Name: Aquarius Backpacker Resort
Address: 16 Lawson Street, Byron Bay, 2481, AU

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Jessica

Great!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2026

Matthew

Great rooftop gym

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Camille

Very nice hostel and wonderfully located! The restaurant right next to the hostel was 10/10 - will have to come back next time i’m in Byron Bay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Kate

Can’t fault the place. However, we were mislead 3 times by a staff member. This caused a lot of inconvenience.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Thomas

Everything was great just the wifi wasn't working, apart from that wonderful place :)

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Talli

The stay was perfect, way more than what i expected
The private room was clean, comfortable and beautiful. The staff were nice and informative. Thank you for the time 🙏

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

David

Stayed in the deluxe motel room and had a great stay. Central for the beach and town. No complaints.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2025

Michelle

Comfortable and fantastic location

We stayed at a suite. Everything was great and the bed was super comfortable. Fantastic location. In the middle of it all. Great vibe too.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2024

Justin

Good hostel, got kept up most the night Saturday but you gotta expect that

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2024

Paul

It was a great spot. But room F1 was loud. Paper think walls and heard everyone coming in and out all night. For a good sleep, pick another room..

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2024

Karoline

We loved the location, we liked the room and the staff, only the bathroom wasn't so clean.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

David

We stayed in a private room and it was fantastic. The location was perfect and the room so comfortable and well looked after by the staff

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2024

Ian

Spacious one bedroom equipped very well.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Cameron

The location is excellent - handy for walking everywhere. The on-site parking is also good. The place had a cosy welcoming feel. We will definitely stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2023

Lauren

Great environment for traveling solo!

I had a great stay at Aquarius. I upgraded to the studio room which was a loft style private room which was very nice. Both staff and the other lodgers were incredibly social. I participated in the 4:45am lighthouse tour and the ping pong tournament both of which were really well attended (and free!) Traveling solo it was awesome to meet some new people at the hostel!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2023

Hannah

The reception/front desk was amazing so lovely and helpful

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2023

Alyxx

It was a no fuss experience and one that was quite a surprise that we had a great time

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2023

Steve

Unfortunately a lot of the parking area was closed for the one night I was there, so had to park on the street and feed a meter until 6pm as it was only one hour parking.

The info on the place stated no noise after 11.00pm, but I heard yelling and screaming regularly throughout the night, mostly from the girls who were probably \"over refreshed\" from the bar or coming back from a night out!

Granted, I'm in my 60s and probably don't cope with that too well nowadays. It was deathly silent in the morning at 7am when I got up, and no wonder! Still, a nice enough place with lovely staff and facilities

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2023

Verified traveler

Fun hostel with a social vibe

Great location, friendly staff, very social hostel. I stayed in a private room which was clean. Very social atmosphere. They hosted game nights and other events which was fun. Only downside is that the walls were a bit thin so you could head noise from people partying.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2022

Karla

Great location, clean rooms and amenities.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2022

Mark

First time staying in a backpackers. Hope all backpackers are like this! We had a suite room with own bathroom and bed area but the staff were friendly and room was clean, tidy and good amenities.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2022

Roberto

Good size room clean and well located close to beach and nice part of town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2022

Steve

Love this place

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2022

Jeremy

For $120 per night my room 4a was very good value. The bed was comfy, bathroom was quite large and it had a quirky feel about it that I loved. Also it us will located within a 3 minute stroll to the beach. Also well placed for shops, bars abd restaurants. Great place to stay

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2022

Hannah

Great location and easy check in.
Staff were a little unfriendly to my partner when he arrived, and the room was not very clean. The spa was not clean and was unpleasant to use.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2022

Jasmine

Great spot

It was really great. Perfect location near restaurants, cafes and a short walk to the beach.
We had a great time. The pool and bar area was awesome, great vibes and friendly staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2021

Morgan

Awesome - can’t wait until my next visit!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2021

Timothy P

Awsome Hostel

Awsome private room for a hostel. Very limited parking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Big room, own kitchen, a/c, ceiling fan, balcony, comfortable bed and futon

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Great value!

Great value for money and location in the heart of town. Walking distance to shops, bars and the beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

There were activities happening every night at the bar and very great deals during happy hour!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Aquarius is the best hostel to stay in Byron Bay, very friendly staff and a very comfortable place to stay

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2019

William

The wonderful helpful and honest people working here..

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The ceiling fan barely worked so it was incredibly hot trying to sleep, incredibly hot! I ended up getting up and soaking my shirt with water to try and sleep. Super noisy constantly getting woken up by people shouting, even the security shouting that someone spewed in the dorm and he had to clean it up. I am all for partying and having a good time so it’s not really their fault there’s just no soundproofing.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Great hostel facilities, staff and atmosphere! Definitely worth r

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2018

Daybreak

Nice hotel and friendly staff. Sadly the room was damp and not at all good for anyone suffering from asthma or toxic mold allergy’s. I would recommend it to people in good health but sadly for me I have both these health issues and I was unwell from the room having damp and mold inside it.
The room was lovely and spacious.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2018

Tracy

Great spot close to bea h an shops would stay again definitely

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2018

Oleg

very good location, but because it is a backpacker stay - it was pretty loud at night. Though would be great for people looking for parties.

Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Sep 2018

dave

Noisy

Very very noisy . I had a private room but I could hear people talking , showering in theirs . It's a backpacker hostel so I expected noise but not this much . I wouldn't stay again. I would pay more elsewhere .

2/10

Poor

09 Aug 2018

BJ

Drunken revelry from other guests nearly ALL night. Guests treated like school students and then plied with alcohol.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2018

olga

nice location but it needs some refurbishing

good service but rooms needs some renewal works. a bit expensive for the room quality and comfort

2/10

Poor

06 Dec 2017

Philip

Poor standard compared to other hostels

Room was unclean, bed uncomfortable and shared shower room was damp and mouldy. Noise from bar/terrace til gone 11.30pm. Noise from room above woke us early morning sounded like someone shifting beda around. Very overpriced too glad we only had to stay one night

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2017

Lina

Great location and facilities

Great spot and great facilities and services for guests. Staff were great as well. Only one incident with another guest knocking on our door at 3am trying to get to the bathroom. No fault of the venue, which had pretty good security, just annoying.

4/10

Poor

09 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Generally ok but unfortunately it was very noisy until 11pm and was short-changed at the bar

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Nikolina

Rummet var genomsnittligt. Första natten gick sängen sönder. Den blev dock fixad direkt dagen därpå men påverkade ändå vistelsen negativt.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2024

Martha Gabriela

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Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2019

Paulo H

Barulhento

Ótima localização, a acústica dos quartos não é boa pois é possivel ouvir tudo o que ocorre nas áreas externas e no andar de cima.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2018

Lisa

Virkelig godt. Vi havde dobbelt værelse med eget bad - rent og pænt.Virkelig god service, og super beliggenhed

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2017

Robert

OK für den Preis aber kein Luxus

Das Zimmer war recht groß und wir hatten eines mit eigenem Bad. Das ganze war allerdings sehr hellhörig. Das Bett war komplett durchgelegen und die Balkontür schloss nur teilweise.

Partner