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Backpack Oz

144 Wakefield St, Adelaide SA, 5000, Australia
Backpack Oz
Real Traveler Rating: 4.2 out of 5 based on 122 reviews from 1 source
Recommended
Clean: Rating of 4.2 out of 5
Service: Rating of 4.4 out of 5
Location: Rating of 4.3 out of 5
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Recommended
Based on 122 reviews
from 1 source
  • Overall: Rating of 4.2 out of 5

    "Clean kitchen, helpful staff, noise from bar not heard in rooms above, large dorm with lockers (BYO lock), location good in CBD, free WIFI (v imp), overall good, bathrooms could be a bit cleaner in some cases, I would stay here again." source Hostelworld

    "the common room is a great place to chill out, chat and meet fellow travelers." source Hostelworld

    "A very nice hostel with free breakfast and free wifi, would stay there again." source Hostelworld

    "I would stay there again and recommend it to others." source Hostelworld

    "We really felt welcome and recommend everyone to stay there." source Hostelworld

  • Clean: Rating of 4.2 out of 5

    "staff were friendly, rooms were clean (we got the private double room) and facilities were well maintained." source Hostelworld

    "clean hostel but 1 thing really annoyed me was i arrived at 6am had to wait until 1:30 for my bed." source Hostelworld

    "We can say that it was excellent value for money, location was good, and it was very clean." source Hostelworld

    "Nice place, clean rooms, friendly staff, close to the city center, no lockers available." source Hostelworld

    "great staff, nice clean hostel, free wi-fi, free breakfast." source Hostelworld

  • Service: Rating of 4.4 out of 5

    "It was wonderful, very friendly staff, great free breakfast, free Wednesday night BBQ dinner, free WIFI and lots to do around the hostel." source Hostelworld

    "Nice Hostel with a good location, perfect size, friendly staff and a very good free BBQ on Wednesday evening." source Hostelworld

    "Great breakfasts and friendly staff." source Hostelworld

  • Location: Rating of 4.3 out of 5

    "I was impressed - cleaner than I expected, and good location. Good place to meet other travellers - the common area also had a bar with $4 drinks, that was pretty awesome." source Hostelworld

    "Free bike rental, lovely staff, great location, breakfast, dvds, bar." source Hostelworld

    "its really a place to make new friends and also,a good area to mooch around town." source Hostelworld

    "Excellent staff and location, great place to stay." source Hostelworld

  • Room

    "The hostel is ok, the first two days I stayed in The guest house, which is of the same owners but is better than oz hostel, the last night I changed to a dorm in oz hostel and I didn't like the room 12,it's just outside the tv room, too noisy." source Hostelworld

    "During my stay (just one night) one of the two toilets on the floor with the rooms was flooded and so there was just one toilet for about 10 rooms left (there would have been toilets downstairs." source Hostelworld

    "pool table, great selections of books, DVD's, bar, travel desk, lockers in the rooms." source Hostelworld

    "Had a double room and it was really well kitted out." source Hostelworld

    "rooms were a good size." source Hostelworld

More information on Backpack Oz

PLEASE NOTE PLEASE NOTE PLEASE NOTE- Reception is open from 6.00am till 10.00pm. You must check in prior to 10.00pm or we can not accept your booking.-Please be as accurate as possible with your arrival time as we will re-sell your room after 5 hours of proposed arrival time.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Backpack Oz is a family owned and operated business that enjoys a great reputation - and not just from the free Wednesday night 2-course BBQ dinner and daily happy hour with $3 beers!We were rated #1 Adelaide hostel by hostelworld.com guests for 2008!We share your �travel bug� and so understand that you are looking for a clean, safe and fun place to stay.* Highly recommended by thousands of past guests * Kitchens and bathrooms cleaned daily (and we mean really clean - check the ratings!)* Fantastic city location - walk to premier caf�/pub districts, Central Market and CBD* Free WiFi 24/7* Free pick ups/drop offs to bus and train station* Well trained and helpful staff who really want you to enjoy your stay and make the most of Adelaide We hope you choose to stay with us and leave with fond memories of both Adelaide and Backpack Oz �...Cheers!Sam, Penny & Tom Twelftree

Directions

Bus and train transfers may be available at certain times of day and generally for guests staying 3 nights or more - please enquire in advance.We do not offer airport tranfers!We are 1.1 km from the bus station From the bus station, head 100m up Bowen St and turn left into Grote St. We are 1km down the road on the left hand side (just past the fire station) - a 20 minute walk or $6 in a taxi.From the train station we are 3.5km away which will be about $8-12 in a taxi.Backpack Oz is about 7km from the airport, and this will cost about $12-20 in a taxi. There is also a shuttle that will drop you at Backpack Oz and is $7.

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