Easy 10 minute walk from the greyhound bus stop and a lovely warm welcome from the reception staff. Easy to set up the app for e-key access and to leave luggage in the storage room until checkin. I got an email telling me when the room was ready and activating my ekey so I could just come back and get in straight away - simple! The location is lovely for getting about as well. You are a 5 minute walk away from the beach and a 2 minute walk away from the centre with all the lovely shops, brunch places and bars - including the amazing piano bar which is a must see when in town. The room itself was spacious, over 2 floors with lots of space for 8 people, including a bathroom and a little balcony. Regular bunk beds, metal frame but comfy with sockets nearby and communal light. There is a bar next door which is apparently associated with the hostel and you get a nice 10% discount (if I remember correctly) so that is nice for a treat but it isn't the cheapest place - food is amazing and is a nice, more upmarket experience. There are also happy hour drinks there which is great and lots of hostel people were found in there at that time. Overall, great experience from friendly staff, to cosy rooms and excellent location. Would recommend!

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Brilliant location in Byron Bay, basically in the heart of the town and minutes away from all the bars, cafes and restaurants. Also not far from the lighthouse walk, and a five minute stroll to the beach. The ten bed dorms are a really good size, as are the bathroom areas, with good showers. The hostel is clean, with good facilities and lots of to do (pool, table tennis, swimming, etc). There is a kitchen and luggage room, although I didn't use these. Towels can be hired for a small deposit. The Rocks next door is also a nice cafe/bar, offering decent breakfast and evening meals.

The bathrooms could be a little cleaner, although that largely depends on your roommates rather than being a fault of the hostel's. There are no privacy curtains on the bed, and the lockers aren't big enough to hold a bag, only personal items.

Although more of a party hostel (I don't know that anything else exists in Australia), they do keep noise to a minimum after 10pm and I didn't have a problem to sleep. The room was quite clean and I found the beds quite comfortable. Outlets near every bed and lockers inside the rooms for convenience, and I was grateful for the present yet not freezing A/C on at night. It was a cute hotel, with lots of places to hang out and a nice bar. Plus, some free activities (I was grateful for free Friday morning yoga). I would def recommend for price/quality.

There could have been a bit more space in the rooms, and one bathroom for 10 people isn't enough (it was nice to have a bathroom in the room, but I did need to make use of the bathroom down the hall and at reception a few times). The kitchen wasn't as clean as it could have been--and that's probably on other guests but also on management.

A very nice hostel, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at Aquarius and would definitely return again and recommend to others. Staff friendly and helpful, willing to try to fulfil requests, giving off an atmosphere of friendliness around the hostel and even join in with karaoke etc, rooms are spacious and comfortable, and provide lockers. Bathroom within the room which was handy, beds comfy. Lots of common area space to use including a pool, some social evenings provided allowing to mix with others. Kitchen of a large size. Quiet at night. Location was good being right next to the beach and central to the town. A little walk from the bus interchange, around 15 mins but nothing too bad.

Could have the potential to provide more events for guests to socialise with space given.

Great hostel, cool design, really good facilities and in a great location. Love the pool/bar outdoor area.

Much too expensive. I've stayed in many hostels around the world and the price of our hostels here in Australia just seems mental considering these places are designed for people travelling on a tight budget. Also the hostel bar was closed during my stay which was unfortunate because an in house bar really contributes to the vibe of a hostel in my experience.

Perfect location - 2 minute walk from the town and beach. Our private twin room was great for our stay kitted with air con, a fridge and a private balcony. The activities put on by the hostel were also great, loved the yoga on Wednesday morning!

Only issue we had was there was only one shower between a few of the private rooms and there would be long weights in morning & evenings to use.

This was one of the best hostels I stayed in. The atmosphere was super relaxed, there are a lot of solo travellers (like myself), rooms were very spacious and clean and there was even a garden or balcony with every room. Kitchen was well equipped, pool was great and they had a dog walking around. The bar is a great place to meet other travellers. In the afternoon I arrived they announced happy hour, free dinner and a pubquiz for that night through speakers in the ceiling of the dorm rooms. That was a great way to meet others in the hostel and start off my stay in Byron! Also the location is perfect, very close to the beach. You can easily book tours at the reception, I did the kayaking with dolphins and would definitely recommend it.

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Definitely the best hostel I’ve stayed in so far in Australia. You get free dinner every night and a free welcome drink, which is a great perk and there’s different activities every night (karaoke, pub quiz, pool comp etc) which make it really easy to meet people, would definitely recommend to solo travellers. There’s pool and table tennis too. The bar has happy hour 6-8 and drinks aren’t too expensive. I’d say it was a good level of fun and lots of opportunity to go out without being a crazy party hostel. Good location. 10 bed dorm wasn’t as bad as it sounds because it is split over 2 levels

Main criticism is there isn’t a communal area you can go to after the bar closes. The bar shut early on one night because people weren’t buying drinks, but we weren’t allowed to stay in the bar communal area after this point and just chill/chat which was a shame as we had to either go out to a bar or go to bed. Also no curtains in our room so for very light in the morning.

It was clean and close to everything, from the beach, shops and bus station. Little noisy, but nothing unreasonable when booking a hostel. It was a great place to stay!

The keys for the doors where just a tad niggly. Either had to download an app so you can use your phone as a key, or you have to type in a 6 -8 digit code to get in your to the door. I sound like a boomer complaining about technology, but a good old-fashioned key card to get into the room would have been 100 per cent faster.

Dorm was over 2 floors so a lot of space for everyone and backpacks, makes a nice change from being crammed into a small room in some hostels. Enjoyed the outside area and one evening they had a movie night which was fun. Kitchen was nice with space for cupboard food and many stoves. Would definitely stay here again!

Unable to dry dishes as no kitchen towels available or ones that were available were soaking wet