Summer House Backpackers

2.0 star property
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Balcony
Flat-screen TV
Reception
Interior
Interior

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
153 Forbes Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW, 2011
  • Hyde Park
    9 min walk
  • Queen Victoria Building
    15 min walk
  • Sydney Tower Eye
    16 min walk
  • Sydney, NSW (RSE-Rose Bay Seaplane Base)
    14 min drive

Room options

Bed in 12 bed Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Bed in 8 Bed Mixed Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Bed in 6 Bed Mixed Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Bed in 4 Bed Mixed Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Bed in 6 bed Female Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Bed in 11 Bed Female Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Sydney

Located in Sydney (Woolloomooloo), Summer House Backpackers is within a 15-minute walk of Hyde Park and Queen Victoria Building. .This hostel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Circular Quay and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Sydney Opera House.

What's nearby

  • Hyde Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Sydney Town Hall - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Martin Place - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Circular Quay - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Sydney Opera House - 4 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Exhibition Centre Station - 5 min drive
  • Kings Cross Station - 6 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Kings Cross Hotel - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Twin Peeks Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪169 Darlinghurst - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Old Fitzroy Hotel - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Summer House Backpackers

Hostel with free breakfast, a short walk to Hyde Park
Summer House Backpackers offers 22 shared accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 22 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hostel also features a television in a common area, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and microwave in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.

Languages

English, French, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM

Conveniences

  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Shared bathroom (in-room sink)
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Shared accommodations

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 7 PM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Friday (7 AM - 7 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children 18 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 18 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 18 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Sydney G'Day
Summer House Backpackers Hostel Woolloomooloo
Sydney G'Day Hostel Woolloomooloo
Sydney G'Day Woolloomooloo
Summer House Backpackers Woolloomooloo
Summer House Backpackers Woolloomooloo
Summer House Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Summer House Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 13 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Thanks. Tusen Takk. 😳

10/10 Excellent

TAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you for your hospitality.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Best avoided
I wouldn't recommend this hostel. Whether it's reflective of all hostels in Sydney I'm not sure but the place is really rundown, it's warm, smells, rotting wood, cleanliness is poor. I'd understand if the hostel was in a small town but not Sydney. Spend a bit more and stay at wakeup if you must stay in Sydney
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

walter

8/10 Good

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good backpackers was friendly people
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

2/10 Terrible

ian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Brill
Aged limit not good but let me stay there as I had just been let out of hospital so thanks for that it needs tiring in with hotel. Come
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cheap and cheerful, and I've had worse!
A nice welcome and helpful girl on reception upon arrival and check-out, free continental breakfast and free coffee was most welcome. Nice outdoor area, very good WiFi. Shared bathroom for room 1 at least was via the shared kitchen, not overly convenient! Dorm room 1 had no air conditioning so two huge noisy fans and an open window were needed to cool the place down. All the staff were lovely too. The area's not bad but not great either. It's quite close to major roads through and out of the city, so can get rather noisy. Better than being right in the centre next to drinking venues I suppose! Overall I would stay again, but it wouldn't be my top choice. If Australia wasn't so expensive for hotels I'd have stayed in one of those!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Location, Great facilities
Great Hostel, lots of fun, very female friendly, and great staff! Very convenient location, great kitchen and out-door area Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good stay
The girls 11 share room is great - you get your own bed instead of a bunk, heaps of room
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disappointing lack of regard for travellers safety and well-being.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Le gros point noir de cette auberge : les lits, extrêmement grinçants et qui tremblent dès que quelqu'un marche dans la chambre. Autre point négatif : il s'agit d'une auberge plutôt festive donc il vaut mieux s'attendre à avoir du monde et du bruit jusque parfois tard le soir. Sinon l'accueil était correct, l'auberge est assez bien située, à une grosse vingtaine de minutes de l'opéra à pieds. Pas assez de douche compte tenu du monde par contre.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Correct
Bon petit déjeuner Chambre confortable
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018