The Villa

Location: 34 Auckland Street, Picton, nz

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Pets allowed
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Hot tub/Jacuzzi
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Fire extinguishers
• Smoke alarms
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Key access
• CCTV outside property
• 24-hour security
• Television in common areas
• Billiards or pool table
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Private picnics
• Japanese garden
• Charcoal grill

Rooms Available

• Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Ensuite

  1 Queen Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, shared/communal kitchen access, and microwave (on request)

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Partially open bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Heating
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Partially open bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping

• Shared Dormitory

  3 Twin Bunk Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, shared/communal kitchen access, and microwave (on request)

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower with a rainfall showerhead

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Heating
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping

• Shared Dormitory

  5 Twin Bunk Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, shared/communal kitchen access, and microwave (on request)

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower with a rainfall showerhead

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Heating
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping

• Shared Dormitory

  4 Twin Bunk Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, shared/communal kitchen access, and microwave (on request)

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower with a rainfall showerhead

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Heating
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping

• Shared Dormitory

  3 Twin Bunk Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, shared/communal kitchen access, and microwave (on request)

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower with a rainfall showerhead

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - No housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Heating
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping

• Bed in 10-Bed Dormitory Room

  Toilet and bathroom facilities are shared. Linen is provided. Please note that the rates are based on 1 guest only. Please note that this room is not suitable for children.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Earplugs

• Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

  Toilet and bathroom facilities are shared. Linen is provided. Please note that the rates are based on 1 guest only. Please note that this room is not suitable for children.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Earplugs

• Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room

  Toilet and bathroom facilities are shared. Linen is provided. Please note that the rates are based on 1 guest only. Please note that this room is not suitable for children.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Earplugs

• Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

  Toilet and bathroom facilities are shared. Linen is provided. Please note that the rates are based on 1 guest only. Please note that this room is not suitable for children.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Earplugs

• Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  This private room has a TV and linen. Guests have an access to a shared bathroom. This room has no capacity for additional guests.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Twin Room with Private Bathroom

  This private room offers a balcony with outdoor furniture and views of the garden. It includes an private bathroom. This room has no capacity for additional guests.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Double Room with Private Bathroom

  This private room offers a balcony with outdoor furniture and views of the garden. It includes a TV and an private bathroom. This room has no capacity for additional guests.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  Toilet and bathroom facilities are shared. Linen is provided. Please note that the rates are based on 1 guest only. Please note that this room is not suitable for children.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

