The hostel is very nice because it's on the beach, so you cane have breakfast while watching the sunrise, very cool! If you are with friends and want to party and meet people, this is the good place to stay: every night there's a theme, games and music at the bar. But if you want to rest after a long... more

Do NOT stay at this hostel!! On arrival at the hostel the girl behind the counter told me that because i was booked to do a dive course, i had to stay in a tent for the 5 days i was due to stay there. When I was handed a piece of scrap paper with the tent number, i asked... more

I stayed in December and loved it. Now, I wouldn't say the rooms and bathrooms were great (quite hot and pretty small), however for location and socialising this was great. It's right on the beach, has a lovely decked bar area which overlooks the sea and has music on at night. I think its a fun place to stay if... more

I loved my stay at Base. It was an amazing location with decks and a pool overlooking the water i felt like I was at a hotel. Though others had an issue with the cleanliness I had no issues with that and always found my room and the bathrooms clean! I was also fed plently with free meal vouchers for... more

We stayed in one of the A-frame huts overlooking the sea which was great - ensuite, lots of space, possums and frogs on the front deck at night and amazing views of the sunrise. Only problem was the early closure of the on-site kitchen - no food after 8.30pm! And as the place is stuck out on a road between... more

My first look at Base Backpackers on Magnetic Island was "wow, this looks like an awesome place!" however, that quickly changed when i decided to try to cook something and half the stoves were not function up to their proper temperature(couldn't boil water) and there was a que to use the cooking utilities(pots,pans). I thought to myself, "not that big... more

Unhelpful staff at reception. Only a fan in the majority of double rooms, which cut out when a fuse blew. Asked if it could recitified the next day at 08:00am, no apology from staff for the inconvenience and wasn't fixed until 5:00pm that day. Kitchen was disgusting with limited or at some times no cutlery. It was tiny and very... more

We initially wanted to spend 3 nights here at Base on Magnetic Island, however because we were coming over a weekend when they were holding a Full Moon Party, this was not possible, and we were only able to stay for one. The location of Base is amazing, it is well worth exploring and having a look round all the... more

Staying here should have been excellent but was a let down due to two simple yet essential problems. Firstly the kitchen facilities were poor, with none of the hobs reaching anything other than a lukewarm temperature. Even on full power you could comfortably put your hands on them. The majority simply didn't work and obviously this made cooking impossible. Also... more