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Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel

2.0 star property

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Beach nearby
Front of property
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Full-size fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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14 Wellington Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230
  • Place, Bunbury CentrePoint
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Bunbury Lighthouse
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Marlston Hill Lookout Tower
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Busselton, WA (BQB-Margaret River)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

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Single Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • 108 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

1 Bed in a 6 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel

Bunbury hostel steps from Bunbury Regional Art Galleries
Along with coffee/tea in a common area, this hostel has free use of bicycles and laundry facilities. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include an arcade/game room, a library, and tour/ticket assistance. Bathrooms are shared and housekeeping is not available.
Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel offers 13 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and shared/communal kitchens. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. This Bunbury hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Recreational amenities at the hostel include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel features a library, barbecue grills, and an arcade/game room. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Bunbury hostel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel has designated areas for smoking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 4 shared bathrooms
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: AUD 19

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
All guests must show a valid passport. This is the only form of identification that is accepted at this property.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: AUD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: AUD 19 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Dolphin Retreat Bunbury Hostel
Dolphin Retreat Hostel
Dolphin Retreat Bunbury
Dolphin Retreat
Dolphin Retreat Bunbury
Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel Bunbury
Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Reviews

Dolphin Retreat Bunbury - Hostel Reviews

6.4

6.8/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 26 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Tommy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Did not like not having our own bathroom!! Difficult managing stairs during the night!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was OK! And the fact of solitude was a good thing!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Greg, East Fremantle

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy, hard to sleep due to guests coming and going late into the night and deliberating on the front veranda, right outside guest rooms, on what the door code was. Very broad mix of clientele.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very small hostel, most rooms are directly onto lounge or shower areas due to this you do get general noise eg TV, talking, doors slamming. This is between 8am -10pm outside these hours is hostel quiet time. So although good quiet time policy at hostel if you want to read or get away from noise in room, earplugs are needed. Great location to beach few minutes walk. Easy 10 min walk from or to bus station to get back to main Terminal for buses and trains. 10 mins walk to Coles or Aldi. Bunbury very easy to walk around. If using google for directions halve how long it says takes to walk places in general all closer then looks on map. Overall great place if you want to be near beach and walk everywhere. Just a warning only 3 showers, not a problem while I stayed but in busier time would be interesting! Pleasant stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Night guy was average morning lady was good. Overall satisfactory
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything OK - But I would have appreciated a heater that actually worked in my room. It got down to 4 degrees C that night. Otherwise all ok
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Chrissy, perth Wa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay lady told us we all we needed to know, and that we had to be quite after 10pm and if we wanted to watch tv we had to go to the back TV room down stairs Well she went to bed ?? And the rest of the guests ladies only, turned up the tv and talked very loudly until midnight it was very frustrating as our room (10) was a couple of feet away from the TV and we had just got off a train after working all day. we start work at 5am, & had to get up very early to get back on the road again the next morning, And when we got into bed myself and my hubby was attacked by bugs we itched all night, omg and in the shower the drain cover was full of black hair 😱 thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

yaz, perth

Liked: Staff & service

Nice hostel good location

Had a one night stay at Dolphin Retreat which was quite enjoyable. Staff were excellent, very friendly and knowledgeable and helpful. Facilities were all clean and tidy as was our room. The bed was not the most comfortable but for one night was completely fine. The complimentary extras included in our stay were very generous although we didn't have time to take advantage of any!! Would stay again in the future.

8/10 Good

Denis, Fremantle Western Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient to beach, city

Stayed for one night. Staff very pleasant. Non smoking but guests can smoke in area at back of property away from accommodation area. Parking in secured area is a good feature. Good short walking distance to beach and city centre. Clean room, comfortable bed, clean showers, toilets. Games - e.g. billiards - available. Continental breakfast though could have been better organised - kitchen and fridges largely reserved for guests which is a good thing for self-caterers. Ideal for backpackers, single travellers but not aware of double beds, etc for couples. Less suited for families (with children on the journey)

2/10 Terrible

Amandeep

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cheap

It's stinking don't forget room freshener with you. Too full to feel comfortable. Toilet is something alright.

6/10 Okay

Jay, Mandurah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

It was ok

Very small room. You get what you pay for though. Only stayed for one night and didnt spend a lot of time there. Was woken up to a loud argument at 3am with the caretaker kicked another patron out.

2/10 Terrible

georgie, perth

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Didnt stay . Went and stsyed domewhere rlse

Yuk yuk yuk . Staff horrible . Nasty . Wasnt very polite

10/10 Excellent

Mon , uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dolphin Retreat

I stayed for 13 nights. I had booked a single room. The location of Dolphin Retreat is excellent: three minutes from a wonderful beach and five minutes from shops and restaurants. About half an hour to walk to the wildlife park ang fifteen to the dolphin centre. I would recommend Dolphin Retreat for a stay in Bunbury.

8/10 Good

Heather, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

"Home from Home"

A characteristic building - rooms and toilet facilities very clean and freshly decorated. Good size kitchen with plenty of fridge/freezer space. Very comfortable accommodation.

4/10 Poor

Larry, Perth, W.A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Keep expectations low: Backpacker's NOT Hotel

This site led me to believe I was booking into a hotel/motel, not a backpackers. Those who pay for single bed in shared room are possibly getting a great deal; however I was charged effectively for the whole room; understandable if I had a family but as a single person I really felt ripped off. The only reason I stayed was because I was desperate, everywhere else was full. Car park was full, so parked on street out front (has fee payable after 8:30am) Fellow guests are very friendly and helpful. The site advertises "breakfast included" and when you arrive are told "Breakfast is at 8am" however is really quite meaningless; you are set up to be disappointed, and wished there was never mention of "breakfast".

6/10 Okay

Lim, Singapore

Friendly staff, our kids enjoyed the pool games and table tennis.

4/10 Poor

Vik, Mandurah

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

backpackers Hostel

Maybe we didn't pay enough attention to the website but we were under the impression that this was a hotel/motel not a backpackers hostel with shared facilities. Not suitable for families with young children.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Lim, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service

Free parking. Free BF. Value for money.

Good

10/10 Excellent

logan, perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Nice hotel

Good and friendly staff I would go back and stay again for sure

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

Valued

Location good, reasonable price, kindly staff

8/10 Good

Raphael, Darmstadt

Liked: Staff & service

Hübsches Hotel mit netten Gästen

Immer gut für nette Leute kennen zu lernen, in der Nähe des Strandes. Gut für längere Aufenthalte