Name: Downtown Backpackers
Address: 131 Bridge Street, Nelson, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Rating: 4

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

Express check-in/check-out

Terrace

Private check-in/check-out

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Non-smoking rooms

Hairdryer

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Shower

Wardrobe/Closet

Linens

Rooms

Iron and board

Ironing

Laundry

Luggage storage

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Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Car rental

Transfer services

Transfer

English

Arabic

Languages Spoken

Free bicycle rental

Barbecue grill(s)

Picnic area

Barbeque

Sun Deck

Recreation

No parking

Parking

Fax and copy machine

Business

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

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Nelson Airport

Woodbourne Airport

Downtown Backpackers

Nelson

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king-bed

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Do be aware that this accommodation is used for homeless housing and has issues with noise, violence and other social issues.
i went in to collect an acquaintance and didnt feel safe.  I quickly suggested they move somewhere more safer and quieter - and they did.

homeless shelter

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. 

Worst accomodation I’ve ever stayed.

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

DON’T STAY HERE. ABSOLUTE SCAM ARTISTS

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.

New apartment @ $850 for 5 nughts

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. 

Stay away! 

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.

The worst bed I have ever slept on

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.

Nice but unusable kitchen 

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.

Right in the middle of town

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.

Do not come here

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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