Best hostels in Oceania
Fun/social-ranked hostels across Oceania, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.
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countries
cities
Sydney — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listMelbourne — high recent hostel demandCairns — moderate recent hostel demandGold Coast — moderate recent hostel demandBrisbane — moderate recent hostel demandAuckland — moderate recent hostel demandNoosa — moderate recent hostel demandByron Bay — moderate recent hostel demandAirlie Beach — moderate recent hostel demandPerth — moderate recent hostel demandChristchurch — moderate recent hostel demandMagnetic Island — low recent hostel demand
Through the filter
We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.
No bed bug reports found in OceaniaTop hostel cities in Oceania
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Sydney
Australia
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Zen Harmony House
Goated
331 reviews
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Wake Up! Bondi Beach
Very Good
2190 reviews
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Mad Monkey Coogee Beach
Good
1167 reviews
Wanaka
New Zealand
Nadi
Fiji
Top hostels overall in Oceania
Agnes Water - Town of 1770
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Australia
2nd best in Agnes Water - Town of 1770
Cool Bananas
Punk Score
89%
GOOD
Port Macquarie
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Australia
2nd best in Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie Backpackers
Punk Score
88%
GOOD
Taveuni Island
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Fiji
Best in Taveuni Island
4th best in Fiji
Maravu Taveuni Lodge
Punk Score
89%
GOOD
Mission Beach
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Australia
Best in Mission Beach
Jackaroo Treehouse Rainforest Retreat
Punk Score
86%
GOOD
Yasawa Islands
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Fiji
4th best in Yasawa Islands
White Sandy Beach Dive Resort
Punk Score
84%
GOOD-ISH
Mount Maunganui
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New Zealand
Best in Mount Maunganui
Pacific Coast Backpackers Lodge
Punk Score
85%
GOOD
Magnetic Island
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Australia
2nd best in Magnetic Island
Bounce Magnetic Island and Koala Park
Good vibes, bad bugs
84%
Bed bugs detected