outstandingly clean...mature clientele,meet some nice ppl and the ambience is very peaceful,dean and his staff do a great job in presenting such a clean and welcoming environment...u can see the results of they're efforts...planning to stay again

Best hostel i ever stayed at, and all the friends i met agree! Great place to make friends and really good location, Irish bar across the road! gona miss this place soo much! Thanks guys! x x x x

The hostel in itself is ok. Rooms clean sheets clean toilets ok as are bathrooms my only real issue was the owners at first but when we got talkin they we're fine although the lady did hose me down apparently by accident but who knows maybe she thought I needed a wash !

Stayed here for one night and it was perfect. Close to pubs, about a 10 minute walk to the action on the Strand. The rooms were really clean and the toilets/showers were well maintained and clean. Would definitely stay here again!

Reef lodge is located right in between the Strand waterfront and Flinders St nightclubs which makes it perfect if you want to party or relax. The hostel itself is very quiet and clean. We stayed in a double room which was very small but had a tv, kettle, toaster and bar fridge and was neat and clean. I would advise... More

Stayed here for a night and honestly doesn't deserve any of the hype it gets in the lonely planet. Very average hostel but two things in particular make this place awful. Number one: the owners are really abrupt and rude. Clearly not cut out for hospitality. We weren't the only ones who thought so, a few other travellers were also... More

After I read the last review on this place i decided to have look through before we checked in. couldn't see any problems here so we did stay a couple of nights and thought that I would put in a good word. Way better!!!! than a lot of places I've been to in OZ. During my stay i had no... More

When we first checked in the room looked fine, but there were small things that were annoying: the light took about 3 minutes to "heat up" and turn on, the remote for the TV didn't work (not a big deal) but none of the buttons on the TV correlated to their actual function. The kitchen was very crowded and the... More

clean Hostel with some modern facilities. I had to wait 20 min to check in as there was not a member of staff around at all and no one was answering the bell. Washing machines could do with updating and bathrooms were not the cleanest i have seen but i would probably still go again.