Foreshore Backpackers (Geraldton, Australia) - Hostel Reviews

Address: 172 Marine Terrace, Geraldton, Western Australia 6530, Australia

Region: Australia > Western Australia > Geraldton

Amenities:

Beach Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Kitchenette Shuttle Bus service

Hotel Style:

Ranked #3 of 13 Speciality lodging in Geraldton

Price Range: ££

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: Foreshore Back Packers is situated on the main street of the city and backs onto the ocean. It is in a lovely old building that has been a guest house for over 100 years and provides accommodation for the international budget conscious tourist. Rooms are dormitory, single, twin or double combinations and also 2 family rooms are available. All share communal bathrooms. A beautiful well appointed kitchen makes cooking and staying here feel like home. There are plenty of hostel activities bikes to ride, fishing gear to hire and catch dinner, BBQs to share, dress up nights, quizzes- keep your eye on the blackboard to see what is happening. Step into Foreshore time and start living the dream. Come and meet and make new friends. ... more less

Choop84

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Reviewer

5 reviews

4 hotel reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

“Cheap accomodation for one night stop over.”

Reviewed 13 May 2013

Stayed here for one night on our travels up north to Exmouth. Room was clean and bed was comfy. A little noisy from the road out the front and no windows to shut only wooden doors to try to block out the sound. even so, compfortable, clean and cheap accomodation. great location accross the road from the beach.

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MikeL1987

1 review

“Geraldton's finest hostel and by far the best I've stayed in throughout Oz ...”

Reviewed 7 March 2013 via mobile

Rooms clean, pool table, air gocky, fuzeball, a chill out room, veranda (smoking/drinking) area ... S'alls good people's :) oh and the staff are really friendly and helpful too ... And it's beside the beach ...

nelsoncorp

2 reviews

“Great location, where's the atmosphere?”

Reviewed 23 January 2013

The backpackers is arguably the best location in Geraldton city. The shared room was very well priced. Not much atmosphere and back area a bit of a dogs breakfast. Recommend it for location and price. Would stay again if more to do there.

Cheers. We appreciate that people take time to write a review on our facility and are trying to improve our facility every day. We do run night activities at the hostel and am sorry that you felt the atmosphere was DEAD here. Atmosphere relies on alot of different factors- some what is provided and some from people who are in... More

Fiona A

Adelaide, Australia

“Wasnt Too Impressed”

Reviewed 17 January 2013

I was very happy about the price, as I was on a very limited budget, Staff were helpfull. My big complaint was, that I wasnt informed that the rooms, might have moquitos, sandflys, Midgy flies or possibly bed Bugs, and I didnt get a decent nights sleep for the fortnight I was there. Had I been told, I would have... More

thanks for your review. We will let people know. More

themissinglink2012

Perth, Australia

1 helpful vote

“bed bugs!!”

Reviewed 12 January 2013

argg no!!!!! i get bed bugs from foreshore backpackers!! bitten all over .. i not want to go back there again. whole my body is covered in bites. other travellers tell me in the backpacker is true too

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Hi I am so sorry that the experience you had at Foreshore was not what you were expecting. Since becoming aware of the "bug"problem we have ..HOPEFULLY ...eradicated them. As a professional backpacker, Bed bugs do come into alot of accomodation facilities carried in on their unknown mode of transport ; that is YOU the backpacker; and some decide to... More

Jason Y

Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Senior Contributor

24 reviews

12 hotel reviews

Reviews in 13 cities

4 helpful votes

“Experience was ok”

Reviewed 8 January 2013

One of the few backpacker accommodations in Geraldton, did drive about looking for others but no luck. Reception was quite casual - they opened up when we checked in. Rooms were ok - no A/C (which may have been required due to the warm climate). A few noisy fans to keep the room cool (didn't really work too well). The... More

RonnyBro

Oslo, Norway

31 reviews

11 hotel reviews

Reviews in 14 cities

10 helpful votes

“Nice enough place to stay”

Reviewed 18 December 2012

This place has everything you would want from a backpacker. It is not on the top 10 of the cleanest and best looking hostels, but it is OK. The place is lively mostly every night, and the place is filled with nice people. If you need to stay a night it is a nice enough place to stay (and geraldton... More

A_Life_Less_Ordinary

Cairns, Australia

3 reviews

3 hotel reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

3 helpful votes

“Best by far”

Reviewed 6 September 2012

I have been in and out of hostels for almost a solid two years now. Foreshore Backpackers has to be one of, if not THE best one I have stayed in. The building is loaded with character, and the owners make it such a pleasant experience that it is hard to leave. The rooms are clean, and not packed with... More

Cheers for your review. It is always very gratifying to know we are achieving our goals and making this the best hostel we can. Thank you again we wish you many happy safe journeys and hope to meet again sometime in the future. More

phlee7

Penang Island, Malaysia

Contributor

13 reviews

7 hotel reviews

Reviews in 7 cities

8 helpful votes

“Great location but a bit run down!”

Reviewed 19 August 2012

We stayed at a twin room, it's in the midst of renovation with no door knobs n wet paint. U can see that it's in need of extensive renovation with rotting wood n broken down wooden furniture. The new owners got their work cut out 4 them although i did see 'For sale' sign at the door. But it's clean... More

Hi phlee7 I am disappointed that you found our hostel as you descibed. My only reasonings would be that as you said yourself we were renovating and may have had dropsheets and a ladder outside your door while we were doing the room adjacent to yours. The wet paint is a problem not only with smell but also people touching... More

Al87eire

Brisbane, Australia

“Best Packpackers hands down”

Reviewed 8 July 2012

Great spot, clean hostel nice rooms small and in the process of being renovated during our stay. great kitchen, easily the best iv seen on my travels in oz. nice common areas, with foxtel and a nice selection of movies to choose from. New owners just took over before my stay and put a lot in to the hostel and... More

Thanks for the review. I am so glad that we achieved our goal for you..we set out to make the best backpackers we can in australia and to give our guests many happy lifetime memories. Take care in all you do and enjoy the rest of your travels wherever you may go. More

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