Perth 5 Backpacker Hostel, Perth

Would I stay there again?...

Liked: The room was clean and the bed comfortable and, because of the 10pm quiet rule, wasn’t noisy in the evenings. The showers / toilets were also clean and of a good standard. Being a ’newbie’ to backpacking, I was astonished to find half of the laundry facilities were ’tap-and-pay’! They also provide a bag store so that, when you check out, you are able to leave your baggage there for the day until you leave on the next leg of your journey. All-in-all, I would stay there again.
Disliked: The hostel was very busy and, consequently, the washers / dryers were in constant use. As mentioned above, they were ‘tap-and-pay’, to which you are added a charge, on top of the costs of washing & drying your kit, for using your payment card. I am aware this is beyond the remit of the hostel, but if you stayed there long enough, then you could wind up paying for more washes than you actually had because of this charge. As I had to wait so long for a machine to be free, I had little choice but to use them. Two of them had “Hostel priority 9am - midday”, or similar, on them, further limiting opportunities to get your laundry done. As mentioned above, I’m new to backpacking and might find this to be the norm on future trips, so this might not be fair comment; more experienced backpackers might already know this. On the day I checked out, the reception staff member started to use Google Translate to converse with me, either because they couldn't cope with my, not harsh, English accent, or their English wasn’t great.

cheap hostel and cheap experience

Liked: Good receptionist but bare minimum facilities
Disliked: dirty bed sheet

Poor

Liked: Room temperature was ok for sleeping
Disliked: Bed had sand on it and quite uncomfortable (mattress, pillow, quality of quilt). I also thought there’s no privacy with the toilets as they are kind of in the middle of hallways which makes it uncomfortable for getting ready. The people staying there were very noisy, and partying and shouting until 1am, but I guess that’s nobody’s fault. I just wouldn’t stay there again as I hardly slept and I’ve stayed in better places for that money.

Could be better

Liked: Location is good. Kitchen is ok.
Disliked: Could be cleaner. No windows in the room, very noisy during the night, even thought they say its not a "party hostel". For the price could be better.