-Central location for exploring Airlie Beach -Rooms were clean, spacious and private with plenty of bathroom/shower facilities to cater to the capacity of the room -Helpful staff -Variety of facilities on site including camping, swimming pools, bar&restaurant -Very social with specific activities scheduled everyday -The reception staff were especially helpful, particularly Mads,who went out of his way to assist me during my stay and made me feel very welcome by telling me how to get the most out of my stay through promoting the facilities and activities available – Good value for money for budget travellers

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The property is well kept. Rooms are in general clean and the bathrooms are good. Common areas are not very big compared to how big the hostel is but it balances out with the two pools and a lot of green space.

Staff is in general friendly but I don’t really like the “war” against the long termers. Backpackers that stay in the hostel long term (weeks/months) are the “soul” of the hostel. They really bring life to the place, and I feel management is doing everything to get rid of them. I have been in the Nomads hostel in St Kilda as well, and over there long termers are very common. That’s what made the nomads special really, made the hostel feel a little more like home. So sad how the situation is managed in airlie.

The location is absolutely perfect. Just 5 or less minutes walking to everything you need. The green areas inside the hostal take your breath away. It's full of birds, trees and so much green everywhere. Also, the area around the big volleyball field is amazing and so nice to spend some time there playing & meeting new people.

The shower in the room (I stay at the 202). The construction is not good because the water that falls out of the shower don't go anywhere and stay there. That's a big hazard to anyone staying in the room. Also, that is the perfect spot for mosquitos to grow.

Amazing hostel ever! Nice room which big space for 8people and they have plug next to each bed, they had own bathroom and toilet. Also stuff was very kind and helpful. Propaty was huge and 2 kitchens which was even busy dinner time,enough space to cook. Pool was also very clean, seems like ever morning, stuff clean it. And the hostel was literally on the main street. So easy to get supermarket which was 3mins walk down, cafe, restaurant and pub and cute shops. Also easy access to get Airlie beach. I would highly recommend to book hostel as you get Airlie beach! Thank you for amazing experience and nice hospitality!!

Easy to find and in a perfect location to really enjoy Airlie beach. You are on the high road so a few minutes walk away from the bars and clubs and everything on there you want to see. You can also get to the lagoon in about 3-4 minutes and bide your days away there - recommended! All the tours also pickup from outside this hostel which is massively ideal - I went on a helicopter reef tour and a Whitsundays boat tour which were both fantastic. The reception staff were lovely on the whole though I did face some defensive attitude when I enquired about the hostel "party reputation" and if there was a noise policy at all. While it is a party hostel I have come across other Nomads with a 11pm off you go the clubs policy - good to know when going to sleep if you need your earplugs or not. As it turned out it was a lovely mix of party atmosphere in the adjacent pub on the high street while a bit more chill near where the rooms are. I enjoyed being able to access both. Shout out to the staff on cleaning, they come round each day and were putting their all into it. The rooms and bathrooms were so clean and they were friendly, smiley and cheerful as well. Hats off to you all! The rooms themselves are set up in this unexpected but fabulous holiday village / campsite style with lots of log cabin esk buildings set up down a path and around a couple of swimming pools and social areas. The cabin I was in had 2 rooms of 8 with some benches set up outside for you to sit and relax...and dry your wet swimwear on ;) from your days out on the reef! Inside there was lots of space for the 8 regular metal bunk beds and there was a clean adjacent bathroom with 2 showers and a toilet for each room. The access was again by e-card via the same app I've used at other hostels in Australia so easy peasy! Beds were comfy and set up well, no complaints at all. Natural light comes in from the windows at the front.

Grumpy front of house staff wasn't the best start to the stay but after that all was amazing!

The staff in reception were fantastic! Upon check in, the lovely female receptionist told us our room was at the very back of the complex so a bit of a walk away and on the ground floor. She advised there was a room of the same type closer to the amenities and upstairs if we wanted to switch which I appreciated so much and we took her up on the offer. (Because we liked the room so much we actually ended up extending another 2 nights!) The private room was very spacious, had a big tv and a large bathroom. Location is great, seconds to the high street and there’s bus stops outside for getting to the marina/greyhound if you have lots of bags or can’t be bothered to walk! Amenities were a good size and had everything you needed, plus it had Boatys which did food and drinks along with an event for the hostel every night.

Our bathroom was a bit run down (age) with the taps dripping even when tightened fully, the windows didn’t open and no fan so it got damp and it needed a bit of a deeper clean. Also there were broken floor tiles that moved if you stood on them which needed to be fixed. Also (not the hostels fault, just our experience) our neighbours next door played ear splittingly loud techno music until about 1am and then started again at 7am so a bit of lack of respect for other guests.

I stayed a few nights in a dorm, it was pretty nice, a good size. I then stayed a few nights in a private room which was lovely! Neither were particularly cheap but the facilities are good.

The WiFi is awful, it doesn’t reach the rooms and I had to spend more money on data because I had to use my 4G the whole time I was there. I thought it was just my phone but lots of people had the same issue. Also the kitchen is not clean in comparison to other hostels, the ‘clean’ cutlery and plates and bowls were often dirty and pots and pans were left poorly washed some even with food still in. The sinks and washing up area isn’t great- don’t even have sponges just dirty cloths

We stayed in a private en suite room - this was very spacious with a walk in closet & basic kitchenette area. Huge smart TV and comfort bed with nice clean bedding. The complex is huge but very well maintained. We didn’t use the shared kitchen but it looked big and clean. We quickly nipped into the shared bathroom unit on our way out & were surprised with how clean & well kept it was. We loved our stay here and would highly recommend.

The bathroom was a little dated but nonetheless staff cleaned it very well before our arrival..

It was a spacious room with a very comfortable king-size bed and basic kitchen- sink, fridge, electric kettle. It was a short walk to the Main Street of Airlie and the foreshore. The staff responded immediately with a brand new fridge and shower rose when I alerted them to the fact that the fridge was making an awful noise and had to be turned off for me to to get to sleep, and the shower rose was behaving like a tap.

The room had a strange unpleasant smell and the bottom of the shower leaked onto the bathroom floor.

Victor did an excellent job cleaning the kitchen, he worked so hard and everything was spotless, organized and he was super helpful when I asked questions. His attention to detail really stood out. On top of his housekeeping skills, Victor has great social skills. He was polite and super friendly. I highly recommend him for any cleaning or housekeeping needs!

Not much sheltered seating for when it rains