Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel

BBQ facilities, Table tennis, Pool view, Area and facilities, Swimming pool, Swimming pool

Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel Hostel in Surfers Paradise

2.9 / 5.0

Fair (2,243 Ratings)

Hostel in Surfers Paradise

3-Star Hostel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this hostel

Since 1986, Backpackers in Paradise has been creating that iconic 80’s vibe and is one of the first and longest-running hostels on the Gold Coast! Just a 2-minute walk from the city center and the beach, it’s perfectly located to enjoy all the best t.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Surfers Paradise

Nearby attractions

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

9.9 mi

Best of All Lookout

19.2 mi

Warner Bros. Movie World

9.5 mi

Canyon Lookout

17.6 mi

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

2 Single • 150 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

1 Bunk • 322 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

1 Bunk • 344 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Apartment

1 Queen • 645 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel

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2.9 / 5.0

Fair (2,243 Ratings)

Hostel in Surfers Paradise

3-Star Hostel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this hostel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Surfers Paradise

Nearby attractions

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

9.9 mi

Best of All Lookout

19.2 mi

Warner Bros. Movie World

9.5 mi

Canyon Lookout

17.6 mi

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

2 Single • 150 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

1 Bunk • 322 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

1 Bunk • 344 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Apartment

1 Queen • 645 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

2.9 / 5.0

Fair (2,243 Ratings)

100% verified reviews

5.0 / 5.0

Dec 2024

Awesome stay in gold coast

Pool, common area, snackbar

Nothing

2.5 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Typical stay for a hostel with the bonus of added amenities.

The place itself was excellent. Absolutely no complaints. It's services and amenities really offer a lot. The staff were very friendly and a pleasure to deal with too.

The enforcement of the hostel rules was inadequate. Between smoking just outside the bedroom and in the bedroom with the door being left open constantly despite closing it multiple times and asking for it to be be kept closed and the banging smell of weed and cigarettes it left in the room wasn't ideal. It smelt stale too as if it has been happening for a long time. But this is down to the tenants and guests more so than the hostel itself. Just mentioning it as it would have been nice to have this information prior.

0.5 / 5.0

May 2024

DO NEVER EVER STAY HERE. RUN FROM THIS PLACE

Nothing, the worst hostel I've ever stayed in in the past 20 years.

Because I’m 38, I couldn't stay in the dorms, thinking that 18-35 was part of the address, but that was the age range. So, this volunteer from England offered me a double room for $60, which I took. After 10 minutes, another English girl also a volunteer, came and knocked on my door, saying that I needed to pay the full price. When I explained that it wasn't my fault and that it was the other volunteer who offered me that price, she insisted that I leave. When I went downstairs to get my money back, she said "NO REFUNDS." I had already booked another hostel, and she offered to let me stay in a bunk bed for the same price, even though the price listed on Booking.com was only $32 AUD due to my GENIUS LEVEL 3 discounts. She still refused, which was pretty rude, actually, not respecting the deal they offered me initially. I was so tired after traveling for 4 hours that I ended up staying in that horrible bunk bed in a dirty dorm where every time the other travelers moved, you could hear the noise of the old bunk beds. The English volunteer gave me a pair of sheets, and she didn’t even make the bed. I had to do it when I was so tired, which I also found disrespectful. The terrace lights were on the whole night, and there was a customer sleeping without blankets and very cold. Additionally, I paid in cash because my card wasn't working, and I suspect the volunteers kept the money, they should not have volunteers at this hostel. Only 8 lockers for 20 people, I didn’t feel safe at all. Also, there were no plugs to charge my phone. This place was literally a nightmare.

0.5 / 5.0

May 2024

not happy with our stay

proximity to nice places in GC

room and cabinets smelled like cockroach. gate kept us awake every like 20 mins. they said they have told guests so many times to close gate slowly but still issue continues and yet management hasn’t done anything about it.

3.5 / 5.0

Apr 2024

Bien ubicado

La ubicación central

Falta de aseo

0.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Never again

The staff wasnt very friendly, the shower was dirty and with soap from the last guests (used), the kitchen was disgusting, we couldnt cook anything

1.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

PÉSIMA EXPERIENCIA

El colchón cómodo

Rente una habitación con baño privado, y fue pésima experiencia. LAS FOTOS SON UNA FARSA!!! No tiene aire acondicionado, el baño era horrible, cochino y salían cucarachas y la ducha con cortina de plástico. Nada parecido a lo que rente! Las tohallas todas manchadas. No respetan el horario de sueño, ponen música a todo volumen en las noches.

0.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Horrible

Nothing everything was dirty, cockroaches and bedbugs

Bedbugs, cockroaches, no AC, The hygiene department has to close this establishment. The rooms are old. The rooms are not cleaned

1.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Good location but unhygienic and run down with unfriendly staff.

