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Located on the beachfront close to Napier city centre the YHA Napier hostel has character, fantastic sea views (all the way to South America!), spacious rooms, cheerful staff and a convivial atmosphere. Originally a waterfront hotel this rambling survivor of the 1931 Napier earthquake is now a top rated backpacker hostel by Hostelworld.com customers.
Backpacker accommodation at YHA Napier includes comfortable twin, double, shared and single rooms. The Napier hostel has a well-equipped kitchen, attractive cobbled courtyard and BBQ area and a TV room with a video and DVD player. Take some time in the lounge to read the poems and messages fellow backpackers have left on stones collected from the beach.
There's plenty to do in Napier and around the Hawke’s Bay, YHA Napier staff are happy to help you plan art deco, wine, food, gannet or sightseeing tours. This backpackers is close to all Napier’s seaside attractions: National Aquarium, Marineland, Ocean Spa, Mini Golf and Museum.
YHA Napier is considered to be one of the best hostels in New Zealand due to its beachfront location, homely atmosphere and knowledgeable staff who are committed to ensuring you make the most from your stay in the Napier and Hawke’s Bay region.
Special features at YHA Napier that backpackers love:
- Literally just across the road from the Napier beach.
- Great variety of backpacker accommodation including single rooms.
- Very close to Napier city centre: shops, cinema, supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, bars, takeaways.
- Internet access and Wireless network.
- Deals and discounts on Art Deco tours negotiated with local Hawke’s Bay businesses as well as ‘insider’ information on the best available local wine and food tours.
- Free Napier region tour maps for guests who wish to DIY with notes and guidance from staff.
About Napier
Savour this stylish Art Deco city of Napier bathed in the sparkling Mediterranean sunlight of Hawke’s Bay, surrounded by vineyards and the Heretaunga Plains known as ”the fruit bowl of New Zealand”. Napier was rebuilt in just two years after a devastating earthquake in 1931 and is now regarded as an Art Deco architectural gem. Napier is a city with style, surrounded by the fine vineyards of the Hawke’s Bay region and looking out to Cape Kidnappers, home of the beautiful and impressive gannet seabirds.
Much like a European seaside town there are many attractions in Napier for all ages - visit the National Aquarium, Marineland, local museums, cafes, or try para-sailing, ballooning, windsurfing, kayaking or mini golf. Alternatively just take your backpack off for a while and ‘chill out’ on the beach or in one of the many parks while soaking up the Napier sun.
"Napier is one of New Zealand's most likeable regional centres" – The Rough Guide to New Zealand.
Top activities to do while backpacking in Napier
- Marvel at the authentic and charming Art Deco architecture of Napier, perhaps the world’s finest collection of Art Deco buildings in one town.
- Sample some (or many) of the Hawke’s Bay regions many fabulous wines. Tours of Hawke’s Bay wineries can be arranged by the YHA Napier hostel staff.
- Visit the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers during the summer months.
- Have fun with the whole family in the likeable town of Napier – the Aquarium, Marineland Dolphin Show and Mini Golf are all near the Napier hostel.
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