Guest Reviews

• Melanie (8/5): Schöne Villa mit Flair - Die Villa ist sehr gemütlich wenn auch etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Es war etwas zu kalt, aber nachdem ich die Unterkunft darauf hingewiesen habe wurden am nä Tag etwas mehr Holz aufgelegt und die Türen geschlossen
• Morgan (8/5): - Beautiful location and friendly staff. You get exactly what’s advertised — hostel-style accommodation in a great spot. The rooms weren’t spotless, but they matched the listing and expectations. Overall, a solid stay in a fantastic setting.
• corinna (10/5): -
• I P (1/5): Ungeziefer - Spinne im Zimmer und Ohrenschlüpfer zwischen den Kissen. Furchtbar! Ich habe kein Problem mit alt und in die Jahre gekommen aber mit dreckig. Keine Reaktion der Unterkunft. Ich habe extra ein Einzelzimmer gebucht, damit ich ein sauberes angenehmes Zimmer habe. Nie wieder Ich habe kaum geschlafen und gefroren, da ich meine Reisedecke und das Reisekissen verwendet habe, weil ich so in den Laken nicht mehr schlafen wollte Geht gar nicht
• Antonia B.. (10/5): -
• Blazing Sandwich (6/5): - You get what you pay for. Worn out - images don't reflect the current state.
• Supaporn (9/5): A chill day - Close to the harbor, the accommodation was clean and tidy. The reception staff were very friendly. You could leave your luggage both before check-in and after check-out. There was several shower rooms, which was very convenient. The price was affordable. If I have the chance, I would stay there again No
• Graham (8/5): great location, friendly staff, all you need for an overnighter - location to interislander ferry is perfect. bakery next door has great food but shite coffee the building is quite old which is cool but it could do with a bit of maintenance
• Ingrid (9/5): - Location from the ferry was perfect No secure shed for my bike. However this was minor.
• Bernadette (8/5): -
• Clint (1/5): Sad stay - Nothing! There is cockroaches, earwigs and no heating in the room I booked. And six dollars to wash clothes. Very expensive. And customer service very very poor!! I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Not even the homeless!!
• Camille (10/5): Great stay, quiet and central - Great location, cozy and quiet
• John (5/5): -
• Irene (1/5): -
• Harm (6/5): Kort bezoek aan Picton tijdens AZAC - weekend - De vriendelijkheid van het personeel Achterstallig onderhoud door eigenaar Onduidelijkheid over waar mij kon douchen
• Arun (10/5): -
• Amelia (8/5): Lovely and sunny epic stay - Close to Picton town centre and the beach and the ferry terminal. The hot tub and the fire place
• Kathryn (8/5): - Fantastic location, villa rooms a great size, wonderful wood fire in lounge, nice sunny outdoor spaces. Lacking in utensils in the kitchen (no sharp knives), building is old and some areas need some tlc. But good value for money!
• Michael Simon (8/5): -
• Eric (8/5): Hôtel avec un bon rapport qualité prix - L’hôtel avait du charme et est à côté du terminal ferry Le bruit des toilettes et douches à côté de la chambre
• Neil (7/5): -
• Joseph (8/5): Cosy, comfy stay - Great location, beautiful property, kept nice and tidy, complimentary breakfast, friendly people. Pillow was a bit thin
• Lena (7/5): -
• Helene (9/5): Excellent séjour ! - L'hôtel est magnifique, avec beaucoup de cachet. On dirait une ancienne grande maison, reconvertit en hôtel. Il y a des dortoirs partagés et des chambres individuelles avec leur propre salle de bain. La terrasse est très agréable avec les fauteuils, les fleurs et les guirlandes lumineuses autour des arbres. Le salon est confortable et la cuisine assez spacieuse pour que tout le monde y prépare son repas. L'ensemble est très propre et entretenu. L'équipe est chaleureuse, et mention spéciale aux deux adorables petits chiens Pedro et Penelope. Parfois il faisait froid dans la salle à manger. Il manque de place pour suspendre sa serviette et poser ses affaires dans la salle de bain.
• Katy (8/5): -
• Hayden (9/5): -
• jennifer (8/5): Good value - Location
• Carly (9/5): -
• Jo (8/5): Great value and location. Clean and helpful staff. - Great location with great character. We had our own room with ensuite upstairs. Basic but everything you needed for a good nights sleep.
• Clive (10/5): I’ll definitely be back . - Central location, the building is perfectly set up , with a nice atmosphere Nothing
• Susan (5/5): Get what you pay for, handy to bus stop. - Location I was last to arrive in 6 bed dorm. Had top bunk (I’m elderly). Wet washing of other 5 females hung up everywhere. No towels on my bunk (I assume towels were provided) maybe girls used them. No staff around, it was late.
• Carlie (8/5): Perfect place to stay - Super location! Right next to the bakery, port and buses, as well as high street. Cute and quirky I haven’t rated the staff and didn’t really see any as was late when I checked in and early check out. Not sure my key worked in the main door? Was only there one night sadly
• Phillip (9/5): Great - Great central location Noisey people in next room . Just bad luck
• Viktoria (7/5): - Große Zimmer auch bei voller Belegung (Schlafsaal).
