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Nomads Queenstown Reviews

Church Street, Queenstown, New Zealand

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Reviews of Nomads Queenstown

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100%

Loved that there were free meals. The private room we stayed in was better than a hotel! Thanks for the stay!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


100%

best value for money we've every had anywhere in the world - have stayed in dormatories and double rooms (as good as hotel and much cheaper). have recommended to others and will return again ourselves.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Couple 41+
  • (4 reviews)


100%

This is a fantastic hostel!! Really clean and spacious. Great facilities and really friendly, informative staff!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


100%

Best hostel in New Zealand so far. The free dinner and breakfast is a bonus, too!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 25-30
  • (7 reviews)


90%

Fantastic room at a great price. Lovely, clean and well appointed environment - HUGE bed, lovely bathroom. Fabulous place and great value. Thank you Nomads Queenstown - we will be back.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


90%

it is a really nice hostel and i think you get a lot of thinks for the money you pay. its not one of the cheapest hostels, but compared to other ones in town you get much more thinks, like a free breakfast and a free dinner (which is actually really good :D ) the staff is really nice and always friendly and helpful and everyone is trying their best to make you happy. so i can definitely recommend this hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


60%

Typical big hostel, treated like a number. Perfect location though

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


100%

Lovely staff, the best location, free dinner and breakfast was fantastic, and great value for money on the rooms... If you're going to queenstown, stay at nomads!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

Free sauna! Free breakfast! And CLEAN & NEW facilities - best value and quality accommodation we have had in our travels around the world.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Couple 41+
  • (4 reviews)


80%

Nomads Queenstown is in a great location, spacious and clean. However, it is a very large hostel, which makes it a big impersonal. Also, If you are more than 5 min late to free dinner, you will not get any food. And free breakfast consisted of bread and butter (once again, do not be late). Overall, the staff were fabulous and friendly, except for the red haired irish girl at the front desk, she was very negative and spoke down to backpackers. She should be replaced by a happy backpacker! :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 31-40
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you found our hostel to be clean and spacious. We don't advertise our free breakfast or dinners and prefer to tell our guests on arrival as a wee bonus. We make it clear at check in that the toast, jams, coffee/tea are available from 7am until 9am and the dinner is first come, first served from 6pm. I'm very sorry to hear you missed out. I will definitely be following up on your staff comments, thanks again for your feedback.

100%

great hostel. best one I've stayed at in New Zealand. The private ensuites are just like staying at a hotel. very popular. wished I could have stayed there longer

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Couple 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


100%

Friendly staff who couldn't do enough to make our stay enjoyable.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


86%

Staff was extremely helpful and friendly. Location was excellent and hostel was clean and well equipped. It was huge and good place if you like young people who like to party. Little bit loud at weekend nights because there was bar next to our balcony.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 02 Dec 2011
  • Miltsukka
  • Finland
  • Female 18-24
  • (12 reviews)


80%

The location of Nomads is excellent, but some design features of the hostel are undesirable. In particular, the shared balconies on the allegedly private rooms means you are completely unable to escape your (often loud and late night) neighbours who can look directly into your room if you don't close it up completely to the outside world. The kitchen wasn't very clean and was really small, but bonus points for the super cute dog.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 25-30
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback, I'm very sorry to hear you had some rowdy neighbours - we have a 24 hour reception as well as security staff to ensure all the dorm rooms are quiet, we do check the 3rd floor corridors but not the king rooms as they are private although if reception was contacted we could have warned your neighbours and asked them to be quiet. We have cleaners in the kitchen all throughout the day as well as deep cleaning before we close it at 11pm however some guests sadly do leave a mess which we do our best to control. We will keep a better eye on this in future and we're stoked you loved Maddie, she is a cute dog! All the best for your future travels - Nomads Crew :)

100%

Great place, clean and modern. Right in the centre with helpful and friendly staff.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback, we're stoked you enjoyed your stay! Hope the rest of your travels are awesome - Nomads Crew

90%

The staff were really helpful and friendly! Loved everything.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


73%

The kitchen facilities were filthy! And it's not like the staff didn't know, half the time it was the staff who caused the mess and never cleaned it up.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback, we have cleaning staff constantly in the kitchen however often guests do make a mess and it takes longer for this to be cleaned - we have tried to encourage guests to tidy up themselves and will definitely keep ontop of this in the future. Our staff do not use the kitchen as none live in-house but I will speak to any long-termers we have in house. Thanks again for your feedback and we hope you enjoy the rest of your travels.

96%

We were really impressive with the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff and the location of the property, quite near the lake. . The REALLY annoying thing was your air conditioning. In our bedroom - 3rd Floor - King Size Bed - there were two outlet points on the wall, one of which blew directly into my face all the time. This was particularly annoying at night time, when it was hard to sleep as it made you gasp for breath. All we could do was fit a square of cardboard over it with blue tack

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback, we recently turned the ventilation up as it's been so hot but it may be cranked a little too high sorry - thanks for letting us know and we'll adjust this today. Really glad you enjoyed your stay. Nomads Crew

100%

Hostel is amazing and perhaps one of the top hostels I have ever stayed at. Although I stayed in a double, the facility and amenities were amazing, especially the guys working at the travel desk. The beds were clean, the bathrooms were shinning and who else gives free dinners, that is right a 'FREE DINNER.' It is located in a great location and has a feel of a cottage. I was really impressed with the service. Keep it up.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


96%

We booked a few months ago with Nomads in Queenstown!!we booked a female 4bedroom dorm en-suite and when we checked in we were told that we got a up grade to a triple room which was great......loved the facilaties in the room!!the only complaint was that the room got very warm at night and the air conditioning didn't work!!Hostel was in a good location and the staff were very friendly and helpful!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback and we're stoked you loved your stay. Our air con is controlled from reception and we can increase or decrease the temperature there while in the room it can be turned on or turned off, will double check to make sure all the signage on how to use the air con is up to date in the rooms so everyone knows :) Thanks again and enjoy the rest of your travels - Nomads Crew

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