I can strongly recommend staying at Raeleen's house. The house is extremely peaceful, relaxing, large, clean and good value for money. The location is great too - Roadhouse Cafe 2 mins down the road, 10 min cycle/20-30 min walk to Byron Bay beach/main hub, and a 15 minute walk to Tallows Beach/Arawak National Park. If you want a relaxing space which isn't in the centre of all the backpackers but close enough by foot/bike/bus, I can very much recommend staying here.