places to stay while traveling the world

Before I forget (and since i have 45 mins to kill before my bus to Nah Trang comes)I want to write down all the places I have stayed thus far on my journey. This will help me remember the trip, and hopefully will help anyone who comes this way.

AUSTRALIA:

Cairns: Calypso - Awesome! Really friendly staff. Out of town a little, but free shuttle to town every hour. Great pool and bar.

Cape Tribulation: The Beach House- Right on the beach, really relaxed and chill. Quiet. Lots and Lots of wildlife around. (spiders) Great relaxing place overall.

Mission Beach: Scotty's. Nice staff, nice pool, nothing to do in town, relaxing, good BBQ area. Sell things like single eggs, and individual slices of toast which makes things easy. Bathroom en suite. BYOB

Magnetic Island: Base- Wonderful in every way. Great night life. (some rooms the air con doesn't work). Good pool, good restaurant, good bar.

Airlie Beach: Beaches- good place, tiny pool. But good lagoon in walking distance. TV in rooms... balcony, good bar. Fridge in rooms. Clean, all rooms are bathroom en suite. Free Bfast.

1770: 1770 Backpackers- One of the best. No air con, but fan in rooms. Staff is friendly. big kitchen. REALLY REALLY chill place. Hammocks, and picnic benches every where. En Suite BR. BYOB.

Hervey Bay: Beaches- eh ok. no air con... pool was nice. Staff was not friendly. DO NOT recommend doing Fraser Island through Beaches. Beds were noisy. Bathroom was en suite.

Noosa: YHA: Great. Friendly staff, free wine on first night as a "get to know people". social, ping pong table, pool table, TV room, big kitchen, chill, good location. Clean, Really nice in every way.

Byron Bay: Holiday Village: Ok- comfy bed... must pay for linen though. no aircon, small pool. central location. Directly across the street from the big backpacker bar, Cheeky Monkeys. If I were to go back I would stay at The Arts Factory. Out of town a little, but really really chill. Free bike rental. BYOB

Sydney: YHA- railroad. nice, comfy beds, aircon, BR en suite, BYOB. Helpful staff. Central location right next to bus station and train station.

Melbourne: I stayed at 3 different hostels.
1- The Nunnery- in the Fitzroy area. Artsy area, loads of cafe's and live music bars. Hostel was old, but had character, Guests were on the older side. Lots of families. Free BBQ once a week. Free Bfast. BYOB overall ok.
2- Urban Central- HUGE, clean, comfy beds. Good bar, big kitchen. Free pasta, rice, and bfast. very secure, except this is where the naked man incident occurred. EEK. Friendly staff. Good central location to the CBD. Overall I would go back.
3-Base- In St. Kilda area. Nice big. clean rooms, bathroom en suite. good location to the beach and cafe's. Big Backpacker area. Would def. go back.

Adelaide: never stayed in a hostel here BUT I heard that the YHA is good.

Perth: Same as Adelaide, never stayed in a hostel, but YHA is supposedely great. It is in the CBD area... also have heard good things about staying in Cottelsloe Beach area.

MALYSIA:

Kuala Lumpur: Red Palm- wonderful. awesome staff. good location, cheap, free breakfast. Free coffee, tea, fruit and biscuits all day. Good communal TV area with lots of reference books.

CAMBODIA:

Siem Reap: Siem Reap Hostel- AMAZING. Comfy beds, clean, staff was REALLY REALLY Friendly. Free clean water to fill up your water bottle with. Awesome location, free bike rental. Great $1 bfast in the morning. Air con, pool, free internet, free bike rental. Bathroom en suite. One of the best hostels I've stayed at.

Phenom Penh: Capitol- Good, big rooms, very clean, friendly staff. Tour office downstairs. bathroom en suite. Satellite TV, air con. cheap.

VIETNAM:

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City): Madam Cuc's Hotel 64- Nice, clean room. The three of us had to share 2 beds. Air con, TV, free Breakfast, free coffee, tea, juice and fruit all day. Staff was alright. fridge in room. Helped book bus for next day. More expensive then other places in Saigon, but you get what you pay for. En suite BR.

Mui Ne: Suoi Tenn Mui Ne Resort- Wonderful. AMAZING pool. Right on the beach. clean rooms, air con, fridge. En suite BR. Ok staff- not very friendly. free brekky. free internet. Really relaxing, and chilled. really nice, the price wasn't too much for a resort either. $12.50/day. Close to lots of shops and restaurants. Would def. recommend.

