Mad Monkey Bayswater

The hostel was in a great location, local buses and trains close by. The rooftop was beautiful. It was clean and the staff were friendly and helpful!

Exceptional

It has a wide common space and very organised, te premises were clean and the staff was lovely

Great little hostel. Loved the cosy social family vibe. Made great friends here and the events they hosted were good too. Also location was good, convenient access to the train station. Easy to explore the city from here!

I had a really nice stay here! The hostel has a super chill and relaxed atmosphere, which made it really easy to feel comfortable and meet other people. The rooftop was definitely one of my favourite parts — such a nice place to hang out, relax, and enjoy the view. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and overall the vibe was great. I’d definitely recommend this hostel to anyone looking for a laid-back place with a good atmosphere. I’d happily stay here again! That I had to leave so early

Superb

Its located very close to the city centre but away from the hectic traffic and crowd within a very lovely suburban neighbourhood. Well-maintained and very cozy as well. The crew was very friendly and chill (with one crew member having the most infectious laughter!). I appreciate how they also impose policies on co-living because after all, it is a shared space which not a lot of hostels do so this is a thumbs-up. Dinner time is peak chaos but in a nice way, just gotta navigate through the hubbub of chatter and movement which I guess is the spirit of this establishment and their long-term residents.

Loved the rooftop!

The staff were super friendly N/a

Great location, friendly staff, and fun events.

Really great, affordable stay at this hostel. Will definitely be returning really close to Kings Cross Station and bus route so super easy to get anywhere in Sydney. The hostel was clean and the staff are really friendly and helpful when needed them. No complaints

Great hostel with a fantastic atmosphere. The hostel is very clean, the events are a lot of fun, and it’s in a great location close to the station and bus stops with plenty of food options nearby. A special shoutout to Emma on reception, who was incredibly friendly and helpful throughout my stay. Would definitely recommend!

The location is really nice and they have this big rooftop that’s very cool to stay. Nice kitchen with everything you need I only stayed one night and was very satisfied with the hostel

Friendly welcome by staff. It looks like the hostel runs daily events. The location was good. I believe the bed sheets were clean. We were asked at the end of the stay how we found everything. I answered that it was alright because honestly I just wanted to leave asap, and didn’t wish to potentially embarrass the guests that live in the hostel long term by discussing the cleanliness of their room in front of them at the front desk whilst they ate their breakfast behind us at the dining table. I can’t comment on the common area/kitchen as did not use. Cleanliness does not appear to be a priority in mixed 12 bed rooms during non-peak holiday season (June). I appreciate it is budget accommodation and am therefore really willing to overlook lots of things, but I find cleanliness is a basic necessity. Clearly an ongoing problem considering signage erected to encourage hand washing, the washing of clothes and the use of deodorant. It appears the hostel are trying to tackle this by scheduling deep clean of the various rooms on different days (one room on our floor had a sign suggesting it was to be deep cleaned on Tuesday) but I can’t say that it looked like our room (12) had been deep cleaned in some time, or if it had, not very well. Lock to room did not work/was not utilised by the other guests in the room so room security limited. It is worth noting a gate code is require to go upstairs in the first place so it’s not that there isn’t any security. Most lockers blocked by, or in use by, other guests during our stay meaning as two guests we had to share one locker and store the rest of our things on the beds with us as the floor was too dirty. I didn’t mind this too much as we were only staying one night, but perhaps a bed/locker numbering system might make it easier to ensure every bed gets access to a locker. The one toilet on our floor got very hot in the morning as there are no blind to block out the sun. This does not help with smells.

The position of this hostel is really

positive experience in general. Staff was very friendly and I enjoyed the location as it is very central

The place is very clean and the staff is always kind. Pool table, TV room and Rooftop were amazing The position is strategic and with a few minutes of pubblic transports you can go everywhere

Great staff, great place! Will...

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Clean Facilities, not huge but was enough to do everything i wanted, lockers huge and enough space. Fun activites. Bed a tiny bit small and without curtens.