myOZexp Palmerston Lodge

Absolutely disappointing.
Poor cleaning conditions, bedbugs, and more.

Security: The front gate is broken so anyone can enter. The same thing happens with the front door.

Cleanliness: There is an incredible amount of filth along the main hallway (lots of dust, shoes, plastic wrappers, food bags). The doors of the rooms are also completely dirty and splattered with dirt. It is evident that daily cleaning is not carried out and given the state of the place, no guest cares to take care of it.

Bathrooms: The only area that appears to have been renovated, however, mold is evident.

Room: Total lack of cleanliness, the wooden floorboards are broken, there is a large amount of dust and lint on the floor, also hair and plastic wrappers. The bed was infected with bedbugs that bit us all over the body. Really horrible experience. There is a refrigerator in the room that is completely dirty inside.

Common spaces: We did not use them since we were there for a short time and the poor condition of the place and the disorder made us prefer to be outside as much as we could.

Temperature: It is torture to sleep in summer. There is no AC and no airflow comes in through the window. There was a fan in the room but it was in no way sufficient.

It’s a shame that the owners don’t care at all about the place they run. Since there is a huge rental crisis they take advantage of backpackers knowing that there will be always someone to pay for a place to stay. So it’s not even cheap, you don’t get what you pay.

Would never recommend anyone to stay here.

Hi everyone, I will update the reviews a bit after spending 5 months in this house.

House: When you arrived in front of the house, it looked like a cracked house or was just abandoned. The front gate obviously has a code, but don't worry if you haven't received this code; the gate is broken and repaired every 6 months, so you can enter without problem. After, the main door always opened in summer because there was no air conditioning and it was very insulated, so to avoid boiling like an egg, there was no choice but to let all the doors and the windows open. For the corridors, magnificent ceiling mouldings and dust mats are on the floor.

Kitchen: For the next big kitchen, with over 4 people, you can't move anymore, like a rave party. Cooking in this place is like a lottery; you have 1 chance in 10 to find all the stuff you need for making your meal. I hope you're not afraid of the insect. Sometimes our friends, the cockroaches, wander around in the drawers. If you love Disney, Remy from Ratatouille runs around the front door. Anyway, the kitchen has three induction hobs, one break, one almost burn, and one uncomfortable for cooking. For the price of a night, you win a treasure hunt for your cooking stuff in the kitchen.

Room: For the rooms, you need to be strategic or rich. 12 rooms are in this house. 1-2 too close to the front door; 3-4 not too bad but expensive; 5-6 are a nightmare. These rooms overlook the living room and the kitchen. Room 7 is one of the best, but you're close to the bathroom. Rooms 8 and 12 are the best, but some are expensive and specific rooms. I let you in on the surprise if you still want to go there! Warning! Good point n°1: each room has its own fridge and freezer. But they never clean it. Bunk beds with awful mattresses, lots of requests to the owner for swapping them without response.

Bathroom/Toilets: 2 toilets and 2 showers for men, the same for women. I think that's the only place where, when you finish your shower, you feel dirtier than before.

Location: Good point n°2: the location is very good; you are close to every store, bar, nightclub, and tram/bus station.pretty quiet neighbourhood.

Atmosphere: Good point n°3: The only reason why I'm staying in this place so much time is because the people in this place are awesome, very friendly, funny, and kind to each other.

Service/Security: For the service and for the security, both are non-existent. The front gate is useless; the luggage storage outside is useless. If you need nothing, you can contact the owner. No reception, no consideration from the owner; you are just a number who going into this account number.

Price: If you still haven't understood, that's place is very overpriced for the services. Also, for the first time in my life, the price increased between November and February for the summer, and the owner said, "It's to buy new equipment. " No one has ever seen this new equipment.

If you want any photos of this lovely place, you can keep going on the reviews with 1 star.

Kind regards.

Kevin

We stayed in a twin room for 5 nights The room has everything you should need, ours had a personal fridge which was great. The common areas were very homely and cleaned to a good standard in the mornings. The hostel is only a short walk away from everything in Northbridge such as the numerous bars and cafes. The host was very responsive on Facebook messenger. We actually extended our stay here and would stay here again.

Very good place and very good position, near the centre of the city. Rooms are clean and with a fridge inside. Freindly people

No reciprocation
No door code to enter in the property. I tried to call the number many times, which they provide but was not available.
Basically I was left out and find another accommodation.
I was scammed

Even If the rooms are kind of small the room is very clean and you can find a fridge and air con in your room. The check in is online and you have to pay 50 $ dollars for deposit. If it doesn't a problem for you. I can recommend this place for you. Comfortable clean close to city center.

The worst hotel we have been. The place is not clean and suitable for backpackers. The room was not isolated, the bed rested on stones surrounded by dust. The kitchen was filled with dirty dishes on filthy countertops.
As for the noise, it was complicated, noise until 1am.
I do not recommend this hotel at all, especially since we repeated that we had to leave as soon as possible.

More of a share house vibe than a hostel, which I prefer. Well equipped kitchen, books and games, small private outdoor area and gorgeous, clean bathrooms. Love that there's codes for the doors so I don't have to worry about keys or cards. Roxanne is quick to reply and very helpful.

Super hostel I recommend it's clean kitchen, bathroom and room
Close to the centre, ideal for visiting Perth

Stayed in double room with a comfy bed. Great location, very clean and tidy hostel.
Host is very responsive, so even though there is no reception, there is a hassle free check in and queries are answered promptly. Friendly people with a communal vibe:)

This place it's really comfortable, perfect location and the staff it's very friendly. I will come back for sure.

First time booked a hostel with no reception desk. Looks just like other hostels, the only difference is it needs password to open the doors. Very nice. Clean and cozy. People are friendly:)

Great showers, great location, super clean and nice facilities. Really enjoyed our stay here. Host was very helpful

Nice room, comfy bed, friendly guests and it was great that there was a ceiling fan in my room especially for summer time.

It was really good to have fridge in each room and it was comfortable place and staff was nice.

Decent room with all facilities and best part you are always close to city and meet new people around you

This hostel is really clean!
The room is nice, with enough space and place to put your clothes and other stuff.
The bathrooms are good also, always clean.
I like the kitchen, clean and with a lot of tools to cook. Just one negative point, the oven, too little.
If you have the chance to come by, you’ll see it’s more like a big sharehouse with nice people

Good location close to the city with no noise.clean tidy hostel with great showers and toilets very clean.

Really clean and cosy place, it’s more like a big sharehouse than a hostel so feel really like home. Bathroom are all new and always super clean same as kitchen. Highly recommend!

Clean hostel, with a very homely vibe. The people are nice and there is no loud noises or music.