tartan adam Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 hi there im travelling out 2 perth at the end of july 2011 with my girlfriend on working holiday visa's and we were wondering if any1 could recommend us any good hostels for the 1st part of our stay. any help would b grateful thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajs604 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hi Tartan, I went to Perth a few years ago and stayed at a really nice hostel in Fremantle which is about 25 minutes east of the city in a place called Fremantle at Freos backpackers. Its a nice area and the hostel is just off the drag with nice resturants and bars around. I stayed at this particular hostel 3 years ago but still looks really nice. They have nice open fire places there and it has a really homely feel about the place and was not a really loud dirty place like some of the places you get in the CBD area. www.backpackersinnfreo.com.au It is a great location for also exploring Rock nest island which you can see from Freo. I was there about the same time of year your planning on heading there. Will be winter be shouldnt be too cold - prob between 12-18 in the day! Anyway hope thats is yourself for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajs604 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Sorry Adam freudian slip - just realised the hostel was west of Perth as its on the coast - as I now live on the east coast i am always thinking east as thats where the beach is lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yugoj Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Coolibah Lodge in Northbridge. I stayed there for 3 months whilst in Perth. A lot of people there were 'longtimers' so it was like returning home after a day at work - two lounges make it feel really homely rather than a huge hostel. This was back in 2005 so it may have changed a bit but it was definitely worth my recommendation back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest woj Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Me and the wife stayed here last year The Emperor's Crown Backpackers Hostel and Accommodation Perth WA Western Australia for a few nights. Was bang on! Close to the centre/train station, bars and clubs! Clean, tidy, wifi, computers etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tim_the_taf Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I'm told the Old Fire Station in Fremantle is pretty good. A good location, it's between the harbour and the station. Personally I'd avoid Perth in the winter, head up north instead, and go to Perth in spring/ autumn. When I lived there I really didn't like the winters: not too cold, but cold enough to need heating of some sort, and there's no central heating. I got fed up with huddling round a convector heater. It also rains a fair bit. And since there's not much else to do in Perth/ Freo other than beach stuff, it gets pretty boring. Good time of year for surfing, but when you're used to a sea temp of 24C, 17C feels really cold. Weather's a lot better up north that time of year, and avoids going there in the summer when it gets really hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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