Yha Sydney Harbour

“Best place to stay in Sydney”

Always stay at YHA The Rocks in Sydney. Unique place to stay , clean, friendly , brilliant atmosphere to stay in. See you soon !

“Lovely place”

I travelled and stayed alone to meet up with family near- by. As a 41 year old and first experience of staying in a shared room (4 female room) I could not fault the place. My room was quiet and safe. The other girls were friendly and considerate with one another. I saved a considerable amount of … more

I travelled and stayed alone to meet up with family near- by. As a 41 year old and first experience of staying in a shared room (4 female room) I could not fault the place. My room was quiet and safe. The other girls were friendly and considerate with one another. I saved a considerable amount of money by sharing rather than my own room so I would highly recommend this if in doubt. The hostel is literally a five minute walk Sydney harbour bridge, the ferries, the bus station and train station. The 333 bus takes you to Bondi beach for about £5 total. The ferries take you to Manly and Watsons bay etc for about £8 total. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The place feels like a hotel rather than a hostel. The rocks area is safe but pretty touristy. It was about a ten/ 15 minute walk into the shops In the city (think Oxford street). The hostel room has almost like a long cabinet split into 4 sections. Each section is for each person for their belongings. It’s deep like a big cabinet so that you can empty your case and put all your clothes in it (although it could do with shelves in it!) It then needs to be padlocked up so bring your own big padlock (ie not a small suitcase lock but a Normal size one). Your empty suitcase can then sit next to your bed. Light by bed and also a phone charge there for a phone charging cord. Bring Australian adaptors for any other devices such as straighteners etc. We seemed to have a hairdryer in our room the whole time but I’m not sure if someone had paid to have it in the room from reception or whether they are just in the rooms?? The hostel had lots of foreign student type of visitors, families and solos. Mostly late twenties, and older so not so much late teen age etc. Water foundation for drink bottles near kitchen. I didn’t use kitchen but it all looked lovely etc. Lovely roof top and views and some really lovely bar staff up there too. Bit windy up there sometimes though! I would def recommend. Really good value for money. Thanks YHA for a lovely stay. Hope this helps someone!

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“Our last two nights in Australia at the YHA Sydney Harbour”

After a five-week trip in New Zealand and Australia, we have spent our last two nights at the YHA Sydney Harbour. The Youth Hostels of Australia are a huge chain, and we had already stayed at the YHA Sydney CBD and the YHA Blue Mountains in Katoomba. Both were very comfortable and had very helpful … more

After a five-week trip in New Zealand and Australia, we have spent our last two nights at the YHA Sydney Harbour. The Youth Hostels of Australia are a huge chain, and we had already stayed at the YHA Sydney CBD and the YHA Blue Mountains in Katoomba. Both were very comfortable and had very helpful staff, but the YHA Sydney Harbour is definitely the nicest, in many ways. The location is fabulous, right in the trendy Rocks area, and within an easy walking distance of Circular Quay, the Opera House, the Botanic Gardens, and Barangaroo. The view of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House from the third floor rooftop area is unparalleled: we tried unsuccessfully to get a reservation over New Years, but I understand that the establishment is already fully booked for the next New Years Eve, almost a year away. The Reception is open 24 / 7, and offers a variety of tasty food and beverages around the clock. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. This is the place to stay in downtown Sydney!

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