Stayed 2 nights. Nice comfy bed. Very close to train line, but it was actually quite a comforting noise. Pub downstairs had some live music for a while but I fell asleep through it so don't know what time it went till. Probably not too late.

Stayed 2 nights. Nice comfy bed. Very close to train line, but it was actually quite a comforting noise. Pub downstairs had some live music for a while but I fell asleep through it so don't know what time it went till. Probably not too late.
I have to say, considering what I was paying, I found this to be an excellent night. The owners were friendly and on the ball, changing my room upon arrival as they had an empty room free. I was able to sleep quite comfortably, with no noise problems which surprised me greatly considering the railway line across the way.
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Iv stayed here for 3 years for a week at a time for trade school. It is a good place 2 stay good for price and nice people that owne it to. Clean and nice rusty look for a looks good for a 150 year old pub. there is some times nose that comes from the pub but for the...
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The worst thing about this run down, dirty place is the constant noise. Noise from the trains and traffic outside, noise from the fowl mouthed guests running around and screaming late at night and worst of all, noise from the drunken people at the pub downstairs, outside and sometimes when they venture upstairs outside the rooms! Will never, ever consider...
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Hi Gemma, I believe management went out of their way to make your stay as comfortable and as possible. You were well aware that you were staying above a pub in a budget backpackers hostel, (not the Hilton) and you were told in advance that it was a Uni pub crawl night, (a one off)so you had every opportunity to...
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Great value accommodation. Clean, warm, central location.
I had eaten at the club across the road - staff were lovely - but food was a bit light on (& I'm not a big eater).
Wish I had eaten downstairs here - the food looked fabulous !!
Getting in before 5 pm on your first day can be an issue (which...
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Have stayed here about 6 times now, in the meantime, have tried all the other budget accommodation, and this one by far is the best value for money, I have stayed at others which cost the same or more, and this one has been better,
Sure its not perfect, but the size makes it friendly, the people and travellers are...
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my reviews overall are pretty lenient compared to most, but with this place I am struggling to find something positive at all.
Ok, clean sheets, clean(ish) bathrooms (seen far worse, mostly aged looking but not dirty as such), cheapest place to stay in town.
That's IT.
The noise from the traffic and trains was unbelievable! I asked to shift to...
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Hi KissMiss,
Thanks for your review. Im sorry that we were not up to your standards...We are a centrally located budget accommodation and aim to provide good quality accommodation for those who are not willing to pay the big bucks. You would have noted when checking in to our Hostel that it is situated by the railway line, and unfortunately...
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My wife and I have stayed here on many Occasions at frst when we were bakpacking and later when we both worked in ballarat it is very competitive in price ,clean, warm in winter and very close to town.We had looked around before we found it and it is very expensive in the other places around town dont bother with...
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Unlike the previous review dated July 2010, we had a great stay at the hostel which was full of guests! We found that at $65 for a double room to ourselves we definitely got our monies worth.The bed was very comfortable and the bathrooms were modern and clean.Down stairs we were greeted by friendly bar staff, and we had a...
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Whilst travelling we booked online a day or two ahead as the website seemed to promise a budget but clean accommodation. We got a mobile number to ring when we are near, which should have raised alarm bells. The parking space around the back looked like a dumpsite. We were greeted by two women who had just arrived with some...
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Thanks for your review,
May I add that we have run our hostel without one problem for over ten years with a mobile phone number. How this can ring alarm bells or be a major problem is behond me? Mobile phone numbers are the way of today, so I dont understand how this can be off putting, a phone number...
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