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Nomads Sydney - Hostel

1.0 star property

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Lobby
Nightclub
Double Room, Ensuite
Front of property
Breakfast area

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
477 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
  • Sydney Town Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • International Convention Centre Sydney
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Circular Quay
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Sydney, NSW (SYD-Kingsford Smith Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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10 Bed Dorm Room

10 Bed Dorm Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board

8 Bed Share Ensuite Dorm

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Room Ensuite

Deluxe Double Room Ensuite

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board

4 Bed Dorm Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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The Sanctuary - 8 Bed Female Dorm Room

The Sanctuary - 8 Bed Female Dorm Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board

6 Bed Dorm Room (Ensuite)

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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8 Bed Dorm Room

8 Bed Dorm Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board

4 Bed Dorm (Ensuite)

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board

6 Bed Dorm, Shared Facilities

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Sydney

With a stay at Nomads Sydney - Hostel in Sydney (Sydney Central Business District), you'll be a 3-minute walk from Sydney Town Hall and 5 minutes by foot from World Square Shopping Centre. .This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Hyde Park and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from International Convention Centre Sydney.
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What's nearby

  • Sydney Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hyde Park - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • International Convention Centre Sydney - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Circular Quay - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Sydney Opera House - 5 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Town Hall Station - 3 min walk
  • Exhibition Centre Station - 11 min walk
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Home Thai Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Oh! Matcha - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Scary Canary - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Brew Bros Licenced Eatery - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Barkers - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Nomads Sydney - Hostel

Hostel with a nightclub, a short walk to World Square Shopping Centre
Nomads Sydney - Hostel offers 428 accommodations with safes and shared/communal kitchens. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 428 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Conveniences include safes, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a nightclub and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Nomads Sydney - Hostel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and a 24-hour front desk.
Scary Canary - This bar serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Happy hour is offered.

Languages

Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Japanese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Scary Canary

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library
  • Nightclub
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Mobile key entry
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (8:00 AM - midnight)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: AUD 20 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Backpacker Base
Base Backpacker
Base Backpacker Hostel
Base Backpacker Hostel Sydney
Base Backpacker Sydney
Base Sydney
Base Sydney Backpacker
Sydney Base
Base Backpackers Hotel Sydney
Base Sydney Hostel

Nomads Sydney - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 86 out of 425 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 143 out of 425 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 425 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 57 out of 425 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 48 out of 425 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Surprisingly quiet for a hostel. Perfect for a single traveller. Felt safe and the bed was very comfortable. Bring eye mask as city lights are bright through windows!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Natasha

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is good. Rooms weren’t ready at check in. We had to wait an extra hour before housekeeping was finished. The first room we stayed in had black mould and water damage. It smelled like stale alcohol and mould. We soon found out why there was water damage. The air con was leaking water all over the floor and splashing onto the bed. The second night we stayed, we were moved to a different room, but this room had no working air conditioning, which was honestly the worst considering Sydney’s humidity during our stay. We stayed in a private room with shared bathroom facilities and the standard was what you’d expect for a hostel. They were generally fairly clean. The hostel is a maze, combining multiple buildings and it was not a fun experience to lug a suitcase across multiple sets of stairs despite it being the first floor. There is a central lift in the building though. The hostel is attached to a pub/club called the scary canary and depending on where you are in the building, you’ll likely hear the loud music in your room, especially if the staircase doors that lead downstairs to the scary canary are open. You have to pass through the staircase in order to get to some of the rooms. The staff were generally friendly and helpful, so they were very accommodating with the issue with the first room we stayed in. When we were waiting to check into our rooms, they came to get us from the common area so we didn’t have to wait in the foyer where there was no seating.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Samson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice and close to town, but the duvet has some blood in it. It's very disgusting. Will post some photos of it. They would have changed the duvet cover and seen the blood but didn't do anything about it. It's very disgusting.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nils Erik Kristoffer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and helpful to our queries
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Hugo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Yume

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Spence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

john

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

Nice front desk person

Treated very well by the front desk, but the door lock did not work
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Shuva

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Front desk staff are not friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sarahi

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
So Central to city town hall supermarket
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Jocelyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I was unfortunate enough to have a room on the druitt street side, the noise was horrible throughout the night from cars, trucks, people walking past, people talking on the sidewalk or at the bar. Feels like we were on the street/sidewalk below as the noise can be heard loudly from our room, just horrible and was not able to sleep at all. Maybe the hotel can do something to insulate the room from the noise coming from the outside. Customer service was excellent and room was clean enough. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Edwin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked a private room at this hostel the second weekend in November. The nightly rate was very high for a hostel, but most rooms in Sydney are expensive at that time of year. First of all, the elevator was not working, and I was given a room on the third floor. The hostel clerk offered to ask someone to help me with the luggage but I declined. The private room was clean, as was the bathroom. But the bathroom was very small, and the shower did not drain properly. I had to be careful not to flood the bathroom floor whenever I took a shower. If you are looking for a basic private room, that is what it was, but at $250 per night, It definitely was not worth the rate.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alexander

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Christy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leandra

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Average hostel, convince location. Some dislike, the bed sheet was dirty. Please suggest to guests don't leave plates in the room, there were dirty plates for three days.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid on the Weekends!

I had a room in the girls sanctuary, I have previously stayed as the glam table just outside of the rooms was very convenient (free to use hair dryers/straighteners!) The room however was so hot, we had 2 floor fans going but they couldn’t really reach the upper bunk beds. Not the staffs fault but the saturday night i stayed, some girls brought boys into the girls only sanctuary. Very drunk and very loud at 12:30am, other times i’ve stayed the club next door can still be heard into the early hours of the night. (more less avoid staying here if a weekend) Also the elevator wasn’t working! (oct 2024) such a pain to go up 4 flights of stairs to a hot room! Like it is a cheap stay and quite central to transport, it just seems quite rundown
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The dog trail

Aussie prison, servicing the curupted Aussie street urchins. Requires knowledge and the know: Jesus spoke of these things.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Silvia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

DEMIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty good
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Chi Lou

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

Not bad but needs to be improved

A lively place where you won't feel alone. The staffs are friendly and helpful. Overall the bed and the bathroom are clean, but the shower place needs to be improved. In addition, it’s also not convenient to use a mobile app to unlock the door because I have to carry the phone everywhere even when I take a shower. The room’s cleanliness highly depends on the roommates. There is always rubbish on the floor, and when I checked in the room, the only empty locker was filled with previous tenant’s clothes.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Francesca

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
No windows/aircon in the top floor girls only rooms. 6 girls sharing one room with a really bad plug in fan. all sockets one end of the room rather than one for each individual bunk which was boiling hot. Overall areas were clean and kitchen is big. Good location if you want to be in the city.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024