Well after long flight with many stops i found a place that seemed qute nice and it was good not great but good all the thngs you need were there but at times was a little noisy, but the people there were very helpful and i found the rooms to be good. But please let me say the rooms were... More

...Owners, staff, breakfast and location. Thanks Henny and Claire for the warm welcome and help. Cosy rooms and lounge will be booking again on our return. Was the perfect place to chill after a month of touring the South Island. Sorry we didn't get to thank you in person. Matt and Maggie

A very very homely place to be. Staff made us feel like one big family, had all the up to date info about the local area and couldn't help enough. Still dreaming about that delicious freshly baked bread every morning!

i ve been staying here for a while because i found a friendly plase to have fun in a quiet and cheap place very close to citycenter and with a cosy and very well manteined garden area full of green, the outdoor accomodations r wooden separate bungalow which i really loved, the common area and kitchen are always clean and... More

despite having the 5.8 earthquake within a couple of hours of arriving we did really like this place. We stayed in the flat. It was great. although a bit scary in the quakes!! Friendly helpful staff, although one of the men can talk for England!!! be warned. good, clean facilities. really nice place

We called to reserve a double room and were informed that there was no ensuite bathroom. What we were faced with was quite beyond expectations, as we were housed in the flat unit that was away from the main house. The unit had its own fully equipped kitchen, bathroom and living area and these we shared with only one other... More

We stayed at this backpacker's in Sept 2011 and didn't receive the best service; the person who checked us in talked and talked and TALKED for ages before showing us to our room, clearly not noticing (or not caring) for the fact that we'd just travelled for over 20 hours and all we wanted was a shower and some sleep.... More

Homey feeling backpackers hostel just outside the main core of Christchurch's downtown in a residential neighbourhood but still close by (it's not a big town, so it's about a 10 min walk to the centre of town). While not modern or anything, is quite clean and bathrooms are newer and kept clean. Owners are lovely and helpful. Kitchen and common... More

Like all the BBH backpackers we stayed with, Vagabond was a great place - clean, reasonably priced, conveniently located, with friendly and helpful staff, and with a sociable atmosphere and nice common rooms. Also, a stay at Vagabond includes home-made morning bread, though be there when it's served, as it goes quickly. I also enjoyed my very interesting conversations with... More