Room could have been cleaner however bed linen was fresh and clean.

Perfect for what we needed; an overnight stay to break up a road trip. Kids loved the outdoor space to play. Plenty of parking and staff friendly and helpful. Well equiped kitchen and fridge space for groceries. Perfect location and next to the lovely Toad Hall Cafe too.

Stayed in January 2025

Nothing

Location, social space, and grounds

Stayed in March 2025

Good facilities in the kitchen and the lounge had a pool table and tv. Bathrooms and showers were clean. Kitchen fridges need to be cleaned more regularly and the freezer must be defrosted.

Stayed in March 2025

As you would expect at a backpackers. Great outside area

Stayed in March 2025

refrigerators were full. not sure if all the food belonged to people currently staying in the hotel or just left overs from people who already left the place. some noise came from next door business .

nice facilities, big kitchen and outdoor space

Stayed in March 2025

To be the happy apple, it leaves much to be desired hahaha when you arrive the staff does not look and are not very nice, but the rest all good.

Stayed in March 2025

Would have been good to have a few more pillows, there was only 2. My daughter got the good one. I ended up not using one

Stayed in February 2025

Pillows - We had a private double room. All our pillows were GIANT. We ended up sleeping on our personal camping blow-up pillows, as our necks felt they were about 2 storeys up. Would say the double room was pretty pricy for what it was (NZ$120)! No sound proofing, and heard the bathroom doors slamming all night and the person in the next room over shouting/crying (even with earplugs). Common items - such as kitchen basics (oil, salt, pepper etc) and bathroom basics (soap/shampoo etc) would have been nice to have provided.

Great kitchen with lots of space and utensils. We pre-made a bunch of group meals to take away on the Abel Tasman hike and found everything we needed here. They also have like 8 fridge/freezers. Although not sure how often they get cleaned out. The outdoor area was beautiful! We had our meals outside on the big wooden tables and could play cards etc. Nicely situated between rooms and kitchen. Had citrus trees, some herbs, and a trampoline. The bathroom also was relatively nice, and looked as though was being done up - fresh tiles around the sink. Towels were provided - although we did have to ask, as one of our rooms had them and one didn't.

Stayed in February 2025

There is a sense that is very much a home for some people which isn't an issue at all but definitely a different vibe to us 😊

When we arrived at check in the staff put us in a smaller room to what we paid for. I was really thankful for that as the alternative was my partner and I being in separate bunks in a big dorm room. The facilitys were really good and we enjoyed the big garden.

Stayed in December 2024

Very little room for bags, towels etc I’m family room. one female toilet blocked which reduced availability as there was only two/

Well equipped kitchen

Stayed in January 2025

Clean bathroooms, great communal areas

Stayed in January 2025

Bed was soft and worn

A pleasant enough experience for one night. No staff when we arrived or checked out, so can’t really comment. There were only 2 toilets in the women’s bathroom but I’m not sure how many people were staying. We were leaving early so it wasn’t so much of a bother but there were very noisy kids encouraged by their parent speaking loudly at 7am. The two other backpackers we stayed at in Nelson had no kids. I have nothing against kids at all, it was really the parent who was being noisy. Like with most backpackers some people had left their leftovers in the kitchen without cleaning up. Not the owner’s fault. Good to have a big parking area. Beds were very soft and worn, otherwise the room was ok. It was one night when we couldn’t find anywhere else so we were grateful to have a bed.

Stayed in January 2025

Problem with the room because another people told us that they have booked. Staff did not answer the phone after 7 p.m. (It was in New Year Eve).

Good Prices for the service, clean and excellent wifi.

Stayed in January 2025

Little kids running up and down the hallway screaming and laughing, not that I don’t like happy kids, but it was very difficult to get to sleep.

Everything was well laid out and wonderfully clean

Stayed in December 2024

Cleanliness of the benches/ kitchen

The open plan flow feeling safe with leaving my child to do her own thing for a short time

Stayed in December 2024

some weird guests

relaxed athmosphere

Stayed in February 2024

Evening and night very noisy, with music in the garden and party oustide right in front of our room...kitchen and shares spaces not that clean...

Nice place with a lot of sharing places, big kitchen and garden

Stayed in March 2024

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Parking availability

Quiet and comfortable

Stayed in January 2024

Fridges were not clean and lots of food without a cover.

I love the bedroom very comfy and quite at night. Bathrooms clean and good space.

Stayed in January 2024

Kitchen needs a deep clean. Not enough fridge space for food. Some fridges had mouldy food inside and need a thorough clean. Some appliances broken for example air fryer without handle.

Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Affordable accommodation, reasonably comfortable and good value for the price.

Stayed in January 2024

loud until late at night

relaxed

Stayed in January 2024

Mattress was a bit uncomfortable

All went well

Stayed in January 2024

Limited space in the many, many fridges.

Great quiet backpackers in Motueka. Friendly hosts and guests. Quiet, families and older guests staying during our stay. Huge communal kitchen with heaps of facilities for cooking. Outdoor area for eating was nice. Rooms were basic. Bathroom was clean.

Stayed in January 2024