Mackay Adventure Lodge

Mackay · Australia

Mackay Adventure Lodge

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48% SHIT
Medium confidence 48 reviews

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Facilities

🏊 Swimming Pool 🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Free Parking 🅿️ Parking 🍳 Free Breakfast ♿ Wheelchair Friendly ☕ Cafe
Other facilities (12)
Free WiFi Luggage Storage Tours/Travel Desk Reception (Limited Hours) Wi-Fi Linen Included Air Conditioning Towels Included Hair Dryers Common Room Hot Showers Tea & Coffee Making Facilities

Prices

Dorms $51 / night
Privates $95 / night

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Recent reviews

England MALE 31-40 Apr 22, 2026 Atm 80%

Not sure if our room was ever cleaned. Opened the door to an ant infestation, staff cleaned it after asking too. Shower parts were broke and missing, other peoples hair still on the walls of the shower… zero shower gel either and not refilled when room has apparently been cleaned. We have asked for a refund but have been completely ignored.

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England COUPLE 25-30 Feb 11, 2026 Atm 100%

Great hostel and fun activities. Breakfast was lovely. I would recommend staying here.

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France FEMALE 18-24 Feb 2, 2026 Atm 80%

Really good looking hostel, with a lot of rooms with bathroom, keys work with phone, so new to us but managed to get into it aha! Clean and very big, had a pool and the best was the breakfast included in the morning :)

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England FEMALE 18-24 Dec 8, 2025 Atm 80%

Literally felt like a hotel one of the nicest hostels I’ve stayed in. Little far from town

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England MALE 25-30 Nov 24, 2025 Atm 80%

Really lovely hostel, very chill atmosphere with great communal spaces to relax. Make sure to look at the website as theres packages that include activities, like wake boarding and a platypus tour. Staff were so friendly and helpful as well. They were waiting at the bus stop to pick everyone up which was a complete surprise.

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Belgium MALE 25-30 Nov 23, 2025 Atm 100%

Great hostel! Modern building, clean rooms, clean bathrooms, nice kitchen. Shuttle to Greyhound. Hostel-organised trips to all relevant things to see nearby. Good wifi, nice swimming pool and supermarket right across the road. Friendly staff. The only disadvantage is that the hostel is quite far from the city center, however Mackay is not really the type of place where you visit the city center. Curtains for the bunks would be nice.

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Spain MALE 25-30 Jul 25, 2025 Atm 20%

A hostel that's far from the city center. The bathrooms are a bit dirty. The staff is quite unfriendly. I wouldn't recommend it.

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France FEMALE May 11, 2025 Atm 100%

Logements pas évident d accès avec tous les codes mais bonne réactivité d Amanda. Personne qui parler à la réception. Très propre et agréable

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Turkey FEMALE 25-30 Mar 9, 2025 Atm 100%

Everything was great, I just would like them to clean bathrooms more detailed especially in dorm rooms. The shower was never cleaned well there was hair on the floor even after cleaning.

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England FEMALE 25-30 Feb 4, 2025 Atm 100%

Amazing! Stayed here a couple of times, it is very clean, dorms and bathrooms are the best I’ve seen in Aus and the social area is amazing. Both tour experiences are amazing and Reuben is a fab tour guided. Definitely try the wakeboarding too! 100% recommend.

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France FEMALE 18-24 Jan 26, 2025 Atm 100%

Really nice hostel, clean and modern! Staff was so nice, I would recommend :)

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Netherlands MALE 18-24 Jan 16, 2025 Atm 20%

The kitchen was very narrow and busy awful place to cook, not a nice location either

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USA FEMALE Jan 2, 2025 Atm 100%

Absolutely wonderful. Best kitchen, bathroom, living area, eating area & outdoor chairs, including a pool. Next to a wake board park, interesting to watch & do. Easy parking, 2 min walk to the supermarket Aldi, comfortable dorm room. Everything is new & the lady at reception is very helpful. Security is great. I highly recommend.

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Denmark MALE 18-24 Dec 23, 2024 Atm 100%

Overall a very very nice hostel. Very clean and very nice social atmosphere. Spent Christmas here and it was one of the best i’ve had. Great barbecue, beer pong tournament and a pool party the day after to make it all perfect. Try wakeboarding aswell, very fun

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Dec 11, 2024 Atm 80%

Safe and clean accomodation

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Scotland COUPLE 18-24 Dec 6, 2024 Atm 80%

Very clean and great rooms with en-suite, breakfast was good too! Aldi is across the road and can watch wakeboarding from the bar next to the hostel however the hostel is very far from the centre if you want to do anything else while in Mackay you will need to catch a bus or Uber, common areas and pool area was great!

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Nov 25, 2024 Atm 100%

Nothing but love for this place and the staff! I had a wonderful time staying here, I felt right at home as the owners and the staff are so lovely and the lodge itself is very modern, spacious and clean. I wish I had spent more time here to try out wakeboarding, but I’ll be back. I highly recommend the sunrise wallaby tour and the platypus tour - Reuben and Michelle were fantastic tour guides. Made lots of friends with other travellers staying there, highly recommend.

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Spain FEMALE 25-30 Oct 17, 2024 Atm 80%

I was in this hostel just for one night, and I had a good experience. And the breakfast is really good!

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Germany ALLFEMALEGROUP 18-24 Oct 4, 2024 Atm 80%

nice tv and good kitchen location is not the best, when you don't have a car aldi is right next to it:))) kinda unsocial

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England COUPLE 18-24 Oct 3, 2024 Atm 80%

Lovely hostel, feels more like a hotel or house share if staying in a private room. Great value for money, room had tv and full access to applications with a lovely modern en-suite. Love that the hostel is on the wake park which is also a great activity you can do if staying for a day or two. Slightly out of centre of mackay but not bothered by this as we got collected and didn’t feel like we needed to leave hostel. Aldi opposite and can have nice day at wake park with happy hour beers in sun.

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