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Flinders Chase Farm Stay - Hostel

2.0 star property
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January 2025

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
1561 West End Hwy, Kangaroo Island, Gosse, SA, 5223
  • Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
    8 min drive
  • Flinders Chase National Park
    11 min drive
  • Remarkable Rocks
    28 min drive

Room options

Family Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Hill View

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 1 Double Bed

Triple Room, Private Bathroom

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Double or Twin Room with Private Ensuite

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Family Room, 1 Bedroom, Private Bathroom

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Standard Cabin, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Gosse

Located in Gosse, Flinders Chase Farm Stay - Hostel is in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and Flinders Chase National Park. .This hostel is 11.2 mi (18 km) from Kelly Hill Conservation Park and 17.8 mi (28.7 km) from Admirals Arch.
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What's nearby

  • Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary - 8 min drive
  • Flinders Chase National Park - 11 min drive
  • Kelly Hill Conservation Park - 12 min drive
  • Admirals Arch - 27 min drive
  • Remarkable Rocks - 28 min drive

Getting around

  • Kangaroo Island, SA (KGC-Kingscote) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nicholas Baudin Restaurant - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Flinders Chase Farm Stay - Hostel

Hostel with free parking, in the vicinity of Flinders Chase National Park
Flinders Chase Farm Stay - Hostel offers 16 accommodations. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as a fireplace in the lobby. Additional amenities at this hostel include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and microwave in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Fireplace in reception
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3 PM - 8 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

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 credit cards

Property is also known as

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Flinders Chase Farm Stay - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 25 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked nothing the bathroom was like a bird watch and freezing cold. There were no facilities at all in the main room not even a kettle. Everything was in an outside Area open to the elements on one side.. we hostel stayed all around Tasmania and never had a place so deplorable.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a room with basic bed and outside shower and toilet. first place I have ever stayed in the world that did not have tea or coffee or kettle in the room. Probably the most expensive nights sleep. The out of room facilities were adequate, You need to take everything you need in the way of food and water as there is limited places to eat after 5 pm.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
It was a normal farm stay rooms were clean. Didn’t meet any staff until we checked out so had to find our way around.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid it
I came to this place around 7 PM.No one met me there. The key was pinned to a board with a note. I had trouble locating my room. It was + 10 in Celsius outside and the room was cold. It had a small heater which turned itself off every half an hour and was not enough to heat up the room. The inside temperature stayed at the same level as outside at around + 10 degrees Celsius. The private toilet actually was at the open balcony. As well as shower. So at 10 degrees Celsius you could hardly use any of those. The communal kitchen was horrible and​ dirty. It was cold and without light. The kettle I tried to boil water in was dirty and had the horrible smell. I couldn't eventually use it. The next morning I left the cold room which was visited at night by wild animals who pooped everywhere and made the toilet unusable. I stopped my payment for this accommodation on my credit card. This property should be delisted. Avoid it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, quiet, kitchen was well equipped, the place is amazing and surrounded by wildlife. We’ll definitely come back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great stop over close to Flinders Chase
Great farm setting, excellent shared kitchen facilities including campfire sitting area. Room was lovely and clean, unique bathroom set up with views over farmland. We stayed in a lodge room, which was pretty noisy in the morning as it is on wooden floors and people were leaving early - but other than that, a terrific place. Recommend a night walk to spot possums, wallabies and roos. Very close to Flinders Chase national park, so a great base for Western K.I.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I love the tranquil and peaceful atmosphere. The place is beautiful and you see and hear a lot of wildlife. The staff is very helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Darryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Glamping!
The farm stay was almost like glamping. The common kitchen / dining area was camp style. Rooms were very comfortable with an "outside" enclosed bath / toilet area - which meant cold weather in the mornings. A very short drive to remarkable Rocks and Admiral arch
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really pleased with almost everything. Only request is for something to label food with as we lost our milk to a tour group, despite being in a different fridge to their food. And being in the bottom of the fridge door with our container of chopped salad...
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Sam, adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We got there by 6pm and found out that there is no actual reception. One pin up board where one will find room key. So there is a mobile number given in a instruction document. It was said to contact a manager if we run into amy trouble. I left some stuff in the room and went to car to get other stuff. Obviously locked the room and found on my return that i am locked out. Room key provided would not work. Called the manager, went to voicemail straight. She did not called back in 15 minutes, so i went back virtual reception area to get some help. Even though it was written on door that "private property do not disturb, this is not a reception", I knocked on the door. Nice lady answered and tried to help me open my door, didn't work. Bytheway manager didn't get back to me yet. Manager sent one of the worker to help me open the door, she could not work it out. By now it was obvious that only master key could work in this situation. So manager came after 45 minutes of my leaving a voicemail. First thing she said was, I have 2 kids unattended at home so need to get out of here quickly. She used lubricant spray still key didn't work. She said most of the rooms around are not lockable from outside, nobudy will touch my stuff. She also mentioned that just because I am from city I was putting more emphasis on door key to work. ZERO customer service. She offered me full refund if I were to leave and find other place to stay. Really!!! Take insurance first if staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Ness, Adelaide au

