A small, privately owned hostel on Weka St, 0.6 km from the centre of Nelson. A log fire, hammocks in the garden, guitars and games to share, and a free bowl of pudding for every guest at 8pm.
We’d like TBB to feel like your favourite café: good music, friendly faces, somewhere comfy to sit, and the atmosphere just right.
The guitars, other instruments and games are free for guests to use. Free super-fast wifi, and plenty of places to study, work, journal or have some time alone.
When you arrive, join TBB Connect, our hostel WhatsApp group, to suggest things to do.
And picnic tables under the big tree.
Heat pumps in the shared areas, a heater in every room, and hot water bottles, warm duvets and extra blankets.
Meet new travellers and share stories.
Free super-fast wifi, and in winter a dedicated space for digital nomads and online study.
Phones go down for a couple of hours. Games come out, someone picks up a guitar, and people swap travel stories. Join in if you like.
Phones go down for a couple of hours. Games come out, someone picks up a guitar, and people swap travel stories by the fire. Join in if you like.
We’ve become well known for it. Every night at 8pm, all year round, the pot comes out and everyone gathers round. Sometimes it’s a fruit crumble instead.
Vegan friendly. Free for every guest.
A coffee, a glass of wine, a game, a few laughs.
“The hostel is really welcoming, with so many small things that made me feel home: first the chocolate pudding of course, but also the music instruments and games that we can freely use to play all together, the little plants and candles on the tables, the fire to stay warm in winter, the nice backyard with the hammocks, the little lights outside at nighttime.”
Spring 2026
Spring is here and I’m loving this time of year. Daylight hours are increasing, the weather has been incredibly sunny and everywhere the gardens are coming alive. The hostel is buzzing with new and some returning travellers.
Mark, Rosie, Sam and Henk-Jan run TBB with me and our team of exchange workers. Each week we make soup and bread for a staff lunch, and every night we offer all our guests chocolate pudding and ice cream.
We are very committed to the traveller community, and to a hostel that nurtures care, relationships, fun and sharing of stories. If this sounds like you, come stay with us. We’d love to have you here.
Georgie & the TBB Team
Mark, Rosie, Sam and Henk-Jan run TBB with me and our team of exchange workers. Each week we make soup and bread for a staff lunch, and every night we offer all our guests chocolate pudding and ice cream.
We are very committed to the traveller community, and to a hostel that nurtures care, relationships, fun and sharing of stories. If this sounds like you, come stay with us. We’d love to have you here.
Georgie & the TBB Team
One guest who stayed through lockdown in 2020 called it “maybe the first home you have ever really had”.
Check-in times, questions and what’s hereAll bedding is supplied in every room, and the dorms are mixed. Prices change with the dates, so the booking page shows today's price for every room.
Weekly rates for international travellers, and help finding work in Nelson. Book your first few nights, then ask us about the weekly rate.
Check-in times, cancellation and common questions are on the guest info page.