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7.7

5,339 reviews

Sydney Central YHA

Sydney Central YHA

11 Rawson Place, Cnr Pitt Street & Rawson Place, Sydney, 2000, Australia

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Restaurant

Indoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

Sydney Central YHA

Welcome to Sydney Central YHA, your home base for adventure in the bustling heart of Australia’s most iconic city! Nestled just 1mi from the vibrant city center, our hotel is the perfect launch pad for exploration. Priced from just $81 a night, you can enjoy a cozy stay without breaking the bank. Whether you’re hunting for the best sights in the city or looking to unwind after a day of fun, we’ve got you covered right at 11 Rawson Place, where the excitement of Sydney awaits you!

Get ready to dive into relaxation with our outstanding amenities, including a sparkling indoor swimming pool that’s free for our guests! After your swim, enjoy a refreshing drink at our bar or indulge in a hearty breakfast before you hit the road. With free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and a terrace to soak up the sun, you’ll find yourself lounging in style. Plus, our 24-hour front desk is always ready to assist you, whether you need tour suggestions or the best local dining spots.

With over 5,339 reviews from happy travelers, rest assured that you’ll be staying in a place that values your comfort and experience. Whether you’re here for a weekend getaway or an extended stay, Sydney Central YHA is not just a hotel; it’s a friendly hub where travelers make memories that last a lifetime. Come and discover the charm of Sydney while enjoying all we have to offer!

At Sydney Central YHA, we know that every adventure deserves a flavorful beginning, which is why our on-site restaurant, inCafe, is the perfect spot to fuel your day! Step into a family-friendly atmosphere where you can savor delicious Italian dishes crafted with fresh ingredients. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite or settling in for a cozy dinner with newfound friends, the modern ambiance creates a warm and inviting experience. It’s the ideal setting to share stories, plan your next day’s escapades, or simply unwind with a slice of pizza or a pasta special that makes your taste buds dance!

Once you’ve basked in the culinary delights, it’s time to make a splash! Our adult-only indoor swimming pool is not just a swim – it’s a refreshing escape high in the skies. Located on the rooftop, the balmy atmosphere gives you a perfect space to unwind and soak up the breathtaking views of Sydney while lounging in the water. Imagine a float in the pool while enjoying the vibrant city life just beyond the rooftop! It’s absolutely the perfect antidote after a day filled with thrilling adventures around Sydney, allowing you to recharge and get ready for more exploration.

When it comes to convenience, Sydney Central YHA has got your back! We accept various payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, Eftpos, and UnionPay, so you can seamlessly settle your bill and focus on what truly matters – your travel experience. Plus, with our friendly 24-hour front desk staff, you can easily get insider tips on hidden gems, local hotspots, or simply directions to your next destination. With us, you’re not just a guest; you’re part of a spirited community where fellow travelers connect, laughter fills the air, and memories are made. So grab your backpack and prepare for a remarkable experience in the heart of Sydney!

Closest airports

Sydney International Airport

4.7mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Indoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Elevator

Rooms

Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Dormitory, 6 Bed, Shared Bathroom, Female Only

1 Bunk Bed

375 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

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Air-conditioned room offers an individual locker for each guest. Bathroom facilities are shared and located near the room. Please note that room accommodates female guests only. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room.

Bed in 6-Bed Male Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Dormitory, 6 Bed, Shared Bathroom, Male Only

1 Bunk Bed

375 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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This room features shared bathroom facilities, individual lockers, a table with chairs, and splendid views. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room.

Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Dormitory, 4 Bed, Shared Bathroom, Male Only

1 Bunk Bed

300 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

+

More details

Air-conditioned room offers an individual locker for each guest. Bathroom facilities are shared. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room.

Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Dormitory, 4 Twin, Shared Bathroom

1 Bunk Bed

300 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

+

More details

Air-conditioned room offers an individual locker for each guest and city views. Bathroom facilities are shared and located near the room. Please note children can only be accommodated in this room type if the entire room is reserved under one booking.

Quadruple Room with 4 Bunk Beds and Shared Bathroom (4 Adults) in Sydney Central YHA

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Quadruple Room, Bunk Bed, Shared Bathroom

4 Bunk Beds

300 sqft

City view

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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This room features lockers, hanging space, a table, chairs, city views, air conditioning, and shared bathroom facilities. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room.

Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Dormitory, 4 Bed, Shared Bathroom, Female Only

1 Bunk Bed

300 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

+

More details

Air-conditioned room offers an individual locker for each guest. Bathroom facilities are shared and located near the room. Please note that room accommodates female guests only. Please note children cannot be accommodated in this room.

Queen Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Queen Room, Shared Bathroom

1 Double Bed

215 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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This double room features a rooftop pool. The double room provides air conditioning, a carpeted floor, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

 Twin Room with Ensuite in Sydney Central YHA

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Ensuite, 2 Twin

2 Twin Beds

235 sqft

Private Bathroom

Flat-screen TV

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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This twin room features a rooftop pool. The twin room features air conditioning and a wardrobe, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. This twin room has an electric kettle, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 2 beds.

 King Room with Ensuite in Sydney Central YHA

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Ensuite, King

1 Queen Size Bed

235 sqft

Private Bathroom

Flat-screen TV

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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This double room's standout feature is the rooftop pool. The double room offers air conditioning, a wardrobe, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. This double room has an electric kettle, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

Queen Room with Ensuite in Sydney Central YHA

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Ensuite, Queen

1 Double Bed

235 sqft

Private Bathroom

Flat-screen TV

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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Queen Room with En-Suite

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Room - 2 Twin, Shared Bathroom

2 Twin Beds

215 sqft

Air conditioning

Shower

+

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Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom in Sydney Central YHA

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Dormitory, 8 Bed, Shared Bathroom

1 Bunk Bed

325 sqft

City view

Air conditioning

Shower

+

More details

This bed in dormitory features air conditioning.

Guest reviews

7.7

5,339 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Raquel

8.2

December 2023

The location is fantastic! Across the street from central station and a tram stop directly in front of the door? Perfection for people without cars

The sheets were very thin and we can’t sleep well without some weight on us.

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Illiana

9.1

April 2024

Honestly the property is kept clean and it’s in a great location, staff a friendly and guests are also nice to talk to

The bathrooms are a little outdated but maintained well and the hallways could use a new coat of paint (it just made the inside seem really dark) We also noticed the internal latch doesn’t work, however when we spoke to the staff they were very friendly and explained that the latches are outdated and it relies on the key card system which only the assigned guests or staff can access the room which was reliving, they were very clear and explained it well Myself and my friend stayed in a private room with ensuite and noticed it gets quiet cold at night (end of April) in the room and we had to rug up with extra jumpers under the blankets, we couldn’t find a thermostat if there was one (unsure if there was heating in the room)

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Morgan

8.2

May 2024

Location is excellent - public transport to anywhere you want to go is out the front or a short walk away - including train to airport. They also had a good continental breakfast buffet for $12. - no need to spend time in the kitchen or go to more expensive cafe for breakfast.

The decor in the public areas is gaudy. Number of toilets and showers is inadequate for number of guests - sometimes had to wait a while to have a shower and go to toilet on level one. Laundry facilities inadequate for large number of guests and most of the washing machines were not working - only one dryer was working - and keycard tap payment only - not coins.

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Geeta

9.1

November 2023

Excellent location. walkable 2 mins walk from the central station and a walkable distance to Paddy's Market - China town and George Street. Tram station right in front of Hostel. The rooms are clean and neat. Bathrooms /showers are clean too. Rates per night fluctuate, hence recommended to book in advance. The staff is very helpful.

I would suggest the hostel make provision for mobile charging points for each bed just over the bed with a small shelf to keep stuff. currently, the charging points are within the storage boxes deep inside which is cumbersome to use.

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Amelia

8.2

March 2024

The location is really great. The kitchen is good but still need to anticipate it on certain hour bcs it can get crowded. They have locker room and we can put our luggage there for free. They also provide a day pass, if it’s time for check out but we still need to stay for a while.

There are two things. First, it seems like there was a study tours from a school, so it was really noisy and the bathroom got super dirty. Second, I wanted to extend my stay a day before my checked out date, and the staff told me that the room for all female is full. But, on my checked out date, I checked booking.com there are two beds available. However, I didn't regret to move bcs the kids were really noisy. And I still enjoyed my stay tmat YHA.

