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Reviews of Somewhere To Stay Backpackers

2 out of 5
Somewhere To Stay Backpackers
47 Brighton Road, Highgate Hill, QLD

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 135 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Owen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place. Kitchen was great!!! Would stay again!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Ron

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, welcoming staff, clean and comfortable. I'll definitely be staying again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Yingyin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Relatively convenient location and decent cleanliness. But its floor makes a lot of noise when someone walks by. And there's always someone walking by even at 2pm. So it's almost impossible to sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the place is nicely located, minutes walk from Westend restaurants and shops. The private room was very cleaned though had a bar fridge in the room that made a rattling soon all night! also, the other residents were very loud at night till 1 am, they appeared drunk though alcohol is not supposed to be allowed on-premises. so beware who else is staying there at the time, if you want a restful night. I needed an early night as had an early start but did not get much sleep due to the fridge, other residents as well as a loud drilling sound around midnight!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Team STS on 2020/3/24
Thank You very much for the review. Safe Travels Team STS

8/10 Good

Aurora

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two-way Bargain: you get what you pay for
2/5 Star rating. Great location. Laid back style receptionist. Car park is always full however there is sufficient space along the side road. Although the rooms are dated, windows and floor boards squeak and traffic noise tend to flow in, othee guests are quiet and tidy. The bunk beds especially the top ones really are unstable/squeaks/ too small to climb up and down. Sleeping in can be a challenge with daily house keeping entering the room and vacuuming (which is nice to have a free service). Entry up the staircase, there's a strong repulsive smell. Quick and Easy booking/check out service.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great atmosphere, Great people
Stayed one night, loved it, would definately return another time.

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for my visit to Brisbane
Watch staff carefully in how they dealt with customers, I was most impressed, management should really complientthe staff, especially Sarah

4/10 Poor

Becky, Wales

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very loud until 5am, dirty
Worst hostel ever. Rooms smell and are dingy. 2 bathrooms to whole hostel and one door was always broke and wouldn't close. Didn't get any sleep due to other guest's shouting and laughing until 5am. Apparently there is a night manager who is supposed to stop the noise but didn't see the night manager or hear anyone putting a stop to rude people. If you are looking for a place to be awake for your whole time there choose this place otherwise give it a miss.

6/10 Okay

MAN KIT

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Bed a bit sagy, TV didn't work, a little noisy at night, but besides that very good

8/10 Good

jodie, Toowoomba

Nice place
There wasn't much parking space rooms were really hot other it was fine as we had a roof over our heads the shuttle bus was great and staff were nice and supportive

8/10 Good

Dan, Taiwan

Liked: Staff & service
Nice, simple, cheap hostel with a nice vibe.
This place is a hostel in every sense of the word. Lots of backpackers, with decent facilities for cooking(though it can be a bit crowded). The staff were great. The room was nothing special, quite spase, but definitely what I paid for. The staff have a great shuttle service to the metro, as well as Roma Street Bus Terminal that is free as well.

10/10 Excellent

Isaac, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A short stop over.
Such a friendly welcome was the first experience of 'Somewhere to Stay' after the brief formalities I was free to do what ever I pleased, relax and talk with the other friendly travellers, sit back and enjoy a movie anything at all. I love this feeling of safety, fun and being apart of the family of travellers. Good vibes comfy beds and great people.. I'll definitely stay here again. Thank you ☺

8/10 Good

Sally, maleny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It's fine.
It was fine. The bunk beds were very comfy, sheets clean, etc. Look, its cheap, you can't expect 5 stars. Its fine.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
it was ok...
the room was too small, no windows no air con, only fan. Not good for Brisbane in summer

8/10 Good

Pam, Australia - NSW - Regional NSW

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Cleanliness: Lacking; Lack of rubbish recycling.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Aimee, Australia - QLD - Cairns

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Shabby, Horrible, Run-down; Value: Over-priced; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Filthy, Smelly, Grubby;

8/10 Good

Nicholas, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Richelle, Australia - NSW - Newcastle

Liked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Modest; Value: Reasonable; Service: Sufficient; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

10/10 Excellent

Aano, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: great ; Value: Great deal; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Gleaming;

10/10 Excellent

sophie, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Affordable; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Pleasant; really enjoyed staying in west end ,a short walk from south bank and the city,quiet and peaceful location,very impressed will definitely stay again

6/10 Okay

Paul, Australia - QLD - Gold Coast

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Ordinary; Value: Reasonable; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Neat; Showers, bathrooms very cramped.

