trails. Highly rate it, I’ll be returning for sure
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Date of stay: June 2021Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Lorenzo Benedetto, Owner at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
Responded 30 Nov 2022
Yeeeewwwww!!! Thanks for the awesome review! and thanks for picking Cool Bananas!!! Was lovely to meet you and glad you enjoyed your time! Come back <3
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Alfred L wrote a review Sept 2022
Saint Ouen, France
2.0 of 5 bubbles
The overall stay was nice at first. During the first night, however, it was freezing cold. We stayed here in september and it was 14° during the night, yet all we got from the hostel to sleep with was flat bedsheets. No blanket or anything else. During the night people had to grab their towels to keep warm.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip: Bring a blanket and warm clothes!
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Response from Lorenzo Benedetto, Owner at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
Responded 2 Nov 2022
ah yes, totally unexpected cold snap! normally it's not this cold in September, We have plenty of blankets which we give out over winter but it's been so hot lately we didn't hand them out. if you had asked at reception we could have given you one. glad you like everything else, two stars might be a bit harsh <3
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Baukje wrote a review Nov 2023
5.0 of 5 bubbles
I really liked this hostel. Friendly and helpful staff, it's clean, big kitchen and has a big outside area with bbq, hammocks and picknic tables. The beach, shops and coffee is within walking distance. And the hostel offers bicycle rental so you can explore the area. Or book a surf lesson or rent a surfboard because Agnes Water is a great place to learn to surf.
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Date of stay: September 2023
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Lorenzo Benedetto, Owner at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
Responded 24 Feb 2024
Thanks Baukjeeeeeeee <3 miss you :D see you again soon i hopes :D :D :D
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GraceAtkinson17 wrote a review Jan 2023
Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Friendly staff and relaxed vibe. Clean and cheap :) Facilities slightly outdated however. WiFi wasn’t great. Great communual area with great huge tv but WiFi was too bad for us to watch anything really, unfortunately. No aircon in bedrooms just ceiling fans so did get a bit hot at night. Strange smell in the kitchen but it did have everything you needed in there including a coffee machine!
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Lorenzo Benedetto, Owner at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
Responded 18 Jan 2023
Thanks Grace for the review, although, 3 out of 5 seems a bit harsh, basicly your opening line perfectly sums it up = "Friendly staff and relaxed vibe. Clean and cheap :) " that is what most people are looking for when backpacking <3 after 2 years of being shut down because of COVID we are only now just getting back to business, and we are (even be it slowly) fixing the place up <3 you would have noticed the new tables, all new light fittings, all new fans, fresh paint? new washing machines? new massive TV (i know we are having troubles with the internet but that is out of our control and we are chasing Telstra about fixing it) all this comes at great expense and we haven't stopped there - many more updating projects on the way. i have heard that many of the hostels have better facilities but they also charge double what we charge. We are a small family owned backpackers in the middle of nowhere and we pride ourselves with offering "Friendly staff and relaxed vibe. Clean and cheap :) " please remember when you are writing reviews you are messing with peoples lives, the same people who want nothing more than you to have a safe, fun and relaxing time <3 peace out :)
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fayeporter wrote a review Feb 2020
Liverpool, United Kingdom
4.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed here at the start of Feb for 2 nights and it was great to spend a relaxing few days here in between the Whitsundays and Fraser Island. The hostel has really cool vibes, loads of common areas to sit, nice clean bathrooms, etc. The only downfall of our stay was the staff who work there for accommodation (not the owners, they were really nice!). We asked them questions about things like the shuttle buses, pick up time for surfing, etc and we always got a really condescending answer back from them as if we were stupid to ask. On top of this, we found it really unhygienic that the soapy water is only changed 4 times a day in the kitchen sink. I understand the need to save water but some days I was washing my dishes in really dirty water and once again the staff were really rude when we asked if the water could be changed more often. If you had nicer staff this place could have been 5/5 for us which is a shame.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Jordan A wrote a tip Feb 2023
12 contributions1 helpful vote
4.0 of 5 bubbles
"There isn’t air con however the fans work well"
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Alfred L wrote a tip Sept 2022
Saint Ouen, France7 contributions3 helpful votes
2.0 of 5 bubbles
"Bring a blanket and warm clothes!"
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Tristan L wrote a tip Mar 2020
Perth, Australia6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Some beds are a bit small so maybe remove the ends of those beds that your feet can fall over the edge of the matras. "
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happy T wrote a tip Dec 2018
1 contribution3 helpful votes
1.0 of 5 bubbles
"book somewhere else"
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Alanaw359 wrote a tip Mar 2015
14 contributions5 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"All rooms are nice!!"
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PRICE RANGE
AU$38 - AU$39 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
AustraliaQueenslandAgnes Water
NUMBER OF ROOMS
76
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge
Which popular attractions are close to Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Nearby attractions include Discover 1770 & Agnes Water (0.4 km), Agnes Water Main Beach (0.4 km), and Agnes Water Museum (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Top room amenities include a refrigerator, a stovetop, and a walk-in shower.
What food & drink options are available at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, a lounge, and barbeque facilities during their stay.
Is parking available at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Conveniently located restaurants include Holidays Cafe, Codie's Place, and Round Hill Road Pizza.
Is Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.6 km away from the centre of Agnes Water.
Are any cleaning services offered at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Yes, self serve laundry and a clothes dryer are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, and Dutch.
Are there any historical sites close to Cool Bananas Backpackers Lodge?
Many travellers enjoy visiting 1770 LARC! Tours (5.1 km).
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