Backpackers are inexpensive places to sleep and are often used by young overseas travellers. They are also popular with groups travelling on trips away or interstate. The sleeping arrangements are usually communal with a dormitory-style arrangement consisting of beds or bunks, although private rooms are quite common. Backpackers’ hostels will normally offer limited self-catering cooking facilities and social areas where everyone is welcome to get together. Showers, toilets, lounge and dining facilities will all be shared.
The table below provides a guide to the absolute minimum a Backpackers' hostel must offer to achieve the required STAR Rating. Many Backpackers exceed this basic description and offer other facilities and services that are not listed here. Each STAR Rating level must include all listed requirements of lower levels.
