Top rated Hostels in Sydney, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Hostels in Sydney

Experience the best that Sydney has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 47 places from Hostel category.

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The Flying Fox Backpackers

Hostel

Colorful, laid-back dorms & private rooms in a cozy hostel with free breakfast & a climbing wall.

$76/night

4.90 (169 reviews)

YHA Pittwater Eco

Hostel

Relaxed hostel with a kitchen, a verandah, a lounge with a log fireplace & a BBQ area.

$80/night

4.80 (87 reviews)

No.14 Lovel St

Guest house

👍 Very cozy, small and warm place up in the Blue Mountains. Location is close to Katoomba center (approx. 10mins walk). The rooms, the common area, and the bathrooms were lovely decorated. The beds and the thick blankets made us sleep very well. I personally loved the small "fire place" in the common...

$50/night

4.70 (262 reviews)

Bondi Beach Backpackers

Hostel

Plain dorms & rooms in a vibrant hostel offering a shared kitchen, a sundeck & surfing equipment.

$73/night

4.60 (1.4K reviews)

YHA Sydney Harbour - The Rocks

Hostel

Contemporary hostel featuring a colorful lounge, a guest kitchen & roof deck offering harbour views.

4.50 (1.1K reviews)

YHA Blue Mountains - Katoomba

Hostel

Relaxed rooms & dorms in a hip hostel featuring a guest kitchen, a TV lounge & outdoor space.

$48/night

4.50 (596 reviews)

Hope Hostel

Hostel

👍👍 This place has helped so many people. We must give back to this service to the community and many others like it. It is an absolute light and Lynda was a perfect example of how a place can help transform you.

4.50 (52 reviews)

Wake Up! Sydney

Hostel

Casual lodging offering bright dorms & private rooms, plus a lively bar, a breezy cafe & free Wi-Fi.

$88/night

4.40 (1.7K reviews)

The Pod Sydney

Capsule hotel

👍👍 We had a lovely stay in the pod. The location is very central, a 20 minute walk to the opera house and right in the CBD. The people in reception couldn't have been more helpful. The rooms were clean and warm, with towers and shampoo provided. It was my second time here and I would stay again.

$72/night

4.40 (445 reviews)

Blue Lyrebird Co Living Blue Mountains

Hostel

Informal hostel offering a guest kitchen & a lounge, plus a furnished terrace & a patio with BBQs.

4.40 (416 reviews)

Wake Up! Bondi Beach

Hostel

Relaxed hostel opposite the beach offering free Wi-Fi, a guest kitchen & a rooftop terrace.

$97/night

4.30 (351 reviews)

PodBed Coogee Beachside

Group accommodation

😠 Staff was friendly. Unfortunately it was incredible disgusting. I don’t recommend it unless your personal standards are low.. Pillow was stained and should have been changed in 2013.. the toilets and especially the showers were small and unhygienic. Other people liked it there so you can decide for...

$66/night

4.30 (196 reviews)

Rosary Village

Hostel

😠 There not even worth one star don’t send your loved ones there it’s disgusting since I’ve worked there I have seen staff not wash the residents properly just rinse them with water and dress them or just changed there pad and dress them they are all about rushing they don’t even sit with the resident...

4.30 (49 reviews)