Jolly Swagman Backpackers Sydney Hostel

"Super clean rooms, comfortable bed and a great nights sleep. Thank you to Les for going the extra mile for us during a difficult time. Would be very happy to stay there again. Sincerely L"

"Stayed at Jolly Swagman under an Airbnb booking in a private room which was just perfect for two. We had no problem with booking or checking in and even got an abundance of help from the staff with where to park. The room was small but just enough to suit what we needed with the bathroom within (though without a door) and a bed big enough to sleep two adults. It had a small minibar fridge and lots of bag space for such a small room. It had the perfect location too with kings cross surrounding the place, buzzing with life on the weekend. We even walked to the opera house though it was quite the walk, it wasn’t unreasonable and would be easily accessed via close by public transport too if we put more time into figuring out trains. Though we didn’t get to engage much in the culture of the space due to our stay being short and not geared towards backpacking, there were many communal spaces with beanbags and seating to hang out in, and a communal kitchen open late for all to use. I would say making friends would be quite easy here. Overall great experience and very clean space with a lot of room for social gatherings and plenty of tours on offer, in a great location."

"The most pathetic place you can stay at. The location may sound good. But the place is filled with cockroaches and bugs. When you go in room it smells like something is rotten in the room there are puke marks on carpet. Moreover, the staff is not at all helpful. The staff at reception Mark and Nabeel are the least customer friendly. They really don’t know how to respect women and can been seen smoking not sure what and drinking on shift."

"Very good hostel especially in price/quality ratio. The double rooms are spacious and have their own mini fridge a sink and a table. The staff was amazingly helpful especially Joe! They provide you an Airport pick up for free witch is something worth some dollars. The only negative thing i can recall was the guy that kept making pressure on everyone to leave the kitchen as he always started to clean and store things away even before the breakfast closing hour."

"I've stayed a few hostels, this hostel is definitely one of the best hostel I've ever stayed. Seriously I don't know how this negative comments coming from… For starters, most of the staff is pretty nice, especially shut out to Monica. Second the hostel is is clean, and I like cleanness, so yeah. Good for someone just arrive Australia, they organize all sorts of event pretty much everyday, so if you are social, making friends 24/7 . Of course not everything is gonna be that good, let's say I never used the kitchen, seems not that convenient, and bathroom's tap water too small, other than that. Everything I like it so far… Worth it!"