Hostels at Coogee Beach
Three of them, all on the flat, all within five minutes of the sand.
The hostels, closest to the sand first
Coogee has 3 hostels, all within 5 minutes’ walk of the beach. Mad Monkey Coogee Beach is the closest, 2 minutes (158 m) from the sand. When we checked, a bed at each was under $100 a night.
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- 5 min
Walking time, door to sand, along the OpenStreetMap walking route at 4.8 km/h. Prices are bands from one nightly rate on Google Maps, 9 October 2026. Nobody paid to be listed. Hotels and apartments: every place to stay at Coogee.
Where they are
The middle
Where Coogee Bay Road meets the beach: cafés, takeaway, the pub and the buses. Mad Monkey Coogee Beach and Coogee Beachside Hostel are a few minutes from here.
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The north end
Quieter, with Giles Baths below Dolphin Point and the coastal walk heading north. Coogee Beach House is at this end.
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Quick answers
Which Coogee hostel is closest to the beach?
- Mad Monkey Coogee Beach: 158 m, about 2 minutes on foot, on the flat.
How much is a hostel bed in Coogee?
- Under $100 a night at all three on the day we checked, from one nightly rate each on Google Maps. Prices move with the season and the day of the week.
How do you get to Coogee from the city?
- There’s no train. Bus 373 runs between Coogee and the city (Museum), and the 374 and the X73/X74 expresses also serve Coogee.1,2
Where else in Sydney can you stay in a hostel by the beach?
- Bondi and Manly each have hostels a few minutes from the sand, and Avalon has one. They’re listed above; each beach page has the walk for every one.