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85%Sydney Central YHA

11 Rawson Place, Sydney

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Where?

Opposite Central Station, near Darling Harbour and Chinatown.

What?

Large hostel with 556 beds housed in a listed building.

Anything else you need to know?

The hostel has a bistro, convenience store, heated pool and sauna. Guests have access to kitchen, dining room, laundry facilities, games room and tv rooms. Lockers can be hired and some parking available.

Reviews of Sydney Central YHA

Sydney Central YHA has a rating of 85% from a total of 118 reviews and ratings, below are some reviews of Sydney Central YHA

I felt like I was staying in a 5 star resort. EVERYTHING was excellent. It was better than any hotel I've stayed in.

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by weljenks7934 – posted on Aug 27, 2008

weljenks7934, from USA, has 1 review 1

Nice hostel at a nice location. The showers are not the best, as temperatures can change all of a sudden and water on the shower floor doens't get away quick enough.

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by slimpyr9528 – posted on Aug 27, 2008

slimpyr9528, from Netherlands, has 6 reviews 6

This place is amazing! Its is spotless, you get your own duvet and a locker in your room big enough to put your whole rucksack in if necessary! It is extremely quite and you can even have a sleep in the day if you need to, a first in any hostel i have stayed in! The kitchens are great and its... more This place is amazing! Its is spotless, you get your own duvet and a locker in your room big enough to put your whole rucksack in if necessary! It is extremely quite and you can even have a sleep in the day if you need to, a first in any hostel i have stayed in! The kitchens are great and its such a brilliant location for going out at night and seeing all the sights of Sydney. I would definately stay here again and recommend everyone else does too!close

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by sjnightingale408153 – posted on Aug 26, 2008

sjnightingale408153, from England, has 7 reviews 7

wonderfull hostel in a great central location.

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by hayclan222541 – posted on Aug 21, 2008

hayclan222541, from England, has 1 review 1

A great hostel to stay in. Comfortable, clean and quiet - but there are also plenty of things to do. After spending years travelling through Europe it was nice to spend an evening in a wicked hostel in my own country.

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by penrose – posted on Aug 19, 2008

penrose, from Australia, has 6 reviews 6

We had a great stay with them! When the shower didn't work, they tried to fix it, but didn't succeed. So we just got some of our money back. Great place, very good value!

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by shoehn1436 – posted on Aug 16, 2008

shoehn1436, from Germany, has 1 review 1

Just about perfect- highly recommended.

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by alexmcne – posted on Aug 9, 2008

alexmcne, from Scotland, has 3 reviews 3

Amazing hostel, one of the best I've ever been to. In walking distance to pretty much everywhere and if not right next to the central station. Nice room, helpfull staff!

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by steffigoesdownunder – posted on Aug 5, 2008

steffigoesdownunder, from Germany, has 2 reviews 2

We enjoyed our stay but weren't happy that we had selected to stay together in a mixed dorm via hostelworld which showed that there was space in a room when we booked. However at check-in we were allocated different rooms and I was initially put in a room with 3 men which as a woman is extremely...

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by toraanddunks3066 – posted on Aug 1, 2008

toraanddunks3066, from England, has 1 review 1

toilets and shower verry not clean

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by LucDe – posted on Aug 1, 2008

LucDe, from Canada, has 1 review 1

the dorm room was noisy

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by tangelos2464 – posted on Jul 27, 2008

tangelos2464, from USA, has 2 reviews 2

This was the first hostel that I stayed at, and being so large it was hard to meet people, as most people stuck with the friends they came with. However, the kitchen, movie rooms, and all other amenities were awesome.

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by sugarkissed – posted on Jul 26, 2008

sugarkissed, from Canada, has 10 reviews 10

couldnt sleep.fellow room mates disrespectful.in and out all nite like yo yo's.god knows why.

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by marieterry237638 – posted on Jul 22, 2008

marieterry237638, from Ireland, has 1 review 1

This is one of my favourite hostels. The location was great, many of the major tourist attractions were within walking distance. Central station is just a hop, skip and a jump away.I will definitely be returning when I head back to Sydney.

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by AbbyWill – posted on Jul 21, 2008

AbbyWill, from Canada, has 1 review 1

This is one of the best hostels i've stayed at. Has everything you need in a great location. Awesome rooftop level and cinema room. Can't really say anything bad about it..like a proper hotel but fun.

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by mat-candoit3891 – posted on Jul 18, 2008

mat-candoit3891, from Australia, has 3 reviews 3

We just didnt find the majority of the staff very friendly at all

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by cool-jules-b952 – posted on Jul 6, 2008

cool-jules-b952, from Ireland, has 1 review 1

This hostel is really clean, great facilities and all that but some of the staff diddnt appear to know how to use the computers and this made our check in take 30 mins and then through mis-communication we bacame locked out of one room. The other staff were really good at sorting this out so all...

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by milz – posted on Jul 5, 2008

milz, from England, has 1 review 1

Has just been refurbished so is more like a hotel than a hostel. Is a little bit more expensive than a lot of the other hostels in Sydney but well worth it. Nicest place we've stayed in our 8 months away from home. Highly reccommended.

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by meabh-curran6011 – posted on Jul 1, 2008

meabh-curran6011, from Ireland, has 1 review 1

Can't get better that the Sydney YHA. Right by the train station and on major bus routes. Don't miss the movies at night if you feel like a night in.

