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I stayed in too many rooms to remember the number, but it was one of the best hostels I stayed at while I was in Sydney!!!
Tara Urniezius, Winnipeg, Canada

ROOM 310 WAS THE BEST! That is where I met my first two great friends and where I had the most fun! I also had the largest bed! :D
Helli Shahidi, Scandinavia

Stayed there for a month in 2004 with my boyfriend and absolutely loved it!
Cassandra Fryer, London, UK

i stayed in 702 and it was . . .AWESOME!!!!
Jenny Hudgell, UK

Room 702 crew 2005-2006, I loved staying at this hostel Side Bar rocked and thanks to Ed for all the drinks, they made my nights more special. Still meeting up with the friends I made in room 702, BEST TIME OF MY LIFE!!!
Jade Keefe, Manchester, UK

Room 105 ... definitely the longest I’ve ever I spent in a hostel never mind keeping the same bed for 3 months ... THE PARTY PALACE as we liked to call it!! Ha ha, loved it... props to the wake up crew who kept me there for so long!! Manuella Wadl, Austria

Oh my god I luv wake up!!! 701!!!
Katrina Heal, Sheffield, UK

Stayed in Wakeup for 10 days. 8 of the days with the same people in my room. awesome time! remember going to sidebar a lot, don’t remember leaving but I got to my room somehow! Gotta love the cheap meals they did!
Shaun Moran, Wales, UK

Don’t even get me started on the Wake Up!! Working in Side Bar was where I had some of the biggest jokes of my entire life!!! Bring back those days........
Sam Collins, London, UK

Ah the memories that are brought back of staying in Wake Up! Think I possibly stayed here on 3 separate occasions, I just couldn't get enough! Without doubt the best hostel I've ever stayed in, can't wait to get back there Spring 2008!
Simon Winterbottom, London, UK

Wicked place!!! Lets not 4get the amazing side bar as well! Which funnily enough was underneath the hostel, not at the side!! Lollolllol
Sheree Jones, Bournemouth, UK

Quite simply the best hostel in the world. Period.
Mark Ledsome Sheffield, UK

I started off my Trip around Australia in Wake-up Hostel In Sept 2006! Had a fantastic time and loved Sidebar! Returned again to Wake-Up as we left Australia to go to New Zealand at beginning Nov 2006. Definitely the best hostel we stayed in, over our 3 month trip!
Jo Hillier, Bristol, UK

September 2004 for roughly 3 weeks - best time ever! gotta love side bar, was there every night - really miss tues night bingo, and Dan playing the guitar!
Abby Milbury, Calgary, Canada

My friend Rod, has stayed at wake up the longest, he was there 9 months straight . They even changed the announcement one day to " wake up Rod it is time to go to sidebar"
Justin Oetken, Scandinavia

I loved this place, the bar and the hostel above! still remember (just) having to drink all the cocktails in 2 days to get my pic on the wall and a free t-shirt! great days! lol
Steven Corbett, Brighton and Hove, UK

Beverly Murdock, Vancouver, Canada
Ya sexy Dan! hahaha god I miss that place

Staying at wake up atm and its the best hostel in the world!!! side bar is just so addictive and awesome, we were in last night and it was going off as usual.....
Chris Edmunds, Newcastle, UK

The best back packer bar i ever went in! Christmas and new year was amazing!! :D
Lauren Hughes, London, UK

one of the best backpacker bars in the world!!!
Frank Andrews, London, UK

I'm so glad there are no photos of me naked on there!!!!!
Mike Baxter, London, UK

Ok a bunch of friends and i were in side bar Saturday night, partying away, when Chris the winner of Australian biggest loser walked in... to cut a long story short he ended up in our apartment that night shagging my flat mate...its a small world!
Lauren Mickleburgh

oh my lord, what i would give for another stupidly drunken night in this place! it rules
Cheryl Cornelius Manchester, UK

my memories of Australia are basically memories of side bar love the place so much was there every night for about 3 months! all about the maze crew x x x
Gemma Hood, Nottingham, UK

Sidebar - i miss you sooooooooo much!! Without a doubt the best bar in all of oz, spent practically every night there drunkenly dancing the night away to Dan & Dave!! Dave - 'with or without you' will always remind me of you & sidebar! Love it xx
Holly Lemon, Plymouth, UK

Well what can i say, side bar was great, loved Dan & Dave, remember dancing the night away to them playing green day :-)
Charlene Beale, Portsmouth, UK

I'd just like to make a shout-out to Sidebar for making my last night out in Australia a memorable one... errr that would imply that I remember it....
Jade Sillick

Lill Holland, UK
I loved the Oktoberfest it was great with loads of cabbage bowling and stine holding! loads of helium balloons to play with and of course loads of booze! my nick name was Alcoholic haha! That was 7th October 2006! Think they should do England night just so we have got an excuse to get pissed

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