Tasman Bay Backpackers Book

A small, colourful hostel in Nelson

Privately owned, at 10 Weka St, 0.6 km from the city centre. Play a game, share stories, and at 8pm every night have free hot chocolate pudding.

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Five guests play cards around a low table in the lounge, next to the wood burner, the red wall and a big world map.

Free hot chocolate pudding every night at 8pm

Hot chocolate pudding and ice cream, every night of the year. It’s vegan friendly, and sometimes it’s a fruit crumble instead.

We’ve become well known for this nightly treat. It draws people together.

A staff member serves hot chocolate pudding from a big pot into striped bowls while smiling guests line up to take them.

7–9 Off-Line Time

From 7pm to 9pm every night it’s Off-Line Time: a social, creative couple of hours, inspired by the off-line cafés popping up. Join in if you like.

Games get played, music gets made, and people meet and swap traveller stories. The guitars, other instruments and games are free for guests to use. The pudding arrives at 8.

A guest in a hoodie reads a book in a wooden armchair beside the lit wood burner, under the world map.
In winter the log fire is lit every night
Three guests by the lit log burner play Scrabble with glasses of red wine while one plays guitar.
“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.”
A guest
The garden on a sunny spring day: a red striped hammock under a big spreading tree, picnic tables on the lawn and blue chairs around a small table.
Three guests sit on a wooden bench in the sun, talking with a friend who stands beside them, in front of the salmon-pink building.
The big pink magnolia in full bloom beside the garden path, with the hostel behind.

Hammocks all over the place, little lights outside at night, and plenty of spots to study, work, journal or have some time alone.

Staying a few weeks? There are weekly rates for international travellers, and we’re happy to help you find work in Nelson. Longer stays, work and study

Rooms

Mixed dorms and private rooms. All bedding is supplied in every room. Prices change with the dates, so the booking page shows today’s price for every room.

Shared rooms

The dorms are mixed. Every bed has a comfy inner-spring mattress and a reading light. The shared bathrooms are close by, towels are free on request, and there are extra blankets and hot water bottles.

Private rooms

Beds are made up for you, with towels and soaps, a heater, and feather duvets in winter.

A double bed with a teal patterned cover and rolled towels, and a glass door open to a small sunny patio.

Standard Double or Twin

  • Standard Double: a double bed
  • Standard Twin: two single beds
  • Shared bathrooms close by
Book a Standard room
Check dates and book

Check-in times, cancellation and common questions are on the check-in and FAQ page.

An honest note

“We are not a Flashpackers – relationships and caring for each other come first. Our walls are a bit thin, the furniture is second hand – so if you come stay, please know this and come for the vibe, the relationships you will build, the care you will feel.”

TBB is run by Georgie, Mark, Rosie, Sam and Henk-Jan, with a team of exchange workers. Each week they make soup and bread for a staff lunch.

10 Weka St, Nelson

Tasman Bay Backpackers
10 Weka St, Nelson 7010
New Zealand

0.6 km from the city centre.

Phone
+64 3 548 7950 (03 548 7950 in New Zealand)
Email
stay@tasmanbaybackpackers.co.nz
Office
Open 8am to 8pm, closed 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Map
Open in Google Maps
Check dates and book
The front of the hostel on a sunny day: salmon-painted weatherboard, glass entrance doors, blue director’s chairs on the patio and red flowers.