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Worst accomodation I’ve ever stayed in. It’s robbery for the price. Shower doesn’t work, room if filthy. Person next door blasting music and the tv all night with the same song on repeat, while smoking weed. The walls are paper thin, so no escaping the noise.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Booked 2 rooms for 2 nights on HostelWorld to stay in January for $90 per room per night. When I called up to confirm, the guy told me that what it said on HostelWorld was wrong and I had only booked one room(which is false because I had the confirmation right in front of me) and I would in fact have to pay $250 per room per night or have to find somewhere else to stay. The reviews were so bad the only reason we were staying here in the first place is because there was literally nowhere else that we could find. Luckily we found some alternative accomodation but it’s just by luck that I called up because otherwise we would have gotten there in January and been scammed out of our money or been out on the street without anywhere to stay
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Super cheap Bed didn’t even have a mattress protector and just a thin synthetic sheet...entrance to apartment was dodgy (see photos) and was dark. Wifi glitched continuously. Above a nightclub which isn’t mentioned so bloody noisy... and to top it off, you can’t lock the front door. Wtf???stay elsewhere.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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My friend and I (21 & 22) stayed here for Baydreams. No parking and hard to find the entrance. The bed was clearly unmade when we got there and there was hair in the sheets. Black and white mould on the walls and carpet. The hot water turns off after about 1 minute. The nightclub underneath is another story. We were warned it was loud but not that loud. The room vibrates until 3am and I woke up to plaster dust all over my clothing. The manager could be heard verbally abusing a young woman in the reception. We were so excited when we read the club was closed Sunday (only warned of noise Friday/Saturday) but alas the music and vibration started at 11pm Sunday night. We got more of a rest at the dang festival.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We stayed in a queen room. The room itself was OK, although not exactly clean. The bed was the most uncomfortable bed we have ever slept on. We supposedly got the quietest room in the back (#17), but the noise from the nightclub was very loud. Thankfully, we only stayed one night.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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The place itself is nice, the room was clean, fair sized and equipped with all the necessary. The big problem was the lack of attention to the kitchen, which was basically unusable. We stayed for two nights, when we arrived we found the microwave dirty with some disgusting stinky leftover and when we left it was still in the same conditions, so I have to assume that nobody even bothered to check and clean the kitchen from time to time. Furthermore, we couldn't find any tool or cuttlery to cook and eat, so I can say that the kitchen was essentially absent. Seen the huge flow of backpackers in Nelson, I would strongly recommend to improve this area of the facility.
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Date of stay: May 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Happy to recommend this place, which is right in the centre of everything, on a street full of shops, restaurants, bars, clubs and other entertainment places - but on Friday and Saturday nights it can be a little TOO much in the centre of everything! The noise of the disco inferno in the club downstairs at the front of the building makes it totally impossible to sleep before they close at 3am. The building shudders in time with the vibrations of the mega-amp speakers, Luckily we didn't have an early flight the next morning, so we were able to sleep until noon to compensate. Staff (and the on-site owner) are friendly and helpful. There's a big kitchen, robust WiFi, and a laundry room (also used for the hostel's own bed linens, so not always available for guests), a few parking spaces outside (get there early if you want to park), double glazing and a TV in every room. All rooms are en-suite.…
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Date of stay: February 2018
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The place is dirty. Disco subwoofers, impossible to sleep (I came here on a Saturday). Beds are uncomfortable, even for a cheap backpacker, not complaining just because. I don't know how can this place even exist.
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Date of stay: April 2018Trip type: Travelled solo
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My stay was from mon 19/2/18-wed 21/2/18. Please note before booking whilst the hostel address on any booking site states 131 Bridge Street, Nelson, 7010 New Zealand the actual entrance for the hostel is "31 new street" which is in a car park. Also if you have heavy luggage the entrance is up a very steep walk. My stay was good, the man at reception who checked me in was very pleasant, helped me carry my case up the steep walk, explained the layout of the hostel. The room I was in was a four bed dorm , it was okay but the bathroom was very tiny and the room itself was also very small. The beds were very creeky. Every time you moved in bed the whole bunk moved a lot which was annoying. The kitchen was big and had the essentials. There was a small terrace upon entering the hostel which was nice although the view was of the car park. Personally I wouldn't stay there again because the room was tiny and the location was not so good and the fact that the entrance was in a weird location in a car park and from a different street than the address advertised on the booking site.…
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Date of stay: February 2018Trip type: Travelled solo
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The backpackers is fine in general if you just a place to rest your head... manager helpful & security good, central location. Nice to have a bathroom in a double room. Kitchen & laundry facilities are fine but definitely not what you would call clean. NOTE: THE WALLS ARE PAPER THIN SO DON'T THINK ABOUT GETTING ANY SLEEP!
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Date of stay: January 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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$107 - $122 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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New ZealandSouth IslandNelson-Tasman RegionNelson
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