Backpackers by the Bay in Airlie Beach, Australia

Hostel Information:


Located 400 metres from the main street, on the top of a small hill, Backpackers By The Bay has awesome ocean views and a relatively quiet and relaxed atmosphere. Accommodation is available in four share rooms, twins and doubles. Linen is provided and all rooms are serviced daily. The hostel has a saltwater swimming pool which is surrounded by hammocks, sun-lounges and palm trees as well as a huge sunbaking deck. A fully equipped kitchen with crockery, cutlery and utensils is provided, as is a laundry. The games room has internet access, a phone for imcoming calls, a fax machine, pool table and pinball machine. Each night, during 'happy hour' the staff hold social activities to help guests meet each other - these include team trivia competitions with the winners recieving a bottle of champagne. Guests arriving by coach are met at the transit centre by a courtesy bus, while off-street parking is provided for those guests arriving by car. The friendly and helpful staff look forward to meeting you!
*Courtesy bus service meeting all coaches.
*Fully equipped kitchen - all cutlery, crockery, pots and pans provided
*Laundry room with washers, dryer, ironing board and iron
*Free tea and coffee
*Lounge/TV room with latest release videos shown regularly
*Free outdoor, covered BBQ area
*All rooms serviced daily - linen provided
*Games room with pool table, internet access, gold phone, fax and pinball machine
*Nightly in-house social activities (eg trivia competitions, cane toad racing etc)
*Salt water pool surrounded by palm trees, hammocks and sun lounges plus a great sun bathing area!
*Air-conditioned rooms
*Tour desk offering unbiased local knowledge for all regional day and overnight tours - often at standby or discounted prices
*Lending library
*Off street parking
*Safe and secure 24 hour access
* Winner of the 2004 Whitsunday Tourism Awards