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Reviews of Backpackers Central Hamilton

2 out of 5
Backpackers Central Hamilton
846 Victoria Street, Hamilton

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 76 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 193 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Niko

All good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Clare

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property is in an easy position, staff is approachable. Bed is clean but I sit on the couch in the room and felt itchy. The property is on main road and is not that quite at night. I want to save my luggage for a few hours and was charged extra $5.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Leonard

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lyndon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value at very good price.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Ajit Lakhman on 2 Apr 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Niko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If only they provide shower gel at the shower room like other backpackers
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Ajit on 2 Apr 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Shoanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Closeness to town
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Ajit on 2 Apr 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Sanganai, Christchurch

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I like that It is conveniently located near shops and other facilities. I didn't like particularly the room I was in it had no Windows
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Ajit Lakhman-Manager on 1 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, due to the building structure, some rooms do not have windows but have a fresh air system and the aircon. Safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Staff really helpful allowing me to check in early and clearly have a great cleaning regime. However the place itself is looking a little tired and needs an update and lick of paint. Great value for money however!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Ajit Lakhman-Manager on 1 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Pi-Ne

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Brandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff responded promptly to any requests or issue. I just think it's a shame that so many hostels don't provide anything for hand drying in toilets.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Ajit Lakhman-Manager on 1 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

6/10 Okay

J P

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Fern

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not as advertised. Disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Ajit Lakhman - Manager on 1 Dec 2023
Thank you for your feedback. we apologize for your not-so-good experience. We understand everyone has a different set of expectations. It is impossible to make all happy. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from AJ on 21 Nov 2023
Many thanks for your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Vicky

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from AJ on 21 Nov 2023
Many thanks for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Sue-Fran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Marcus

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Really good value nice and comfortable. Central location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Tia

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great.. cheap place to stay and staff were brilliant .. nice and friendly guests too
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Brittany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Sufficient
Satisfactory budget hotel. I was able to sleep and shower. There was even a TV!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Sudhir

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice staff excellent location in city centre near transport food shopping good room ensuite except bathing Used to have dvd movie nights but now no more

10/10 Excellent

Sudhir

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room with sink and toilet.good there is fan as it is summer. Nice helpful staff. excellent location in city centre and near bus stop. close to food and shopping. I always stay here when I come to Hamilton and I have stayed here many times

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

John, Porirua

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet and compact internal airconditioned double bed ensuite room next to spacious kitchen and lounge area. A restful overnight sleep. Good value for money

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Happy with it on the whole. Clean. Shower base was slippery.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from AJ on 2 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
My room was clean and comfortable but the walls were incredibly thin, I could hear everything from the room next door. The kitchen was well equipped but looked a bit tired in places. There wasn’t much of an atmosphere at the hostel but it was okay for a couple of nights.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from AJ on 2 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Karolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great queen room with en suite, mini fridge, TV, and heat pump, super quiet, off street parking, and an Indian and a Thai restaurant right across the road (I went Thai - super yummy). Kitchen/lounge area very clean and tidy. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from AJ on 2 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Raylene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The quests were loud, people coming in after 3am partying in their rooms from 23 down. We got absolutely no sleep and couldn’t wait to leave
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Ajit Lakhman on 3 Aug 2022
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Our night manager is available to sort out if any issue is reported. We try our best to make the stay comfortable for our guests. Hope to see you in near future. Sorry once again!

10/10 Excellent

Yenny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We felt safe because just 3 of us in the room. Toilet & bathroom were clean but mixed anyway.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

JIHYUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman on 8 Aug 2021
Many thanks for the encouraging feedback. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front of house receptionist ws fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from AJ on 1 Aug 2021
Many thanks for the feedback. Cheers

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman-Manager on 1 Aug 2021
Many thanks for the feedback. See you next time. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No parking
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman (AJ) on 1 Aug 2021
Many thanks for the feedback. See you next time. Regards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
It’s good for the price of it
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman - Manager on 22 Jun 2021
Many thanks for the feedback. Hope to see you again. Safe travels!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Ajit on 22 Jun 2021
Thanks for the feedback. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman on 22 Jun 2021
Many thanks for the feedback. See you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay on a budget
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman on 2 Jun 2021
Many thanks for the positive feedback. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good facilities nice staff nice room .however my single room ensuite with TV was too expensive at 109 dollars. Later I found out VR Hamilton was offering 100 a night and they are a hotel not a backpackers
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Ajit Lakhman-Manager on 2 Jun 2021
Thank you for staying with backpackers. Thank you for the feedback. The room prices fluctuate depending on the special events and over the weekends. Safe travels!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Excellent cleaniness! Poor tv reception, no window.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Ajit on 3 Apr 2021
We appreciate your feedback. All rooms have airconditioners and a fresh air system. We would have been better served if we get the room number as all the TVs are running fine. Safe travels! See you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central location but single female travellers may feel a little uneasy at night as I got the feeling that this is not the greatest area of town as there were a lot of "unusual" people on the street at night which would have made me very uncomfortable if I had not been getting car rides from friends - this is NOT a reflection on the Backpackers though. Staff were super friendly, really clean room and what I saw of rest of facilities in passing. I got upgraded to an ensuite room which was really nice surprise. Close to the bus terminal and the Centre Place Mall and Supermarket.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shared kitchen facilities were immaculately clean. The bed was comfortable. The other guests and the neighborhood were quiet. Walking distance to town and nice places to eat nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Ajit on 2 Jan 2021
Many thanks for the positive feedback. Cheers

8/10 Good

Pedro

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Ajit on 14 Oct 2020
Many thanks for your feedback. See you next time! Safe travels1

6/10 Okay

Vaughan

backpacker stay
average service good enough for a few days then becomes normal but o.k ...
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Ajit on 14 Oct 2020
Thanks for your feedback. Cheers

6/10 Okay

Marcus, Auckland

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pretty old building, extremely noisy, no curtains or way to block out the light from the skylight in the room, ok for a short stay of needed but sleeping isn’t easy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Ajit on 22 Jun 2020
Thank you for staying with us. Your feedback is important to us. We apologize for the inconvenience. We would lokk after the issues. Safe travels

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Ajit on 6 Apr 2020
Thank you for your feedback. See you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Iain, PAPAMOA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Couldn’t find where cups were stored. Luckily had water bottle
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Ajit on 26 Feb 2020
Thank you for your feedback. There are cups in kitchen cabinets on every floor. See you next time!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Ajit on 26 Feb 2020
Thanks for your feedback. See you next time! Regards