YHA Newcastle Beach Cnr King Street, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300

"Nice looking hostel on a great location, walking distance from the beach/coastal walk etc. Rooms are old but beds are okay. Only thing is that the rooms are very noisy. Literally every conversation in the room next doors can be followed. Also our windows were constantly being attacked by lots of pigeons. I noticed two nests right besides our windows. As soon as the sun was rising it sounded like they were actually trying to get into our room which messed up our sleep unfortunately. Not many power plugs in our room. I fortunately found one next to my bed but my friend had to charge her phone close to the tv."

"Nice size rooms with lockers and PowerPoint inside. Unfortunately my PowerPoint was disconnected and over that my three days day they couldn’t seem to get it fixed so I had to go downstairs to the kitchen to charge up. Huge kitchen and dining area. One street back from the beach with time to parking in front. Lots of good pubs and cafes around the block."

"I've visited Newcastle on Saturday 15 July 2023 with my friend and stayed one night here. The location is great, close to everything and right near Newcastle beach. Light rail to Newcastle Interchange is just around the corner from the hotel. The room were good for the price, clean and tidy, has big lockers for storing your bags. The restroom was just okay and could be cleaner if possible. Customer service was good. The lounge room is nice with plenty of sofas, books, and entertainment. Will definitely come back here next time whenever I come back to visit Newcastle."

"Get what you pay for. This hostel is a unique one. For the type of place it is (very old building, with interior embracing that) it is good for providing things to do. At check-in it was nice to be told about the different activities and places to see in the area and a lot of the walls are full of things to do and places to see which is great. They have a pool table, table tennis, table football, dart board, TVs etc to keep you entertained on site and also offer free surfboard hire, free bike hire and there’s a chest full of different balls you can take out. So the hostel offers a lot in this sense. However this hostel is rather basic and old. Only 1 toilet for each gender on the ground floor where there are 6 bedrooms and by the stairs for the kitchen so you have to wait a long time to use the bathroom. Not the cleanest place in the rooms or the showers but the worst part is the kitchen. I picked up a chopping board that was swarmed with ants! There are bugs crawling from under the microwave and on the floor. It is grim! So just make sure you clean all utensils and cooking area yourself before you prepare any food! I do like that there is a basket for any free food where people won’t use it all and want to give it away etc. this place facilitates this well to reduce food waste which I like. Ultimately, aside from bracing yourself for lower standards of living for a bit and the grim kitchen, my stay here has been pretty good. Enjoyed all that was on offer and seen more in Newcastle than I ever realised I would due to their helpful info."

"Yet another YHA hostel I visited. This one is nothing to compare to the Sydney's one. I saw how the staff is treating the bedlinen and blankets, they don't take it to the washing room, instead they just make the bed again with same bedlinen. I'm not picky, but this is TOO much. Also I saw some bugs on the carpet. Sorry, the locations is perfect and the lounge as well, but I have to be honest."