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1 out of 5
Wake Up! Bondi Beach - Hostel
110 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach, NSW

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 66 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kristen

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here for a few nights and had a great time. Super friendly and helpful staff

10/10 Excellent

Miss E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniela, Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay for a new comer! Everyone is very friendly and welcoming. Everything you need is walking distance and beach just across the street!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Liked: Staff & service
Lets start with the good... Location was perfect, right across from the beach and 5 minute walk to closest grocery store. Cool people working there and were helpful. Met some really cool travelers from around the world, really chill vibe there, but certainly more of a young party crowd. Lots of fun activities planned. Wine an cheese night, pizza night, and a great guided walk to Coogee beach. Definitely could be a lot better. There are NOT enough bathrooms for the amount of people. Only two private toilets on each floor - other toilet was in the female shower room - So three possible toilets for females on a floor with at least 20-30 others. Gotta get up early to use them and the sinks are small and annoying when your trying to wash your face or brush your teeth. There also weren't any hooks in any of the toilet rooms, could be quite an easy fix and makes a huge difference. The kitchen was always crowded, so unless you go in at odd hours, you'll be fighting for space, so I would just go down, look in the kitchen and almost immediately walk out and get take away, which adds up. Also, not the hostels issue because they keep all the tags of food they've taken, but someone took my groceries out of the fridge, which I had just enough for my last breakfast before checkout...had to spend 15 at McDonalds for coffee and sandwich because breakfast everywhere else was 20 . The rooms were decent sizes, and thankfully they are on top of vacuuming/cleaning due to lots of sand.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best hostel I've ever stayed in
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, easy check in, clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing experience and you will meet awesome people. Hardly a hostel with how great it is
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Isabell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked the style, friendly staffy and program. The beds could have more privacy (for example Privacy screen)
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

TszPing Lo, South Pasadena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom well maintained. Kitchen small and very busy, but well maintained. Location is awesome. Public transportation is easy to access.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, great location and clean well kept.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lista

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely is the greatest backpacker hostel I ever stayed : )
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Jo-Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was good, premises were nice and clean, service was friendly
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sergey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable accommodation at reasonable price
Reasonably priced and comfortable stay with a bunch of good people around. Enjoyed the stay near Bondi beach!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good !
Very clean, great location !
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay! First time in Australia and it set the bar high for hostels. Close to all amenities would highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, new and clean, awesome location. The rooftop is incredible, great view. Unfortunately there are few comfortable places to sit. The rooftop has nice seating but if the weather is bad or after the rooftop closes for the day, all inside areas are particularly uncomfortable. All common areas are also closed at 10pm, leaving only a few uncomfortable benches near reception available.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach Stay
Great hostel, perfect location for beach and transport. Free surfboard hire and lots of good activities in morning and evening.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Book sooner rather than later
Bondi Backpackers is THE place to stay on the beach. The best staff, excellent location, and perfect vibe.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Gareth, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On check-in we were informed there may be some building work on floor 2 but not to worry as we were on floor 3. It was in fact floor 3 which was a complete building site. In the corridor there was no carpet, builders walking around and their equipment around our room door. In the room we had no blinds or curtains, there was an extremely strong paint smell and scaffolding directly outside the window. For obvious security reasons we were unable to leave the window open to help the paint smell, not to mention the clear invasion of privacy with the window being directly behind the bed. I asked for a temporary window blind which could not be provided. As it was late we could not find another room but were informed the manager would be there the following morning and we would be able to receive a refund for the remaining nights. The next morning we woke at 6am to the sound of builders shouting over their drills. On checking out the manager was completely unapologetic. I have since read other reviews where this building work was mentioned as a problem 5 months ago. I certainly should have been informed of this work upon booking or at least by email following this. These rooms should not be available and certainly not at full price whilst building work continues. As this building work is not advertised prior to arrival it seems the hotel is trying to deceive its guests in the hope they pay anyway...
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I booked a single room at 2nd floor and it’s was very basic with a wall fan but it’s fine for me. I didn’t feel cold or warm. This backpacker hostel is surprisingly not noisy. The wifi worked well in my room too. The toilet and shower room were always clean. There are many free activities in this hostel. Overall, the stay was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There was so much construction and although they were apologetic, they began work drilling beside the room at around 7 am all day. One day the door to the room was being fixed and was propped open all day. Next, due to construction most bathrooms and showers were out of service. I waited forever just to get in. I think once construction is done the place will be great again. Lots to do, planned events, close to the beach. The construction really ruined it for me!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Convenient location. One of the best hostel I've stayed at.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great for a one night stay
It offered everything I needed and, having read some reviews of the place, I knew what to expect. It was clean, easy to check in and well located to Bondi beach. The only downside, as other reviews observe, is there is no air conditioning, just a big fan, which does the job, but not as well as air conditioning. However, fine for a night or two.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

