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About YHA Sydney Central
YHA Sydney Central is in the heart of the city centre and close to all the action. Opposite Sydney’s Central Station, in the hub of the traveller precinct, this hostel offers travellers' accommodation at its finest.
YHA Experiences powered by Travello | Want to book a tour or experience during your stay? Ruby at the travel desk in Reception will help you find your next adventure.
Group stays | Please book group accommodation for school-aged groups with our Groups team.
About your stay
We are excited to announce that YHA Sydney Central is undergoing a significant transformation from 8th April to 28th August 2024*.
Why | This refurbishment is aimed at providing guests with an even more comfortable and memorable stay. We thank you for your understanding and patience during this time, as we work towards enhancing YHA Sydney Central for your future visits.
What's happening | The refurbishment will be completed in stages, affecting the following areas: ground floor, level 1, private & co-living rooms, communal bathrooms, ensuite rooms and corridors. Guests with reservations will be notified if works will be during their stay.
Guest experience | We are committed to ensuring that our guests have a comfortable stay. Any noise will be confined to the hours of 9am-6pm to ensure that your regular hours of sleep are not interrupted. Please be aware there may be lift delays and the guest carpark will be unavailable for the duration of the refurbishment.
*dates subject to change
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Private Rooms
All private rooms include:
Linen provided | Free, fast Wi-Fi | Lockers & air conditioning | Access to kitchen & cinema room | Access to rooftop with BBQ & swimming pool
Optional extras:
Ensuites | Car parking $35 | Continental breakfast
Co-living Rooms
All co-living rooms include:
Linen provided | Free, fast Wi-Fi | Lockers & air conditioning | Access to kitchen & cinema room | Access to rooftop with BBQ & swimming pool
Optional extras:
Continental breakfast | Car parking $35
*Guests must be over 18 years of age to stay in a co-living room
Facilities
- Free, fast Wi-Fi
- Air-conditioning
- Bar
- Cafe/restaurant
- Bar (external to property)
- Disabled access
- Parking
- Swimming pool
- TV
- Travel desk
- Meeting Room
Experiences
Kayak Sydney Harbour
Paddle past all the great Sydney icons before landing your kayak in a secret cove on Goat Island to explore on foot.
Bondi Beach Surf Lesson
Learn to surf on Australia's most famous beach, Bondi! From private family lessons, to group lessons, and even multi lesson packs, there is something for everyone!
Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
Climb one of the world's most famous bridges! Experience STUNNING 360 degree views of Sydney as you take the climb of your life! YHA Bucket list adventure.
YHA Sydney Central features
- YHA Experiences powered by Travello | Want to book a tour or experience during your stay? Find Travello staff at the travel desk (mezzanine level) and they will help you find your next adventure.
- Continental breakfast available for purchase.
- Free Wi-Fi at this property (High Speed Internet NBN 100Mbps Fibre Connection). Internet speed will be subject to Wi-Fi coverage in the building.
- YHA Sydney Central is a three-time winner (and Hall of Fame) in the Australian Tourism Awards and is housed in a heritage-listed building.
- It never closes with 24-hour security access.
- Group accommodation and disabled access is available.
- The Sydney light rail line stops right across from the property and the train station is 100 metres away, making it very easy to travel through the city to the Harbour and beyond.
- On-site parking available to book.
Reviews of YHA Sydney Central
- "Overall a very positive experience. Quality and cleanliness of my room. Good breakfasts. I’ve been a YHA member for about 50 years. Lovely to see how the organisation has grown and modernised." - Louise
- "Cosy sleep. Handy to Chinatown, bars, restaurants. Right outside Tram station. Cool city views. Convenient continental breaky in the morning. Perfect accommodation for me and the kids for our city excursion." - Jodie
Things to do in Sydney
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Take a tour of YHA Sydney Central
For over 80 years, YHA Australia has been a safe and inclusive place for travellers from all walks of life. Guests are required to abide by YHA's house rules when staying at our properties.
Our location...
YHA would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation upon whose land this property is located. We pay our respects to the elders, past and present, and the extended Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We recognise their custodianship of the land, sea, & water for over 60,000 years.
| Traditional Place Name: | |
| Address: |
11 Rawson Place, Corner of Pitt St and Rawson Place (opposite Central Station) Sydney, Show location map |
| State: | NSW, 2000 |
| Email: | stay@yha.com.au |
| Phone: | (+612) 9218 9000 |
| Hostel Manager: | Kylie McInerney |
| Payment: | MasterCard,Visa |
Opening Times
| Hostel | Open all year |
| Reception |
24 hours |
| Check in | from 2pm |
| Check out | until 10am |