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by candicezee2672 – posted on Jun 28, 2008

candicezee2672, from New Zealand, has 7 reviews 7

A busy, clean and beautiful place in the center of Sydney. You can't miss it!

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by gngastronomia8266 – posted on Jun 28, 2008

gngastronomia8266, from Brazil, has 1 review 1

Staff were very helpful and the hostel had everything you would want or need. Only drawback was a massive group (or actually numerous groups) of high school kids who were very loud all through the night.

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by sarahl9881 – posted on Jun 23, 2008

sarahl9881, from USA, has 18 reviews 18

This was a very efficient hostel very close to the train station. But it was so efficient I found it clinical and lacking character, but it had all the amenities so its a good trade off

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by junglej – posted on Jun 19, 2008

junglej, from England, has 13 reviews 13

Great place to stay although it does seem to attract quite a lot of old people? Strange!

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by amzwa – posted on Jun 12, 2008

amzwa, from Scotland, has 9 reviews 9

The best blummin hostel in the world!!!! EVER!!!! Its so much more than you expect!! Enjoy!!

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by amanda1172 – posted on Jun 12, 2008

amanda1172, from England, has 3 reviews 3

Good location, fantastic facilities but not good if your looking to met people and a real lack of community, probably due to its sheer size.

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by fran-lavey1003675 – posted on Jun 12, 2008

fran-lavey1003675, from England, has 1 review 1

Everything was fine except one thing! I saw the cleaner clean clean the bin lid with the dishwashing sponge! And to top it off, the irony is that there are plenty of signs describing how to avoid cross-contamination of food!

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by romancol8483 – posted on Jun 10, 2008

romancol8483, from Australia, has 4 reviews 4

Very nice place to stay and prices are very convenient....

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by geppo – posted on May 21, 2008

geppo, from Italy, has 3 reviews 3

I loved how easy it was to find when I had my huge bag on. Was a bit of a walk to the main attractions but overall the best hostel I've stayed at - great rooms! Oh, the shower stalls were really good too! The only thing that could make it better is later checkout time option for an additional... more I loved how easy it was to find when I had my huge bag on. Was a bit of a walk to the main attractions but overall the best hostel I've stayed at - great rooms! Oh, the shower stalls were really good too! The only thing that could make it better is later checkout time option for an additional fee. I hate being homeless in the city with a late flight.close

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by ashley3611 – posted on May 16, 2008

ashley3611, from Canada, has 1 review 1

Very good location for getting around. Clean and secure too.

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by hostels3892 – posted on May 11, 2008

hostels3892, from England, has 1 review 1

Really good location and a lot more facilities than most hostels offer.

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by Gchan – posted on Apr 2, 2008

Gchan, from England, has 1 review 1

Bathrooms on our floor were out of order which meant we had to go up or down a floor which was very annoying. Rooms are spacious but no real character to the place. Much preferred Wake Up.

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by jodydonovan51 – posted on Mar 16, 2008

jodydonovan51, from England, has 3 reviews 3

Great Location, right in the middle of everything. Very clean, party atmosphere, but quiet at night if you wanna sleep. I would definitely recommend it to everybody..

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by giuliab8396 – posted on Mar 15, 2008

giuliab8396, from Italy, has 3 reviews 3

I really enjoyed my stay here.

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by zoefbaxter3094 – posted on Mar 9, 2008

zoefbaxter3094, from England, has 1 review 1

Cinema, Pool and sauna were an excellent addition, and the cafe being right next door was very helpful.

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by Jhorsfie – posted on Mar 9, 2008

Jhorsfie, from Wales, has 1 review 1

very clean!!

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by 26sak – posted on Mar 1, 2008

26sak, from South Korea, has 1 review 1

nice place

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by davidhickeyremax174 – posted on Mar 1, 2008

davidhickeyremax174, from Ireland, has 1 review 1

Top notch hostel in every way!

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by robbielmiller9589 – posted on Feb 21, 2008

robbielmiller9589, from USA, has 11 reviews 11

Great Place Easy and Fun Right Down Town

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by skifly2301814 – posted on Feb 18, 2008

skifly2301814, from USA, has 1 review 1

Staff was very helpful in helping me with directions to various locations. I have one suggestion - put a cigarette ashtray or container at the entrance to the building. Too many cigarette butt on the sidewalk in front of the hostel.

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by charbodiane4380 – posted on Feb 15, 2008

charbodiane4380, from Canada, has 1 review 1

The place was really Clean and the Location was pretty ok. I met some people in my room to hang out with and had lot´s of fun. I found it really safe and people were nice. The bar has some specific nights that are ok and busy, but not everyday. Anyway you can go to the Side Bar, in the corner...

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by victoriarac – posted on Jan 19, 2008

victoriarac, from Argentina, has 8 reviews 8

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Facilities at Sydney Central YHA

  • In Room Facilities

    • Air Conditioning
    • Linen Included
    • Reading Light
    • Security Lockers
    • Key Card Access
  • General

    • Iron/Ironing Board
    • Washing Machine/Dryer
    • 24 Hour Security
    • Jobs Board
    • Mini-Supermarket
    • Hairdryer for Hire
    • Parking
    • Parking
      • Bicycle Parking
    • 24 Hour Reception
    • Towels Hire
    • Tours Desk
    • Luggage Storage
    • Elevator
    • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Communications

  • Sport & Leisure

  • Food & Drink

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Opera Bar $$$$$ 100%
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