Civic Guest House Backpackers Hostel

Townsville · Australia

Civic Guest House Backpackers Hostel

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29% SHIT
Medium confidence 210 reviews
Best in Townsville

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Drip perks

🚲 Bicycle Hire

Facilities

🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🔥 BBQ 🌅 Outdoor Terrace
Other facilities (29)
Bicycle Parking Adaptors Luggage Storage Tours/Travel Desk Shuttle Bus Internet Access Book Exchange DVD's Board Games Pool Table Wi-Fi Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Late Check-out Linen Included Air Conditioning Hair Dryers Ceiling Fan Security Lockers 24 Hour Security Common Room Games Room Vending Machines Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Hot Showers Flexible NRR

Prices

Dorms $33 / night
Privates $62 / night

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Recent reviews

France FEMALE 18-24 Apr 27, 2026 Atm 100%

I was warmly welcomed, a good atmosphere, people talk easily. It is VERY CLEANED, and trust me I've done several hostel already. It should be 9/10 instead of 7/10. You can go there eyes closed.

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Mar 16, 2026 Atm 100%

I really enjoyed my stay!

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Netherlands FEMALE 18-24 Mar 10, 2026 Atm 80%

great hostel!!

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Feb 27, 2026 Atm 80%

all in all eine gute Unterkunft. sehr nette Mitarbeiter und Surfboards zum Ausleihen for free

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England FEMALE 18-24 Feb 26, 2026 Atm 20%

The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. However, the rooms were not very clean (my bed sheet had mould stains and the bathroom was dirty/mouldy), there are no curtains or bedside lights and not even plugs near the beds which is especially frustrating when you are on the top bunk. It could also be quite noisy at night if you have a room that faces onto the social area. The atmosphere in the social area felt a bit strange and made me feel a bit uneasy as a solo female traveller.

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Germany MALE 18-24 Feb 23, 2026 Atm 60%

There were pigeons and cockroaches in the kitchen.

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England FEMALE 18-24 Feb 20, 2026 Atm 40%

I wouldn’t recommend. Luckily this was a stopover night, however, the hostel was extremely dirty and had an awful smell throughout the place. The facilities were ok but again couldn’t use the because of how unhygienic the place was. The vibe of this hostel made me feel unsafe and wasn’t welcoming due to long term people. The staff were friendly enough and the hostel was in an ok location . The rooms were small with no lockers. I didn’t enjoy my stay!!!

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Ireland MALE 25-30 Feb 17, 2026 Atm 80%

Nice hostel with ensuite onto the rooms, beds are decent and kitchen is well equipped. The hostel can be a bit noisy at night time and there are some long term residents in rooms but everyone is friendly

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England FEMALE 18-24 Feb 12, 2026 Atm 100%

I had a great time here. The place is super white and clean, and the pool is lovely too. The kitchen area was reasonably clean with lots of activities and things to do. The room was very well air conditioned, although I could have done with a blanket! The only negative thing I have to say is that there must have been a good few mosquitoes roaming around the reception area, because I got bitten a lot whilst having my tea!

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England FEMALE 18-24 Feb 1, 2026 Atm 60%

Wouldn’t stay again, was only here for a night and glad it was just one night! No vibe in the hostel. Seems like people live there. Staff were friendly, didn’t feel very safe either. Bugs everywhere in my room. Shower and loos need a bit of work doing to them too

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Greece FEMALE 25-30 Jan 21, 2026 Atm 100%

The best hostel in Townsville by far!

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Jan 15, 2026 Atm 20%

Weird people and really weird atmosphere, we were happy to leave after one night! The only good thing was the woman at the reception who was really friendly and tried her best!

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England FEMALE 25-30 Jan 5, 2026 Atm 60%

I had the private room with en-suite and it was so nice after numerous shared hostel rooms. Lovely little room, quite basic but had your own fridge and was lovely and light. The hostel was quite quiet during the day, unfortunately could be quite loud at night and the doors were not great at sound proofing. However a nice hostel to stay in before going to Magnetic island.

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USA FEMALE 18-24 Jan 4, 2026 Atm 100%

Very nice place

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England FEMALE 18-24 Dec 30, 2025 Atm 20%

shortest stay in a hostel ever.. total of 5 mins! booked a 4 bed mixed dorm which we have done many of times! walked in to a small room and there was already 1 guest there. after 2 mins the man started to say very inappropriate things to us so we went to reception. receptionist told us “this is not the first time we have had complaints about him” and then offered no solution and said ‘he was too busy to sort it’ he refused to move the strange man so we left!

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England COUPLE 18-24 Dec 23, 2025 Atm 40%

Enjoyed our stay, not a very social hostel but was still friendly

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Wales FEMALE 18-24 Dec 13, 2025 Atm 100%

Really lovely staff, very helpful. Nice hostel with good facilities and pool access

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Netherlands FEMALE 25-30 Dec 10, 2025 Atm 80%

The hostel itself was fine, but in the weeks I’ve been in Australia I’ve never slept on such an awful mattress. I could feel the individual iron springs digging in my back, I honestly debated sleeping on the floor instead.

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Netherlands MALE 18-24 Dec 1, 2025 Atm 100%

Prima hostel voor als je een dag naar Magnetic gaat. De ferry is een stukje lopen maar als dat het ergste is

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England COUPLE 18-24 Nov 15, 2025 Atm 60%

Wasn’t too bad. Had a private room and was nice, bathrooms okay but the shower I had was barely a trickle and extremely cold even on high heat. Kitchen was spacious and rooftop area has a lovely view

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