Good location

So unclean. Bathrooms and rooms are filthy and my bathroom had a leak from the upstairs shower that soaked the floor and would drip on you constantly whilst sat on the toilet. The kitchen doesn’t look like it gets cleaned and staff aren’t approachable or helpful, sometimes rude. Such a shame as I met some lovely people there and it’s a good location. Just very low standards there - the whole thing is very run down. Needs a clean at the very least.

2.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

便宜，還可以住

地點很好，距離衝浪者天堂步行即可抵達

很多蒼蠅、蟑螂（大小都有）會在房間還有一樓出沒，盡管他們每天有定期打掃，但可能整體建築過於老舊，還是無法避免。床墊壞掉沒彈性也沒有換新。廁所老舊，熱水供應不穩定。插座不是每個床鋪都有，還要給冷氣以及檯燈用，充電不太方便。

0.5 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Underwhelming

Exactly what you think of when you think “backpackers”. 20min walk to the beach or 5mins to Woolworths. If you’re looking for the traditional 2000’s hostel experience this is the place for you.

Despite not having a check in time listed anywhere on their website or in any of the confirmation emails, checkin is very firmly after 2pm. Plan ahead accordingly. On arrival no one was at the bar or reception so after waiting 5mins I had to call the phone line before someone wandered down to reception to see me. Staff fish for reviews and Ana told me to give them 5 stars for a discounted drink. I can also see her review further down, which makes me wonder if anything above two stars is genuine. Other guests are drunk or stoned majority of the time, and pot was being passed around after 10pm by some male guests like it was candy. These male guests were making lewd comments at other female guests who were clearly extremely uncomfortable. As a queer man I felt unsafe in my own country most of the time I was in the common areas. Don’t stay in a dorm unless you have enough friends to book out the entire room, as the kind of people this place attracts is worrying. The advertised social group outings and tours do not happen anymore either. The inability to book a dorm as an Australian National is in direct breach of QLD’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.

2.5 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Great location!

Location was great!

Room was rough, but we paid for what we wanted which was the location and somewhere to sleep!

0.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Horrifying

Location was fine

The shower had loads of hairs in the drain, the shower mat had hairs on it, the fan was filthy and the pillow covers were dirty. The room was in an appalling condition. On top of all of that my bag was taken and put into someone else’s room by the receptionist and we didn’t even get an apology for that.

1.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Very poor

Location was good

The staff wasn’t helpful in explaining the facilities available. We asked for a double bed and were instead given two bunk beds. The room didn’t have a blanket and were limited, so we didn’t get one for the duration of the stay. All in all, not an enjoyable experience.

0.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Bad

Good location

My linen was dirty, and i had to sleep on it because there wasn't anyone on the front desk when i arrived. The room as well. We had to ask 4 times for someone to clean it. The bathroom was really disgusting, the drain from the shower box didn't work properly. The staff were very messy and inefficient to solve problems. It was very noise too.

3.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Pleasant

location...nearby tram and bus stations. Food outlets within walking distance

the noise level past midnight from other guests. no TV in the room

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

It was a great stay and amazing customer service they help me a lot in my stay I

It was great and clean people were great there and the customers service was amazing and it was in a great price too

Nothing to complain everyone was amazing there

2.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Friendly staff bad facilities

The staff

The kitchen was insanely dirty and nobody cleaned up after themselves

3.5 / 5.0

May 2023

I will love to come back

good location and staffs were amazing and good communicating.

the night when we stay and some backpackers had some parties in the room just next door , it was so annoyed, music was loud and people were drunk and also yelling around. we tried to try to let them clam down and be quiet because it was 11pm at night but it doesn’t works. 😕

4.0 / 5.0

May 2023

Very good

The location of the hostel was wonderful to be able to walk into Surfers . The private room was spacious, clean and nicely decorated ,the bath towels were lovely and fluffy .

There was not a little bar of soap or soap dispenser in bathroom .

3.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

pleasant but I would recomend installing aircon for sure

great location, easy 5 min walk from the centre kind staff and nice bar and pool area nice shower in room

no air conditioning made the stay very difficult, was too hot in the room kitchen was very small so couldn’t really cook pool could do with a clean

3.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Pleasant

Staff was lovely and welcoming!

Kitchen is very very small, needs a good clean

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Good stay overall but definitely some improvements needed

Quite a sociable hostel Good location - close to the beach, greyhound stop and Woolworths Kitchen clean enough

No air conditioning in the room so always very hot Not many toilets

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Surfers Paradise?

The average price for a rental in Surfers Paradise is $176 per night. This rental is $15 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel. Enjoy the water!

Is Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel pet friendly?

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What amenities are available at Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.

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Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Surfers Paradise

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

Apartment

Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel

Hostel in Surfers Paradise

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Surfers Paradise

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

Apartment

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Surfers Paradise?

Is parking included with this hostel?

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Is Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Backpackers In Paradise 18-35 Hostel?

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