Gret stae. Hem wan hostel so hem no perfet, bat olgeta, hem veri naes
Mi wantem stat wetem ol best samting long dis hostel, mo bae mi menshonem ol samting we i no long kontrol blong hostel.
1) Lokesen i gud. Hem abaot 15 min wok blong go long Fortitude Valley, we hem i long daon taun blong Brisbane. Hem tu abaot 3 min from "Central" tren steisen.
2) Ol staf, olsem ol Australian, oli veri frendli.
3) Ol pod we i stap hem i veri klin. Ol bedsheet i klin, ol pillowcase, ol wol i klin tu. Ol shower i renoveit mo oli gud. Hem wan hostel, so plante pipol oli yusum i long dei. Long basemen flur, mi ting ol shower i wok gud. Oli gat maintenance staf blong fiksim ol samting sapos wan lightbulb i no wok.
4) Ol kaunta i 24/7. I gat wan staf we i lukim hu i kam insaed long hostel afta 10pm. Yu nidim wan card key blong enter. Plis tingim rum blong yu.
5) I gat lockers long basemen. Yu nidim blong gat yu own padlock. Mi rekomend blong bringim wan from yu home kantri. Yu save lokim ol samting blong yu. Bat, mi no ting se eniwan bae stilim ol samting blong yu sapos yu livim long bedrum - rum we mi stap i gat 8 pod long hem. Fastaem, hem i olsem 10 o so.
6) Let’s go long wan situesen. Long L2G, long basemen, sapos yu kasem dat rum long August 2025 o 2025, yu sould askem blong change rum. I gat wan fella (olda, tattooed, big guy) we i snor bigfala. Mi kasem hostel long 3pm mo hem i snor from dat taem, evn 5pm, mo laeta long 10pm, ol wei i go long 8am taem hem i wakem up blong free brekfas. Mi askem blong change rum long 5pm blong dat dei mo ol staf i naes plante blong let mi save blong check out long 11am long nek dei mo wan niu BETTER rum bae i givim. Hem i wan hard naet from hem i snor ol naet. Hem i wan long term stay guy. Mi no ting se eniwan i save survive long dat.
7) Long nek dei, mi kasem wan niu rum. Ol pipol long dat rum oli Chinese/Korean, mo wan naes French woman we i tok plante French. Hem i talem blong quiet long 10pm taem ol lait i off mo ol pipol i encuraj blong stap quiet blong evriwan. Rum 201 i veri naes. Ol set up i modern. Rum L2G i olfala mo i gat plante long term stay pipol long hem. Askem blong change sapos yu stap long dat rum, IMO.
8) Yu save chargem ol samting blong yu bifor ol pod. Yu NEED wan Australia converter plug. Baem hem long AliExpress bifor yu kam from hem i bae i mo ekspensiv long Australia. Mi tu i exchangem cash long mi home kantri from we ol reit i betta long airport mo stoa.
9) Brekfas i 8am sharp go long 10am. Gret samting. Oli gat corn flakes, muesli, ol kain milk we oli baem long stoa, orange juice/apple juice, toast we yu save mekem, ol spread, yogurt i long wan big bowl mo i tasti gud, mo wan sam mango fruit we yu save putum long tap. Yu save kasem utensils mo cups/dishes. I requaer blong washem yu own dishes long sinks afta, mo blong draem ol o yu bae i faen. Evriwan i frendli. Yu save kaekem long plante ples - long wan couch area, long taebles long saed, o long loea level we i gat wan workout area mo plante couches. Mi laekem vegemite toast, yogurt, juices, mo cereal. Olgeta i high-quality store-bought food, so hem i wan gud wei blong fillim yu long morning. Long las dei, mi bringem food from wan cafe - olsem meat pie we i wan Australian specialty.
