We stayed in base Wellington for 2 nights the hostel has the perfect location with a short walk to the shops, museum and supermarket!! The hostel is quite big and well equipped the rooms we standard and comfy and the bathrooms were nice a clean! The kitchen area was huge! However could do with more hobs to cook on as... More

On arrival we were asked to fill out forms which is all well & good. Then asked to pay $20 each for a room key as a bond! In my friends travels around Europe she has NEVER had to pay that much for a bond at a backpackers. We were then told that if one key was lost we would... More

Rude staff, I paid for king superior room and there was not wardrobe or drawers. We returned from dinner and were walking through the lobby when the attendant approached us and confiscated our wine telling us only that the hotel was alcohol free. I was extremely unhappy to not be able to enjoy a wine on my balcony as well... More

Base Wellington is a nice backpackers, and the location is very convenient (in the city center, close to waterfront) The staff are super friendly and helpful The rooms are nothing fancy, but they're clean and well-equiped (lockers under each bed) and don't forget to check out the bar, it's a lot of fun !!

Unless you're desperate, I suggest staying away from this hostel. Bed linens were not changed and the room floor was sticky. The building and facilities (eg lifts) looked very old and the whole place had a strange smell...maybe alcohol and weed?? Ventilation in the room was poor and we were lucky the weather was great, we spent very little time... More

I have never had such an awful experience in a hostel. First off I was bitten from head to toe by bed bugs. It was misleading because the sheets looked brand new. I had huge bites from my face to my toes and had to visit a medical centre as they were so bad. I also went on a night... More

Although Base Wellington is in a very convenient location, I really wouldn't recommend staying here. It's huge, which means that it loses the personal and homely feel of many hostels in NZ. The kitchen was an absolute tip, and always really busy; the rooms were very basic and pretty dirty. The sheets were clean, but the floor was sticky and... More

I had the misfortune of staying in this place for 1 night recently and suggest anyone thinks very hard before spending their money here. On arrival, the Reception area was chaos and did alert my senses but figured its only 1 night - it can't be that bad!! How wrong was - should off acted on my gut feeling. Now... More

Stayed at base 2 nights in feb for the wellington 7s. Arrived around 4pm and it took an hour to check in due to a large tour bus that arrived just after us. Reception told us it would be more time efficient to check in a stray bus before us? Rooms were basic, bunk beds. We shared a 4bed room... More