Blue Mountains - Katoomba
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In the adventure capital of NSW, stay at this award-winning YHA hostel and enjoy the log fire, cosy warm rooms (many with ensuite), great kitchen, fast internet, all in the heart of Katoomba. Housed in a beautifully restored National Trust building, the hostel is close to breathtaking scenic lookouts, and local cafes and pubs. Save with YHA discounts on heaps of activities, tours and attractions from the hostel....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28.50 per bed
Port Stephens
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Gorgeous beaches, lush bushland, stunning bay and sea views and a great chill-out spot - that's Port Stephens and it's award winning YHA. Escape to this YHA hostel set in rainforest gardens - spot a koala from your balcony! Backpacker accommodation in bungalows nestled in amongst the trees. Chill by the hostel pool. Hostel has wireless internet, BBQ, pool table, bikes, and sandboards....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $29 per bed
Sydney Central
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Visiting Sydney? Book your stay at YHA's Sydney Backpackers Hostel, Sydney Central YHA, and be close to the action! Sydney Central YHA is a 5-star Backpackers Hostel, housed in a heritage-listed building opposite Central Station. The hostel has panoramic rooftop views of Sydney, pool, cinema, travel agency, bar, activities and more. Three-time Winner (and Hall of Fame entrant) of the Australian Tourism Awards (2008, 2009, 2010). Sydney Central has 24-hour security access and also offers group accommodation and disabled access....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $37 per bed
Coffs Harbour
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Mid way between Sydney and Brisbane, the purpose-built Coffs Harbour YHA makes a great stopover for backpackers travelling the east coast. This clean, comfortable YHA hostel is located close to the jetty and beach. Choice of multi-share backpacker rooms and ensuite twin/double room accommodation. Spacious dining and common rooms, TV, internet, BBQ, pool area. Hostel surfboards, body boards and bikes available. YHA member discounts for local tours and backpacker activities at hostel tour desk....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $24.50 per bed
Sydney Harbour - The Rocks
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Stay at Sydney's only backpacker hostel in the city's historic harbourside precinct - The Rocks - and enjoy stunning views. Explore Sydney's history and walk to all the major sights whilst staying in the heart of the city. Multishare and double/twin accommodation, all with ensuites and many with Sydney Harbour and Sydney Opera House views. Sydney Harbour Hostel is also suitable for group accommodation. See the Group Accommodation page. If you?re interested in NYE 2012 booking information please see below....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $41 per bed
Bellingen
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Bellingen YHA is one of Australia's most laidback backpacker hostels. It's a beautiful and homely YHA set amongst beautiful country! Relax on the hostel balcony overlooking the river and rainforest gardens. Take a tour to Dorrigo National Park, canoe on the river or explore Bellingen village with its great cafes, shops and monthly markets. Hostel accommodation is in twin/double and multi-share rooms....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27 per bed
Sydney, Railway Square
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Sydney's most laid back hostel, Railway Square YHA adjoins Central Station and offers railway carriage rooms in the heart of Sydney. Stay in one of the funky railway carriages on the former Platform Zero or one of the comfy rooms in the historic 1904 main building, now converted into contemporary accommodation. Hostel features a spa pool, Internet/WiFi, 24-hour access, tour desk, indoor and outdoor communal areas, self-catering kitchen. Walking distance to the best pubs in Sydney, Chinatown and Darling Harbour....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $32 per bed
Port Macquarie
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Port Macquarie is a friendly seaside town on the mid north coast of NSW and a good stopping off point for backpackers travelling between Sydney and Brisbane. The YHA hostel is only 200m from the main beach and close to local shops, cafes and pubs. Small, cosy and clean with a friendly, funky atmosphere. Backpackers get free use of hostel boogie boards, fishing rods and the BBQ....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27 per bed
Sydney, Glebe
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Glebe YHA is perfect for the Working Holiday Maker, or for taking your time in Sydney. A relaxed hostel in Glebe with a lounge/tv room, internet, rooftop BBQ area with city views, jobs and car sales noticeboards and tour desk. Glebe is Sydney's Bohemian leafy inner city area, known for its cafes, restaurants and pubs. Vibrant with students and artists alike, minutes from the city centre. Enjoy the village atmosphere while using the hostel as a perfect base to explore....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27 per bed
Sydney, Collaroy
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Sydney's northern beaches YHA hostel is a high quality traveller's resort only 50 metres from one of Sydney's best surf beaches. Modern accommodation with swimming pool and BBQ area, common area with arcade games, pool table, ping pong, internet cafe, TV/video room and lounge with log fireplace. 24-hour security access and nearby cafe serving breakfast and lunch. Lots of work for backpackers in local area - hostel has information and advice....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $30 per bed
