Nelson hostels

Pros: Free pudding delish and a lovely way to meet people. Lovely laid back and friendly vibe to house. Enjoyed all the scrapbooky art up too. Well equipt kitchen. Warm rooms with heaters

Pros: Beds were clean and comfortable and the hostel has a great social vibe! There was even an international pot luck while I stayed where everyone cooked meals from their home country. Hostel is close to city center, i-site, and is within biking distance from a beautiful beach.

Pros: The chocolate pudding is great, the facilities are awesome, well stocked kitchen and clean bathrooms, nice hot showers, friendly helpful staff, and other guests are always interesting to talk to as well. I absolutely love staying here!

Cons: Nothing to complain about, this place is perfect! That's why we come back every time we're in Nelson.

Pros: Great atmosphere. Good staff, nice room, amazing chocolate pudding, good breakfast. Overall a great hostel (we were happy with the parking too).

Cons: The room is really basic. The center is a short walk away. Both not a problem, but nice to know when you book.

Pros: No croissants ( more the pity) but a very relaxed, yet not neglected vibe. Lots of personal touches, inside and outside. My third visit over the last 6 or 7 years: its consistent high standards is really quite amazing.

Cons: Croissants would have been nice!. A little noisy in the early hours ( after midnight)

Pros: Three choices of cereal;three choices of bread for toast,three choices of jam.Plus tea/coffee/milk.

Cons: Noise insulation could be improved ie when someone arises at 4am for an early morning departure,I would rather not be awoken by the noise coming from upstairs,I was in a downstairs room.

Pros: Good location, clean, staff were really friendly, dorm room warm and cosy with heater. Free pies, chocolate pudding & breakfast!! Selection of board games to play and free WiFi. There was also some herbs and a lemon tree in the garden you could help yourself to. The small touches like the recipe book and postcards to send home were nice.

Cons: A bench or something in the shower room to put clothes on would be good as there was only hooks.

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The host is super friendly and chatty. Place was clean and very good value for the money.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The room was great and the proximity to everything was good. Not ideal to have to walk outside in the rain to/from the only shower room that wasn’t under maintenance, but the shower was hot and the water pressure was good, so worth it! Didn’t have the breakfast but I’ve heard good things!

Pros: Comfortable, reasonable breakfast

Pros: We liked everything at Almond Hostel except the way we were treated by one staff member. ( see below) the location is great: close to town but not in the midst. Facilities well looked after. Woodburner in cold weather cosy. Owner of the hostel quick to follow up on anything not right.

Cons: Paula the owner was excellent in her manner and efficiency. rude and abrupt staff member However when we turned up, to check in it was in the afternoon, a half an hour before the office was open , early afternoon. No one let us in. We found out later that the staff member was there but not 'on duty'. When we did turn up with the the set office hours later that after noon, we were 'greeted' by a staff member who seemed very abrupt verbally and non verbally, unsmiling and unfriendly. She explain to us about the basics of how the hostel works in a series of commands. This is despite the fact English is our first language and we were at least 30 years older than the staff member. I confronted her directly but gently about about this on the spot. She continued to seem abrupt and unfriendly during our whole stay there( two lots of 3 days). She and her fellow countrymen usually spoke Spanish and excluded the rest of us automatically, including an Indian family and there Indian students staying there.Tis felt very click. Her manner was unfortunate, as everything else about the hostel is excellent. Her manner which was consistently like that over 6 days, undermined what usually feels like a home away from home.

Pros: Very spacious and welcoming.

Cons: It’s quite sound sensitive. You can hear every single word uttered in neighbouring rooms.

Pros: Great staff. Comfy room. Great bathrooms and nicest kitchen in a hostel all trip.