Do not stay here. Not a hostel. Unsafe, insecure, more like a crack den. Caretaker Susan is lovely, but everything else is not good enough to call accommodation. If you chose to stay here, know that you have stayed at quite literally the worst place in Brisbane.
Beds - the quilts appeared disgusting and unwashed. The bunk beds had burn marks on them which would be OK except they were very rickety and felt like they might fall apart any moment. And the top bunks swayed from side to side which made me feel sick. And without aircon or proper fans the top bunk in our room was so hot that my best mate got absolutely zero sleep. Which totally ruined our holiday. The next day she put the mattress on the dirty floor. The noise kept us awake, but at least she didn't boil from heat.
Showers - there was only one shower with a working lock for 20 rooms. And it was in the men's bathroom, (being a female myself I had to actually use the men's bathroom which felt super awkward). There hooks for clothes were missing, and showers were not cleaned the entire time we were there, they were scummy, semi-broken and felt very disease-ridden.
Window in room - the large glass windows were totally smashed! Some chunks of broken glass were on the floor and in the window area. The windows had thin plastic garbage bags covering the broken glass, but they were all ripped and didn't cover it much. Broken glass pieces were wedged into the window slots which jammed the windows permanently open so we couldn't close them properly. So there was nothing stopping insects, mosquitoes, spiders, also heat, and light entering. (Street lights and city lights were right outside blaring in all night). It was way worse than camping.
The broken windows stopped no noise. All the screeching cars, people yelling, it was all right there. In this Valley industrial area there are loud generators, the booming showgrounds right next door, cars on the main road (St Pauls Tce) and the yelling drunk people. The noise that came in was a nightmare. Accommodation needs noise control for sleep. There was noise and light in our room all night.
The place was empty, so I don't think they'll be getting the money to fix these problems any time soon.
Lastly a few other things - the rock bottom disgusting carpets, gross pillows, crap mirrors, unsafe bathroom tiles, dirty sinks, strange handwash, dirty tops of showers with caked-on soap from years of previous people, pretty bad communal furniture, sad reception area, crap view of tin roofs from the smoking deck, and a bunch of other shit things that make your stay here bad.
Electricity from powerpoints has possibly damaged my phone. My portable battery is having errors after a night plugged in.
If you don't have an extra $2 a night to stay somewhere else (Like Bluetongue or ANYWHERE) then once you've inspected this place, I suggest you ask for the price to drop to somewhere like $4/night because honestly, truly is only worth that much. It offers you a bed. But you can't actually get any sleep in it.
This is not a hostel. It is Guantanamo bay. Do not, in any desperate circumstances stay at this place. Not now, not ever. read more