Name: Wake Up Bondi Beach
Address: 108 110 Campbell Parade, SÍdney, 2026, AU

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Jonathan

The place is fresh remodeled in side and out as well check in is up stairs but also has check in reception during the day at entrance lobby for customers. Room is clean and comfortable with daily activities including walking beach trails and yoga exercises for everyone.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2026

Jaclyn

Fantastic stay. Clean, friendly staff, lots of extra activities organized, great kitchen/fridge area. The beach view was also wonderful.

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2026

Karen

Perfect location. Friendly staff. Especially megan who went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Ideal base to explore, chilled atmosphere and offers daily activities. Only negative was the very loud doors banging closed up and down the corridor 24hr a day.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Vicky

Staff are great!!
Beachfront location, very good experience!

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

28 Jan 2026

Jaime

We got mold poisoning from this room, really not a great stay. There is clearly a massive mold issue at the establishment as well as cockroaches and dust. Staff said we should email management but they never replied to us.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

Lynsay

Great stay. Amazing location, right on the beachfront. Possibly the most sociable hostel I’ve stayed in. Everything was easy and simple to understand.

Some improvements would be: hooks (for damp towels) in the rooms, another ‘chill’ area - away from the reception desk - especially as the rooftop is closed during rainy and windy weather, more yoga mats available, more ‘staff only areas’ for them to relax/eat in as they would use guests areas and could appear quite cliquey.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Sophie

Great hostel! Solo female traveller. It was very social as had a common room and different events. Great location in Bondi, close to beach and can get to Coogee by bus. Overall very clean (but obviously depends on roomies).

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2026

Rodrigo

The location of this hostel is exceptional if you’re staying at the beach and couldn’t be better. However, it’s not ideal if you want to be close to the city center, as it’s quite far from everything else.
The beds were very comfortable and the place was clean, but the bathrooms do not provide soap or shampoo. The lighting at each bed is very well designed and thoughtful, as it doesn’t disturb other guests.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

James

Excellent stay at Wakeup, staff and visitors are all super friendly with fun events every night which encourage socialising and making friends. Facilities are great too, showers have good pressure and heat and bathrooms are kept to a good standard. Very vibey overall - would definitely stay here again!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Norieh

First time staying at a hostel and i would stay again!.
I met many interesting people from all over the world and made a good friend!.
Clean place and friendly staff, easy to find, they have daily activities with other guests so it was easy to make friends.

DO BRING EAR PLUGS

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2024

ruben

Best value hostel in bondi including surfboards

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

24 Nov 2024

Jiayi

The location is very convenient, but the facilities leave much to be desired. The bunk beds are unstable, and any movement from the upper or lower bed is easily felt, which disrupts sleep. To make matters worse, I was woken up at 2:30 a.m. by the creaking bed noise and discovered that two people were engaging in inappropriate behavior in the mixed dormitory, which you know what I mean. This was extremely uncomfortable and unacceptable. The management should address both the bed quality and enforce rules to ensure a respectful and pleasant stay for all guests.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Jesse

Good facilities. Location can't be beat. Staff were very friendly and helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Jeffrey

Clean, quiet, reasonably priced. Steps from the beach and the 333 which takes you to and from the CBD. A perfect visit to Bondi Beach.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Jack

Good clean room, private room without en suite.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2024

Clare

N/A

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2023

Shane

Stayed here for a few nights and had a great time. Super friendly and helpful staff

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2023

Daniela

Excellent place to stay for a new comer! Everyone is very friendly and welcoming. Everything you need is walking distance and beach just across the street!

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2023

Natalie

Lets start with the good... Location was perfect, right across from the beach and 5 minute walk to closest grocery store. Cool people working there and were helpful. Met some really cool travelers from around the world, really chill vibe there, but certainly more of a young party crowd. Lots of fun activities planned. Wine an cheese night, pizza night, and a great guided walk to Coogee beach.
Definitely could be a lot better. There are NOT enough bathrooms for the amount of people. Only two private toilets on each floor - other toilet was in the female shower room - So three possible toilets for females on a floor with at least 20-30 others. Gotta get up early to use them and the sinks are small and annoying when your trying to wash your face or brush your teeth. There also weren't any hooks in any of the toilet rooms, could be quite an easy fix and makes a huge difference.
The kitchen was always crowded, so unless you go in at odd hours, you'll be fighting for space, so I would just go down, look in the kitchen and almost immediately walk out and get take away, which adds up. Also, not the hostels issue because they keep all the tags of food they've taken, but someone took my groceries out of the fridge, which I had just enough for my last breakfast before checkout...had to spend 15 at McDonalds for coffee and sandwich because breakfast everywhere else was 20 .
The rooms were decent sizes, and thankfully they are on top of vacuuming/cleaning due to lots of sand.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2023

Alison

Best hostel I've ever stayed in

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2023

Heidi

Very friendly staff, easy check in, clean.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2023

Andrew

Amazing experience and you will meet awesome people. Hardly a hostel with how great it is

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2023

Isabell

I liked the style, friendly staffy and program. The beds could have more privacy (for example Privacy screen)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2022

TszPing Lo

Bathroom well maintained. Kitchen small and very busy, but well maintained.
Location is awesome.
Public transportation is easy to access.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2022

Christian

Friendly staff, great location and clean well kept.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2022

Lista

Definitely is the greatest backpacker hostel I ever stayed : )

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2021

Jo-Ann

My stay was good, premises were nice and clean, service was friendly

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2021

Sergey

Enjoyable accommodation at reasonable price

Reasonably priced and comfortable stay with a bunch of good people around. Enjoyed the stay near Bondi beach!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2021

Steven

Good !

