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Nomads Capital Backpackers Reviews

118 Wakefield Street, PO Box 11-247, Wellington, New Zealand

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80%Overall Rating

From 109 ratings
  • 72%Character
  • 81%Security
  • 95%Location
  • 83%Staff
  • 73%Atmosphere
  • 79%Cleanliness

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  • Avid Traveller: 10-20 Reviews Added
  • Globetrotter : 20+ Reviews Added
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73%

Just a factory !!! a small kitchen. I had never seen that before, but there is a very high / tall / not stable Bunk so when you are upstairs It's totally unconfortable !!!! . but nice building / place and security

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male, 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


90%

Beds are bit noisy and theres weird smell of gas in the kitchen, but apart from that everything was great. I was actually put in better room than one I have booked, and also wasn't really happy with one of my roommates so they have moved me to different bedroom with no fuss!! There are also those free evening meals, but snack size and you can upgrade to main size for just $2 which is good value i think. If i will be back in Wellington I will stay with Nomads again for sure.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


97%

A great hostel, the evening meal included was an excellent deal!

  • Globetrotter
  • 10 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (21 reviews)


93%

We really liked this hostel. It has a bar connected to it and they also serve free food in the evening. They also provide free tea and coffee and milk to go with it. These things just make your day so much better when you're on a budget! Staff was very nice and friendly and helpful. The hostel is very clean and in a good location. We stayed in a four bed dorm which had an ensuite toilet and shower. Would recommend.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple, 31-40
  • (12 reviews)


100%

I love my stay at Wellington! This is definitely a awesome hostel and everything is good.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Male, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


67%

Stay in hostel was good for that money. I did not expect much and I´ve got what I supposed to get. But I have terrible experience with aftercomunication. I left charger in dorm and I called next day. Staff promissed to call me back in few mins but they did not.Than I called next day again, they promissed to call me back, but they didn´t ... this was for all week and after that one good person really checked it and found that there is no charger on that room ... after one week - how surprising!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Czech Republic
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

Double ensuite rooms are fantastic for the price. Very comfortable beds and clean bathrooms. Free food every night from the bar next door is good and convenient, and there is always someone helpful at the front desk.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

It is a rarity that you can spend a few days in a hostel and wholeheartedly be made to feel like your part of a family. The staff meet every requirement you desire of them, being made to feel as a friend rather than just another customer. The facilities are of a quality far exceeding a backpackers hostel, having modern amenities that still host character in a pristinely clean kept environment. To top things off the adjoining bar

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Falkland Islands (malvinas)
  • Male, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


87%

This is the place to stay if you are in Wellington. It's clean and nice, and the beds were cozy. The bunks are high up but the rooms are nice and big.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


53%

24/7 reception is for nothing if you can't even keep your sheets clean and showers running properly. Also the bunk beds were really squeky and shaky. Even a small movement like moving your leg to other position would shake the whole complex.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Mixed Group, 25-30
  • (9 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that you felt there were some issues with our property. I can assure you that I have passed on your concerns about dirty linen to our housekeeping team. I am surprised and concerned that this was an issue as we maintain very high levels of cleanliness. Did you speak with the reception team about the issue with the showers? I wasn't aware of this but will speak to our maintenance team in order to ensure any situation is resolved. The Nomads Capital Crew

83%

The 4 bed dorm i stayed in was very small, with little room to put your bags. Kitchen is also too small for the amount of people. The location is very good and i loved the old building it is in. Beds were very squeeky.


60%

The kitchen was dirty most of the time and the TV was on 24/7 and way to loud, killed the atmosphere of a place that could be quiet good.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 31-40
  • (1 review)


77%

Good standard hostel except the beds were awful! They were uncomfortable as the mattresses were not deep enough and you could feel the solid slats underneath! They also had a nasty plastic 'creak' whenever you moved or twitch. The beds themselves were also quite flimsy and creaked also!! Meant that all night was woken up from various people moving in their sleep!!

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for your feedback and I'm sorry to hear that the noise from the beds affected your sleep. We are working on improving our beds at the moment so hope that this wont be an issue in the future. Did you speak to any of the team at reception? It might have been possible to move you to another room with a little less noise. I have checked the room that you were in so will make sure I pass on to our maintenance team to have a look into. Hope it didn't affect your stay too much and that we will see you again sometime. Enjoy the rest of your travels. The Nomads Capital Crew

57%

if you buy wifi you can only access it on one device but I wanted to use it on my phone too but couldn't after I had logged into it on my computer but I had paid $4 for it so it should be unlimited.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your feedback. The wifi is unlimited but I'm afraid it is restricted to just one device so I'm sorry that you weren't able to use it on both. I hope it didn't affect your stay too much and that you might come and stay with us again in the future. Enjoy your travels! The Nomads Capital Crew

83%

Unable to fairly rate atmosphere or facilities as was only there for part of a night. Good place to stay and would stay again. Apparently some other hostels have individual secure storage in shared rooms, that may be one thing to look into one day if you are trying to improve services.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for your feedback. We are currently working on a plan to add lockers to any of the rooms that don't have them so that we can provide secure storage in all rooms. Hope to see you in Wellington again and hopefully you can stay a little longer on your next visit.

83%

Extremely clean, only letdown in that regard was the kitchen, which was very small and seemed to get dirty. Facilities were really nice. Stayed in a double with an en-suite to start with, which was really nice, then moved to a very spacious 8 bed dorm. It feels like a hotel, and people tend to keep to themselves. Staff are all very helpful and friendly about from one jobsworth on reception.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 04 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (10 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for your feedback and I'm really glad you enjoyed the facilities at Nomads Capital. We do have a fairly small kitchen but hope that the free meal we provide each evening goes some way to relieving the congestion in there at busy times as well as offering the luxury of having someone else cook for you! I'm very concerned about the "jobsworth" though so have contacted you for more details. Glad it didn't affect your stay and hope that you have an amazing time on the rest of your travels and we hope to see you back in Wellington again.

87%

Hostel is in a good location, and has secure doors, but no lockers in rooms (as in all other hostels I stayed in in NZ). I stayed in a 4 bed dorm and the room was very small, with little floor space for bags, also the bunks were very rickety and squeaky. I had a good cheap meal at the bar next door.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 28 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 31-40
  • (10 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback. We do have lockers in most of our larger dorms but not all the smaller ones so we are in the process of looking into this at the moment to provide secure storage in all rooms. I'm sorry that your sleep was disturbed by the squeaky bunks, we are in the middle of a project to resolve any issues with the beds at the moment and are checking all bunks throughout the hostel. Glad you enjoyed the free meal in our bar, we love to be able to offer a nice bit of home cooking while you stay with us! The Nomads Capital Crew

77%

Kitchen stinks like gas and is small. But u probably don't need it anyway :P. nice and clean though and perfect location.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, Thanks for your feedback. Sorry to hear that you found the kitchen too small. We offer the free meal from the restaurant/bar next door in the evenings to help ease the amount of people using it at peak times. Great to hear that you enjoyed your stay though :) Enjoy the rest of your travels, The Nomads Crew

97%

Excellent! Loved staying there, was a nice place, comfortable, felt like a hotel to us (stayed in a private en-suite for a change at the end of our NZ holiday!) but still had the benefits of a travel desk and fun common room. Would definitely recommend and stay again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


80%

We stayed at double room and that was nice: clean room, comfy bed (but the bed was a little bit small and it squeaked and it was a bunk bed) and we had our own shower and toilet. Kitchen was clean. Staff was very helpful and the location was good.


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