Sydney Central Inn

I had enjoyable stay at this hostel.
However there are some important downsides:
- no A/C my room
- the kitchen is very small (only one table for everyone)
- the reception is not in the same building (one or two minutes away).
- there’s a bar on ground level that plays loud music until 1:30am during the week (if you’re sensitive like me, don’t stay there!)
- one night it was pouring rain and it leaked in the corridors
- there is NO elevator

Very friendly staff. However asked to pay an additional 2% for booking room with credit card. Quiet room in rear of building. TV had no remote and was none functional. Shower floor found in morning unfortunately had some drunken idiot heavily vomit all over it. Room was clean. 2nd floor actually on the 4th floor. No elevator. Still a good deal for the price paid to have my own room

Only stayed one night. I liked that they one-upped other hostels that just have a refrigerator with a whole kitchenette with plates, cutlery, microwave, rice cooker, toaster, and hot water kettle! Additionally in my room there was a small chair and working table. This is always nice for folks in the upper bunk to have a place to sit that's not someone else's bunk!

However, I disliked that the rooms didn't have A/C (the fan made it bearable but created a lot noise), the beds didn't have curtains, and that unfortunately for both me and a roommate, the WiFi connection didn't work and since this place seems to be administered by The Pod nearby and doesn't have anyone on-site, they couldn't resolve this issue.

Additionally, it's worth noting that since this place is administered by The Pod nearby, there's no reception desk and therefore no lobby for folks to gather, and doesn't lend itself to much of a social atmosphere--probably the only hostel I stayed at on on a long trip where I didn't really meet anyone.