Very clean, great location !

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Great place to stay! First time in Australia and it set the bar high for hostels. Close to all amenities would highly recommend

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2019

Jake

Great staff, new and clean, awesome location. The rooftop is incredible, great view.

Unfortunately there are few comfortable places to sit. The rooftop has nice seating but if the weather is bad or after the rooftop closes for the day, all inside areas are particularly uncomfortable.
All common areas are also closed at 10pm, leaving only a few uncomfortable benches near reception available.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2019

Joseph

Beach Stay

Great hostel, perfect location for beach and transport. Free surfboard hire and lots of good activities in morning and evening.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Book sooner rather than later

Bondi Backpackers is THE place to stay on the beach. The best staff, excellent location, and perfect vibe.

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2018

Gareth

On check-in we were informed there may be some building work on floor 2 but not to worry as we were on floor 3. It was in fact floor 3 which was a complete building site. In the corridor there was no carpet, builders walking around and their equipment around our room door. In the room we had no blinds or curtains, there was an extremely strong paint smell and scaffolding directly outside the window. For obvious security reasons we were unable to leave the window open to help the paint smell, not to mention the clear invasion of privacy with the window being directly behind the bed. I asked for a temporary window blind which could not be provided. As it was late we could not find another room but were informed the manager would be there the following morning and we would be able to receive a refund for the remaining nights. The next morning we woke at 6am to the sound of builders shouting over their drills.
On checking out the manager was completely unapologetic.
I have since read other reviews where this building work was mentioned as a problem 5 months ago. I certainly should have been informed of this work upon booking or at least by email following this. These rooms should not be available and certainly not at full price whilst building work continues. As this building work is not advertised prior to arrival it seems the hotel is trying to deceive its guests in the hope they pay anyway...

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

I booked a single room at 2nd floor and it’s was very basic with a wall fan but it’s fine for me. I didn’t feel cold or warm. This backpacker hostel is surprisingly not noisy. The wifi worked well in my room too. The toilet and shower room were always clean. There are many free activities in this hostel. Overall, the stay was good.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

There was so much construction and although they were apologetic, they began work drilling beside the room at around 7 am all day. One day the door to the room was being fixed and was propped open all day. Next, due to construction most bathrooms and showers were out of service. I waited forever just to get in. I think once construction is done the place will be great again. Lots to do, planned events, close to the beach. The construction really ruined it for me!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Good location

Convenient location. One of the best hostel I've stayed at.

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Great for a one night stay

It offered everything I needed and, having read some reviews of the place, I knew what to expect. It was clean, easy to check in and well located to Bondi beach. The only downside, as other reviews observe, is there is no air conditioning, just a big fan, which does the job, but not as well as air conditioning. However, fine for a night or two.

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2017

marcial

great location!! great roof top with view!!

great location!! great roof top with view!! highly recommended if you stay at Bondi Beach

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2017

Ziggy

A Great experience for a Groovy Granny!

Staff friendly & helpful esp. Jamie. The young people from around the world at the rooftop BBQ were awesome. Young Groovy Granny\" of 72, was cared for and felt very young at heart! The view of Bondi Beach from the rooftop was amazing!
Thanks guys from Ireland & Finland for supporting the Peace Project Remembrance Event on the Beach.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Close to bus stop and Bondi Junction and Opera House and Circular Quay

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2017

flavia

Nice place with nice furniture

Very nice old building. Double room was small but charming. Bathroom and shower area was in common with all the floor but we didn’t quewed at all. So great! Blu sheets and towels very nice, comfortable bed.
We recommend it, thanks a lot

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

The hostel is very nice and has a chilled out atmosphere. The kitchen is always clean albeit a little small. The rooms are a good size and the free wifi is fantastic. Would stay again.

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2017

Robert

Great location and access to everything you need.

Shops, beach and transport at your door. Everything you need, make sure you plan your parking, very popular place.

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Overall, good hostel in a great location. Decently clean, very friendly staff, and fun environment.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Fantastic experience at this hostel. I booked a private room and was very pleased.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2017

Alyson

Very friendly and accommodative staff. Friendly people. Amazing beach view by the common area. Very comfortable and pleasant stay throughout. :)

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2017

Mark

Fantastic Location. Exactly as Advertised.

The hotel is EXACTLY as ADVERTISED. You get a bad to sleep on at night. The location is fantastic, better than the 4/5 star hotels in Bondi. I had a private room. Thin walls so you hear everything. I got it for $50USD nightly so I was happy. I would not pay over $60USD for it.

All in all, if you like hostels / backpackers this place is about as good as it gets. It goes out of its way to engage the guests.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2017

felipol

great location

enjoyed the property

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2017

Ludovic

Best backpacker by far

I was nicely welcomed at the reception, got given the keys. I was impressed to see a nice cosy and quite spacious room at such a nice spot of Sydney for such a great price. Most importantly its very clean so you can really feel comfortable like you're at home. I highly recommend and I'll definitely come back !