Nha Trang: Backpackers hostel- REALLY loud. Good location, but don't expect to sleep. If you want to meet people here its a good place for that, but bring ear plugs if you want to sleep. Also book the one day boat tour from the hostel for $8. It is TOTALLY worth every penny. Free internet.

Hoi An: An Phu Hotel- big, nice, pool, air con, private bathroom, fridge TV, cheap ish (about $7 per person with 3 of us in a room). Helpful staff. Free internet.

Hanoi: Hanoi Backpackers- good place to meet people. Clean, some of the room are crammed with beds and have tiny bathrooms, while others are good. Free internet, free breakfast, GREAT place to meet people, free coffee and tea all day. I totally recommend booking the Halong Bay trip through this hostel even though it is a bit more expensive then places you can find on the street, but TOTALLY worth the extra money. Also do a three day trip, not the two day. There are lots of hotels on the same street. My reccomendation is to stay at a hotel on the street and get the private room for the same price as the hostel dorm room. Then just go to the hostel to socialize.

LAOS:

Vienteinne: Phonepasiuth Guesthouse- small rooms, expensive, no windows, no perks, not the best, but clean (ish) and a good location.

Vang Vieng: 2 different places
1-GrandView Guesthouse- right on the water, really close to bars, right in the think of things (although this town is so small it doesnt really matter where you stay). Nice room, a bit expensive. We paid 90,000 kip for two beds, no air con, no view. You can find rooms for 30,000 kip.
2-Somphathai guesthouse- central location. RIGHT next to tube rental place. We paid 70,000 kip for room with TV, two beds (one queen). Nice staff, restaurant that plays friends all day across the street. Little pharmacy in front of the guesthouse that sells anything you could want from Valium, to antibiotics, to bug spray, all cheap. En Suite BR, I would def. recommend it. Clean and good.


Luang Prabang: Hoxieng Guesthouse- nice place, really friendly staff. Free bananas and water. Not very cheap though. $15 US dollars per night. TV, and aircon included. en suite BR This town truly is you get what you pay for. We looked at places that were $10 a night and they were no where near as nice. Beware the Tuk Tuks from the bus station drop you no where near where the guest houses are, so word of advice, when you get dropped off, ask people on the street who look like backpackers where they are staying, and where that area is. The place is overloaded with Guesthouses, but they are all on back alley ways. I would stay here again.

Pak Beng: I don't remember the name of the place but it is on the left side of the road about 100 meters up from where you get dropped off from the slow boat. Nice place, about 80 kip for the night. Own Bathroom. Pak Beng is run entirely on a generator and has no electricity from 10:30 pm to 6:30 am.

Houy Xai: Sabadee Guesthouse- nice place, really close to the gibbon experience. We stayed here the night before and after the gibbon experience. The beds in the two rooms were VERY different so make sure you sit on it before accepting the room. We had an en suite BR, and a TV, and fan. about 80 kip/night.

THAILAND:

Chang Mai: Julies Guesthouse- backpacker mecca. Dorm rooms or private rooms. VERY cheap. Dorm rooms are only 70 baht a night. (2 USD). Private rooms are about 220 baht. Not the cleanest joint but a decent place to meet people. You can book treks or cooking classes directly here, as well as buses or trains to anywhere else in Thailand.

Pai: Family House- not the best place. SMALL room. Not the cleanest, and bed is REALLY uncomfortable. However it is cheap. We got the room for 3 nights for 700 baht total with en suite BR. The rooms are bungalows, and cute-ish. Definitely not a bad place, but there are much nicer places in Pai. If we had known where to look we would have chosen a different place. I recommend Unicorn Guesthouse. There is a pool, and free internet here.

Bangkok: Rikka Inn

Koh Tao: Big Blue Dive School, and Sunset Cottage???

Koh Phangan: Leela Beach Bungalows, and Cocohut resort

Koh Phi Phi: Banthai, and Harmony

Phuket: Phuket Backpackers

Singapore: Mitra Inn

Bali: Sayang Matha Mertha Hotel

Darwin: Maleluca on Mitchell

Alice Springs: Haven

Ok that's it up to now. Ill keep modifying as I go.