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Garth

8.2

March 2024

Fantastic location, next to central station and walking distance to pedestrian markets and the Glebe | nice dorm room, clean linens, lockers provided, solid WiFi | 24-hour kitchen with appropriate storage space for food items | helpful staff |

Hostel is due for renovations (April-May 2024), understand that it will include the restrooms which were dated and underwhelming, this will benefit future guests | during the day, saw some cleaning people in the kitchen, but generally, cooking area felt neglected and abused (Tetris stacks of clean dishes left on drying rack, or, sink fully of dirty dishes, or, dirty cooktops and counters) |

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Craig

8.2

April 2024

quiet room / modern / location / Incafe great for meals / overnight car parking on-site in Sydney / great to be able to transport a disabled guest direct from YHA Central.

* lack of accurate communication for car parking. a unique verbal password given to each guest for the intercom at the entry is such an easy fix. * inflexibility to deal with unique situations that face a disabled guest in urgent need of a toilet on arrival . . . told "please wait in line and then I'll make you a key card for the lift." * all situations resolved with effort on the guest's initiative. * nobody seems to know or will take responsibility to find out. * slow staff procedures focussed on booking people in at the front desk. there's no point to checking in or out online if it doesn't save you time and you're told to please wait in line.

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Holly

8.2

February 2024

Great location with a light rail stop and train station right outside. We had adjoining queen room and a 4 bunk room which was perfect for our family. Made it a cost effective way of staying in the city. Big rooms and loved the large lockers. The woman at the front desk was lovely.

The rooms could have been cleaner. There was stains on some of the sheets for the bunk beds, those went straight back downstairs. A bit of noise from roadworks late in the evening but didn’t stop us sleeping. Unfortunately the rooftop and pool area had been closed for refurbishment the day we arrived. We hasn’t been advised this was happening and it was a huge disappointment as it was definitely a reason I booked.

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Alessandro

9.1

November 2023

It is absolutely in the most strategic location, you everything you would like to see in a ray of 10 min travel. The tram sto right in front of the accommodation . it’s so easy to reach from the airport as it is only 2 min walk from the central station, near to Haymarket. The staff is really friendly and they also have a nice relax rooftop pool at the 9th floor. There is a cinema and big kitchen facility. You have a personalised key card that allow you in your room and dedicated are, so nobody can come to your room and take your belonging. They have a very safe security system that check everyone that access to accomodation is actually a customer of the YHA, and after 9pm you can only access with the swiping your card. You can meet any type of guest from the young backpacker, to some CEO from a renovate business company, a family till an elderly solo traveller.

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Frema

9.1

February 2024

The location is perfect, I enjoyed my stay and if I visit Sydney again, I might stay at YHA Central again :) all the staff are very accommodating, especially at the front desk. the bed is very comfortable and the bathroom is very clean and fragrant! I highly recommend you try it here!

there is no plug in the bed itself or next to your bed. I would make it 10/10 if there was an outlet near the bed. the outlets are either inside the cabinet or next to the mirror or mini living room. if you have a long cord or charger, you're fine with the outlet inside the cabinet since it's pretty close to your bed. P.S. I stayed in the female dormitory and I'm not sure if all the dormitories are the same.

Points of Interest Around Sydney Central YHA

Attractions

Queen Victoria Building (QVB)

0.7mi

Bradleys Head

0.7mi

Sydney Fish Market (SFM)

1mi

Sydney Central Business District

1mi

Oxford Street

1.4mi

Nurses Walk

1.5mi

Garden Island

2.1mi

Goat Island

2.1mi

Bondi to Coogee Beach Coastal Walk

4.1mi

Balmoral

4.9mi

Shelly Beach

7.7mi

Avalon Beach

18.4mi

Milsons Point

25.6mi

Wattamolla Beach

27.2mi

Woy Woy

28.2mi

Restaurants

inCafe

Cuisines

  • Italian
  • 0

Ambiances

  • Family Friendly
  • Modern

Pools

Location

  • Indoor

Features

  • Rooftop

Age restrictions

  • Adults only

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of Sydney Central YHA

Restaurant

Indoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Elevator

Stay rules - Sydney Central YHA

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property