Port Campbell Hostel, Port Campbell

(Don't forget to see reception to claim your 30 minutes of FREE Wifi access, for customers who book thru' this site).Our 2 year old hostel is located in the heart of Port Campbell (pop. 400), at the western end of the famous Great Ocean Road. We are a really easy 10-minute drive from some of the most spectacular and popular coastal attractions in Australia - The Twelve Apostles; Loch Ard Gorge; London Bridge; The Bay of Islands; (etc) - and sit smack-bang in the middle of an area that offers truck loads to see for those guests who are motivated to get out and about, and not afraid of getting a little dirt under their fingernails!The hostel consistently ranks on hostelworld.com as one of the top-10 hostels in Australia and, in particular, rates as one of the cleanest hostels in the country.Our reception's opening hours reflect the usual flow of travellers on the Great Ocean Road: from 5.00pm until around 8.00pm each night and 8.00am-10.00am for check-out.In addition to living next door to what can be - arguably - one of the most spectacular sunset experiences in Australia at the Twelve Apostles, the surrounding area provides the opportunities to get into a range of outdoor activities suiting the young (or young at heart)... especially during the summer months!Boat tours (when conditions permit). See the Twelve Apostles from sea-level.Diving. Dive on one of the 15 wrecks along the immediate coastline. Golf. The area offers the opportunity to enjoy a couple of cracker golf courses.Mountain biking. See the reception desk about a couple of reasonably gentle MTB trails in the area. (And we have MTBs available to rent at very reasonable prices.)Surfing. In the right conditions, Port Campbell is home to one of Australia's biggest waves - a 40 foot monster that swells up around March and April every year. There is also a gentler wave just east of Port Campbell Bay, and heaps of great surfing breaks dotted all along the coastline.We are pretty proud of this stretch of coastline and welcome you, from wherever you call home, to Port Campbell, and our hostel to experience this neck of the woods, for yourselves. Port Campbell Hostel . Victoria . AustraliaIf you book a bed through this site, PLEASE read the email hostelworld will soon send to you. It does a few things... like confirm your booking; reinforce the Terms and Conditions (Ts and Cs) related to your booking AND provide some local tips that just might come in handy. (For instance, it outlines the opening hours of the fuel and grocery outlets in town. (Port Campbell is a tiny sea-side village, and some local businesses do not trade for as long as you may expect.) It comments about mobile telephone reception in the district (TAKE NOTE: the Vodaphone network has very, very poor reception in Port Campbell) and provides information about a brilliant cliff-face walk that starts from Port Campbell's beach.We know that reading that email is not compulsory, but it does provide valuable local knowledge if you want to make the most of your time in Port Campbell, and this part of Australia. Finally, only the info in that message prefixed with 'PCH' was prepared by the hostel. Content in that email that is not prefixed with PCH did not come from the hostel.