Arts Factory by Nomads

If you stay ten-tee, it will be amazing memory. They have a lot of events. And they operate free shuttle bus too.

Great staff and lots of things to do

Generally nice looking place with plenty of free parking (otherwise in very short supply in Byron) and a big kitchen. The room itself was fine apart from the thin foam mattress leaving something to be desired. Just make sure you arrive with the expectation that other guests will show minimal consideration in terms of nighttime/early morning noise and cleanliness in the common areas.

We booked a twin room in the island retreat, I thought this sounded really fun and was looking forward to my stay. The hostel itself is very “hippie” and definitely attracts a certain type of person which isn’t a problem as staying in hostels is about meeting all different types of people. Lots of people that stay here are residents so i found it tricky to mingle with others. The common area was nice and included a cafe and lots of seating areas overlooking a lake. The trivia night was fun and the host cockatoo Paul was a laugh. At night people sit round outside playing the guitar and bongos. I’m not one to usually complain about cleanliness, I’m the type of person who’s just happy with a bed to sleep in. BUT I was a bit disgusted by how dirty the room was, I’ve attached photos and you can clearly see mold on the ceiling right near where I was sleeping. The fan would waft bits of mold all of the bed. I didn’t feel comfortable sleeping in the room at all with the walls like that. The island retreat rooms need a refurb.

Arts Factory felt like a community as soon as you walked into the hostel. Nicole at front desk was the loveliest girl to chat to. Had a delicious coffee from the cafe every morning and sat watching the jungle around me from the kitchen balcony. The showers were the best I’ve had in any hostel so far. Great entertainment with the talent show and enjoyed several yoga classes by the lake. Great people running the place with a kind attitude.

I absolutely love arts Factory. There’s this amazing exceptional receptionist who guided me to my room. Upon the walk to my room I was told about the layout of the hostel by this helpful receptionist. I believe her name was Nicole. What a legend. They need more receptionists like Nicole she is so helpful and lovely. She really makes arts factory. Arts factory is a lovely community and I definitely recommend !! It is managed by a lovely man who has done a great job of making arts factory what it is today.

Very friendly hostel. Nicole at the desk made checking in and out a lovely experience and saved our lives by finding a room for us last minute. She was very helpful and accommodating. Would definitely recommend staying here to anyone!!!!!!

The dirtiest place I've ever stayed. The bathroom was disgusting with mouldy sinks, blocked shower drains and stinking toilets. The kitchen was a health hazard. The sinks were blocked with food and filled with dirty dishes. Cooking in the place was chaos as there was no clean dishes to use. Flies were everywhere, including inside the fridges that had food spilled inside and wouldn't shut due to overfilling. Most of our food went missing including a new bottle of olive oil and a (labelled) bag of refrigerated food. The room had years worth of dust on the fan, under the bed and stuck to the walls. Only reason I didn't leave was due to unaffordable prices elsewhere...not that this place was cheap... However, the staff were friendly and was a nice place for the wildlife.

ew! worst place ever stayed nothing about it was nice, the bathrooms were vile plasters, mud and hair all over the floors. the room didn’t have an aircon so it was like being in a sauna there was a fan in one corner that you couldn’t move and it just blew out hot air, the bed was rock solid! the kitchen was a mess! if you have a car the parking lot was full of pot holes! it’s about 20 mins walk to the beach