Sydney Central Backpackers

I never write reviews but everyone needs to be warned about this place. I worked here recently as the cleaner. The owner Adrian overcharges everyone for rent, there are bugs everywhere. One time bed bugs, my friend had bites all over and he ignored the issue for a few months. He never asked permission to enter our female dorm and he was aggressively rude to female staff. He was aggressively swearing and shouting at my nineteen year old friend and I on the spot after she gave him her weeks notice, not to mention him overworking her to the BRIM. I'm not aware of the reason he kicked me out but he was well aware that I have very serious medical issues and medical bills yet he proceeded to make me leave immediately without giving me a reason, not even a week after I had surgery. I don't think I've met a more evil man in my life. There is so much more issues to mention but other reviews sum it up. Police came countless times because people were using knives and making threats. The Amazon rainforest would be a safer place to live than this.

This hostel while being the cheapest around, is still not worth spending your money on. I have no clue how they are still allowed to operate. The rooms are too small, everything is old and dirty. They have a serious infestation of mice and cockroaches. People smoke in the rooms. On top of all this, the owner has the nerve to be a mean old racist. I’ve stayed at many hostels in my 2 years of traveling and I’ve never come across a spot this awful. The money you’d save staying here is not worth the regret and distress you’ll experience when you realize the trap you’ve fallen into. STAY LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE

One of the worst hostels i've stayed in and ive stayed in a lot. It was so dirty and the staff were really rude. I plugged my charger into the socket and it burned and broke my charger, i told management and they didnt do anything about it. Honestly disgraceful hostel.

I had a truly terrible experience at Sydney Central Backpackers. I paid $200 for a night, and it was a complete waste of money. The rooms were disgustingly smelly, and I couldn't breathe properly. To make matters worse, it didn't feel safe at all. The windows were broken, which is a serious security concern. The overall cleanliness of the place was appalling. Mould was everywhere, and I even spotted bugs in my room. It was like a nightmare. The kitchen, which is usually an essential part of a backpacker's hostel, was a disaster. It was a mess, with dirt and clutter everywhere. I would strongly advise anyone considering staying here to think twice and look for better options in Sydney. This was one of the worst accommodations I've ever experienced, and it's not worth the money or the risk to your health and safety.

Only good thing about this place is where it’s located. Everything is terrible. Dead cockroaches in the halls, mice/rats, stained carpets in your rooms, barely any cutlery, staff are useless and unhelpful, a funny smell everywhere, vending machine steals your money and the shower rooms are dirty. It may be cheap, but it’s not even worth the low price. If you value cleanliness and comfort, you wouldn’t stay here willingly.

Do NOT stay here, this place is incredibly unhygienic with mice, cockroaches and black mould in every room including the kitchen. There was vomit left in the bathroom and hallway for the whole 5 day period I stayed there. I got incredibly ill during my stay there. I would rather sleep on the streets than go back. And for the same price you can find much better hostels even more central to Sydney

Do not stay here!!! This isnt a review its a warning! I cannot describe how bad this place is. I worked for accommodation for a few months and got to know the hostel and it should be burned. The main problem being the manager Adrian and his refusal to address the multiple problems at the hostel. My first night I was put into a room with bedbugs. Me and my roommates were left covered in bites/rashes. He ignored this for a long time denying they were there. After, we were moved into a room with cockroaches. The original room was not delt with and Adrian continued putting guests in room 11. There is a sever rat problem. Traps were in place when I first came, but after cutting costs they were removed to save money. The cleaner, Guy, has abused multiple staff/guests. Adrian claims he is mentally incapable of communicating properly and continues to have him cleaning communal areas, putting other people at risk. Do not ask for a blanket as they don’t get washed. When receiving my induction, Adrian picked up a dirty blanket, smelt it, and decided it was okay to give to arriving guests. There is no fixed rate!! Adrian determines the price for your stay based on his mood or how he perceives you. I witnessed this at-least once a day, him raising prices where he could. Usually to guests from overseas with poor English skills. After considerately handing in a weeks notice, he threatens to kick us out on the spot claiming he was ‘betrayed’. He then attempts to stop me from entering other hostels, he was comfortable preventing a 19 year old from finding shelter in the middle of Sydney. This man is heartless and unable to control his anger. Luckily this did not work as his reputation for petty and arrogant has reached multiple hostels. The management is a joke and thankfully not just to us. There are plenty hostels in Potts Point, avoid this one.

What an absolutely disgusting hostel, walk in after the 2pm check in time and am told I need to wait another 15 minutes while the two front desk workers sit and have a conversation. Finally check in go to the room and it is disgusting, I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a room this dirty, cramped and gross. Literal rubbish on the floors, stains on mattress, stench in the air and beds so tight together you’d practically have to step on top of someone to get to the upper bunk. Im sure a lot of people will be drawn here by the low price like I was, don’t come here! Just pay a bit more money and stay somewhere nicer, this place is a dump. Of course they have a no refund policy but I don’t hate myself so I took one look at the room for about ten minutes and walked out and canceled. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone.