Calso Directory New South Wales Sydney Hostels & Backpackers Sydney, New South Wales · October 2026 figures
Best hostels & backpackers in Sydney, NSW The highest-ranked hostels & backpackers in Sydney, NSW are The Flying Fox Backpackers Hostel (4.8 from 199 reviews), Bondi Beach Backpackers (4.7 from 3,565 reviews) and YHA Pittwater Eco (4.8 from 104 reviews). 61 are ranked here by rating floor.
Ranked 61
Median rating 4.3
Reviews behind the list 28,200
Open Saturday n/a How the ranking works
The ranked list
1 Rank 1.
FF
Katoomba
4.8 from 199 reviews Floor 4.68
2 Rank 2.
BB
Bondi Beach
4.7 from 3,565 reviews Floor 4.67
3 Rank 3.
YP
Morning Bay
4.8 from 104 reviews Floor 4.64
4 Rank 4.
MM
Potts Point
4.6 from 503 reviews Floor 4.53
5 Rank 5.
TS
Potts Point
4.6 from 456 reviews Floor 4.52
6 Rank 6.
PH
Paddington
4.6 from 186 reviews Floor 4.48
7 Rank 7.
YS
The Rocks
4.5 from 1,618 reviews Floor 4.46
8 Rank 8.
YB
Katoomba
4.5 from 784 reviews Floor 4.44
9 Rank 9.
TS
Haymarket
4.5 from 613 reviews Floor 4.43
10 Rank 10.
WU
Bondi Beach
4.5 from 588 reviews Floor 4.43
11 Rank 11.
GU
Darlington
4.9 from 10 reviews Floor 4.38
12 Rank 12.
CR
Maroubra
5.0 from 7 reviews Floor 4.38
13 Rank 13.
CM
Woolloomooloo · Youth hostel
4.5 from 180 reviews Floor 4.38
14 Rank 14.
LD
Glebe
4.5 from 118 reviews Floor 4.35
15 Rank 15.
MM
Chippendale
4.4 from 898 reviews Floor 4.34
16 Rank 16.
MM
Potts Point
4.4 from 696 reviews Floor 4.34
17 Rank 17.
PH
Woolloomooloo
4.4 from 608 reviews Floor 4.33
18 Rank 18.
NH
Ashfield
4.6 from 38 reviews Floor 4.33
19 Rank 19.
LC
Coogee
4.4 from 465 reviews Floor 4.32
20 Rank 20.
MM
Potts Point
4.4 from 455 reviews Floor 4.32
21 Rank 21.
MM
Sydney
4.4 from 403 reviews Floor 4.32
22 Rank 22.
BH
Ashcroft
4.6 from 31 reviews Floor 4.30
23 Rank 23.
MB
Manly
4.4 from 196 reviews Floor 4.28
24 Rank 24.
SH
Darlinghurst · Youth hostel
4.4 from 133 reviews Floor 4.26
25 Rank 25.
LD
Surry Hills
4.3 from 1,418 reviews Floor 4.26
26 Rank 26.
EH
Newtown
4.4 from 131 reviews Floor 4.26
27 Rank 27.
NS
Darlinghurst
4.3 from 595 reviews Floor 4.23
28 Rank 28.
MM
Potts Point
4.3 from 534 reviews Floor 4.23
29 Rank 29.
MM
Coogee
4.3 from 487 reviews Floor 4.22
30 Rank 30.
AP
Pyrmont
4.2 from 584 reviews Floor 4.13
31 Rank 31.
SB
Manly
4.2 from 277 reviews Floor 4.10
32 Rank 32.
UN
Potts Point
4.2 from 271 reviews Floor 4.10
33 Rank 33.
HH
North Parramatta
4.3 from 60 reviews Floor 4.09
34 Rank 34.
RV
Yennora
4.3 from 53 reviews Floor 4.07
35 Rank 35.
YS
Haymarket
4.1 from 2,197 reviews Floor 4.07
36 Rank 36.
BB
Surry Hills
4.1 from 664 reviews Floor 4.04
37 Rank 37.
SH
Woolloomooloo
4.1 from 629 reviews Floor 4.03
38 Rank 38.
OB
Potts Point
4.1 from 541 reviews Floor 4.03
39 Rank 39.
BH
Fairfield Heights
4.3 from 27 reviews Floor 3.98
40 Rank 40.
GT
Glebe
4.0 from 896 reviews Floor 3.94
41 Rank 41.
LD
Bondi Beach
4.0 from 833 reviews Floor 3.94
42 Rank 42.
SG
Redfern · Youth hostel
4.0 from 569 reviews Floor 3.93
43 Rank 43.
CB
Coogee
4.0 from 308 reviews Floor 3.91
44 Rank 44.
CB
Coogee
4.0 from 136 reviews Floor 3.86
45 Rank 45.
CL
Stanmore
3.9 from 246 reviews Floor 3.79
46 Rank 46.
LR
Potts Point
3.8 from 224 reviews Floor 3.69
47 Rank 47.
AB
Darlinghurst
3.8 from 223 reviews Floor 3.69
48 Rank 48.
LG
Potts Point
3.8 from 126 reviews Floor 3.65
49 Rank 49.
7O
Haymarket
3.7 from 565 reviews Floor 3.63
50 Rank 50.
TH
Potts Point
3.7 from 242 reviews Floor 3.59
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