Youth Shack Backpackers

the room is a sauna, the air conditioning barely works, it's very difficult to sleep

Old building, very uncomfortable! The aircons liking and to noisy! No lockers in the rooms. No plugs for charger or conect electronics devices. Music everyday until verry late. Kitchen very small. Staff not kind. I will never stay there again.

Sooo expensive for what it actually is!!! Full of British people living there long term. The dorms are absolutely tiny. And the bunks are a nightmare esp if you have the top one- you literally have to stop drop and roll just to get into bed! It is on Mitchell st so convenient location especially if you like partying. But apart from that it’s a flop honestly… Would not recommend!!

Receptionist not nice, noise insanely loud (earplugs didn’t help), toilet gross, fire alarm and evacuation at night, just overall bad vibes. Location good though and room was fine. If I was partying and had no intention of resting maybe it would be a good place to keep the bags. I would recommend somewhere nearby though. Room quaking with noise - I’m sure you can go nearby and not experience that, party and sleep.

The guy sleeping beside me said he would do harm to me if I couldn't stop sniffling. I told management about this and they still let this guy stay in the hostel scot-free. He's a bald Australian guy, likely mid-30s, his name is Myles. He is unpredictable and since hostel staff won't do anything to protect you, heed my warning: do not become friendly with this guy. Whole hostel is full of long-termers who think they're doing something cool by living in a hostel while working a construction job.

This was my fifth stay. As usual I expected fun vibes day and night and hostelmates partying together almost every night, led by a rep. This time, an owner or manager had had the very-not-bright idea to mix up the long-stay and short-stay rooms. As a result, my $110 private room was suddenly on the opposite wing of the L-shaped hostel building – right next to the pool and the back entry –, as opposed to where it always was, in Mitchell St, where you can’t hear the hostel noise at all. This...

Wasn’t great checked in,saw the room, left and booked a hotel- really gross and lots of long term people so not very welcoming

Bunch of redneck staff

I understand budget travel but I don't understand roaches being allowed in rooms and staff saying oh, well this is Darwin, that is normal. My stay was not even in the wet season.

I've never done a review of a hostel before, but this hostel warranted it. I ended up leaving early and paying 3X the price at an Airbnb. The beds are awful, the rooms are tiny, and there are no outlets near your bed. The staff wasn't kind. The only thing i'll say is there aren't many other options in Darwin, good luck.

It's a good place to stay in Darwin

Level 3 men’s toilets had a door missing to a toilet, lights not working and no hand drying or paper towels

the room is a sauna, the air conditioning barely works, it's very difficult to sleep

Old building, very uncomfortable! The aircons liking and to noisy! No lockers in the rooms. No plugs for charger or conect electronics devices. Music everyday until verry late. Kitchen very small. Staff not kind. I will never stay there again.

Sooo expensive for what it actually is!!! Full of British people living there long term. The dorms are absolutely tiny. And the bunks are a nightmare esp if you have the top one- you literally have to stop drop and roll just to get into bed! It is on Mitchell st so convenient location especially if you like partying. But apart from that it’s a flop honestly… Would not recommend!!

Receptionist not nice, noise insanely loud (earplugs didn’t help), toilet gross, fire alarm and evacuation at night, just overall bad vibes. Location good though and room was fine. If I was partying and had no intention of resting maybe it would be a good place to keep the bags. I would recommend somewhere nearby though. Room quaking with noise - I’m sure you can go nearby and not experience that, party and sleep.

The only thing I did not appreciate at this place was that because I had a really late arrival into Darwin, I called them to notify I would be checking in super late and was greeted by an incredibly rude woman on the other side of the phone who hung up mid way through me asking a question. When I arrived though the male receptionist was lovely so he made up for it!

It’s okay, clean, good facilities and sort of new other than the A/C that are as loud as a tractor. If you’re a light sleeper it might not be for you as the place is surrounded by chaos and music and the main backpacking scene is that of party goers. If you’re okay with that it’s good value for money.

We have had a bad stay at Youth Shack especially because every night the bars around the hotel are playing lives music with very hight volume and all night until 3 am. Also when we arrived the staff didn't inform us about the fact that we had to ask for our cutlery so we discovered that by ourselves. In the dormitory we had only 2 plugs working for 4 pers and also no lights in the beds. The wifi was not very efficient and other guests very unwelcoming.

Situation top, très centrale dans une rue avec commerces, bars restos. Contrepartie qui peut être négative selon son attente : c'est un peu bruyant. Accueil sympa, personnel disponible, l'espace extérieur autour de la piscine est vraiment cool. La grande cuisine commune est assez bordélique et pas nickel. La chambre était OK, sanitaires aussi.

Pretty decent stay. The rooms were basic and people were happy to talk to you. Great facilities and the staff were lovely! Felt very safe.

The guy sleeping beside me said he would do harm to me if I couldn't stop sniffling. I told management about this and they still let this guy stay in the hostel scot-free. He's a bald Australian guy, likely mid-30s, his name is Myles. He is unpredictable and since hostel staff won't do anything to protect you, heed my warning: do not become friendly with this guy. Whole hostel is full of long-termers who think they're doing something cool by living in a hostel while working a construction job.

absolutely lovedd this place

This was my fifth stay. As usual I expected fun vibes day and night and hostelmates partying together almost every night, led by a rep. This time, an owner or manager had had the very-not-bright idea to mix up the long-stay and short-stay rooms. As a result, my $110 private room was suddenly on the opposite wing of the L-shaped hostel building – right next to the pool and the back entry –, as opposed to where it always was, in Mitchell St, where you can’t hear the hostel noise at all. This...

Smelly rooms with old noisy A/C and stains on the sheets! The windows arent tight at all, so look forward to hearing the parties on the street the whole night every day of the week. Unfortunately pople smoke everywhere and the staff gives a s***. They also occasionally seems to through out bags (even tho they were labeled). Just stay away!

Noisy air con you cannot turn off, kitchen closes during the night, too much noise and guests screaming with loud music at 3 am. Male guests never seen with a t shirt on, which I get because of the heat, but kinda gives the ick when you see and hairy man cooking next to you

Def a party hostel and only recommend it if that’s your thing or at least if you can tolerate it. A lot of backpackers stay here while working in Darwin, which creates a very social environment. Everyone I met was great even if they had their group of people. Cleanliness was aight. No complaints but it wasn’t above and beyond

Es war in Ordnung. Nicht mein bester stay. Vor allem wurde es mit Frühstück beworben, welches im Endeffekt nicht gab. Es ist aber sehr zentral und man hat alles fast vor der Haustür. Die Zimmer waren relativ klein

Overall this hostel has a lot of potential but it needs a lot of updating and better cleanliness, most of the staff members are friendly and welcoming apart from one young female who was quite rude even when I was paying to upgrade to a private room. Lots of people living there long term as it was off season but I still managed to meet people, the kitchen is good and well equipped and cleaned daily, the beds are good with a curtain but air con is useless, great pool area and washing facilities

Good location, nice pool and kitchen, rooms are a bit run down but the bathrooms are nice