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146 Michell Street, Darwin 0800, Australia
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2 of 5 stars
singapore
12 Jun 2009 | Trip type: Family

I booked this hostel without reading the reviews first - what a mistake. Room was okay - beds were comfortable and safe. Had a TV and small fridge. Outside our door, however, was the communal area with loud, noisy, drunken backpackers who kept us up until all hours of the night- thankfully only me and not the children. The toilets... more

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1 of 5 stars
Montreal, Canada
3 Apr 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We stayed here for 3 nights in August. When I checked in they tried to charge a higher rate than what I had booked at. We had a private room with a TV and small fridge. The room could have used some vacuuming and the window was stuck open. There was a group of backpackers staying there long term who... more

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Adelaide
13 Jul 2008 | Trip type: Business, Couples

Gecko lodge was an expensive, dirty, loud, dingy, crowded run down dump! We had a private room with shared bathroom facilities opposite our room. The toilet cistern was broken so we heard a gushing of water all night long! We complained about it on the first night but they never fixed it! In between that and the drunken louts, we... more

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1 of 5 stars
edinburgh
11 May 2008 | Trip type: Couples
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DON'T EVEN GO HERE! Arrived a 2am and found an envelope with a key on the outside of reception (well 2 keys for different rooms???) Went to the 1st room and saw that the kichen was filthy with food all over the floor and left over food on the outside tables, looked in the shower room which was so dirty,... more

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3 of 5 stars
Granollers, Spain
15 Mar 2008

The advise for this hostel in our guidebook was that it was quite and with a pleasant backyard. After seeing the noisy and nightlife infatuated hostels in the middle of the town, probably this quieteness was quite valuable. The hostel is a little bit out of the way, needing an extra 15 minutes to walk anywhere in the middle of... more

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146 Michell Street, Darwin 0800, Australia
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