Mad Monkey on Broadway

+ terrible！！！！！！！！！！！

+ Nothing.

- Dirty sheets on bed. Loud, disrespectful guests. Bed bugs.

+ It's a 10 to 15 minute walk to Central Station and CBD, close to a small shopping center with Kmart and Coles that open until 12am and park with buses at the front. The staff were kind but when canceling the room for me even offered free laundry service due to the bed bugs, they were helpful at the start but then told me I had to process the refund myself 3 days later after saying they would do process it for me and I would get back within the week.

- I hated almost everything about this accommodation, the facilities were all extremely old and dirty, they looked nothing like the pictures on booking.com. I booked a private double bed and the bed had bedbugs which is a health and safety hazard. There are only 2 tiny sinks in the female toilets which along with the all gender showers were old and filthy. It is also hard to sleep/rest as there is no soundproofing so you can basically hear everything everyone is doing. The hallways are filled with suitcases, shoes, dirty clothes etc even though there are signs stating not to leave stuff in the hallways. The door also wouldn’t open/close properly. The wifi also didn’t work.

+ Only location is ok.

- Tiny, crowded and smelly room. ( Other similar hotels such as YHA and 790 George St have much bigger and cleaner rooms) Very dirty quilt. ( Yellow stain inside, smells like urine) Extremely uncomfortable / old/ hard spring cell bed .( Worst bed I had ever slept on ). The smoke alarm is not properly installed.( I think this is illegal in Australia.) Air-conditioning will automatically turn off at night, making the room hotter and more smelly. Stayed 2 nights, barely slept.

+ nothing to like

- the service and management

+ It’s chill hostel. Very good

+ Pillow. Staff were nice and friendly

- Shower room

+ L’emplacement proche du centre, le pass pour Anytime fitness, la bonne ambiance, les locaux

+ Free gym passes to Anytime Fitness, fun nightly events, and very friendly staff! The hostel is in a great location close to Victoria Park and Broadway Shopping Centre.

+ Located near to a major shopping centre and walkable to cafes and restaurants. Thick duvet, comfy pillow.

- Seems there are lots of people living long term in this hostel, the room was an absolute tip when I arrived, clothes, shoes, rubbish everywhere, smelt horrible, drains blocked in the showers, regardless of it being Easter there were big gaps of time where there was no-one to check anyone in, and the lovely Italian lady Arianne had to do lots of checking in, giving gym passes to people and going above and beyond her role and care of duty! This needs to be recognised! Lots of people singing in the corridors till 1am, when there’s a common room downstairs. I’ve stayed in many hostels (I’m 54, solo traveller so used to the youngsters in hostels) but the complaints about Mad Monkey seem to be true sadly.

+ Très bon emplacement, proche de toutes les commodités et de la gare centrale. Un séjour confortable et pratique.

+ Good price

- Bed bunks. Staff did not really react. It spreaded everywhere. No 24/7 reception service. No reception available on public holidays. Kitchen way too small.