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Talk to your new managers: Joe and Martina

  Planet Inn Backpackers is under new management team in 2011: Joe and martina   You can expect our services to change for the best.   For any questions and information feel free to contact reception.   We, at Planet Inn, wish you an enjoyable stay.   Your hostess, the always friendly Martina and Joe      Read More →

Beating the Recession at Planet Inn

  We at Planet Inn recognise that a lot of people out there are finding things tough at the moment! As a result of the ‘Global Financial Crisis’, tourism has been hit hard and people who may have intended to travel have held off because of cut-backs and job losses in other countries. Those who have still come to Australia seem to not... [Read more of this review]

A Hostel bursting with Seamen

Fiona the Birthday Girl One of the things we love at Planet Inn Backpackers is to help our guests feel like it is their ‘home away from home’. This was certainly the case for Fiona O’Sullivan from Kenmare in Ireland, who thought that she would be spending her 21st birthday quietly with just her boyfriend, Ger, and possibly regretting... [Read more of this review]

A Star is Born…

This last week at Planet Inn Backpackers, we organised a Quiz Night in our bar lounge for current and former guests and friends. Although we had a slightly delayed start to the quiz, the multi-cultural teams got into the spirit of things and it was very keenly contested! Well that is, until Maddy came home from work… After a spell of intense brain... [Read more of this review]

Catching Crayfish

Tony and his crayfish! Although I have been scuba diving for over three years now and have qualified to the level of PADI Recue Diver, I have only recently experienced the joy of diving for crayfish. Some of my friends have been engaging in this ‘cat and mouse’ game for a while now, while I have always preferred to leave marine life undisturbed,... [Read more of this review]

“Alcoholic” Cats at the Planet Inn Perth

People who have pets often treat them as part of the family, and at Planet Inn we feel the same way. Many young travelers miss their pets and even some of the most committed ‘dog people’ say that they have taken a shine to our ever so chilled out hostel cats. Our two remaining cats, ‘Bourbon’ and ‘Champagne’ are on the payroll working conscientiously... [Read more of this review]

The Planet Inn 13th Birthday Party was a Blast!

Around 15 ½ years ago, a guy named Steve decided that he was going to turn the old house into a backpackers. That wasn’t the first time this property had hosted international travelers. Many years earlier it had been a lodge and was known as ‘Travelmates’. 2½ years later, on March 1st 1996, I took over the hostel, which many of you knew as Redbackpackers,... [Read more of this review]

13th Anniversary Party on the 7th March, 2009

Hiya, We’re having a beach theme party to celebrate 13 years in business at our backpackers hostel. If you are able to join us for a drink or 3 and some nibbles, then we’d love to see you . Partners, friends and family are welcome too. The party is on Sat 7th March 7 pm onwards. We’d love to see you if you can make it. No byo but drinks cheap.... [Read more of this review]

The Victorian Bushfires

Many of you around the world will, I’m sure, have heard about the tragic incidents in Country Victoria where Outback bushfires raged uncontrollably for days at a time, destroying homes and property, while killing and injuring people and wildlife alike. As with all such tragedies there are many heartwarming tales of bravery and kindness. I was particularly... [Read more of this review]

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