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Gapyear.com recommended hostel in Australia


City: Magnetic Island, Australia
Name: base Backpackers
Address: 1 Nelly Bay Road, Magnetic Island, Australia.
About base Backpackers, Magnetic Island
Stunning views, great nightlife, beachfront location, relaxed vibe and chalet-like rooms are all included in the price at base Backpackers Magnetic Island. Their friendly staff are on-hand to help you organise your daily acticities and the place is buzzing at night. A gem of a hostel.
base Backpackers Magnetic Island boasts...
- Home to Australia's monthly Island Full Moon Parties
- Swimming pool
- Bar
- Beachfront location
- Home to the Sanctuary - a female only floor, perfect for solo femaler travellers.
- Nightly parties
- Free pickup
- Free island tours
- On-site dive school
- Snorkelling, bicycle and scooter hire
- Loads of dicounted trips included a Barrier Reef tour, horseriding, jetski and sea kayaking tours.
Good one for the girlies...
This hostel looks after the ladies by offering a female-only area and making safety top priority. Just state that you'd like a bed in a girls-only room when you fill in the enquiry form below.
Rates
Expect to pay around £11 a bed for a large dorm and £9 for an eight bed. A bed in The Sanctuary - the female only floor - costs around £12. Double rooms start at £25 per room.
Gapyear.com says...
Fantastic location, with a bar, swimming pool and sun deck that open out right onto the beach (it claims to be the only beachfront hostel in Oz). The dorms are clean and cool and there are a range of activities and things to hire on site. The bar is one of the liveliest around, with DJs most nights
base Backpackers Magnetic Island says...
A backpackers tropical island paradise and only 20 minutes ferry ride from Townsville! base Magnetic Island is the all new base with luxurious roomss for couple, stylish dorms for singles and the best backpackers Island bar and cafe around. By day unwind, relax and chill out at the beach. At night groove by the pool with DJ's spinning their funky tunes and wicked beats. Plus it's Australia's only backpacker's hostel right on the beach...
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