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YHA Wellington
 

Address Details

Host: Chris Sperring
292 Wakefield St.
(Cnr Cambridge Tce)
Wellington

+64 4 801 7280

+64 4 801 7278
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Rooms & Rates
Single
Twin
Twin ensuite
Double
Double ensuite
Family
Shared

Number of beds: 300

Beds from:NZ$28
Rooms from: NZ$80

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Operating Hours
Reception Hours: 7am-11pm plus 24 hour access

Check out:
7am-10am
Payment Methods
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Guest Services & Facilities
Closest food shop 10m 10m City/Town Central Central Internet access at Hostel TV room in Hostel Common room in Hostel Self catering Luggage storage at Hostel Lockers available at Hostel Laundry Facilities Library Exchange Bicycle storage at Hostel Disabled Facilities

YHA Wellington City


Our Awards

HI Quality RatingHI Quality certified hostel

HI Quality Management System complements the well-established HI Assured Standards, and focuses on hostel management and operations. Only those hostels which successfully complete the programme will be certified and able to display the distinctive HI-Q logo, and YHA Wellington City is one such hostel.


Virgin Holidays

Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award for Best Large Accommodation. "With a host of innovative initiatives in place, YHA Wellington goes above and beyond regular hotel practice to engage and communicate with their guests around issues of sustainability in an upbeat and inspiring way, putting the onus back on the guest to exercise responsible practices."

hostelbookers

Awarded to the three hostels on each continent that received the highest ratings for cleanliness during 2008. The winners are based on customer reviews and ratings.








hostelworld.com

Voted best hostel in Oceania in 2006 and 2007 by backpackers on hostelworld.com and the first hostel in New Zealand to be awarded Qualmark Enviro Gold.

 

 


Ultra clean, modern, bright, fun and friendly, the YHA Wellington hostel has a wide range of comfortable backpacker accommodation from our spacious 4-share ensuite rooms to our deluxe private ensuite rooms. With a 5-star Qualmark rating you would hardly know you were backpacking.

The Wellington City hostel boasts not one, but two, large and extremely well-equipped kitchens as well as many spacious and comfortable lounge areas, making this backpackers a perfect choice for large numbers of backpackers and for group accommodation.

The YHA Wellington City backpackers is centrally located just off Courtenay Place; close to the waterfront, Te Papa museum, Embassy Cinema, cafes, bars, shops and theatres. There is a supermarket just across the road from the hostel which is extremely handy.
 
YHA Wellington City has been a sustainable living centre for over 15 years and is the winner of the New Zealand Sustainable Business Network Trailblazer Award in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

"One of the best urban hostels in the country" - The Rough Guide to New Zealand, 2006.

Special features at YHA Wellington City that backpackers love:
  • Affordable meal nights & free bagel breakfast on Mondays
  • Supermarket over the road from the hostel (open til midnight)
  • Two superbly equipped kitchen and dining areas & many comfortable lounges
  • TV lounge with projector and free movie hire
  • Internet lounge with Skype and printing facilities. WiFi access also available.
  • Bicycle hire for exploring the many sights of Wellington

About Wellington

You have to do and be, not simply watch or even describe. This is the city of action, the world headquarters of the verb!

Be part of the buzz of New Zealand’s intimate and vibrant cultural capital, Wellington city. Nestled amongst steep hills at the southern end of the North Island offering fantastic sea views, and hugging one of the most picturesque harbours in the world, Wellington has more cafés per capita than New York, and a thriving art and music scene.

New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa is only the beginning of your adventure, take a Lord of The Rings tour (the production of the Lord of the Rings trilogy was based in Wellington), visit seals and penguins in the wild, take the famous red cable car to the Botanical Gardens, or climb Mt Victoria for breathtaking views over Wellington harbour. The YHA Wellington City hostel supports the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, which is now one of the best places in New Zealand to experience native wildlife in their natural environment, even though it’s just minutes from downtown Wellington.

Then relax and play in one of Wellington’s many cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs. You’ll need more than just a fleeting glimpse of our little gem, Wellington. Stay a while, you won’t regret it!  

Top activities to do while backpacking in Wellington:

  • Visit Te Papa national museum on the refurbished Wellington waterfront to learn all about Maori and New Zealand arts and culture.
  • Take a Lord of the Rings tour – either to the studio or to one of the many locations in and around Wellington.
  • Discover some of New Zealand's rarest wildlife at ZEALANDIA: The Karori Sanctuary Experience, Wellington's award-winning conservation safe haven.
  • Take a ride on the cable car for amazing views over Wellington Harbour.

Green Footprint Project

With the increase of world-wide greenhouse gas emissions through increased travel and energy usage, the

Green Footprint Project has been established to help you reduce some of the impacts you are making on your travels. Make a donation .

