Of course it's very basic, you can't expect anything grand...in the end it's still a dorm. But a nice and clean one! I've seen much, much worse backpacker hostels in Australia and NZ. Bed was good, it wasn't to small and the showers were nice aswell. Location is great, staff was very helpful and the bar in the basement was... more

Don't know how this place gets a 4* rating! Had booked a 'twin' room due to sharing with my adult son. What we got was a room with a double bed and a single bunk on top. These rooms were supposed to have views of the harbour and a balcony and what we got was a view of a back... more

this was the worst place we stayed in NZ. The room stank of curry (we found the source under the bed), the roof leaked during the night (it dripped on the bed!) and the kitchen was repulsive and people were noisey! Anyone over the age of 20 or anyone who wants to be treated like an adult (no booze in... more

THE BASE WELLINGTON BACKPACKER,... [engl. Version] is an enormous big Hostel in the center of Wellington. One of the biggest in town but also anonymous as well. You do not have actually a familiar flair. The rooms are very clean but the beds are [--]. We stayed in a 6 bed dorm and two of the bunks (slatted frames) where... more

You really do. My boyfriend and I stayed at Base for a week or so while waiting to move in to our new apartment (we're backpacking in New Zealand for the year), and we only paid about 20 bucks a night for each bed. It's the cheapest place we found that is still reasonably clean, safe, etc. It's a total... more

base Wellington is a huge hostel in Courtney Place, which is the heart of Wellington's nightlife. For the solo female traveler, this means that there are two strip joints within a stone's throw. For the traveler who likes to sleep at night, this means that there is a karaoke bar that is open at least until 3am on weeknights (I... more

Stayed here for a few days before heading to the South Island. Great location and one of the nicer Base Backpackers have stayed at. It is a large hostel with slow elevators but if you don't mind stairs then it's cool. They have a great little club downstairs as well but within a few minutes walk of many other clubs... more

Je ne voyage quasiment que dans des backpackers et c'est le pire que j'ai fait!! J'avais pris une double ensuite.... more