Elephant Backpacker
Location Excellent location — 37 attractions within walking distance
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About
Set in Woolloomooloo, Elephant Backpacker is a hostel. The hostel is close to Ellipsis Gallery and firstdraft, about 0.5 km from St James, about 2.6 km from Double Bay Beach. Within a short walk you'll find 387 places to eat, 15 supermarkets and 9 public-transport stops. The most comfortable time to visit Woolloomooloo is generally November to January.
Best for
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- Ellipsis Gallery0.1 km
- firstdraft0.2 km
- Artistika0.2 km
- Speaker's Corner0.3 km
- Studio W0.3 km
- Australian Design Centre0.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Rose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE) — 4.3 km → all hotels near RSE
- Nearest station
- St James — 0.5 km
- Nearest beach
- Double Bay Beach — 2.6 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 18.2 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- AUD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
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