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Travel Tales

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How to get there...
Details
Car
Follow the motorway to the final exit on to Vivian Street. Continue down Vivian Street until you reach Cambridge terrace. Turn left on to Cambridge Terrace and the YHA is five blocks down on the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Wakefield Street.
Bus/Shuttle
Intercity stops at the Railway Station but ask the driver before getting on the bus to drop you at the Fire Station, opposite the Hostel.
Plane
7km Airport shuttles cost $15 to the door. Local bus 91 is $5.50 to Courtenay Place. Taxi is $25.
Train
Railway station 1.5km. Take Bus No 1 or 2 for $1 and get off at the last stop on Courtenay Place. Turn left onto Cambridge Tce. Hostel is 50m on left. Taxi is $8-$12.
Ferry

3km. Free shuttle drops off at railway station. Directions as for train. Taxi $10-15.
* YHA NZ accepts no liability for changes to listed prices. 

Here's a taster of what's going on in this region, for a full list of events check out Event Finder

Saturday, 19 June 2010 - Saturday, 19 June 2010, Museum of Wellington
Sampler Season 2010

Friday, 30 July 2010 - Friday, 30 July 2010, TSB Bank Arena
New Zealand Art Show

Sunday, 01 August 2010 - Sunday, 01 August 2010, Wellington Waterfront
Hoko Kai

Wednesday, 07 July 2010 - Wednesday, 07 July 2010, Te Papa
Paperskin Tapa Trail

Tuesday, 03 August 2010 - Tuesday, 03 August 2010, Leuven Belgian Beer Cafe
Stella Artois Draught Masters Regional Finals

Wednesday, 04 August 2010 - Wednesday, 04 August 2010, Museum Hotel
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tasting

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 - Wednesday, 24 March 2010, Wellington
From Absurdistan to the Berlin Wall - German Films in NZ

Friday, 06 August 2010 - Friday, 06 August 2010, Laserforce
A Fun Night Out

Saturday, 07 August 2010 - Saturday, 07 August 2010, St James Theatre
Rick Stein -- A Food Odyssey

Saturday, 07 August 2010 - Saturday, 07 August 2010, TSB Bank Arena
Women's Lifestyle Expo

Saturday, 30 January 2010 - Saturday, 30 January 2010, Frank Kitts Park
Frank Kitts Art Market

Saturday, 17 April 2010 - Saturday, 17 April 2010, Mighty Mighty
The Mighty Mighty Market

Saturday, 07 August 2010 - Saturday, 07 August 2010, Overseas Terminal Function Centre
Mary's Market

Saturday, 07 August 2010 - Saturday, 07 August 2010, Kilbirnie Mosque
Mosque Open Day

Sunday, 08 August 2010 - Sunday, 08 August 2010, Karori West Normal School
Cheesemaker for a Day - Make your own Feta/Halloumi

Sunday, 08 August 2010 - Sunday, 08 August 2010, Te Papa
Tapa and Me: A Creative Workshop for Children

Local Knowledge

Events

What to do

“you have to do and be, not simply watch or even describe. This is the city of action, the world headquarters of the verb!”

Be part of the buzz of this intimate and vibrant cultural capital. Nestled amongst steep hills offering breathtaking views, and hugging one of the most picturesque harbours in the world, Wellington has more cafés per capita than New York, and a thriving art and music scene. Te Papa museum is only the beginning, take a Lord of The Rings tour, visit seals and penguins in the wild, take the famous red cable car to the Botanical Gardens, or climb Mt Victoria for breathtaking views. Then relax and play in one of the many cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs, you’ll need more than a fleeting glimpse of this little gem! 

Group Accommodation

YHA offers a range of accommodation to suit groups of all types. Click here for more information about how YHA can help your group with their accommodation, transport and activity needs.

Each hostel offers a range of accommodation options for your group. Please email our Customer Services team or phone freephone (within NZ) 0800 278 299.

Or if you would like to make a group booking, please fill out our Groups Booking form.





 
Brilliant location. It's very central, next to the theatres, Te Papa Museum, a 5 minute walk to the beach, 15 minutes to the foot of Mount Victoria and next to the some great restaurants. It's near the main bus route leading to the railway station. The vibe is good, the guests and staff are friendly and the hostel is very well organised, clean and efficient.

HostelWorld.com, 1 February 2009


The helpfulness of the staff was incredible. They seriously are the friendliest people, and a great help to us during our stay there.

HostelBookers, 9 January 2009

The City YHA in Wellington is huge - six floors with dorms and rooms of all sizes. It's also very modern, clean and in a great location, and offers everything a backpacker's heart could desire. I stayed there for a week before moving into university accomodation, and I liked it so much that I returned several times to have the staff at reception help me plan trips around the islands...

TripAdvisor, 2 November 2008

This is the best hostel I have stayed in over the last three months, it is more like a hotel. It is very clean with two kitchens with everything you need in them. A huge tv room and very good location.

HostelWorld, 26 December 2008

The atmosphere in YHA, I GIVE A BIG 10 STARS! the Kitchen is big enough to move about in and they had a nice lazy-boy massage chair :-) Mixed aged group from school kiddes to senior citzens, WOW! A big star.

HostelWorld.com 24 May 2008

The staff here were really friendly and we liked the fact that they encouraged recycling. It had a huge kitchen and was right opposite a supermarket, which was great. Also liked the reading/meeting room! Good location too, would definately stay again.
 
HostelWorld.com, 4 May 2008