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Reviews of YHA Cairns Central

3 out of 5
YHA Cairns Central
20-26 McLeod Street, Cairns, QLD

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 77 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 152 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

fuka

Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Vee on 27 Apr 2024
Dear Fuka,Thank you for the great review of our hostel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel, quiet area, easy street parking
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Vee Cote on 27 Apr 2024
Dear Matt,Thank you for the great review of our hostel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and the atmosphere our property has to offer.We hope to see you again very soon.Sincerely,

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and good value
Nice hostel with friendly and helpful staff. Private room is very comfortable and good value for money. Hostel itself is quite social through the events they put on every night but relaxed in the day which makes a good mix.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Asher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good, cheap accommodation in central Cairns
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from YHA Cairns Central on 11 Sept 2023
Hi Asher,thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again the next time you visit Cairns!Kind regards,Cairns Central YHA Team

8/10 Good

Sudhir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and helpful staff. Rooms are quiet, compact and good but private bathroom is not split into shower, toilet and sink like in some other YHAs (e.g. Sydney Harbor). So our family of 4 took longer to get ready in the morning though we did use the common bathrooms also to speed things up.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rosie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the landscaping around the property..tropical and attractive. Room was a bit small, but l slept well. Hanging hooks provided. Thanks. Would stay again
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from YHA Cairns Central Team on 16 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review, John. Your feedback helps us improve our service and our guests stay in the future.Kind regards,Cairns Central YHA

8/10 Good

natsumi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from YHA Cairns Central on 25 May 2023
Hi Natsumi, thank you for your lovely review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay. We do hope to see you again but wish you the best on your future travels.

2/10 Terrible

Myeongji

10/10 Excellent

Janford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would definitely choose and recommend YHA to a friend the next time. 👍
Response from YHA Cairns Central Team on 10 Jan 2023
Hello Janford, thank you for your feedback, we truly appreciate it. We are super pleased that you enjoyed your stay with and we hope to see you again. Safe travels ahead, YHA Cairns Central team.

10/10 Excellent

Tanusarn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Response from YHA team on 4 Dec 2022
Thank you for your kind feedback, we are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. All the best of your future travels. Safe travels, YHA team!

10/10 Excellent

Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cheap place to stay in central Cairns
Pros: prime location (right in the city centre), nice pool, big kitchen, aircon in dorms works very well, parking available on site (paid). Cons: reception isn't 24h, which means you won't be able to leave your luggage at the hostel if you checkout early in the morning to go to the boat tours. Toilets ran out of paper, bunk bed is very squeaky, no individual light, no individual power point by the bed, lots of older people (over 50) staying long term (which breaks the youth hostel atmosphere in my view)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Julie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Tambelina

It was good
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cruizy YHA HOSTEL CAIRNS
Fantastic 2 weeks stay @ YHA. I rate 10/10. Very clean the room and shared toilets and bathroom. Large showerheads in bathroom, nice and clean, and convienant. Awesome to stay, closer to facilities - shopping centres and sunbus transport, so close by to access. Staff are professional, friendly and welcoming. Travellers it's a 👍💃🌻🌹🌺☘️
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel is very central to everything, parking in the centre of the street is free for 3 hrs/overnight
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool and tub it's not a hot tub but it was good
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Therese

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Aaxing lication
Very convenient location - central cairns- great for shops, meals, movies and sirport
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Aarona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Aarona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Robbo, Cooktown Qld

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was fresh and clean. And the location perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Alicia, Sydney

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hostel is cleaner than YHA Brisbane for example, here they do clean the rooms and more importantly the toilet (at least that I could see) the kitchen could improve with shaper knifes and give maintenance to utensils, old pots need the handles screw and there are blender bases but not the glass to actually use it. The lockers should be check for people that have already left a d their plates and food still there, they should also be clean. Nice staff and nice vibe too. Is good there is a free food and stuff area and also in the fridge. Fridges need a good clean up too
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We arrived early in the morning and Sam at reception was very helpful and gave us a room right away. Staff is great!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Beds need to be replaced, overall good stay.
Hostel location is good. Lots of food and places to be social nearby. Easy access to train, bus, and ferry terminal. Beds themselves are not so great comfort wise. I stayed in a 4 bed mixed room. It was fine, until someone would open the door. It always slammed and woke everyone up. The kitchen is clean, laundry was good, didn’t try the pool but you see it every time you walk outside your room. Bathrooms could be cleaner, but it’s really up to other guests. Nice hot water always available at any hour. Kitchen has everything you need, but the fridge space is limited.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom area very dirty with blocked toilet, toilet paper bits throughout and one whole shower block not working.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
YHA Cairns was great. My room was clean and neat and everything worked. The blonde was wonderful
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

John

It was good, close to everythinh and nice staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

liza, picton new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing!
Best YHA in Australia! Loved the people, the staff, the bathroom was Amazing. They even had free movie nights with popcorn, free wine and cheese nights. Very helpful with any trips you have booked and you need help with where to go or whatever. Great hostel!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

KUNIHIRO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Staying here is always comfort and nice, I like this location.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Sylvain, Montreal

Liked: Staff & service
Hotel in Cairns
Very well located hotel, close to everything. Noisy but we stayed on a Saturday night!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

CHO Tak Pius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy Camper
One of the nicest hostels I have stayed in.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel close to mall
Overnight stay in a family room. Nice room size, ensuite bathroom.

10/10 Excellent

Thiago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hostel in central cairns
YHA Central is an amazing hostel! It has a swimming pool in the center and the rooms around. Nice bathrooms, full equipped kitchen, barbecue and a very nice staff

8/10 Good

Kyle, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, clean, friendly, quiet.
Good backpackers. Room was clean, proper bed linen, a/c worked, lockers for your bags and free pancakes in the morning. Only complaint is the bathroom/shower is a fair distance from the room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Budget hotel for backpackers
Straightforward backpacker hotel near the center of town and walking distance to all the party areas. Straightforward check in / check out. Basic amenities.