Name: Byron Bay Beach Hostel
Address: 23 Lawson Street Byron Bay,Lawson Street, Byron Bay, Byron Bay, Byron Bay, 2481, Australia
Rating: 9

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Byron Tourist Information Centre

Byron Community Market

Club Byron

Main Beach

Clarkes Beach

Cumbebin Swamp Nature Reserve

The Pass

Cape Byron State Conservation Area

Ballina Byron Airport

Murwillumbah Airfield

Lismore Airport

Gold Coast Airport

Byron Bay Beach Hostel

Byron Bay

We stayed at the surf house for 5 nights during our east coast trip and it was great! The hostel doesn’t have that usual hostel feel to it and is bright, spacious and attractive when you first walk in. The location is perfect, and the facilities were great, particularly the kitchen area & rooftop! 
We were lucky enough to be given one of the more spacious dorm rooms which was even better, however the actual comfort of the rooms could be uplifted. The beds were averagely comfortable but not horrendous. There could be more showers available as there was only 3 to a corner of rooms so sometimes this caused queuing. The cleaners also cleaned the bathrooms at the prime time to wake up so we’d most of the time find ourselves having to use different bathrooms when we first woke up! 
There was always plenty activities on and you could hire surf boards free of charge, we didn’t utilise this but was a great incentive! 
Definitely the best hostel we’ve had! 9/10 from us 😁

Best hostel on the east coast!

After a 14 hour trip on a Greyhound Coach up from Sydney, you can’t believe your eyes when you finally see The Surf House before you.

Upon checking in, you’re greeted by seasoned professionals in the art of reception-ism and are given a free drinks voucher for the bar which you take as your permission to paint the town red.

Once you defeat the final staircase and claim the treasure of a bed and a good nights rest, you are taken by sweet surprised at the balcony in your room overlooking the Main Street.

One trip to Aldi later and you’re demonstrating your chef skills in the hostel kitchen, Gordon Ramsey who? It could be slightly cleaner, but when you’ve stayed in a few hostels you know there’s no such thing as spotless. The housekeeping staff do a good job at keeping the place tidy after hours.

Up at the roof top bar you claim your free drink (although there’s only one drink it’s valid for; the house larger) and put your name down for the pool competition. Someone orders a pizza and it looks good so you get one too.

After a few more drinks you’re at the beach with a guitar singing Take Me Home, Country Roads while the sun goes down. You borrowed a towel from the hostel reception and you left your shoes behind because it’s Byron Bay.

All your friends have to walk a mile back from the beach to their accommodation but you chose the surf house. You’ll be in bed before they’re even half way and you can rent a surfboard in the morning. Why would you want to stay anywhere else?

Best hostel in Byron Bay!

Excellent hostel. Clean and well maintained by the helpful staff. Has a feeling of space. Kitchen and rooftop bar are really good. Unfortunately my first night in the dorm was spoilt by a couple of thoughtless and selfish English guys !! 

Cool place to stay

It’s a huge hostel and too big for my liking. Dorms are extremely basic with clinical decor. Not enough bathrooms, showers flooded easily. Kitchen was large and ok. Definitely feels like a party hostel aimed at a young crowd. Staff were nice and events were good but it wasn’t really for me.

Didn’t get the hype

I have my favorite place to stay here in Byron and this is not it but I could not get a booking there for this visit.  For over $200 a night I got a room that had no TV, no bathroom,  which was down the other end of the hall and was filthy with no toilet paper.   
The bathrooms are also insufficient for the number of people staying.  They have a great kitchen but area for $200 a night I would expect complimentary tea and coffee.  Sure its in a great location, but so is my favorite and so I won't be back.  They also charge $10 for parking which is not stated on the Booking.com site so is not transparent.  Seems popular with the backpackers.

Overrated and expensive

As a non binary resident I found this hostel very triggering with either ‘he’ or ‘she’ written on every toilet. This made my experience very uncomfortable. The hostel is desperately in need of non gendered toilets to be  safe and inclusive. 

The hostel was clean and had a big kitchen and a bar.

Not LGBTQ+ inclusive

Stayed here pre Christmas 
Didn’t know what to expect as we are an older couple
We need not have feared
The place is excellent and trendy and bright
Rooms were fine but not serviced daily so there is a build up of sand on floor from beach visits 
The kitchen area was spacious and well equipped clean and tidy.
It’s a very upmarket hostel ( wrong word) but as good as any hotel 
Would return again 
Staff were great 👍

Excellent

Amazing hostel. Celine was super friendly, smiley and helpful on reception when we arrived, helping us store our bags and checking us into our rooms. This hostel is super clean! We had a private room with a private bathroom and it felt just like staying in a hotel. The room was a great size and the bathroom was quite big too. The kitchen here is huge so don’t have to worry about getting in anyone’s way and lots of storage facilities in cupboards and fridges. Great location. Definitely recommend. 

Amazing place !

What a little gem! Brilliant location with a fun beach vibe. It’s hostel/backpackers style accommodation, with options of having your own room with your own bathroom and balcony. I stayed in the Queen ensuite with balcony and it was perfectly comfortable, clean & cosy with fresh towels and toiletries. Underground parking is also available at $10 p/n. 
They have little roof top bar with specials and weekly activities and you also receive a complimentary drink on arrival! Aaahmazing!

Hidden Little Gem

The surf house is very well maintained we stayed in a private room with ensuite, room is a decent size and had everything we needed only negative was the noise, we were located at back of hotel overlooking a small lane the rubbish & delivery trucks start at 5am (1 truck @5 & 2 trucks @6) followed by construction work opposite that starts at 7am.
Didn’t really use facilities but did view the shared kitchen a great space and the rooftop bar I can see being a great spot to mix n mingle with other guests, we received 2 free drinks on check in and they also offer something every night for guests to enjoy at the bar. Parking $10 very reasonable. We would stay again but would look at a different room type to ensure not in the alley

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