6/10 Okay

YOUNGSEOK

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

4/10 Poor

DD, Pretoria

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Backpacker (Somewhere to stay)
Somewhere to stay is not a hotel but a backpaccker. Please make sure that it appears as such. I thought was boking a hotel but it was a backpacker.

8/10 Good

Annabel, Australia - QLD - Gold Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Value: Affordable; Service: Sufficient, Helpful, Polite;

10/10 Excellent

Alfred, Australia - TAS - Hobart

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line; Value: Fantastic;

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too far out of city centre
Was attended to 30 minutes after arrival. The place was noisy with people drinking right on the stairs

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

it's ok
It's a hostel and as hostels go, it was fine. It wasn't too noisy late at night and the staff were pretty chill. I stayed in a room by myself so I didn't really interact with anyone. I was also on the move so I was hardly there. Location-wise, it's up a hill, which can be annoying with bags, but they have a shuttle bus. I liked that it was close to so many restaurants. Basically, it's ok.

6/10 Okay

Matthew, Australia - QLD - Regional QLD

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Run-down; Value: Fair price; Cleanliness: Filthy;

6/10 Okay

James, Seattle

Disliked: Room comfort
Basic
Very basic hostel, rooms were freezing at night, kitchen was constantly busy, had to pay for wifi, room was basically a square box with a bed. Location was okay, nice walk into the city, good deals with pizza night and spaghetti, a lot of back packers, great pick up/drop off service.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay for cheap
Very friendly staff, the bathroom and showers were cleaned everyday. Some of the guests can be rambunctious, so be weary of thin walls. I stayed for 14 nights. Overall, fairly quiet during the night. The beds squeaked and weren't the most comfortable. The pillows were flat. If comfort is important to you, you might want to sleep elsewhere. From the hostel, it is a easy 30 minute walk to the CBD. I enjoyed my stay. Although, next time I visit, might find a place with better mattresses.

8/10 Good

sidthemusk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Backpackers.
Friendly service and great location in west end.

6/10 Okay

ANDREW, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Bare minimum; Service: Amateur; Cleanliness: Lacking;

8/10 Good

Luke, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice backpackers, cheap but cosy
Overnight stay in double room, comfortable clean room. Ideal for what I needed, a cheap room with electricity to charge my phone. Didn't use the toilets or showers or dining facilities, but other than that it was pleasant

2/10 Terrible

geoff, qld

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
0.1 STAR RATING
The room was poky, no windows or ventilation. The linen was a pillow like a slice of bread, no towel & half a blanket. Amenities are filthy, smelly and unclean

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Bargain; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

6/10 Okay

K, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great backpackers in great locations
Very conveniently based, only 10 min. away from Southbank and another 10 min. to CBD. Or if too lazy to walk the complimentary shuttle bus made it even easier. Though the outside of the building and garden were rough, the room was well maintained and very clean. All the staff made us feel very welcomed.

6/10 Okay

Sarah, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adequate for a short stay but rooms weren't in great repair and the kitchen was too small for how big the hostel was. Extremely useful bus shuttle and very friendly staff.

4/10 Poor

shelly, Australia - QLD - Gold Coast

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Horrible; Value: Unreasonable; Service: Bad; Cleanliness: Filthy, Smelly, Grubby, Disgusting ; Shared Toilet had urine around toilet n hair al over the ground.

8/10 Good

Jon, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hostel in west end
- convenient pick up/drop off from Roma st stn - staff r friendly n helpful - courtesy bus that ferry guests around has probably too little seats. Quite a handful of time me and other guests couldn't board. - missing the bus means a 15 mins walk to Victoria bridge/south banks (if did not get lost)

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service