Kimberley Travellers Lodge - Broome YHA

This is a backpackers. The room was clean and so were the shared bathrooms. The vibe is great because there are beautiful young people all around. There is a beer bar downstairs and there are activities every night. Internet works best in the courtyard, not the rooms. We enjoyed our stay before and after our tour of the Kimberley. The accomodation is within walking distance of the information center, airport, and Chinatown.

Staff were friendly enough, close to airport, walking distance which was great. Rooms extemely basic especially for $167.00 a night for 2 single beds with share bathroom. The facilities being bathroom, kitchen area & communal dining area were always dirty. So disappointing & pure laziness on staffs part, who were very friendly & enjoyed socialising with everyone but forgot to keep this hostel clean. The kitchen was downright dirty, people just leave their dirty plates anywhere. The fridge apparently is cleaned every week, I find that very doubtful, you could see spilt drink, liquid, yoghurt on inside glass doors which had been there for sometime. The bins outside kitchen were overflowing with rubbish & very smelly, so bad especially in the heat of Broome. Would not recommend.

Staying at a YHA is always a calculated risk but with accommodation booked out in Broome months and months in advance (not to mention the outrageous prices charged in the dry season!!), I thought I would give it a go. Quite frankly, I’ve been mind-boggled by the amount of lazy, selfish individuals (generally late teens/20-somethings) who just leave all their dirty cups and dishes and empty food and drink containers all over the place as well as the filthy mess they leave the kitchen in. The free breakfast items are left open and uncapped or uncovered on the benches, with used cutlery covered in spreads dumped there for all the flies from the unclosed sliding kitchen door to feast on. The milk/butter is rarely returned to the fridge. They never wipe down the mess they make but generally leave it for others to do. This occurs on a daily basis. I can’t imagine the state of their homes! The one shining light in all this havoc is manager Shaun who is always so kind, helpful and accommodating. Apart from all that, the very basic rooms are fine, if minamilistic, and the shared bathrooms are cleaned daily (thank goodness!). There is free wifi but this doesn’t work in the rooms, even the private ones. I have to say this experience has been an eye-opener to say the least.

Stayed here longterm already for 2 years. New manager Daz is doing an amazing job! The hostel is getting managed way better then last year. Lovely vibe in the hostel. The hostel and the showers are so much cleaner compared with last year, Mattia is doing an outstanding job! Lovely garden to chill down. Their doing a lot of activities. Staff is lovely and helpfull. Broome YHA family ＜3

Very cramped dorms. No space for luggage. Bunks too low to floor to put luggage underneath. Kitchen too small for guest numbers. Showers tiny. Friendly staff. Good location. Walking distance from airport.

Great location and has all you need at a low price, including air conditioned rooms. Breakfast is a bonus. Could have supplies topped up more regularly however the staff were helpful in supplying things when requested.