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After
7
years
revisiting,
this
place
has
got
from
bad
to
worse
and
now
into
stealing
money
from
backpackers.
They
owed
me
$13
at
the
time
of
leaving
but
it
wasn't
their
'policy'
to
return
it
seems.
Reason
given
by
one
guy
who
was
always
high
was,
‘Oh!
It
was
a
booking
you
did
online
so
that’s
going
to
be
difficult’.
Italian
female
at
the
reception
had
a
Mediterranean
twist,
‘It’s
only
$13,
so
it’s
okay'.
The
present
crew
of
charlatans
who
run
this
place
turned
out
to
be
even
worst
than
the
earlier
ones.
The
'hostel'
is
now
managed
by
the
owner’s
daughter,
a
tawdry
brat
manifesting
the
indelible
stamp
of
the
Australian
lowly
origin.
New
badge
of
‘receptionists’
roped
in
recently
not
knowing
head
or
tail
about
this
notorious
place;
brainwashed
by
the
owner.
The
kitchen
roof
was
leaking
heavily
but
contained
with
pails
and
towels.
Their
appeal
for
sympathy
was,
‘Oh!
It’s
the
Council
you
know.
They
don’t
care
….’.
I
was
too
informed
about
the
long-standing
reputation
they
had
with
the
Council
to
be
casted
a
red
herring.
I
have
seen
many
employees
and
backpackers
either
evicted
by
the
owner
or,
who
left
the
hostel
in
disgust
in
the
past.
This
heritage
building
is
owned
by
the
Fremantle
City
Council.
It
used
to
be
a
Fire
Station
in
the
early
1990’s,
later
became
a
famous
restaurant
in
Fremantle
owned
by
a
Kiwi
women
in
the
jewelry,
smuggling
and
brothel
business
and
then
a
'legendary'
backpacker’s
hostel
jointly
owned
by
an
Aussie
builder
and
a
young
Italian
who
came
to
Australia
as
a
backpacker.
Given
his
illusory
personality,
he
was
handpicked
to
fan
the
fire
of
a
Fool’s
Paradise
making
the
hostel
look
like
the
‘be
all
and
end
all’
of
Australia.
Most
of
those
whom
you
see
here
are
young
European
backpackers
heavy
on
drugs
and
other
substances
on
a
Working
Holiday
Visa
looking
for
employment
and
migration
opportunities.
Plagued
with
Italian
and
British
hegemony,
if
you
don’t
belong
to
the
same
racial,
moral
or
cultural
background,
you
might
find
this
place
miserable.
I
would
not
recommend
this
place
to
any
mature
or
decent
traveler
for
more
than
a
week’s
stay.
Don't
bother
approaching
the
management
to
resolve
disputes
in
the
hostel
with
other
backpackers,
very
often
they
are
the
ones
responsible
for
orchestrating
them.
The
hostel
is
moderately
equipped
but
very
poorly
maintained
and
some
choose
to
spend
the
entire
duration
of
the
Working
Holiday
Visa
living
there
permanently
until
they
are
evicted.
I
saw
an
Aussies
couple
the
last
time
living
on
dole
who
made
this
illusory
place
their
home,
again,
evicted.
Belonging
to
the
same
cultural
traits,
they
make
good
bedfellows
with
their
European
pedigrees.
The
senseless
and
mindless
evictions
by
the
owner
and
those
who
manage
the
hostel
is
a
clear
indication
of
their
morals.
Graphics
depicting
insults
to
revered
figure
of
the
East
e.g.,
Buddha,
Gandhi
and
Confucius
used
to
be
painted
on
the
wall
in
the
common
area
downstairs.
Chinese
and
Koreans
may
find
the
symbol
of
the
Japanese
Imperial
Army
painted
on
the
wall
at
the
backyard
offensive
-
a
gesture
of
Australian
ignorance.
Dorm
rates
are
kept
low
to
outplay
competitors.
The
low
profit
margin
backfires
in
frustration
and
this
results
in
manic
evictions
of
backpackers
without
provocation.
Weekly
manic
parties
are
held
to
boost
their
alcohol
sales
and
this
entails
a
host
of
nuisances,
i.e.,
loud
and
blaring
music,
drugs,
madness,
chaos,
damage
to
property
–
all
fitting
the
characteristics
of
a
pandemonium.
Don't
be
deceived
by
the
false
propaganda
they
make
in
finding
you
jobs.
Preference
is
normally
given
to
those
whom
they
favour.
The
hostel
places
advertisements
in
Fremantle
Herald
offering
labour
services
for
minimum
wage
making
it
a
heaven
for
contractors
and
those
living
in
the
vicinity
to
exploit
for
even
lesser.
If
you
are
skilled
in
the
trades
or
IT,
be
wary
of
the
owners.
They
have
over
the
years
mastered
the
art
of
exploiting
backpackers
for
their
valuable
skills
to
save
themselves
on
cost.
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