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a basic, rustic, charming place to stay. Keep in mind there are no shops nearby so you will need to stock up before you go. Close to National Park.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Mike, Solihull, UK

Disliked: Room comfort
Great situation but very tired room
We only stayed here because the hotel was booked out and accomodation in this area is soooo hard to find. The location of the cabins is excellent - just outside the National Park. The cabin is small (expected) and very basic (expected) but we arrived in a cold week in October and the small heater wasn't really up to the task. Some of the kitchen equipment could have been better (The teatowel looked like a dirty floor cloth) and there was no hot water. There is a 30 metre walk to the loo/showers. If you need to go in the night you will certainly meet kangaroos, wallabies and possums (For me, this counts as a plus point!) We had problems locking the cabin door. On arrival, the farm manager wasn't around but detailed instructions were pinned on a board at reception, along with a phone number. However, most cell phones don't have any signal here (I think Telstra is the exception) So overall, good and bad, but I couldn't in all honesty recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice cabin in the woods
It was great to stay in this little cabin. It has the essentials. It's surrounded by nature.

2/10 Terrible

sun, MELBOURNE

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No reception
No electricity no water no power in the morning No reception
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Very lucky that I can see the Koala on the tree when you open the door in the night

10/10 Excellent

JIMIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was so kind and nice room and view.

10/10 Excellent

YI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice host and beautiful place!
Amazing! The host is very kind and considerate! He offers us warm room and food:)

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would definitely not recommend this awful farm stay to anyone

8/10 Good

June, Sydney NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Farmstay in a cabin on a working farm.
Very different experience staying on a farm. Had to walk to the bathroom but there were cooking facilities in our cabin. Tammar Wallabies came each night to hop around; blue wrens and other birds abounded. There was a common area where we chatted to the young people staying in the hostel part.

10/10 Excellent

Dominique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kangaroo Island
Fijn, basic verblijf. Goede voorzieningen.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Übernachtung im Wald
Der Aufenthalt war okay. Check in war unkompliziert, da der Schlüssel zur Hütte mit einem Brief am schwarzen Brett hing. In der Hütte gab es leider nur eine Deckenleuchte und kein andere Lichtquelle. Ungewöhnliche waren die vielen Geräusche in der Nacht, da viele Tiere um die Hütte herum waren. Eins, vermutlich ein Kangaroo hat auf der Veranda Übernachtung; darum bin ich Nachts nicht aus der Hütte zur Toilette gegangen. Also unbedingt eine Taschenlampe mitnehmen und ein wenig mutig sein. Leider hatte ich vergessen mir Essen mitzubringen und das Hotel ca. 7 km entfernt, war voll und hat für externe kein Essen angeboten. Zum Glück habe ich an der Rezeption vom Hotel noch den Tipp erhalten zum Campingplatz zu fahren und da etwas zu kaufen. Dort gab es dann wenigstens Crackers und Käse. Super ist, das der Nationalpark nur 7 km entfernt ist.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Jungphil

Liked: Room comfort
팜스테이
선착장에서 좀 멀지만 자얀친화적인 숙소
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Marie, Paris

Liked: Staff & service
Accueil sympathique cabane en bois dans une ferme
Hébergement très rustique et simple mais s'intégrant bien au paysage.En soirée promenade sur la route en lisière de la réserve permettant de voir les kangourous
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

ROMAIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Endroit hors du temps. Magique
Je recommande. Expérience inoubliable dans un endroit magnifique en plein Coeur du parc national findlers chase. Le plaisir de se réveiller au milieu des kangourous, des moutons et des oiseaux. Parfait !

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Zwischenstopp auf der Insel :-)
Als Zwischenstopp gebucht. Gute Lage für fast alle Ausflüge wie zum Beispiel Flinders Chase Nationalpark, Kelly Hill Caves usw.! Gemeinsame sanitäre Anlagen, eigene Küche in der rustikalen Holzhütte, Badetücher wurden gestellt, sehr nette Gastgeber.