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Here at The INNBetween Lodge & Backpackers we offer a comprehensive range of guest services and facilities to help make your stay comfortable and memorable. Our modern kitchen area is fully equipped with ovens, grills, large food chillers, fridge, microwaves, steamers, toasted sandwich machines, rice cookers and eating utensils. Located next to the kitchen is an open dining area for our guests. Our balconies overlook the Nelson Cathedral gardens and courtyard. Our spacious hostel includes communal lounges with leather furniture, beautifully furnished coffee tables and large screen TV including a library corner filled with books, board games, a guitar and ukelele. All en-suites have televisions, a small fridge, a kettle and tea/coffee-making facilities.
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HOTEL STYLE
Modern
Trendy
Languages Spoken
English, French, German, Italian
Location
335 Trafalgar Square City Centre, Nelson 7010 New Zealand
INNBetween Lodge and Backpackers
227 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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This place is an old colonial wooden house done up really nicely as a very nice backpackers, with a large modern concrete extension out the back with tons of rooms of all sizes, a bit like a hotel. Due to COVID 19 their international clientele dwindled, and in order to survive it seems they changed their business model to something more like a boarding-house with semi-permanent young residents. Consequently the shared kitchen was a bit grubby and had notices asking the youngsters to clean up after themselves (which seemed ineffective). The family room looking out the front as advertised on the website was permanently let out and we ended up in a family room in the concrete extension. The beds were very comfy, but the room felt a bit confined. The way it is presented on their own website and other online portals does not reflect this recent change. If you don't mind stranded youngsters hanging around and smoking in the outside area, then this is a good place.
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Date of stay: January 2021
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Room Tip:Â The family room shown on the website located in the old colonial front would be the best one. The...
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Great hostel friendly staff very clean .good gardens to chill out really good location lots of different age groups I met some good people there I stayed a couple more day . The hostel is close enough to the Main Street but not to close you also take a nice stroll to the centre of New Zealand it’s about a 40 minute walk from the hostel there’s also other little walks not far from the hostel
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled solo
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Beautiful old building but very modern inside. Bedrooms lovely and good linen. We had family room which was great and roomy over looking the park. We stayed on a Sat night and it was a bit noisy being the front room. The women at front desk was lovely but down side was at 1am I had to knock on managements door as someone inside was gaming VERY loudly and yelling and laughing and we could not sleep at all. Instead of apologising for the noise, I was chastised for knocking on the door at 1am.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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It's a disgusting, filthy backpackers. Nothing like the photos which are 5 years old! So run down, dirty and smells really musty. The carpets are so yucky with hundred of hairs, ghastly stains, even a cat permanently lives in kitchen and I saw it chase a mouse in the kitchen, which was going through the food left on open shelving. The beds in the dorms are rock hard, cramped and the bunk beds offer no privacy. No ventilation and very noisy guests talking constantly and banging doors through the night. No sleep possible. The manager was so rude. I shared a complaint of my disappointment and he said 'I don't give a sh-t and I'm willing to refund you and you can go somewhere else'. The guy is a disgrace and no way should be in this role or any backpacker business full stop. The receptionist even does his stretching exercises outside guests' room in the hallway blocking entrances and exits! She is unable to communicate effectively and is more interested in her own well-being and yoga than attending to guests' needs. At one point she was overheard calling out loudly to a cleaning person who said he found a used condom in a queen bed. The reception loudly replied for other guests to hear "It's very common to find condoms in the beds!' I got bitten by bed bugs for several nights and the staff did nothing. The cleaning staff consisting of two long-termers, are not qualified to clean rooms, and they are overwhelmed. The showers and toilets are never cleaned, and surfaces are left dirty for several days before finally wiped. Sinks are left with hairs and the kitchen is never mopped. Cleaners and staff just enter your room without any notice and invade your privacy. Two people entered my room and looked around when I wasn't there and nosed around. The staff just walk in on you and even stay in your room after you have come back from a shower and they won't leave, they totally invade your privacy. I'll never return!
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Date of stay: December 2020
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Room Tip:Â All rooms have filthy carpet full of hairs, no ventilation and very musty smell. Linen is unclean.
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The backpackers itself is fantastic in terms of area, facilities, staff friendliness and cleanliness. Have stayed here in the past in one of the shared bunk rooms which was fine bar a bit of snoring (but that’s just a given). This time I fronted a bit more money to stay in a private 2 person bunk room, room 101 to be specific. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. It turned out to be right beside the outdoor communal space (with noisy STEEL chairs) which filled and emptied with other loud guests from midnight through to 5am and the window shut did nothing to mask noise. Rubbish was emptied right outside at 5:45 am it was just all round terrible when you have a long drive the next day. But as said in the start the backpackers itself is fantastic as long as you’re in a room NOT on the ground floor!!
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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So far after 3 weeks on the North Island, INNbetween Nelson was our first night on the South Island. Clean, friendly place and nice family rooms. The shared bathrooms are top clean, the kitchen and outside area is great to end the day with a glass of local wine. A minutes walk from Trafalgar Square and the shopping lanes, I slept in the best bed ever - the mattress was perfect! Thank you INNbetween for this great experience, in the end we regret that we stayed only for one night, if you go, book 2 or 3 nights. Recommended.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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My partner and I had a queen room with an ensuite on the ground level (Room 205). The room was nice and clean with a large bathroom and basic kitchenette. However, it overlooked the outdoor seating/garden area which had flashing lights all night and noisy people till about 9.30-10pm.
Staff were friendly and breakfast is included though we missed out on that as we left before 7am which is when it was available.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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A top central location in Nelson but at the same time in a very quite street, just next to the beautiful Christ Church cathedral park. Non metered street parking available. The backpackers is a very clean and comfy place, and we enjoyed a very nice ensuite double room. Well equiped kitchen and laundry. And at last but not at least such a great welcoming anf helpful team! Many thanks, we will be back, no doubt!
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Great and friendly staff, clean rooms, kitchen and bathroom, quiet and homey.:) They even have free breakfast and lots of interesting people from different countries to have a nice chat with. 5 stars!!! highly recommended!:)
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Date of stay: January 2020
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The Inbetween is a combination of a stylish late 19th C two storey street front villa and a modern extension that runs back from the original house. Both are comfortable, well maintained and clean. Staff are helpful and friendly. I have stayed here twice and recommend the Inbetween for its inner city location, comfort, and friendliness. Hugh Forsyth
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Date of stay: February 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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Auckland, New Zealand19 contributions30 helpful votes
Hi Georgia,
Yes, I believe they have a Double or Twin Room. The Twin Room shown to us has a Double Top/Bottom Bunk Bed. Equally nice and clean. But if you prefer a room with two separate beds, I think they have that too, just didn't see the room as it was fully booked when we stayed there.
There are more places to choose from in the Nelson area.
LOCATION
New ZealandSouth IslandNelson-Tasman RegionNelson
NUMBER OF ROOMS
18
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