We stayed here for a week in the neighbouring building and loved it! Our double room was huge, we had a balcony, TV and Wi-Fi, a bathroom shared by 2 other rooms, which was completely fine, nice kitchen, lovely staff, best neighborhood: forget about CBD and just stay in Newtown! Sooooo great! We loved it and wanted to stay there... more

Got a room that can fit 6 pax at AUS165 per night. Room (no.16) is a bit small but the arrangment of furniture is good so it feels comfortable. I like this place for its value, closeness to train station and 15 mins to city centre by bus. Staffs are helpful and its just 3 mins to King Street where... more

rooms are really nice! the kitchen in the main building and in the neighbouring building where we stayed at was really not ok! sticky and nothing there to clean it! location is ok, connects pretty good into the CBD via bus. free internet is brilliant! more

Stayed here for almost 6 months while backpacking around the world. It is indeed for backpackers; however the standard of the rooms are great, the people are friendly and it's very close to all the action. I have very found memories of my stay at Billabong Gardens. It's not 4 stars (if your looking for that try priceline.com) BUT it... more

We travelled to Australia with an ederly couple. We found Billabong Gardens online and made reservation on the phone. We were a bit shocked to find it hostel.. somewhere we had missed that... but overall great place to stay. Very basic but had all that we needed for a week's stay in Sydney. Private rooms were roomy, kept clean and... more

We stayed a couple of nights at the Billabong Gardens on a weekend. I chose this hostel because I wanted to stay in Newtown so we could go out there. Billabong Gardens is in a fantastic location- just off King St, so very easy to access all the great restaurants, bars, shops & pubs King St has to offer. The... more

My boyfriend and I spent 10 nights here and loved it. We booked a private room for the duration of our stay but I'm guessing it was normally a dorm/family room as it had a double bed, bunks and en-suite bathroom. It was pretty basic, like most hostels and didn't have as many walls as we were expecting (the communal... more

the pictures on the web site are very nice. unfortunately, the reality looks quite different! be aware of the fact that it is a backpacker hotel... further, the staff wasn't helpful at all. in conclusion, a very disappionting experience. more

just came back from sydney yesterday and had awesome trip! As poor uni students from brisbane, we trawled through tonnes of webpages to find accommodation that was: cheap, safe, convenient transport and clean. luckily we found billabong gardens!... which was our first backpacker's experience. stayed in a 6 mixed dorm with ensuite, tv, fridge and hot water jug. staff very... more