Stoke Beach House, Manly

"I really liked this place. Nice lounge areas with some more sociable and others quiet. Loved the cinema room. Perfect, comfy space for a quiet evening. The free breakfast is amazing! Above and beyond any other free breakfast you get from hostels and dues to the layout of the communal areas, free breakfast was a perfect way for people to meet others which was really nice. The free surfboard hire was great and I used a good quality board (especially considering they are free from a hostel!). Also a great hairdryer free to use and curtains on the beds. The only issues I had was that my bedroom (on the 3rd floor) didn’t have Wi-Fi or was incredibly slow on the rare occasion I was able to connect to it. Also could do with somewhere to dry surf stuff. A lot of people had wetsuits but nowhere to hang them to dry. And ideally have plug sockets by the beds. Overall I really enjoyed my stay here and would definitely come back."

"One of my favorite hostels so far. Chilled vibes, nice breakfast offer, free pool and sometimes free yoga in the morning :) definitely recommend the place. Only “bad” thing, that the rooms are pretty dark. But in the end we didn’t stayed that long inside so didn’t really matter"

"Very well designed and modern hostel, the location is excellent. Only downside I see from a 35 year old who spent there 4 nights is that hostel is full of young people who live there during months and might party every night making it very noisy until almost midnight and having quite messy rooms"

"I came here for two nights and left wishing I had a lot more time to stay longer. The staff were uniformly friendly and made us feel at home, whilst every other guest seemed sociable and interested in conversation. The free breakfast went above and beyond what any other hostels seem to offer - and it’s daily! The room was clean and each bunk bed has a curtain and a luggage cage underneath, so you can have your own spatial boundaries. Also love a free pool table which you can play 8 ball and 9 ball on."

"This has got to be up there for one of the best hostels we've been to - clean, modern, free brekkie, great location. The only thing is there wasn't air con which affected our sleep and it would have been better if we were warned about the $70 deposit each. This is a lot for travellers so hopefully the system can be changed soon. Other than that I would 100% recommend"