Tasman Bay Backpackers Reviews

Lovely and friendly hostel just a short 5 min walk into central Nelson. Round the corner from a fantastic little bar with excellent craft beers. Everyone gathers for the free chocolate cake and ice-cream and the evening quickly becomes a fun social time!

I can really recommend this hostel as it was one of the cosiest hostels I have ever been to and the free breakfast and chocolate cake in autumn is just great! Overall I would say the hostel is very clean. Only minus - there is no TV room.

Without a doubt the best hostel I've stayed at. Awesome atmosphere, super cozy and friendly, great staff and just an overall great vibe. Free chocolate pudding and breakfast just made it even better. Highly recommended!

Was the best hostel I have stayed in so far!

I ended up not staying there... Got into the room and found a bed bug crawling on the pillow took it down to reception where the guy said it was because they had just sprayed the room he gave me another room where there was 3 dead begbugs

Enjoyed the free chocolate pudding and ice cream, someone who worked seemed to come into our room at first for a while it seemed like

Tasman Bay Backpackers is the perfect place to relax and get a good sleep in Nelson. It is located just off the core downtown streets, making it a little quieter and allowing for more outdoor space to enjoy. If you're looking for a place to chill out and meet cool people, either over a beer or the nightly hot chocolate pudding, this is the place to go. However, if you're looking to party hard, I'd suggest going elsewhere.

Its a great location, right next to kayak facilities and at an entrance to the park. Very basic facilities, your paying for the location

Friendly and helpful staffs, lovely garden, super yummy free ice cream with hot chocolate pudding, clean rooms, very comfy bed , adorable backpackers, that's all the reason why I choose this backpackers again after my last stayed about five years ago and it doesnt disappoint me. Will strongly recommend this backpackers to my friends if they are visiting Nelson. P.s: my sister even said the free dessert provided fromTasman Bay Backpackers was the main point of visiting Nelson.

Really enjoyed our time at this Hostel. The character of the Hostel was fantastic, felt really homely and the free chocolate pudding every night was a excellent bonus. Hostel was about 5-10 min from town. Would deffos recommend this Hostel. Staff were very helpful and friendly.

Equidistant from Nelson CBD and many parks and walking trails. In the suburbs, so quiet. Not sure if Naked Bus picks up at Paradiso, just a little down Weka Street, every morning, but it's certainly closer than the I-Site is. The free pudding is awesome!

It's a good place to stay. Clean and a roof over your head. Guy at reception was not overly friendly but not unfriendly either - just not very talkative... About 15 min walk into the town centre.

great hostel!

Wonderful experience. Friendly and informative staff, comfortable and colourful rooms, everything very clean. There were also lovely places to sit outside, free bikes, books, relaxed atmosphere, free chocolate pudding, maps... I would definitely recommend it.

Loved my stay here! Ulli, one of the owners, was actually at the bus depot to pick up guests who arrived by bus, which was a plus as I had no idea where it was located, which was a distance from the depot. So quite happy with the ride in. The other plus was chocolate pudding and ice cream every night! Missed it the 1st night but made sure I was there the 2nd night. All in a pleasant stay. Will definitely stay there again if I make it back to nelson.

Lovely hostel! They rent bikes for free and also free they give you every night the famous chocolate pudding with ice cream! The rooms have enough space, staff is really nice and to me everything was great!

A peaceful, but good sprited stay. Just that the chocolate pudding ran out before me and my friends got any... So some development potential in rationing!

Advertised breakfast was a no-show. Put an extra person in our room, though that got sorted by 8 p.m. The pudding is excellent.

Great place, definitively the place to go,, The chocolate pudding and the ice cream is amazing!!!!

Such a cute and cozy hostel! Really enjoyed our stay :) A lot of character, and the staff was fabulous, always helpful and kind. The free chocolate pudding each night was delicious (and bad for your figure!) :) Location ok, seeing as Nelson isn't that big.. The crowd at the hostel was really versatile; families, couples, small groups, so we met some nice people while staying here. Warmly recommended, a clean and characteristic hostel, good value for money! :) (and try the eco wine tour, fab!)