The Island Accommodation

作為青年旅館挺不錯的，房間乾淨，有公用的廚房餐廳電視間活動室，有一個乒乓球桌，孩子打了幾次。洗漱用品需要自備

地點一流，還有獨立衛生間，和公用廚房，去看小企鵝才20分鐘車程，方便，舒適。

Comfortable and very clean place. The wifi is strong and the kitchen perfectly equipped. The bus station is no minute away, but a car is still recommended especially if you want to visit the penguine parade.

Pros: good location near bus stop to and from Melbourne and to Cowes shops in the north of Phillip Island, spacious kitchen, short walk to San Remo & Cape Woolamai supermarkets and shops, beaches reasonably close by, decent bike hire Cons: given a long list of rules to sign on check-in including a threat to evict guests for drinking or smoking on the premises with CCTV cameras everywhere but the bathrooms and bedrooms, - focus on families rather than individual travellers which goes against the original aim of YHA, - all common areas closed including the TV room and kitchen at 10:45pm forcing people to hang out in hallways in front of bedrooms which people actually ended up doing, - staff didn't know how to operate the TV in the TV room which was the only form of entertainment in the place - the balcony has a view of a road, but I saw half a sunset and a bit of a rainbow one evening There is nothing to do after 6pm except hang in the TV room or play table tennis, or as signs displayed suggested, leave to go to the local pub rather than relax at the place. It was hard to meet anyone, and the families actively avoided everyone else and were very loud and left their unwashed pots and plates in the sink overnight. It felt like this YHA was set up as a for-profit business rather than a relaxing welcoming place to meet like-minded people as many YHAs aim to me. Although this is the lowest cost place to stay other than camping so they likely know people will either stay there or won't go to Phillip Island at all. Apollo Bay YHA is a much better example of somewhere more welcoming and allowing much more freedom for guests to relax, not to mention the owners / staff genuinely loved where they were and connecting with guests.

The Hostel itself is great,and the staff are more than welcoming. Very clean, amazing facilities, ample kitchen, confortable terrace and living room. Simply awesome. There's also a great Café just downstairs with really friendly people. However, do keep in mind that Newhaven is not at walking distance from Cowes or any of the main attractions (beaches, penguins), and public transport is very scarce in the island. If you don't have a car, think twice about staying here. There's bikes for rent at Cowes (highly recommend "Bicycle Repair Man" - Wayne) but they can only help you to a certain extent.

Fantastic experience. The rooms are great and had a great nights sleep. We had breakfast in the cafe twice and the coffee and food was amazing. The location is also great. Couldn't recommend enough!