YHA Newcastle Beach

Location is fantastic

It’s a hostel, can be loud at night

Great common spaces and very clean

The location is exceptional, right next to the beach, a light rail station, and a bus stop. We stayed in a private room, and it was very nice, clean, and exceeded our expectations. Great communal space and activities for people to do.

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Excellent location, right by the beach! Staff were friendly and there was also option to use the surfboards and bicycles for free! Has a full kitchen, clean with plenty of utensils available, and a lovely social/lounge area with pool tables and other activities.

The bed/rooms were okay for the price, but certainly I have stayed in other YHAs that have better facilities - for example only have 2 powerpoints, and one small fan for the whole room wasn't great. Especially for a hot night. The building lacks some infrastructure for use as a hostel - there was only 2 toilets and 2 showers on my floor, both were mixed gender, and both quite old. One of the toilets was disgustingly clogged and unusable. I prefer the YHAs that have large, modern shower blocks available.