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Manly Harbour Backpackers

2.0 star property
International cuisine and social atmosphere blend perfectly at this Manly spot, where travelers enjoy good food by day and share stories by night

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Manly Harbour Backpackers offers a welcoming atmosphere with an on-site restaurant and bar serving international cuisine. Travelers enjoy free WiFi, browse the library, or mingle during happy hour at the Bar and Grill - an experience consistently praised by previous guests.

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen

Room options

Shared Dormitory, Women only, Ensuite

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed
  • Free WiFi

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Ensuite

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed
  • Free WiFi

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed
  • Free WiFi

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed
  • Free WiFi
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About the neighborhood

Map
4179, QLD, Manly, 45 Cambridge Parade

Getting around

  • Brisbane Manly Station
    8 min walk
  • Brisbane Airport (BNE)
    26 min drive

About this property

Manly Harbour Backpackers

  • Hostel located in Manly
  • At Manly Harbour Backpackers, you can look forward to a library, laundry facilities, and a bar. The on-site international cuisine restaurant, Bar and Grill, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, light fare, and happy hour. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
  • You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
    • Free self parking
    • Luggage storage, tour/ticket assistance, and smoke-free premises
  • Room features
  • All guestrooms at Manly Harbour Backpackers include amenities such as free WiFi.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bar and Grill

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shared bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: AUD 10 for check-in between midnight and 6:00 AM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-in fee: AUD 10 for check-in between midnight and 6:00 AM

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is Manly Harbour Backpackers pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Manly Harbour Backpackers?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Manly Harbour Backpackers?

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM. Late check-in is available from midnight– 6:00 AM for a fee of AUD 10.

What time is check-out at Manly Harbour Backpackers?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Manly Harbour Backpackers located?

Located in Manly, this hostel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Manly Boat Harbour and Moreton Bay. Tingalpa Creek Reserve and Brisbane Aquatic Centre are also within 6 mi (10 km). Brisbane Manly Station is 8 minutes by foot and Brisbane Lota Station is 25 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free at Manly Harbour Backpackers and receive a full refund?

Yes, Manly Harbour Backpackers offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to Manly Harbour Backpackers cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Manly Harbour Backpackers Reviews

6.0

6.0

Cleanliness

6.6

Location

6.4

Staff & service

5.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 29 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It's still an amazing place to stay at

It was an amazing experience, it needs a lick of brightening colours and normal and anti fungal paint. Needs new floor tiling and carpeting. Replace all of the Electrical equipment and to make the dinning and front room bigger. Replace all the curtains and put some bright paint in the place. The staff and owner are the most amazingly nice people and great to meet on a personal level.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness

Cheap and nasty

Cheap, good location, free parking. Not so clean
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Verified

4/10 Poor

Karen

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cheap and nasty

Location is great. Just a stone's throw from the waterfront and many cafes and eateries. Problem with the hostel is they are attempting to renovate the place whilst still accomodating people. What I mean by that is there is still work going on in the room while people are in it. After a long day of packing and travelling I was having a sleep on the bed when I was interrupted by a maintenance person wanting access. Other people have told me they were still painting rooms with people in them. The man at reception is exceedingly miserable and reluctant to answer questions and even then minimal information given. Even when I rang the day before to check my booking He was confused as the phone is used for the hostel and the business of the bar next door. All facilities are very tired looking or broken and absolute minimum. Ripped sheets on the bed and very old pillows. No possibilities for even renting a towel. If you are wanting somewhere cheap and rough then it fits the bill otherwise steer clear.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy, plenty of space to park, close to the beach and shops,
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good Customer service, Manager is also very cooperative.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

2/10 Terrible

B

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing there was nothing to now down good Annie the place
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
No A/c. In rooms. Wifi doesnt work in rooms. Kitchen /lounge needs a good clean. Over all convenient location at a good price. Meals at the Manly Deck are very good value.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Joannah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Manly backpackers

Decent location. Awful place to stay. We were overcharged what our booking on Expedia said we would have to pay. The rooms were very dirty, the sheets hadn't been changed. No towels, not even the option to hire towels like many other backpackers offer. Very disorganised place, would not recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hostel was really cute and clean and comfortable. Only complaint is the common room could use a little love and the stove in the kitchen didn't work very well. But everything else was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't go anywhere near this place!

