Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel

2.0 star property
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Photo gallery for Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel

Balcony view
Front of property
Economy Double Room
On the beach, white sand
View from property

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
186 Arden St, Coogee, NSW, 2034
  • Coogee Beach
    2 min walk
  • Gordon's Bay
    11 min walk
  • Clovelly Beach
    19 min walk
  • Sydney, NSW (RSE-Rose Bay Seaplane Base)
    18 min drive

Room options

Economy Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Sydney

With a stay at Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel in Sydney (Coogee), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Coogee Beach and 8 minutes from Sydney Cricket Ground. .This beach hostel is 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from Circular Quay and 6.1 mi (9.7 km) from Sydney Opera House.

What's nearby

  • Coogee Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Clovelly Beach - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • University of New South Wales - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Bronte Beach - 7 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Bondi Beach - 15 min drive - 5.1 km

Getting around

  • Bondi Junction Station - 4 min drive
  • Sydney Redfern Station - 9 min drive
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Stevie & Marli - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Betty's Burgers & Concrete Co. - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪San Antonio sourdough bakery cafe Coogee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Melonhead - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel

Ocean-view hostel with a bar/lounge, near Coogee Beach
Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel offers 108 accommodations. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. 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 108 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. This hostel also features tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hostel's coffee shop/cafe. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Czech, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beachfront location
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.7 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Guests will receive an email 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance 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

Fees

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

  • Cash deposit: AUD 50 per stay

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

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.7 percent

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 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 and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Mad Monkey Coogee Beach
Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel Coogee
Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Mad Monkey Coogee Beach Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 15 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hostel has a great location just across the road from the beach, however it is overpriced for the service you receive. When booking, please be aware that you will have to carry your luggage up three flights of narrow stairs to get to the reception area to check in. The rooms are shabby, with holes in the walls in several places. Having ‘apartment’ style rooms is quite nice, however in my apartment there were guests sleeping on beds in the communal areas, which was not very private. At full capacity, there are 14 people sharing one bathroom in the apartment I was in. The bathroom was mopped daily, but the floor was constantly filthy. Cleaners came in regularly to change beds and bins, but it would have been good if they could have vacuumed the floors as there was sand everywhere from the beach. Bed was comfortable, but room was stifling hot with just one small floor fan and one window (which had to be propped open with an empty bottle of dry shampoo), this made it very difficult to sleep, especially with 6 people in the room. On my first morning there, staff came into the room unannounced every hour between 8am and 2pm to complete various checks, including checking for ‘extra’ guests. This was quite disruptive in itself. I was disturbed on more than one occasion whilst I was in the shower by housekeeping staff also. Privacy is lacking a lot in this hostel. I would not choose to stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staffs are very friendly however the cleanliness and condition of the place is not great
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Probably would have been a better stay if not in a room by myself with three blokes, from a female point of view perhaps some gender rooms
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super friendly, upgraded my friends and I to a much preferred room and were super easy to talk to and ask questions of, great host! Location was prime next to Coogee; just a bummer that lockers had to be paid for
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not bad
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tristan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Must stay when in Coogee!
I literally booked 3x because I kept extending my stay. Only issue is Australia has more bugs than I’m used to so I saw some. But everything else about this hostel was amazing. Everything I needed and exceeded my expectations... only issue is now my hostel standards are too high 😂
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tristan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A week in Coogee
The place was amazing, the people who work there are great and location is perfect. Will stay here always when in Sydney!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tristan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hostel in Sydney!
By far the best hostel I’ve ever stayed at... I couldn’t have been happier. Clean, spacious, friendly and helpful staff. They have a bar downstairs too where they host events and happy hours so it’s a good way to meet people.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great for being right in the middle of it all. Steps to the beach and restaurants. Staff was very helpful and the facilities were kept clean for how many people stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parking a bit tricky
Free street parking right across the street is one hour and monitored till 10pm; otherwise, there's a pay lot for four hours and also monitored till 10pm. It was a pain that Reception could only accept the $20 deposit in Australian currency, even though I offered USD 20, which is worth more than AUD 20. The 8-share female room had no lockers and not enough hooks to hang up our jackets.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Justin

Disliked: Room comfort
Social, but bad beds.
The hostel is cosy and social. It’s not a party hostel, but people do socialise in the kitchen. The beds are the drawback here - they are rickety and every time someone moves in their bed, you can hear the springs. Also my bed moved every time the guy in the top bunk rolled around. I’m 193cm and couldn’t stretch out in the bed. Difficult to sleep. If you value your sleep, find another place.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rene

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Outi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyvä hostelli yksin matkaajalle
Hyvä sijainti ja ystävällinen palvelu sekä näppärät kulkuyhteydet. Ravintoloita vieressä. Hostellissa hyvät patjat, tyynyt ja peitot.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019