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Base Backpackers

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477 Kent St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia (Formerly Wanderers on Kent)
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3.5 of 5 stars 96 Reviews
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What travellers say about this Speciality lodging
  • Bed dorm(6)
  • Very clean(4)
  • Darling Harbour(4)
  • Town Hall(3)
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celine d
Melbourne, Australia
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012 NEW

I went there in October and i stayed 4 days in this backpacker just when i arrived in australia. If we compare with my others experiences, it's clean. i shared my room with 5 people. It's just there is a bar/pub just under your room i was on the 3rd floor and i didn't sleep till 3am, after 40 hours... More

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Tash B
Travelling
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2012

After my stay here, I only have two things to say Nate and Johnny! These two staff members made my stay here an awesome experience, I can't say enough good things about them ( I have a crush on one of them ). The day staff appeared to be over ran and very busy and a little cold at times,... More

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monsteradventurs
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

If you think of it as a hotel it will be a disappointment .but if your open minded and young at hart it is a good excellent place to stay .remember this is a backpacker hostel not a motel there are kids age 18 - and above so it can be noise especially if your room over the scary canary... More

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mirandastirling
Vancouver, Canada
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7 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012

Only stayed there because it was the only place i could get a room for the night during the xmas season. The location was awesome and exactly what i needed. I stayed in what i was told was a girl only room but woke up to a boy sleeping in the bunk next to me. Not that it really mattered... More

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Flang
Millicent, Australia
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11 reviews
14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
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All we could get NYE 2011/12. Booked a private room as we a bit older than backpackers. room had huge kingsize bed, clean, good sheets but only one bad pillow! Towels were supplied plus shampoo, conditioner etc...took forever to book in and out. They would not accept early arrival before 2pm, but could leave our bags in safe lockup. Take... More

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Tara K
Dublin, Ireland
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4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

This was my very first hostel to stay in when I was travelling around Oz. Rooms are lovely, clean and also air conditioned. The Sanctury for girls is really nice and gives you that extra security. Cards have to used entrying bathrooms, sanctury and bedrooms so you feel very save here. Great location for getting to and from great sights. More

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lfcdels
London, England
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13 reviews
9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

This backpackers is located brilliantly for Darling Harbour and the CBD. You couldn't ask for better. Reception staff were very helpful and polite (I read earlier reviews but didn't have one problem with them, and if anything, they went out of their way to help me). Good points - comfy beds, duvets, clean rooms (saw the cleaning staff every day).... More

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Ld2110
Melbourne, Australia
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2011

Never staying here again! Complete lack of backpacker culture feeling and lack of communal area, rude and paranoid security guards coming into rooms at 4am to check if addiditonal people have been snuk in, refused to return key deposite after their own system screw up, so many great backpackers around Sydney, this is not one of them!!! More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2011

The worst thing about this hostel is the staff - they are rude and unhelpful. To check in, check out or to fix a problem (like when my swipe card stopped working twice, which was not supposed to happen) you had to wait for at least 20 mins in line at reception, only to be "helped" by sour and grumpy... More

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thedoctorscats
1 review
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

The rooms are clean and the other guests were all very nice. The location was fantastic, very central, but the experience was dampened by the awful staff. They were impolite, unhelpful and had no local knowledge- they didn't even know where nearby food places were. Base is worthwhile for its cheapness and central location, but the rudeness of staff left... More

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