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Reviews of YHA Sydney Central

3 out of 5
YHA Sydney Central
11 Rawson Place, Haymarket, NSW

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 304 out of 694 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 290 out of 694 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 68 out of 694 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 694 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 694 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous location just next door to Sydney's city centre train station and transportation hub. Very convenient as a base for arriving late or leaving early. We had an ensuite room but shared bathroom and dormitory style also available. Breakfast was a little overpriced.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and good price (for Sydney). Handy for one night stopover as close to airport train
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Really close to transportation and close to great restaurants! Loved it!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Bibian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the train station
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Zenaida, Los Angeles

Travelled with family
The hotel was the pick up point for our Blue Mountain tour and very close to Paddy’s Market in China Town.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Will T on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Zenaida,Thank you for your review of YHA Sydney Central.We are happy to hear that the location was convenient for pick up for your Blue Mountains escape.Please visit again soon.Thanks,WillAssistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Huang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Axel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly customer service.

10/10 Excellent

yok chan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, clean kitchens and dining area. Handy to trains and buses and shops - great location.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Josephine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, close to cafes and transport. Reception staff were very friendly and helpful, kitchens and dining room on level 1 were clean and spacious. Probably could do with more fridge space. Ladies Bathroom on level 3 used to slam shut which kept us awake at night but this was fixed after the problem was reported. Storage cupboards in the bunker rooms need to be repaired - 3 were broken in room 305. Excellent place to stay, highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Gail

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Proximity to Central Station and Light rail, right at the door, made this YHA very convenient. Three large school groups staying overnight made for an interesting time, especially the first night, when the teenagers on our floor were quite noisy. They were apologetic the next morning and were quiet the next night. The In cafe had brilliant food and drinks, the staff at the cafe and the registration desk were very helpful and friendly. I would recommend to people looking for affordable accommodation, just don't expect 5 star quality.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jami, Medicine Hat,

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location. Close to lots. Train station walkable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

yuanfei

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
noisy but great location
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 26 Oct 2023
Dear Yuanfei,Thank you for taking the time to review YHA Sydney Central. The location of the property is a massive bonus for us, as it's great for guests to enjoy everything about the city with easy access to many areas.We appreciate you highlighting that an inner-city backpackers can be quite noisy. This is often part of the experience you get when staying in the middle of such a large city. We do hope you can stay with us again soon.Regards,WillAssistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Axel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best location and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 26 Oct 2023
Dear Axel,Thank you so much for your positive review of YHA Sydney Central. We are super happy that you enjoyed the location of the property and the cleanliness, which is something we pride ourselves on. We do hope you can stay with us again soon.Regards,WillAssistant Manager

6/10 Okay

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Quite clean & call convenient. Not too enthused about being woken up by room service having a four person morning thai chat outside my room at 9am. This was followed by three knocks on my door within 1.5 hours wanting to attend my room. Prefer being left to rest at least until 10:30am after a night out in town .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 26 Oct 2023
Dear Brett,Thank you for your review of YHA Sydney Central. Sorry to hear that you were disturbed by our housekeeping team talking outside your room. Staff will be spoken to about respecting guests and ensuring they have a comfortable stay.Thank you for highlighting that our housekeepers must enter rooms to clean them for the next guest who stays. This is a vital part of our operations and something we will continue to do to keep up our high standards, however, thank you for your concern.Best Regards,WillAssistant ManagerAssistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 26 Oct 2023
Dear Garry,Thank you for taking the time to give YHA Sydney Central such a positive review.We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that our wonderful staff made the experience even better.Please visit again soon.Regards,WillAssistant Manager

8/10 Good

Cindy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very central
Fantastic location, comfortable bed and basic room. We will stay again because of the location, but we were very disappointed when we checked into our ensuite room and the toilet was dirty. I realise it is a back packers, but if we are paying over $200 per night I should not have to clean the loo on arrival.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 26 Oct 2023
Dear Cindy,Thank you for sharing your feedback on your stay at YHA Sydney Central. It's great to hear that you found the location fantastic and the bed comfortable. However, I completely understand your disappointment regarding the cleanliness of the ensuite room, especially given the price you paid for your stay.We are extremely sorry that the room was not properly cleaned before your arrival. This matter has been quickly escalated to our housekeeping team to ensure that our high standards are constantly met, and we are doing thorough inspections of the rooms.I hope your next stay at YHA Sydney Central is a more pleasant experience, with a clean and well-maintained room, as you deserve.Kind Regards,WillAssistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 30 Oct 2023
Dear Carlos,Thank you for taking the time to review YHA Sydney Central.We trust you had an enjoyable experience and hope to see you again soon!Yours Sincerely,WillAssistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Pingzhou