• Michel (9/5): A really great place for travellers, clean, well equipped and easy to stay. - At The Villa, what I liked the most was how clean and well maintained everything was. The bathrooms were great, the showers always hot, and the kitchen really well equipped, which makes travelling so much easier. The atmosphere is relaxed and practical, perfect for both resting and exploring the area. Definitely a great place for anyone on the road. At The Villa, there was only one small detail. The bed linen was clean and looked new, but I felt like the pillows could have been washed or replaced. This is something that happens quite often, sometimes the sheets are changed but the mattress or pillows are not in the same condition, or are a bit old. But honestly, that was the only thing.
• Lisa (9/5): -
• Lisa (9/5): -
• karen (10/5): We absolutely loved our stay at the Villa and plan to stay there again if we are in picton. - The Villa is amazing! It was adorable with several kitchens and lots of different spaces where people can hang out, inside and outside. Communication with the Villa was good and check-in was easy even though we came in after hours.
• Yannick Noah (8/5): -
• Luca (9/5): -
• Hurley (3/5): Did the job - Didn't have breakfast as needed to catch ferry. Only half a towle. No soap or shampoo. The stears had no lights and elderly friend nearly fell on bottom step. Stears to office had no rail for elderly person.
• Clint (1/5): Bad stay - Nothing The place and customer service!!
• Ian (8/5): Great value for money - Great location, nice relaxed atmosphere
• Paulina (8/5): -
• Melanie (7/5): Budget great accomodations - So close to town we could walk to get a meal (great fish and chips at the Paperfish). Really helpful staff. Quiet. Hose provided to wash the bikes down and we could keep them in our room. Added bonus. Very good value stay Bed was very soft. Shower room floor very wet at the end of the day.
• Bronte (7/5): -
• Leah (9/5): Highly recommend, good location and facilities. - Great location with all the facilities you would need. Lovely outdoor patio area. People weren’t respectful in shared spaces with noise levels.
• Alaia (9/5): -
• Stephan (10/5): -
• Bernadette (8/5): - Location is great. Clean and well organized.
• Gabrielle (9/5): - Un hostel à taille humaine et chaleureux Tout était propre et agréable Rien à redire 😊
• Elenor (7/5): Bring ear plugs and a sleep mask, otherwise a great place to stay especially for a stopover. - It was a friendly relaxed vibe with great facilities and staff. Perfect for a one night stay for us. I understand this can’t be helped but the room was light all night because of street light outside. We were in room 2. Perhaps black out curtains could help mitigate this. It was also very noisy with people talking and laughing in the kitchen until 10:30pm. We had an early ferry so it was hard to sleep. It could help if staff enforced the rule of quiet time after 10pm. We also understand not everyone has an early start.
• Bernadette (8/5): -
• Mathias (9/5): - C’étais super propre, le staff étais très gentil et le prix est parfait pour un backpacker
• Kyra (7/5): -
• Charles (8/5): A great place to stay - The Villa is a traditional building with a bit of outside space out front by the porch and a small garden at the back with tables and outdoor cooking area and a handy bakery next door. The communal spaces are limited but that makes the outdoor space more valuable. Oh and the wooden floors are noisy if someone stomps around at night with their boots on.
• Anaïs (9/5): -
• Ann (10/5): - I had a plesant stay at this Hotel. Thank you to Quan, Khanh, Huy, Dung and Duyen for the great service . 007835
• Urge (10/5): - Absolutament tot Molt net, staff molt agradable, la gent tambe molt guai.
• Johanne (9/5): Perfect for me - I stayed here before in a dormitory but decided to upgrade to my own room and I loved it. Well worth the money. The Villa is in the town and very easy to go for walks and catch the ferry to Wellington. I like the quirkiness of the Villa and the hot tubs was an added bonus on a chilly day. Lovely to have a sink in my room A little spruce up and a bit of paint in places would help, but this doesn’t detract from the uniqueness of the place
• Jess (10/5): Cosy and kind - Very friendly vibes- a must stay Nothing
• Francois (8/5): - Bien placé, et bien agencé. La.cuisine est très bien équipée. Je.n'avais pas.vunqu'ul n'y avait pas de fourniture de serviette pour la douche.
• Viktor Hladchenko (10/5): -
• Shaun (8/5): -
• Aaron (7/5): Would stay again - Great location and room was very clean
• Mariana (10/5): This hostel was an unexpected surprise, I had booked as last resource and to be honest was one of the best stays in NZ. - Very cozy hostel, amazing location, friendly staff
• Trevor (1/5): -
• Katharina Karoline (9/5): -
• Lei (10/5): -
• Bev (8/5): Great for a stopover in Picton - Friendly, rambling layout, great location, clean, good size double bedroom. Next door to bakery Little bit run down (eg outdoor chairs)
• Yumi (7/5): Comfortable stay - One of the staff members at the reception is very kind and helpful . The building is very beautiful. Too many people are in the kitchen at the same time.
• Bernadette (8/5): - The villa is a great place with friendly staff and a great location