10) Ol shower mo restroom. Ol i shared. Mi hadem mi shoes long rum. Mi rekomend blong bringem sandals tu. Mi ting ol staf i providem ol. Plis bringem yu own toothbrush/toothpaste. Sapos yu no bring, yu save payem wan smol 7 dollar fi. Oli offerem washing machines/dryers blong 7 dollars, mo 6 dollars blong draem. I gat wan touch screen. Free iron.
Ol shared living room/kitchen area i open long 6am, so yu save kasem milk, dining area mo plates/etc. Hem i klos long 10pm. Sapos yu wantem yusum yu laptop o kaekem somwe, i gat wan smol taebl long saed blong locker area. Sam "Fire prevention" doas i nid blong klos long evri taem long midol blong naet.
11) I gat plante young backpackers. Mi tok long wan French guy, British guy. Oli even.
Mi lavem Brisbane Quarters
Mi gat blong talem olsem mi wokem ofa long doo afta mi stap, mi feeling i wan komplit satisfakshen, olsem 10/10. Afta mi stap long hia long third taem long las few yia, hem i tru gud blong feel olsem displa ples i gud. Mi i wowed long ol dekor mo layout long fastaem - from swimming pool go long gym - mo nathing blong dat i no diminin. Ol impreshen we mi kam awaem wetem dis taem i olsem hao exceptionalli wel run dis ples i. Mi i smol alarm long fastaem olsem oli change ol rul mo mekem hem smol stricter long yia we mi no bin hia. Taem wan 10pm curfew blong wan ples we i mostly yusum blong ol travela long 20's i luk olsem wan smol kwik mo i enforce mo strong nao, mo mi gat mi rezervation se dis sould blong hem, mi no save deny se dis element blong discipline i helpem blong keepim ples i wel run. BQ i no bin wan 'party hostel' tank yu, mo ol pipol we i stap hia oli olgeta i tend blong wel raised mo respetful so mi no save ting se hem bae i result long anarki sapos ol rul i easem smol, bat long end, sapos dis i wan smol prais blong pem blong gat wan wel run mo veri comfortable mo plesant 'flashpackers' den mi preferem dat. Ol kitchen mo dining areas i olsem wan tren steisen long morning mo hem i wan testament blong ol first rate management blong BQ we ol staf i save runem ol veri kind complimentary brekfas session smotli. Ol staf i generally frendli mo oli wan tu helpem. Wei we yu rate wan ples i olsem wan movie long mi opinion, ultimately mi rate hem long emotional effect mo evn though i gat sam smol niggles - ol blocked raet hand sink long men bathroom long first floor i stil blocked afta wan yia haha, ol left hand shower i only put out lukewarm water, mi mattress long pod #1 long 18 bed pod rum i sunken long midel mo i save maybe do wetem replas mo ol paintwork long hand rail i go long mi pod i chipped off, nathing blong dis ol samting i no nuf blong detract long mi feeling blong komplit satisfakshen olsem mi left long end blong mi stap. Ol positives i greit long ol smol negatives mo ol overall experience i no less komplit comfortable mo plesant. Mi nearly stap long wan hotel we i klos mo i mo ekspensiv long dis bat long end mi decide blong stap raon long plante pipol i more appealing long dat long relative isolation blong wan hotel rum olsem wan single travela. Afta plante experience blong dis, mi feel se olsem displa privacy i save = loneliness mo dis feeling blong community we yu kasem long wan ples olsem BQ i mo valuable. Ol dekor mo facilities i so comfortable, no gat yu own rum i no met mo ol pod rum i veri naes, quiet mo comfortable. Mi stap long mi own rum long Coolangatta YHA bifo hia mo long tu ples, olsem olwe i bin wan ples blong harem ol aksent blong mo mingle wetem ol German, French, Spanish, British, Irish, Slavic, Japanese, Chinese mo ol narafala Australian pipol. Mi bin gat sam greit experiences long ol yia long hostel mo olsem i kasem blong mit mo save ol pipol from ol raon long wol mo displa experience i wan joy we yu no save kasem long hotels mo wan we yu no save putum wan prais long. Tenkyu Brisbane Quarters blong narafala greit stae!