Sydney, Bondi Beach
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Bondi Beachouse YHA Backpackers Hostel is located at Australia's famous Bondi Beach and is a backpacker's favourite. Enjoy awesome views of Tamarama Beach from the rooftop. Close to shops and with good transport links to Sydney, you can stay by the beach but near Sydney's city centre! Facilities include: free snorkelling gear/body boards (surfboards for hire), movie room, self-catering kitchen, limited parking and weekly backpacker activities. Book your stay at the best Bondi Backpackers Hostel, Bondi Beachouse YHA!...more details
BOOK NOWfrom $30 per bed
Sydney, Cronulla
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Sydney's southern beaches backpacker YHA has a friendly atmosphere that is great for working holiday makers. Great for the working traveller with help in getting jobs locally. Accommodation offers lockers, safes and wardrobes in dorms. Private rooms have ensuite, barfridge and tv. Sun, sea, sand, surf and excellent night life. Direct rail link to the city and airport....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $30 per bed
Sydney, Pittwater
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Hillside lodge nestled over Morning Bay in Ku-ring-gai National Park. This hostel is an easy escape from the busy city life of Sydney and ideal for groups. Attractions include bushwalks to lookouts and Aboriginal engravings, plus from the hostel you can see native birds, wallabies, possums and goannas....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27 per bed
Garie Beach
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from $15 per bed
Albury/Wodonga
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Albury Motor Village YHA backpackers hostel is a quiet YHA where you can relax and unwind. Great location for a stopover between Sydney and Melbourne. The hostel is perfect for a restful night. Meet other backpackers in our large, well-equipped guest centre and undercover BBQ area....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $32 per bed
Armidale
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Well-equipped bunkhouse within an excellent caravan park in this popular regional town. Located on the road to New England National Park, New England University and City Centre. The YHA hostel has a recreation room, swimming pool, landscaped entertainment area, kiosk, activities on-site and other backpackers facilities....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28 per bed
Batemans Bay
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Batemans Bay is one of the most popular seaside towns on the NSW South Coast. The YHA hostel is situated in a camping/caravan park surrounded by trees and gardens and an easy stroll to town and beaches for backpackers. Homely, clean and friendly hostel with a large kitchen and outside deck. Swimming pool, BBQ, laundry facilities, free tea/coffee....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $24 per bed
Blue Mountains - Hawkesbury Heights
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Purpose-built YHA hostel accommodation with great city skyline views in a bush setting. Eco-friendly, with solar electricity. Gas BBQ and outdoor seating area and wood fire inside for cosy evenings. Explore the national park with terrific walking and biking nearby, or just relax and unwind; book out the hostel exclusively (under Rent a YHA scheme)....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $26.50 per bed
Bundanoon
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Take a step back in time with a visit to this YHA hostel located in a charming former Edwardian guesthouse. Spacious verandah to sit on and relax during the warmer months, whilst in winter curl up in front of the log fire in the comfy lounge. Well-equipped kitchen makes it a great hostel for groups. There are large grounds with trees and gardens and it?s only a short walk to the village and national park from the hostel....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27.50 per bed
Byron Bay - Byron Bay YHA
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Byron Bay YHA Backpackers Hostel is centrally located, only 400m from the beach. The large comfortable common areas and kitchen overlook a swimming pool and BBQ. The hostel has both dorm backpacker rooms, and twin/double rooms with fans. There are large decks to relax on and hostel surfboards and bodyboards are available. Backpackers can store their backpacks securely in the hostel locker room. Get great YHA member discounts on backpacker tours and activities at the hostel tour desk....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28 per bed
Byron Bay - Cape Byron
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Purpose-built YHA hostel in the centre of town, just 200m to the beach. Relaxed backpacker atmosphere with common areas surrounding a large heated pool and BBQ area. Free use of hostel bikes and boogie boards. Multi-share backpacker rooms and twin/double room accommodation. Cafe, dive centre and separate TV/reading room. YHA member discounts on backpacker tours and activities at hostel tour desk....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $22 per bed
Canberra City
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Canberra City YHA is right in the heart of the nation's capital, 5 mins from the interstate bus terminal. Hostel facilities include cafe, indoor pool/spa/sauna, internet, fully-equipped kitchen, rooftop BBQ area, TV/games area, and underground bar. Hostel hosts weekly activities and BBQs in summer....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28.50 per bed
Hunter Valley
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Visit the nearest wine-growing region to Sydney - the Hunter Valley. This purpose built YHA hostel is right in the heart of wine country. Hostel has pool, outdoor BBQ area and wood-fired pizza oven and grows its own grapes. Take a backpacker tour of nearby vineyards. Short walk from YHA to the local pub with meals and nightlife....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27 per bed
