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Reviews of Samurai Beach Bungalows Port Stephens YHA - Hostel

2 out of 5
Samurai Beach Bungalows Port Stephens YHA - Hostel
2 Robert Connell Cl, Anna Bay, NSW

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 33 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

john

Liked: Staff & service
It was a nice stay. But it's shows signs of wear & tear. Nice place, but over priced.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Took my kids here and they loved it , staff really friendly so was the pet dog. For the price you can’t complain, location is perfect for all the activities in the area , close enough to the city for a shopping trip
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loverly hosts quite location
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
peaceful
Beautiful setting, loved the possums, quiet. It was a wonderful stay!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful thick bush setting. Never seen anything like it before. Great outdoor kitchen area.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and friendly. Peaceful and lovely would totally recommend this property good value for what you get 😀👍👍
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn’t stay it was nothing like the picture our honeymoon we couldn’t stay there
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Zongyu

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Natalie, Sapphire Beach

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We had a nice time. Thanks for having us and accomodating our guests to visit us at the property.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was nice and clean and felt a little like Bali.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Sandy on 12 Jan 2021
Thanks for the review..love you felt the Bali touch..

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very relaxing, nature at its best, could call it glamping!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Samurai team 😎 on 8 Oct 2019
Thanks for the review. Glad you loved being in the nature.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful bush setting with native wildlife. Cute, cosy cabins.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not to be missed
This hostel is an experience not to be missed and the area surrounding is stunning. Reception were helpful, rooms clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Sandy on 5 Jun 2019
Thanks for taking the time to review us..Glad you enjoyed

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice and cute surrounded by the bush. Close drive to town
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Sandy on 6 Jun 2019
Thanks for the great review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The bungalows were really nice with sturdy bunks and outlets by each bed. They also had a mini fridge in each bungalow, so that made it nice to have food close by. The pool looked dirty, so I did not use. The kitchen and lounge area is all outdoors, same with the bathroom area. They have individual covered stalls and a sink that is completely outside, so that got pretty dirty. My first night there they ran out of toilet paper in both toilet stalls and it wasn’t replaced until late morning the next day. Really long time to not have toilet paper. If you’re into the eco thing, this is probably great for you. I also was walking into spider webs frequently, that was the worst part for me.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful environment, friendly staff, great location as it is central to Nelson Bay and the beach at Anna bay. Bungalows are clean but rather outdated, needs a bit if love. Definitely need air conditioning in the rooms. Found ourselves at Big W buying another fan.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice accommodation kitchen enviroment, will recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice cabins close to all facilities in bush land Brush turkeys, koalas Swimming pool Community kitchen Reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Samurai team😎 on 19 Dec 2018
Thanks for taking the time to review us..Cheers

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot
Great spot to stay. Kid so loved it even though it rained most days we were there. Will return and recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Beautiful but expensive
Beautiful but expensive...arrived to find out we still owed them $155....so it cost $465 for two adults and two kids in what is basically a backpackers joint with shared bathroom and kitchen. Had to make the beds when we arrived and the linen was dusty. Sorry won't be going back here.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic. Very earthy and natural environment, and great wildlife / location!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful, Friendly and Affirdble in Port
One of the best customer service I have experienced ever. When I arrived they welcome me by my name. They accompany me to the cottages(room) and they gave me a new set of bedding. The double decker bed is wooden and it is very comfortable, no noisy sound like those metallic beds in other guest house. The bed is amazing. It is like a small compound in the forest with around maybe 10 cottages with modern design inside. There is another cottage that is a open kitchen having a nice grilll and all the things you need for cooking. Another separate cottage is the lounge or gaming area with billiard darts etc. swimming pool is nice in front of the reception. Bring your own food because they have less selection of emergency food like noodles and egg etc... I was surprise that those eggs and noddles are very cheap compare to seven eleven and other guest houses. The place is 15 and or 30 minutes by bus from the salamander shopping mall and nelson Bay Area.

10/10 Excellent

Janelle, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful. Safe. Comfortable.
Close to everything you want for a beach getaway but feels like your a million miles away from the usual tourist trap. Fantastic set up, perfect for that camping out experience with the luxury of a comfy bed and hot shower. Perfect for quiet getaway. Best sleep for a long time. Definitely going back.
Response from Sandy on 25 Feb 2017
Thanks for the great review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location with beautiful surroundings. However the rooms could use some tlc. Replacing the mattresses and fitting an Air Conditioner to the rooms would make the stay a lot more comfortable. Otherwise I wouldn't recommend anyone to stay any longer than 2 nights max.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Maintenance was seen to at great speed however bed sheets were a bit rough and had to make the kids bed. The pool was great for the afternoon swim. Car park a bit small. And no air conditioning so the rooms were a bit hot and stuffy even with the windows open and fan on.

8/10 Good

andrew , k

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome friendly staff and very helpful and kind. Peaceful place to relax and chill

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a overnight stay which i found to be very relaxing. Set in a bush setting with birds singing along with the kookaburras was a pleasant experience.

8/10 Good

Mal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Port Stephens surprise
Over nighter after a long motorcycle journey, it was a wonderful surprise to arrive in such a lovely place with really helpful staff. The bush/beach setting is ideal though I only took an inexpensive, dorm room. I'd like to have stayed longer but had appointments to meet.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very close to a fabulous beach. You need a car to get anywhere as it a few miles from the town center. Individual huts with your own balcony, so you have a lot of privacy. A kingfisher sat on on my railing in the morning!!

10/10 Excellent

Marie Sophie

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You like in the woods in a cabin. You have to go outside to go to the toilet. The kitchen is an outdoor kitchen but with everything needed. Everything was clean. The owner was extremely nice and helpful. It was an experience in itself just to stay there. Would highly recommend. You would have the best experience with a car since the busses only comes once an hour. The bus stop is right infront of the hostel though.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Sandy on 6 Jun 2019
Thanks for the great review score, looks like you loved your stay.xx

8/10 Good

Tae-kwang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
가족여행 후기
정글속 분위기가 이색적이네요. 다만 여름엔 모기가 많아 bbq 하기에는 조금 부담됩니다. 그래도 식당에 해디라는 쿠커바라가 와서 반겨주니 기분이 좋네요. 근처에 포트스티븐스 사막보딩 체험과 토마리 국립공원 추천합니다.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019