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Palace Backpackers Hervey Bay

184 Torquay Road, Scarness, Queensland 4655, Australia
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3.5 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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JustAn0therTraveller
Liverpool
Senior Contributor
25 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

I got booked into this hostel with a package to Fraser Island. The staffs are very helpful.The night prior of going to Fraser Island, I stayed in unit 7 which was quite bad. There is a boiler in the room which makes the room hotter + the fan was not working, fortunately we got a working fan later on. The... More

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Palace_Adventures, Manager at Palace Backpackers Hervey Bay, responded to this review
24 January 2012

Dear JustAn0therTraveller, Thankyou for your review and kind words about the helpfulness of our staff - we always strive to be able to provide a great service for everyone who stays with us! I'm very sorry to hear that you encountered some maintenance issues with Unit 7 during your stay. Fortunately, because we are now aware of them, we are... More

Kimsy111
Stuttgart, Germany
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

This is the worst hostel I've ever been too. The building would actually be quite nice with the different units, however, the hostel is very dirty and if you are unlucky you have really noisy and annoying house mates who don't bother that there are other guests staying in the same unit. If you have to get up early for... More

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Palace_Adventures, Manager at Palace Backpackers Hervey Bay, responded to this review
11 January 2012

Dear Kimsy111, Thankyou for your feedback and please accept our appologies for the cleanliness of our property not being at our usual standard during your visit. Your suggestion toward grouping tour guests within the hostel is appreciated and we do try to sleep likeminded travellers together to the best of our abilities. I encourage you to write to us directly... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Actually we just wanted to spend 1night in Hervey Bay but it ended up in the best 3 weeks we have spent traveling so far. Lovely atmopshere with your own units, as living in an own appartment. Every unit has his own kitchen and two bathrooms and toilets. Gives the backpackers life a different touch, not being put in a... More

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Robanov
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
27 reviews
37 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011

This review is for a double room. We booked this place literally hours before we arrived and the hostel was good enough to sort us out with a room at such short notice. The room was large and although the double bed appeared slightly small we had a great nights sleep. The facilities were brilliant so if you were staying... More

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Helen D
Plymouth
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18 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011

Stayed for one night and arrived late after a fraser island tour. My key was left outside with instructions of how to find the unit. Each Unit has bedrooms, a communal bathroom and kitchen. The rooms and communal areas were very clean and the staff very friednly and helpful. Such a great price as well so would highly recommend More

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Julia P
London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2011

very friendly and helpful staff,rooms good and clean, ok place to stay either side of Frasier Island tour. More

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VJH85
Colchester, United Kingdom
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 July 2011

What a lovely hostel, we stayed here either side of our fraser island trip (organised also by the hostel- fab trip!!). The manager was a great guy and got us straight into a room when we arrived which was a very clean and very spacious 4 bed dorm. The hostel is split into blocks and each block has a kitchen... More

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scash80
Sydney, Australia
Contributor
14 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2011

Stayed here for two nights, whilst we had a day trip to the nice - but a little bit overated - Fraser Isand. Owner was very friendly and we had a big, nice, clean room. Hervey Bay was a bit of a ghost town and slightly scary. More

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crashing_starz
Reviewer
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 July 2011

Considering it was my first time at a back packers I'm writing this review with little to compare to. We stayed in a private double room that was situated in 'the house'. There are other rooms in 'units' which are more like 2 level townhouses. Our room was pretty quiet with the only bothersome noises being other travelers leaving early... More

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Liz0909
Brisbane, Australia
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4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2011

Had a great welcome to the bay.....very helpful with tour arrangements. Interesting set-up....several groups of dorms/rooms with their own kitchen and shower. Could get a bit noisy, but ok if you're not staying too long!! More

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Palace_Adventures, Public Relations Manager at Palace Backpackers Hervey Bay, responded to this review
28 April 2011

We're glad you had a great stay with us! Anytime you're looking for a quieter stay, let us know! We have rooms for people who dont want to party too. More

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