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cheap and convenient and clean and meet the needs
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Will on 26 Oct 2023
Dear Pingzhou,Thank you for taking the time to review YHA Sydney Central. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that it met your needs and expectations.We do hope you can visit again soon!Best Regards,WillAssistant Manager

8/10 Good

shelley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bang for your buck! Clean, really comfortable bed, good shower 👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Aaron

Business traveller
Arrived at 9pm. Room was not touched since previous guests vacated. Bins full, coffee cups dirty, beds not made. They had all day to have that done.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Will on 31 May 2023
Dear Aaron,Thank you for your valuable feedback, it is our most important tool to continue improving our guest experience.Please accept our sincerest apologies for your experience being tainted by a breakdown in our housekeeping system. This does not reflect the standard we usually keep, and your feedback here has helped us rectify what happened that day.We hope you can trust us to provide a better service to you next time and please be aware we have a 24-hour team here who are happy to address any concerns brought to our attention. For future reference, please ensure you present yourself to reception at the time, so that we can rectify the situation on the spot.Thank you again for taking the time to provide this review for YHA Sydney Central.Sincerely,Will - Assistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Tristan

Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient and really good facilities!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

YICHING

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Jazmin

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Miranda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Scott, Greenacres

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
That place needs air conditioning. Spent the night sleeping on top of the bed as it was too hot to cover up
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Huiying

Comfortableand safe
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Rosemary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Can be a bit noisy - the lifts noise and people coming and going during the night. But very convenient and the reception check-in person was lovely. We got our room at about 7.30am

8/10 Good

Kerrie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Handy location; comfy mattress; basic room

10/10 Excellent

Annmarie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We are older NSW travellers on a budget and find this hostel perfect for trips to Sydney. It's just a short walk to Central station. The rooms for couples are basic, but clean and secure with an ensuite...just what you need when you are spending most of your time in transit or out and about exploring Sydney. The cafe/restaurant which is part of the facility is excellent for meals and snacks.

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
I have stayed in this place a few times. Experience was really depending on individuals, in particular those staying in the room. This time was the worst, the room was full. A couple of girls always came back after midnight and woke me up. They also kept chatting, even in their low voices, it just made me unable to fall back asleep. Other times were fine, people were more respectful.

10/10 Excellent

Claire, Noble Park

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great, perfect location, but bedspread was stained.

8/10 Good

Nelson

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Twin beds?
Everything was very good , but we had booked twin beds & I had made a big point of this as we are two elderly ladies & didn’t want to share a bed, & when we arrived, we were given a very small double bed! I’ve been thru this before& have actually got the single beds once,but it is a mystery to me as to how you get them!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

JERALD

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is in the middle of everything. Just across central station. Stayed at 2nd floor room for 4 beds. The room was okay. The mens common washroom was bad. molds and stain on the walls. My first time to be in a shared accomodation. Not that bad experience. Just REMEMBER, Bring your own towels. Or you have to rent for $2 and you have to bring it back when you check out. Bring your own lock for the locker. You got what you pay. The asian lady at the checkin was very kind and nice. She was very helpful about the city information and other general info that a tourist must know. It's actually an experience.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good value

8/10 Good

Kaitlyn

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property was so awesome being right beside the light rail, and close walking to grocery and coffee shops, but the cleanliness was so so terrible:( bathrooms were never sanitized during my stay, showers had mould and mildew on them and the garbages by the toilets we full my whole trip. Kitchen was only sanitized once in awhile and dishes were constantly piled in the sink. Overall great location and friendly cozy place but very dirty

2/10 Terrible

Aleicia

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Donna

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

jing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Henk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly and kind welcoming by the receptionists.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Tina

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
I've stayed here before. Negative: The shower stalls were mouldy as well as other clear signs it was not cleaned in some time. The bed I slept in had a permanent welt in the middle of the mattress from all the other people that had slept on it. Positive: Staff were friendly and helpful. Excellent location. Internet was strong and easily available. Well thought out facilities.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AOK
Some noise from other inconsiderate guests .. all staff very helpful .. So convenient re transport .. Nice to see older youth welcomed
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Reilly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Exactly what it needs to be
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022