Bounce Sydney

Very good location — literally right across from Central Station. Close enough to the light rail station to get to the Fish Market and walking distance to Bourke Street Bakery!
View is amazing from rooftop (as you can see from my pictures) and the place is nicely decorated.
Living in the dorm is always the luck of the draw. Unfortunately for me, my roommates were loud and one of the girls was packing all night all and woke everyone up when she depart for her red eye flight the next morning… at least I got the only non-​bunk bed in the girl’s dorm… the place is clean and the facilities are modern and adequate. Price is on par with everything else in the area. Hope my luck is better next time: P

One of my first and one of my best hostels ever.
It is easy to start your backpacking life with YHA and put (almost) all troubles away, but I had heard so many good words about Bounce I had no choice but to pick it to begin my backpacking. Friendly and really chilling staff, you feel welcomed the second you walked in the door. The hostel was fairly new (it was Oct 2012) and very spacious even for a dorm for 8.
The rooftop has a fantastic view of the city and the Central Station, where you can choose to chill outside or stay in the common area/​pantry but still have a good bit of the sunshine coming in. They got movie night and beer discount at the bar downstairs every week (again, Oct 2012), and I was lucky enough to stay there around Halloween and joined their party on a cruise with some 300 other backpackers for night party from Darling to the Bridge.
It was so amazing that after I did a trip to Melbourne (for Mel Cup, obviously), I came back here for Christmas. This is the twist, and I’m not lying. I wasn’t the boy that partied the hardest, and god knows how many backpackers come and gone between Halloween and Christmas, but the staff remembered me by my name as soon as I walked in the door again!
I really hope that they keep on their good work until next time I come visiting again.

If you’re a veteran at hostel hopping, you like modern things, then you will love Bounce.
It is the most techy, new, and inclusive hostel I’ve been too. The upstairs patio rocks for activities, cooking, and hanging out, so good most people don’t leave.
For those that do venture out like myself, the staff is extremely knowledgeable in everything in the area, and will even hold onto your bags extra (great thing to do when getting off at Central Station).
My criticism is that I like more character if possible (not being so sterile and blocky), though I’d stay in the place again in a heartbeat.