10 Weka St, Nelson
A small, privately owned hostel in a colourful house. A log fire, hammocks, guitars and games to share, and free hot chocolate pudding at 8pm, every night of the year.
We have become well known for this nightly treat. Hot chocolate pudding and ice cream, served free at 8pm every night of the year. Sometimes it's a fruit crumble instead.
It draws people together.
Two hours every evening when games are played, music is made, and guests meet new people and share their stories. Join in if you like. It was inspired by the off-line cafés popping up.
The instruments and games are there for anyone to use.
Somewhere to sit in the sun, read in a hammock or talk with the other guests.
Shared dorms and private rooms. The dorms are mixed. All bedding is supplied in every room. Prices change with the dates, so the booking page shows today's price for every room.
A made-up queen bed, plus a single bed in the room, and your own bathroom. Towels and soaps are provided, the heater is yours to control, and there are feather duvets in winter.
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Made-up twin beds and a private ensuite bathroom. Towels and soaps are provided, the heater is yours to control, and there are feather duvets in winter.
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The Standard Double has a made-up double bed, and the Standard Twin has two made-up single beds. Both share bathrooms close by, and come with towels and soaps, a heater, and feather duvets in winter.
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Every bed has a comfy inner-spring mattress and a reading light. Towels are free on request, and there are extra blankets and hot water bottles.
“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.”
We like to think the hostel might be like your favourite café: a place where you feel relaxed, comfortable and safe. There's good music playing, ours or a guest's on the guitar, people are friendly and the atmosphere is just right.
Have a coffee or a glass of wine, play a game, do some yoga, share stories.
The hostel is run by Georgie, Mark, Rosie, Sam and Henk-Jan, with a team of exchange workers.
Lit every night in winter. There are heat pumps in the shared areas too, plus hot water bottles, warm duvets and extra blankets.
Hammocks to lie in, and little lights outside at night.
Guitars, other instruments and games, free for anyone to use.
Free, super-fast and reliable.
Plenty of different areas to study, work, journal or have time alone.
The hostel WhatsApp group. Join when you arrive to suggest and organise things to do.
Stay a few weeks or even a month. It's a good way to start your time in New Zealand, or to take a break halfway through.
There's usually lots of work in Nelson all year round, and we're happy to help you find it.
Longer stays, work and studyCheck-in times, arriving late, cancellation, facilities and common questions.