It was the most disgusting hostel I've ever seen. The staff are rude, arrogant, disrespectful, unhelpful and unfriendly. The rooms and bathrooms are filthy, as is the linen. The mattress is a piece of $2 foam, not even a basic mattress. And the noise from the bar/club beneath the hostel was unbearably loud making sleeping impossible - so loud in fact that I made a complaint to the local council as surely this breaches even basic standards. A complete and utter shambles - stay away!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pinar

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Perfect hostel to start your trip!

The perfect place to start your work and travel! It’s like a little family there- specially Mama - she is the best!
Stayed 16 nights in May 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was very grateful to see how clean it was for the price I payed! Great location and cute shops near by.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cool

Pretty cool stay and calm
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Sine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wouldn't go back even if they payed me to

Really dirty and uncomfortable. Didn't like it at all. The room was never locked and the kitchen was disgusting. Nothing to do in town
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Basic back packer standard

Just needed a bed otherwise would not have stayed.cheap enough so get what you pay for. Not welcoming or comfortable, mattress thin and awful with just a tatty sheet, kitchen a mess with rubbish bins overflowing, though main bathroom was quite clean.Common room very small, looks like this space was sacrificed to fit in more beds and no where outside to sit except under bedroom windows where people made noise until 2am. Couldn't wait to get away.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Das Manly Harbour liegt eine Minute entfernt von der sehr schönen Hafenpromenade. Die äußere Erscheinung ist ein wenig heruntergekommenen allerdings ist es für Backpacker vollkommen ausreichend. Von Luxus ist hier nichts zu spüren, doch der günstige Preis und die gute Anbindung an die Innenstadt von Brisbane überzeugen.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jesse

Liked: Staff & service

Close to the hotel

The hotel kitchen was pretty good, use of TV, old VHS player, LCD TV with working fridge and freezer.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid

Uncomfortable stay. Thankful that we were allowed to cancel the second day staying there without charge.
Verified

4/10 Poor

Lydia

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Unfriendly Stuff

I will no more going in this hostel. two Stuffs were very unfriendly and would have 40 Dollars for Key deposit. When I went, they gave me only back 20 Dollars. I hadn't a receipt. And they lies to me. So I left this hostel after the first night and could never stay longer there. The breakfast was all very dirty, I couldn't eat there nothing. The bedroom was ok, not dirty, and also the bathrooms was most clean.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad hostel

Staff are really bad Hostel far of everything Room dirty and smell really bad Bed so bad (I start scratch my skin a lot in the bed) No lift for go to the airport
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

様々な方とお話したい方には、とてもオススメです

最初に＄４０を払い、部屋を出る際に宿泊代を抜いた金額を返してもらう形です。そして＄１５なのは男性だけで、女性は＄２０でした。 本音を言うと、安く済むかと思ってここにしたのですが、電車の乗り方がわからず、飛行場からここまでタクシーを使いましたが、＄６０かかりました。電車の乗り方を知らない人は、高くても素直に目的地から近いホテルにした方がいいかもしれません。 朝食は普通のパンやコンフレーク、牛乳、ジャムが入った箱を共有がリビングに置かれていて、そこから自由に食べる感じです。 部屋の中にたくさんベットがありましたが同室者は３人しかおらず、私感覚ではとくに狭くもなく、ちょうどいい感じだと思いました。 共に泊まっている方々は様々な国籍の方でしたが、日本人の私にとても優しく、私は知らない人と同じ部屋というのが楽しく思えたので、とてもよかったと思います。
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Silent place

Please notice, I used to pay cash. So, don't charge my credit card for this booking. Thanks ! Cheers Rafael
Verified

6/10 Okay

Chrissi

Liked: Staff & service

Nice Hostel near Manly Harbour, not close to city

I stayed there two nights during my diving course because my dive boat started early in the morning from Manly Harbour. I wouldn't want to stay there longer but for the two nights it was a really good and cheap option for me.
Verified

4/10 Poor

Scott

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Minor improvements, big difference

Appreciating is a budget accommodation, a few low cost improvements would make a big difference, like more organised booking booking arrangements, working TV in common room and ensuring cleaning materials available to allow guests to meet obligations in keeping common area clean. Overall was OK.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019