The Maze Backpackers in Sydney, Australia

It'd be easy to rip in to this place but if you're after a cheap stopover for no more than a couple of days then it's probably a good enough choice. Anything more than that and you'd be better off paying a little more. Bathrooms were a state (holes in cubicles, never cleaned, damp) there's a lack of cutlerey and crockery in the kitchen, and the hobs are sub-standard for cooking anything quickly (i.e. can't boil water). Plenty of fridge space, but the place needs some serious TLC!!! Anne-Marie, from England ~ 12th Apr 2009

no electric sockets in room,had to charge things in toilet emma, from Ireland ~ 6th Apr 2009

This hostel was the worst hostel I have ever stayed. Room was dirty. Storage room was toilet. Staffs were so rude. I would not stay here ever again. Tetsuro, from Japan ~ 19th Mar 2009

Ok, let's start... positive: it's clean, they always clean the kitchen, bathrooms and rooms, excellent linen and sheets....ahh and beautiful dishes and cuttlery However, they have a lot of negative points: - don't have plugs in the rooms !!! you have to charge your phone in the reception - shower was not working properly - Kitchenware is very poor and broken - They have just 3 stoves !!!! so....all the time we had to wait to cook smt !!! and the stoves it was like a camping style.....like Christopher, from Chile ~ 6th Mar 2009

The place needs to be shut down for the winter and given a make-over: new paint, new carpet, new furniture etc etc. The room had a very unwelcoming smell. I appreciated the free transfer from the airport on arrival, and the price was good. Philip, from Scotland ~ 2nd Mar 2009

the so called 'kitchen' is a joke, if you don't want to spend money eating outside I wouldn't recommend this hostel. Also hard to find somewhere to charge anything (also the kitchen works for that...). Oliver, from Germany ~ 21st Feb 2009

You get what you pay for. The maze hostel is located centrally. The hostel is very big, and the kitchen facilities are poor (hobs and microwaves). There is a TV room with cable. The rooms are not air con (there are fans) and can get stuffy however the beds are clean and a great sleep. No lockers in the rooms, and payable ones on 1st floor. No wall sockets in the rooms. The bathrooms are ok, showers are not great. Check in on average is 30mins and it is same for check out. You pay to leave your Stewart, from Scotland ~ 19th Feb 2009