The Emperors Crown Hostel

I had an amazing stay at The Emperor’s Crown Hostel in Perth! This hostel is perfect if you’re looking for safe, comfortable accommodation in Perth, especially for solo travellers. The big kitchen is clean and fully equipped, and the staff are so helpful and friendly—they even replaced the rice cooker for us! The girls’ room wad close to the showers and the toilets, which made me feel comfortable and safe. Everyone I met was considerate and kind—no creeps, no drama, just a really nice community.
The guests here are incredible! It truly feels like one big family. I met travellers from France, Italy, Japan, South America, Germany, and everyone was happy to share advice about working in Perth. There’s a lot of guidance on FIFO jobs, Uber driving, local hospitality jobs, renting cars, buying cheap bikes or e-bikes, and also about navigating your 88 days regional. The hostel is ideal for anyone looking for FIFO accommodation in Perth or a supportive community while working or travelling.
This is not a party hostel, which I loved. Most guests are serious workers, and the no alcohol after 10pm rule keeps the atmosphere calm and safe. You get the sense that people are focused on work and travel, not partying, which makes it so much easier to connect with like-minded travelers.
Overall, I highly recommend The Emperor’s Crown Hostel in Perth.

My wife Kim and I recently had the absolute pleasure of staying at Emperor's Crown, and I feel compelled to put into words just how extraordinary the experience truly was. From the moment we arrived, it became immediately clear that this was not just another hostel — it is something far rarer: a place with genuine heart, personality, and soul.
Kim and I had an absolutely wonderful time during our stay. The environment is welcoming, relaxed, and full of friendly energy. Conversations spark easily, laughter seems to echo through the hallways, and there is a sense that everyone who passes through becomes part of a little temporary community. It's the kind of place where strangers become friends over coffee in the morning or a casual chat in the evening.
What really sets Emperor's Crown apart is that it feels alive. Many hostels provide beds; this one provides an experience. There is an authenticity here that cannot be manufactured or franchised. It comes from people.
If you are travelling and looking for a place that is welcoming, beautifully run, full of warmth, and guided by people who clearly pour their hearts into what they do, then I cannot recommend Emperor's Crown highly enough.
Kim and I left feeling grateful, refreshed, and already nostalgic for the place.
With love,
Zawad.

This hostel is an absolute gem! It’s extremely cheap, much more so than other hostels in the area, and much nicer than others close by too. The kitchen is fantastic, it has 6 stoves, and pigeon holes for everyone to store their food. The staff are wonderful. People are very friendly, and the location is great, walking distance to all the good spots in the city. We had an amazing stay here and would highly recommend this hostel :)

It stink in this hostel, kitchen smell horrible!
Only 2 lockers in 6 bed rooms…
Good people to meet tho.

Convenient location and friendly staff, but my room on the ground floor was too noisy because it’s closed to the common area. Lockers were broken and the top bunk had no safety rails.

In Perth great place highly recommended. I've been here 3 months very socially and friendly. No strange people or druggie etc. Great kitchen people always cooking very clean. Normal prices. Some hostels put wrong price but when you go there they give you different price. Here they. Don't. Other point is people might find fifo.
. Some hostels discriminate against older people over 40. Here everyone is the same. They treat everybody the same. E.

Staying in the private room and it is far better than any other hostel. The room comes with attach bath, TV, fridge, and air con, there are multiple sockets in the room to charge your devices and even a computer table for in room working. Very satisfied.

The most disgusting hostel I’ve stayed in. As in physically dirty and gross. The carpets in the rooms look like they’ve never been hoovered and the mattresses had all sort of weird stains. The top bunks have no railings and the door to our room doesn’t shut properly. No staff around so self check in which wasn’t ideal either.

Worst hostel I've ever seen. Felt so unsave on the street already due to creepy guys infront of the hostel, but the hostel wasn't better. There were old creepy men sitting around staring at me, and I was the only girl in a room of 6. It seemed like the old man in my room lived there. Also very dirty. Don't recommend for women to go there!

Room had AC and hostel was nice enough. The guy who works overnight, Ron, did me a huge solid and forwarded my mail to my new address across the country. He went out of his way to help me out. Thanks so much Ron, you're the best!

Great location, excellent if you want to stay in city center but other services completely awkward. In one week, kitchen most of the time dirty. Bathroom full of cucarachas. Unbelievable. Shower ok. Rooms with air con that’s was good but shared place no cleaned. Bins always full of trash. For the location and the price is ok, but be aware of what you are finding.

Advertise afterhours check in however they left the wrong key for my dorm and the key the room opened was completely full. Nowhere to sleep and the afterhours number on their emails and plastered around the hostel just rings out.
Very disappointed, I think I'll have to be sleeping on the couch in the common area tonight, which, obviously, doesn't feel safe for myself as a young woman.

Hello, I am very disappointed with this hostel because there were cockroaches in my room. There were lots of them climbing all over the place, especially where there was food (logical).
In addition, there are a few other negative points to note, not the least of which are the single-glazed windows overlooking the Korean restaurant on the first floor. You have to close the shutters because otherwise everyone can see you, especially at night, and you can hear outside as if there were no window.
The shower whistles in the pipes and it's unbearable when you shower if you don't put your hand on the right opening. On top of that, it leaks! You have to use both hands to turn it off and at the same time work your hands off, otherwise it won't stop.
Oh, and there's also the door that lets in all the light at night with a gaping hole underneath, so you can hear everything behind it.
I know it's a hostel but you're paying and you deserve to be treated with a minimum of humanity, even if it means paying for a minimum service. At that level, you might as well be sleeping rough!
That's it! It's a pity for my arrival in Australia to come across this type of hostel…

This is by far the worst hostel I’ve ever stayed at. There are no utensils, plates, pots, or anything to cook with in the kitchen. The place is infested with cockroaches and rats, everything is filthy, and it feels unsafe. A lot of homeless people and drug addicts are living here, which makes it even worse. Do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else.

Worst mistake ever!
The owner is very rude and if you have any problem like me with money he just says rudely that is nothing to do and he just keeps the money.
According with the owner the hostel is the worst, disgusting smell, very dirty in general specially the common places and the only place you can be relax the sofa is dirty as sheet. Cockroaches everywhere specially in the kitchen. Rooms untidy and poor cleaning. In generally very disrespectful.
Many options better than this one closed by.

10/10 — Low price for share room.
5/10 — Dirty dormitory room and have so many luggage in a room. No bedside armrest for upper bed.
8/10 — Rest rooms are ok.
5/10 — Big kitchen but dirty equipments because of guests.
7/10 — Good staffs.
6/10 — Good location to walk to city.

The rooms are tidy and equipped with everything you need. The atmosphere is lively yet relaxed, with social areas where you can meet fellow travelers. The hostel's affordability and proximity to cafes and shops make it a standout option for budget-conscious visitors to Perth.