• Rosa (8/5): Very goood - It was really relaxed and nice place for 1 night! Weather was warm and it was lovely to hang out outside Blankets and pillows were really old
• Dennis (9/5): -
• Alma (5/5): - Good location near the ferry! You get what you pay for… sort of worn down, very basic, unfortunately we had screaming dudes in their twenties partying in the kitchen just outside our room… that’s what you get at a hostel like this
• Vinzenz (4/5): -
• Elyane (9/5): - Well situated
• Liza (7/5): -
• Marie (8/5): Hostel with colourful and warm atmosphere - I loved the general atmosphere of this colourful welcoming hostel. So far I have stayed two times. There were enough facilities, nice kitchen and garden with leisure area. There is mint growing in the garden for tea, etc. The staff was helpful, a young woman for the afternoon/evening shift the most. When I stated a problem a solution was offered which is great. In this case it was regarding cleaning (which was not the case when I stayed first time), I was offered another room and I was told that the issue will be discussed with the cleaning team next day. I really liked that the kitchen is closed after 10 pm, so it limits the noise at night. Overall it was always nice and quiet stay for good money. The road can be noisy at times but it's not the hostel's fault. Just bring ear plugs, you never know if your roomate for the night might snore anyway. The deck's floor (veranda) would use some maintance and the bushes are slowly taking it as well. The Villa is not new but overall clean with warm atmosphere. I would stay again.
• I Kade (7/5): -
• Marcel (9/5): - Friendly staff, free breakfast was a bonus as price per night was very reasonable
• maddie (7/5): - Great location and they let us wait until we got picked up way after we checked out - very flexibile The sheets were quite dirty and the common areas could have done with more or a clean The second kitchen was absolutely DISGUSTING
• Lyn (6/5): - Cute accom comfortable lodging
• Jules (7/5): -
• Alina (9/5): -
• coline (10/5): -
• virginie (5/5): - Le bâtiment principal avait l air bien plus propre et confortable que notre logement Le bâtiment principal avait l air bien plus propre et confortable que notre logement, 2 lits, vieux, mal entretenu ( joints, sols), sale ( draps, couverture, salle de bain), évier bouché, on m'a juste répondu ok. Je ne recommande pas et j' aurais apprécié d' être remboursée d une nuit.
• Averil (8/5): - Excellent location lots of young travellers Room was compact but for the price it was good value and an experience
• Claudia (6/5): -
• Mia (9/5): Lovely old Villa - Old house with a lot of charm. The kitchen has everything you need and there are a lot of nice places to sit outside in the garden. Our room had enough space for us and I liked the extra sink, so you don't need to use the shared bathroom for brushing teeths etc.... They offered free breakfast, which was nice, as we didn't know beforehand. It's "just" toast and jam, but nevertheless nice to have. We really liked it there.
• J (8/5): -
• Anaïs (7/5): - The backyard was lovely Too loud! It was impossible to sleep.
• Anniina (8/5): -
• Finnley (10/5): - Really nice accommodation, lovely design, great communal areas outside and inside. Tea and coffee provided as well as a small breakfast in the morning which was a nice touch. Lovely garden to just sit outside in the sun. Even a small hot tub for anyone to use. No notes.
• Soo Youn (10/5): Come back again 2017 & 2026 - Come back to life! Waiting reply^^ Too many luggage of treaveler
• Michele (8/5): - Proximité des gares, du petit centre.. Une maison ancienne qui a bcp de charme avec la personnalisation des gérants, mais tout en gardant l'esprit ancien Un extérieur très sympathique, on se croirait à la maison (enfin...pour moi) avec des détails de déco drôles, appropriés. Le dortoir de 4 lits, (près du parking, mais on 'entend rien ) que j'ai trouvé froid, impersonnel ( contrairement aux pièces communes) et exigu. Selon moi, 2 lits suffiraient. J'ai aperçu des chambres : elles me semblaient très bien... Sanitaires corrects et propres qui pourraient être remis au goût du jour ( mais c'était très bien quand même... Qq petites bricoles à faire : porte extérieure sanitaires qui ne ferme pas, crochets pour vêtements dans les douches, wc et robinet qui coulent, machine à laver en panne. Ce n'est pas grand chose, mais réparé, c'est du meilleur effet ! En tout cas je me suis sentie bien à la Villa !!!
• Walker (7/5): - Quiet
• Hannah (8/5): -
• Janika (10/5): Sehr schöne Hostel Villa nahe der Fähre - Sehr schön gestaltetes Hostel, der Garten ist besonders schön zum Entspannen. Die Lage ist praktisch wenn man mit der Fähre ankommt und eine Übernachtung in Picton sucht.
• Hannelore (8/5): Für den Preis völlig akzeptabel - Die Nähe zur Fähre und Intercity Bus. Das Personal. Die urige Küche und das Esszimmer, Garten. Ich war überrascht, dass so viele ältere Leute diese Unterkunft gebucht haben. Internet ist nicht überall verfügbar. Die Matratze befindet sich hart an der Grenze und gehört bald ausgetauscht.

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