Lennox Head
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A small family-run, purpose-built YHA hostel with relaxed atmosphere. Only 100 metres from beautiful Seven Mile Beach and Tea Tree Lake Ainsworth. Hostel offers use of boogie boards, Paddle skis, bicycles, golf clubs, tennis racquets, and fishing gear for backpackers. Learn to windsurf on the lake. Try out some great surfing spots. Natural therapies clinic on-site....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $30 per bed
Merimbula
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Merimbula is a very popular coastal town on the NSW south coast, and the YHA hostel makes a great stopover on the Princes Hwy. It's a modern, clean, family-owned backpackers hostel only 150m to the beach and lake. Hand-feed lorikeets, play pool or table tennis, enjoy a BBQ. See dolphins and kangaroos at the nearby beach or learn to surf. Easy walk from hostel to cafes and pubs in town....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28 per bed
Murwillumbah - Mt Warning
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Murwillumbah YHA is a homely hostel with stunning views, riverside gardens, and quirky decor in a 1911 captain's cottage. Free ice cream is served at 9 pm every night for guests. This cosy backpacker accommodation makes a great base to explore Mount Warning, National Parks, rainforest, and waterfalls. Experience a typical Aussie community, see the murals and graffiti wall, swim or kayak the peaceful Tweed River. Murwillumbah YHA is a great short break from Byron Bay and the Gold Coast....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28.50 per bed
Narooma
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Narooma YHA is a relaxing and extremely comfortable backpackers hostel. All rooms have ensuites - enjoy your privacy and relax. Have dinner and a glass of wine on the sundeck, or a BBQ in the gardens. Free parking, bike hire and courtesy van. The hostel is a short stroll from shops, the main beach and Narooma Inlet....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $26 per bed
Newcastle Beach
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Opposite Newcastle Beach, and right in the centre of town, this is a friendly YHA hostel with a difference and perfect for backpackers. Hostel accommodation is in twin/double and multi-share rooms. Internet, pool table, BBQ and modern hostel facilities. Access to hostel surfboards and free bodyboards. At the YHA, Monday is 'Backpacker Pizza Night' and Thursday is 'Free BBQ Night'. Free pub dinners Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday nights....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $30 per bed
Nimbin
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Nimbin Rox YHA hostel is an island of tranquility nestled in lush tropical gardens amidst 25 acres of the magical Nimbin Valley. Awesome views of World Heritage parks, misty mountains and abundant native wildlife. Relax by the hostel's tropical pool, chill in the hammock, wander into nearby Nimbin Village. Hostel has a choice of multishare backpacker rooms, twin/double accommodation and canvas/teepee rooms....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $25 per bed
Tamworth
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The YHA hostel has a relaxing atmosphere in a quiet, friendly, clean and safe environment, located in the centre of this country town. The hostel provides backpackers with the best connection to Jackaroo and Jillaroo schools and farmstays...more details
BOOK NOWfrom $26 per bed
Terrigal - Central Coast
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On the Central Coast of NSW, and less than an hour and half from Sydney, Terrigal is a popular seaside town with great beaches. This YHA hostel is centrally located between Terrigal Beach and the lagoon. Walk to shops, cafes and restaurants. With a relaxed atmosphere, the hostel has multishare, double/twin and family accommodation as well as a courtyard BBQ, lounge and self-catering kitchen. Swim and surf the superb nearby beaches, dolphin watch or explore the town....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $25 per bed
Thredbo
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Thredbo is in the heart of Australia's alpine Snowy Mountains with heaps of outdoor activities including walking to the roof of Australia, Mt Kosciuszko. The award-winning YHA hostel is a purpose built lodge in the centre of the village with stunning mountain views. Comfy lounge and dining room, full kitchen, high speed internet facilities and a mix of accommodation....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $28.50 per bed
Wollongong
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A friendly YHA hostel located right in the centre of Wollongong and great for backpackers. Close to the shops, cafes, restaurants, entertainment and beaches. Modern facilities, most hostel rooms with ensuites. Internet, TV lounge, coffee, drink and snack machines. Garden with waterfall and BBQ. Security parking. Wollongong has superb beaches and outdoor backpacker activities including skydiving and horse-riding. YHA member discounts locally....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $29 per bed
Yamba
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Yamba, on mid-north coast NSW, is a great stop off between Sydney and Brisbane. This beachside town has one of Australia's most famous surf breaks. Yamba YHA is a purpose-built backpacker hostel with a mix of multishare and twin/double accommodation. Enjoy the bar/café and pool with great views. The hostel is on the main street, within easy walk of beaches, local pub and shops....more details
BOOK NOWfrom $27 per bed