marcial

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location!! great roof top with view!!
great location!! great roof top with view!! highly recommended if you stay at Bondi Beach
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ziggy, Southern Highlands NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Great experience for a Groovy Granny!
Staff friendly & helpful esp. Jamie. The young people from around the world at the rooftop BBQ were awesome. Young Groovy Granny" of 72, was cared for and felt very young at heart! The view of Bondi Beach from the rooftop was amazing! Thanks guys from Ireland & Finland for supporting the Peace Project Remembrance Event on the Beach.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Close to bus stop and Bondi Junction and Opera House and Circular Quay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

flavia, verona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place with nice furniture
Very nice old building. Double room was small but charming. Bathroom and shower area was in common with all the floor but we didn’t quewed at all. So great! Blu sheets and towels very nice, comfortable bed. We recommend it, thanks a lot
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hostel is very nice and has a chilled out atmosphere. The kitchen is always clean albeit a little small. The rooms are a good size and the free wifi is fantastic. Would stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Robert, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and access to everything you need.
Shops, beach and transport at your door. Everything you need, make sure you plan your parking, very popular place.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Overall, good hostel in a great location. Decently clean, very friendly staff, and fun environment.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic experience at this hostel. I booked a private room and was very pleased.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Alyson, Malaysia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Very friendly and accommodative staff. Friendly people. Amazing beach view by the common area. Very comfortable and pleasant stay throughout. :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic Location. Exactly as Advertised.
The hotel is EXACTLY as ADVERTISED. You get a bad to sleep on at night. The location is fantastic, better than the 4/5 star hotels in Bondi. I had a private room. Thin walls so you hear everything. I got it for $50USD nightly so I was happy. I would not pay over $60USD for it. All in all, if you like hostels / backpackers this place is about as good as it gets. It goes out of its way to engage the guests.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

felipol, tas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location
enjoyed the property
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ludovic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best backpacker by far
I was nicely welcomed at the reception, got given the keys. I was impressed to see a nice cosy and quite spacious room at such a nice spot of Sydney for such a great price. Most importantly its very clean so you can really feel comfortable like you're at home. I highly recommend and I'll definitely come back !

8/10 Good

Jane jamnik, Toronto On Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
best beach location
great spot, friendly staff, absolute pleasure

6/10 Okay

Thiago

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice atmosphere, but many cockroaches.
(+) The hostel is located in the most amazing beach and has a great atmosphere. It's a good place to meet other people and have party. (-) Kitchen is very small for so many people (they have more then 50 rooms, most of them shared). During our stay we found a cockroach in my bed in first night, another one in the floor in the 2nd day and a third one in the kitchen in the 3rd day. Very disgusting.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Checked in and staff seemed friendly but I was put on the 3rd floor which was a building site, and my room wasn't ready despite it being 4pm, there was still someone working in there. The next morning the drilling started around 8am. Got up to have a shower but they weren't working and the builders told me they hadn't realised anyone was on the floor yet! Builders were in and out of my room all morning. Went out for most of the day. Came back to charge my phone only to find the electricity to my room had been turned off. Also half the window was yet to be fitted, so when it rained that night it actually came onto my bed. Staff seemed friendly but there's no way anyone should have been put on that floor till it was actually finished. Very disappointing.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort