Apollo Bay Eco YHA

Location was great. Around 4 mins easy walk to the shops and cafes on the main street for food. The shared kitchen facilities of the hostel and the room were clean and presentable. The room came with the bath towels and shared bathroom were well kept. I like that board games and TV room were available to the guests. Friendly staff members and check in was a breeze. Good value for money. Highly recommended!

Pillow was a bit soft and flat for my liking. Also would be nice to have USB ports or power outlet next to the bed to charge phones. Clothes hook rack or a couple of more clothes hangers would be a nice addition to the room.

Not used by me!

The in-house personal contact with voluntary and other staff. Bell ringing at arrival had no effect, nobody opened the door. Telephone call when leaving and no staff in sight (9-10am). Cold, formal and brisk ending of telephone conversation when talking to staff/volunteer. I was particularly irritated before I came to Apollo Bay: I received a nice and friendly welcome email and shortly after (30min) I was sent some (outdated) Covid info and it was recommended that I repeat my online booking with complete Card numbers (I had done my online booking weeks before!) - which is a very fishy and suspicious message, I thought and did nothing. In short: check your Website, arrange it up-to-date level. I was missing personal contact!

I knew YHA as it has many hostels in Australia but I had never stayed at one of them. This hostel is absolutely fantastic. Everything is super clean, there are two fully equipped kitchens, beautiful lounge rooms, tv rooms and also a rooftop with lounge chairs. There is such a relaxing atmosphere that makes you feel like being a guest in someone's house, not in a hostel. The position is very central. Couldn't recommend more

Best hostel we have stayed in on our trip to Australia! Really great building and such a well designed hostel. Our room was simple but very comfortable and had everything we needed (it was unexpectedly cold when we came so having a heater and blanket was a great bonus!) Bed was comfy and slept very well. Shared bathrooms were really clean and in good condition and communal kitchen was excellent with everything you needed and nice dining tables to sit at to eat. Staff were friendly too, and the location was great, really near the beach and well situated to see the Great Ocean Road. Wish we had more time here!

Great location, great communal areas, two extremely well equipped and clean kitchens. Short walk to the beach, great rooftop terrace and garden. Everything clean. One of the best hostels I've been to in Australia!

No curtains at the beds, only fixed reception times in the morning and evening, but no problem when you know. Only two showers + two toilets on ground floor, but usually it works fine

This place is one for the books! We enjoyed our overall stay here. We celebrated our Christmas eve with our friends here. The place is clean and they have everything you need in their kitchen. It was indeed a home away from home. Would love to be back in this place.

The only thing we noticed was that some guests were sleeping in the common hall so we were not able to hangout in this area. But overall, the place is superb.

The best hostel I’ve stayed in so far in aus! Extremely modern and clean with huge amount of space over 2 floors. The staff were kind, welcoming and helpful. 3 minutes walk from the beach and the main road with lots of restaurants to choose from and a fairy big grocery store! Perfect location if you want to do hikes and drives to waterfalls etc.

I loved everything about it!

Fantastic location. Friendly staff. Free parking. Ample, well-furnished common area. Rooftop terrace.

The walls are cinderblock so you hear everything in the hallway. Hard to close the doors quietly. Fortunately, the other guests were respectful during our stay, so with earplugs we were fine. But honestly, if you’re staying in a hostel, it’s unteasonable to expect complete silence.

Typical Youth Hostel experience. But first of all it was very clean, also in the shared bathrooms. My private room was fine. Stayed here for one night. I didn't cook there, so can't say anything about the kitchens. Wifi was working well and reception was kind. Parking is directly at the backyard. Walking distance to all shops, restaurants and the beach.

Walls are a little thin, so you hear other doors slam (and people can't do anything against it, since that's how the lock works while pulling it to close...).

Beautiful hostel, very mindful on the environment (garbage, water etc), very friendly receptionist Jasmin from Germany. Comfortable living rooms, big kitchen with everything you need

Slept very badly on these cheap, creaky bunk beds out of metal (room 10 by the window). If you have such a nice hostel, you should invest a bit more in the most important thing: where your guests sleep. And for even more eco-friendliness, you could put water saving signs in the bathrooms (many people still take very long hot showers).