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Reviewed 7 September 2014 via mobile

With only 3 hostels in Victoria we were left with a last minute booking since everywhere was full, we requested a private room but the manager agreed then apon arival said we cannot stay in the only private room because it was for married couples and I was travelling with a friend. This place is in a dodgy neighbourhood not close to the waterfront although it is walkable but you would nee to walk past a lot of druggies and transients to get there. This place is cheap and perfect if you just need a reasonably safe place to stay. The doors have keys but don't lock and it has a funky smell to it, I felt dirty staying there. The bathrooms were clean and the rooms were small and clean, but the beds were so uncomfortable I barely slept at all especially that i heard it had bedbugs( didnt see any) the beds came with bedbug covers but I still was paranoid about bedbugs since evey rewiew mentioned them. Sue the manager at night would just walk into our room which was closed and show people what the rooms would look like without even knocking or saying sorry? What about privacy ? Then the deck of death, it is an outside deck that was clearly and addition, it needs to be removed it was built on a slant just on top of the roof and the boards are uneven, it is clearly not up to code and a danger. All in all this place is okay but don't stay alone and only if this is the last option available but it is a cheap option for a beautiful city

Date of stay: August 2014
5  Thank 670sydneym
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Reviewed 6 September 2014

This hostel was dirty and disgusting. The smelly room/attic was the size of a broom closet along with an uncomfortable lumpy bed and an old dresser. Cob webs hung from the only picture on the wall. I didn't feel safe there but had no choice to stay as it was Labor Day weekend and everything reasonably priced was booked. Bathrooms were gross-tiles missing off walls, overflowing garbage pails, empty soap dispensers and crud in corners of the shower stall. Owners don't know the meaning of the word "clean". Couldn't even get up enough courage to take a shower. Area was seedy-drunks/junkies on the sidewalks that we had to walk past. This place was a fire trap and would not advise anyone to stay there. I can't understand how they are allowed to rent out rooms and are still in business. This dump needs to be inspected and shut down. I should have slept in my car! Worst place I have ever stayed in.

Room tip: Don't stay here! Period! There are NO good rooms. Filthy dirty!
Date of stay: September 2014
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6  Thank cheryl b
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Reviewed 1 September 2014

Granted that this is my first stay here, but this place is lovely. I didn't encounter any of the problems from previous reviews (vagrants. Bedbugs. Drugs etc.) which leads me to believe that they've fixed the place up. The landlady is super friendly and nice and will accommdate you as best as she can. The rest of the tenants were all well mannered 20-somethings. The bathrooms were clean. There are noo bedbugs. And I only paid 25 bucks!

Definitely worth the money and I'll be staying here again if ever I'm in vic.

Date of stay: September 2014
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1  Thank KellyT1186
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Reviewed 12 May 2014

The hostel is a cute little house in Victoria. It has a small balcony for everyone and pretty good bathrooms for a hostel.
You can walk pretty much everywhere from the hostel. The supermakets are only a couple streets up and so are little restaurants and bars. The waterfront isn't far either.
The woman running the hostel is super sweet, takes care of everything and helps you with what she can.
I would definitely stay here again.

Date of stay: May 2014
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Thank Summerleila
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Reviewed 6 February 2014

I have enjoyed staying at the turtle hostel several times over the years when I come to victoria. The beds are comfortable and made from a material that bebugs can't live on. I have never seen a bedbug here or heard about other guests getting them. The common areas are clean and cozy and the price is right for travellers.

Date of stay: January 2014
  • Trip type: Travelled solo
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1  Thank g m
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