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YMCA Christchurch Reviews

12 Hereford Street Christchurch 8011, P O Box 2004 Christchurch 8140, Christchurch, New Zealand

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73%Overall Rating

From 66 ratings
  • 63%Character
  • 78%Security
  • 87%Location
  • 74%Staff
  • 63%Atmosphere
  • 72%Cleanliness

The following reviews were submitted by customers who booked in the last 6 months.

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47%

Rude staff, tiny cupboard for a kitchen, no lockers, tv didn't work expensive for the poor facilities!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


53%

Character : there are absolutely none. Atmosphere : too calm, too serious. Cleanliness : extremely small kitchen which is only cleaned once a day. One kitchen for all floors ! Super dirty during the day. Signs (when you say people need to clean there dishes) are written by hand, looks really cheap and not professional !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


90%

A good comfortable reasonably priced place for a stay within walking distance of whats left of the city centre and the hospital.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


53%

It has a dirty and small kitchen, I think that in hostels that's a really important fact.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Colombia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


53%

Kitchen was tiny and didn't have much cutlery Cost quite a lot for a 10 bed dorm that wasn't overly nice Dated and needs a revamp

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)


47%

The kitchen was very dirty and most of all extremely smelly. Most of the bathrooms were damaged. Unlocjable doors, hardly any water coming out of the shower and just dirty.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


70%

Overall a good hostel in the currently limited number around the city. Clean and comfy, good TV lounges. Only downfall really was the ridiculously small kitchen, about 3 meters squared. Also a big problem with food going missing from the one fridge that is available.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


60%

The room smelled awful, kitchen was too crowded and dirty, my milk was stolen the second morning

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Male, 41+
  • (2 reviews)


73%

Good, cheap, central hostel. Not bad, not great. Most importantly would stay again.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Northern Ireland
  • Male, 18-24
  • (14 reviews)


73%

The kitchen area is rather too small. The bed is soft and very comfy. Overall I found it's a service value for money hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • Male, 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


57%

Good location, but not really a nice place to stay. No character, the kitchen was very small and smelled. Good for 1 night, but I wouldn't want to stay any longer.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


53%

The kitchen was woefully inadequate for such a large hostel. It would have been fine for a 10 or 20 bed hostel, but the YMCA is much larger than this. With it being so small it was very difficult for people using it to keep clean, and the fridge was so full it would be easy for uncooked meats to come into contact with cooked foods. Generally the rooms and bathrooms were clean.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


60%

The kitchen is too small, considering there are no cheap meals available. Cleaning made a mistake, cleared my bed and threw away my bottle and (just new bought) magazine, misplaced my own towels and put my recharger in the lost


73%

We stayed at double room and that was nice: big clean room, comfy beds. The common kitchen wasn´t that nice: it was small and dirty. The location is OK, not in the city center, but there is nice park near.


87%

Big ups to the helpful staff.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female, 41+
  • (1 review)


67%

closest budget option in the desttroyed centre, at night a sad post apocalyps sight. ymca is a little massive and old THE ATTACHED RESTAURANT WITH ENTRANCE TO YMCA WAS BRILLIANT !!!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 17 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Couple, 41+
  • (15 reviews)


93%

Very nice and clean hotel.


43%

Seriously rude and absolutely useless guy on reception. Better off in a friendly hostel with character! We found this just an empty corridored building.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (1 review)


63%

Kitche is too small

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Taiwan
  • Male, 41+
  • (3 reviews)


100%

Thought the location was spot on for me.All the staff very help full. loved having the Robert Harris Café attached to the YMCA. The facilliities were so handy.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 41+
  • (1 review)


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