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Reviews of Cambridge Lodge - Hostel

2 out of 5
Cambridge Lodge - Hostel
109 Cambridge Street, (Entrance on Merchant St), Stanmore, NSW

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 91 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 225 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great pkace
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff here were absolutely fantastic - super accomodating and friendly!! Thank you so much
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love that you'd planted colourful flowers around the covered eating area
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Shannen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great hostel to stay in. Only issues were fan not working in private double room and a god awful mattress that had springs digging into you when you lay down. Only had to deal with it for one night but could be problematic for others
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

sharon

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Hugh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very suitable for my needs
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Cambridge Lodge on Nov 6, 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

8/10 Good

Takenori

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Hani

The swipe card sometimes doesn’t work. Check room 30 !!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Joanna

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The advertised place states it has parking on site and that it’s included which is not the case. Parking is on the street. This needs to be made clear as it is misleading. This is why I assumed the price was so high, I know it’s the city but there are cheaper places that offer more for your money. The whole place felt really uncomfortable. The door to my room and the windows has no lock. I would’ve felt safer sleeping in the bathroom that had a lock. $131 wasted. Communication via text. I drove back home and didn’t stay the night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
cheap and good value
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gari Wyn

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Drew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was great to receive a message on how to gain access the lodge after reception business hours. But bitterly disappointed with my room position. I mentioned that I was leaving very early the next day (5am) then to find that my room was directly adjacent to the outside table and chairs common area. I could not get to sleep until everyone had left the area in and around 11pm! Very disappointed I myst say!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Angela

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location

10/10 Excellent

JON

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Racquel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Safe quiet and friendly atmosphere. Lovely location and great service and staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Ching

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
During the sleep time, really noisy to hear those people who walked to the corridor and close the door , cabinet and showering. The sound proof is so bad . It made me can’t sleep all night by those very loud noise. Won’t be a nice place to sleep,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bring your own light into the toilet
All is good, except the toilet light and exhaust fan that switch off automatically (~15mins), so bring your own light into the toilet. Would have been better to replace with a motion sensors instead of using timer. Street parking is hard to find during the after school period ~3pm, when parents are waiting. It also get full at night. Would have been better to allow guest to use the parking lot in the back yard.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Zora Wolf on Aug 25, 2022
Thank you for your review Regarding parking , it is on the street parking no charge no limit, very lacky in Sydney to have thatparking inside do not belong to lodge , it is next door apartments lot reserve parking

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice building 1 bathroom closed on ground floor so more demand than supply
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Esther

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
There were plumbing issues, and no air con
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good price, clean!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Zorica Wolf on May 19, 2021
Thank you so much to be our guest Cambridge Lodge

6/10 Okay

Matt

Room was a bit ordinary, no windows and no lockers in the room. Looks a bit run down since my last stay there
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel for a quick stay
The room was tidy and comfortable. After hours check in was quick and painless, they contacted me before the check in date to confirm the time of arrival and gave me the option of a late check in. Close to transport and plenty of options for food and entertainment.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Business traveler
No tea or coffee, no jug, fridge turned off, no cold water.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Manager on Mar 28, 2021
Hi, Thanks for the feedback. Tea and coffee are provided in the kitchen at all times but not in the room. Apologies for not turning the switch on for the fridge and thanks for your stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
It's pretty basic, but it is fine for a bed and a shower.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Manager on Mar 28, 2021
Hi, A clean, comfortable bed and a shower at an affordable cost. That's Us

8/10 Good

Melinda

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet place, clean and tidy. The timed lights for the bathroom could be a little longer
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Derek, Sunshine Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value, friendly staff - one of the better hostels
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Brani on Sep 21, 2019
Dear Virginia, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
I chose this place because it was budget accom and I could walk from the Enmore Theatre with my boys after our concert. Reception was closed when we arrived but all was clean and tidy and check in was easy. However, it is August and while there was a quilt and a blanket on the big bed, my boys had nothing but a sheet and a skinny, small synthetic blanket each. There was nothing extra. Luckily we had a heater. It's probably fair to say a noise curfew should be introduced. We were back at 11.30 but around 2am I think, a whole group came in, chatting and banging around for quite a while.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Brani on Sep 21, 2019
Dear Guest , Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the position, near transport and parks. Clean rooms and helpful staff. Cooking facilities were good too. The room did have a shortage of power sockets though. Always enjoy our stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Brani on Aug 5, 2019
Dear guest, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

8/10 Good

Irene

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay
Great location for transport. Small but comfortable. Bathroom door locks need fixed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Brani on Aug 5, 2019
Dear Irene, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. ( we fixed it already thanks) Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very basic, budget accommodation. My room was adequate but only just. There was a fridge and sink but no plates or cutlery and no suggestion that I could get or use anything from the kitchen. One of the pillows smelled mouldy. Shared amenities need some attention. On the plus side - it was very close to public transport and to the conference venue.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Brani on Aug 5, 2019
Dear guest, It was so disappointing to read that your experience staying with us was so unacceptable and we apologise sincerely. Your feedback has been passed onto company management who take all feedback very seriously and this will be investigated. Kind Regards, The Cambridge lodge

4/10 Poor

Kalok

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a good hostel in my point.
Can’t use the parking after 1030pm ,the double room without private bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Brani on Jul 14, 2019
Hey There, Thank you for your comment we do not have rooms with private bathroom it says on our website and parking is free of charge on the street near by.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Brani on Aug 5, 2019
Dear guest, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very basic which is reflected in the price, but reasonably comfortable but I wouldn't want to stay there in summer it would be ridiculously hot in the room I was in as it was hot in the room and not outside.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Kevin’s ‘Review of Cambridge Lodge’
All good except for a blocked toilet problem. Also a bit pricy for the two star standard.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Was happy with the room and facilities. Good location. There were bugs (I think fleas) in the shower recess. The worst thing, is they stuffed up my payment, by obviously typing in the wrong numbers for amount to be devoted, lied about it, then sat there at their machine, trying different amounts to debit until they managed to take the last $30 from my account, without my permission or knowledge. Very shady, untrustworthy.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Manager on Dec 17, 2018
dear Kim Thank you for second a comment please contact our office we still notice outstanding balance $67.02 for the second night . I can provide more info about payment. You had booking for 2 nights ( $99 a night ) we have 2% surcharge for using Visa or MasterCard total $100.98 a night . We did take on your arrival day $100.98 plus next day morning you had conversation by text msgs . ( we texted you massages about second night ) . We sent you a msg on Monday again and we did call as well but you never answer. Yes we did take $30 from your card on Monday. We do not need to lied !! We provide service what you used and didn't pay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Brani on Dec 2, 2018
Dear Guest , Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

8/10 Good

Alpha, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel staff are patient to ask all my questuons. But the room door security facility need to be inprove
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Brani on Dec 2, 2018
Dear Guest , Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

8/10 Good

Peter, Canberra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place very functional. Small rooms but very good for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Brani on Dec 2, 2018
Dear Peter, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Brani on Dec 2, 2018
Dear Guest , Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

8/10 Good

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Brani on Dec 2, 2018
Dear Veronica, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

10/10 Excellent

Slatts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to newtown!! Awesome vibe and good guests!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Brani on Sep 22, 2018
Dear Slatts, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Handy location to the train and Enmore Roadwoth comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Brani on Sep 8, 2018
Dear, Thank you so much for your feedback! We are so glad that you enjoyed yourself and look forward to welcoming you again very soon. Kind regards, The Cambridge lodge