Quirky hostel in Australia – Alice’s Secret… shh!

Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn, Alice Springs

One of my favourite places I stayed on my backpacking trip Down Under was a quirky hostel in Australia called Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn. Run by a friendly man named Seb, Alice’s Secret is a small, quiet and relaxed hostel – just a 10 minute stroll to the town centre.

quirky hostel in Australia - Alice's Secret Travellers Inn

The hostel has a mixture of dorm rooms, basic rooms for those travelling in pairs or groups and then two unique rooms – The Alpine Hut and The Betty Boop Bus. Of course we stayed in the quirky rooms!

We stayed at the hostel for 4 nights in total – one night in the Alpine Hut and 3 nights in the Betty Boop Bus. The Betty Bus was my favourite – a renovated American style bus with Betty Boop bedding, air conditioning, a small fridge, funky LED lights and the scrawls of previous guests all over the ceiling and walls. The seats and steering wheel were still in there too!

Betty Boop Bus - Quirky accommodation in Alice Springs

Inside the Betty Bus at Alice's Secret

You can stay in this renovated American bus in Alice Springs, Australia

The Alpine Hut was more of a shed themed like a Swiss ski chalet. It was fun and had a cute little terrace area but I was glad we spent most of our nights in the bus.

Alpine Hut room at quirky Alice Springs hostel

Stay inside a shed at this hostel!

This quirky hostel in Australia has shared bathrooms, a kitchen, laundry facilities, a reading den, a tv lounge, bike hire, bbq area, wi-fi and best of all, a swimming pool – perfect for cooling off in the hot Alice Springs sunshine. We didn’t use all of the facilities but I sure enjoyed a dip in the pool and lazing in the garden hammocks!

Laze in a hammock at Alice's Secret
My lovely husband took this delightful photo of me taking a siesta

The charming things about this hostel are its relaxed atmosphere and that the other travellers were so friendly, the two cats that live here, the short walk into town and the funny little decorative touches dotted about the place. I was also a little surprised and unnerved about the spider they had in a tank in the reception!

Tyre minion at quirky hostel in Australia

Cool dude!

Mural at the quirkiest hostel in the Red Centre Australia

Alice's Secret - Alice Springs
Spot the secret message

If you’re looking for a place to party, then go elsewhere. The only drunk here is the octopus that wants to fight!

Drunk octopus wants to fight


If you liked this, then you’ll probably like the time I stayed in a jail in New Zealand. What’s the quirkiest place you’ve stayed at? Leave me a comment below 🙂

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8 Comments

  1. Awesome…thanks for putting us “online” , hope you had a great time and that many travellers read your blog and reaching Alice 😉 Cheers, safe travels

  2. quirkylittleplanet

    Thanks for the comment and for a fabulous stay. If I ever get to Alice again I will be sure to come back! 🙂

  3. what an interesting (and quirky) little place – I doubt that I’ll ever get to Alice Springs (we’re in WA and haven’t even made it across to Qld yet!) I’ll keep it in mind if I’m ever treking that way!

    1. Hi Leanne, thanks for reading! You definitely should check it out if you’re ever in Alice Springs 🙂

  4. Staying on the Betty Boop bus in Alice Springs looks epic. I would definitely want to stay there!

    1. I loved it! Would definitely do it again 🙂 plus the hostel had a really nice atmosphere.

  5. What a quirky and fun place to stay. I love the retro detail on the bus – it’s very cool!

    Sally @ Life Loving
    #LifeLovingLinkie

    1. You would love it! 😀

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