Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel

Name: Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel
Address: 70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, 8013, Christchurch, NZ

Location: 70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, 8013, Christchurch, NZ

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Garden Views and Amenities:
Enjoy garden views and utilize amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. Barbecue grills and bike storage are also available.

Convenient Features:
Luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a microwave in a common area are some of the featured amenities. Free self-parking is available on-site for your convenience.

Comfortable Accommodations:
Feel at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned guestrooms. Utilize the shared/communal kitchen to prepare your meals. Stay connected with complimentary wireless internet access, and relax in bathrooms with showers.

Plan your stay at Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel in Christchurch and experience the best of both convenience and comfort.

Important Information

Children 14 years old and younger are not permitted at this property.

Policies

Check-in: 02:30 PM - 08:30 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open during the following times:

Monday - Sunday: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Amenities & Facilities

Free WiFi
Garden
Luggage storage
Designated smoking area
Television in common areas
Free self parking
Shared microwave
Shared refrigerator
Secured bicycle storage
Bicycle parking available

Rooms Available

Mixed Dorm (1 Bed out of 6)

1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Bathroom - Shared bathroom
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Need to Know - Shared accommodations, no cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking

Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Shared accommodation
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Shared/communal kitchen access
Double Room

1 Double Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Bathroom - Shared bathroom
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking

Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Shared/communal kitchen access
Women Only Dorm (1 Bed out of 6)

1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Bathroom - Shower
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Need to Know - Shared accommodations
Non-Smoking

Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Shared accommodation
- Shared/communal kitchen access
Twin Room

2 Twin Beds
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Bathroom - Shared bathroom
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking

Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Shared/communal kitchen access
Share Room (1 Bed out of 4)

1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Shared/communal kitchen access
Bathroom - Shared bathroom
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Need to Know - Shared accommodations
Non-Smoking

Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Shared accommodation
- Shared/communal kitchen access

Guest Reviews

Verified traveler (4/5): - Stayed 2nights in private double. Late check in email stated room would be unlocked - it wasn't. Nobody answered the phone. We had to stretch in the window to unlock the door. The room stank. Really horrible old damp smell. Next day we were locked out of our room with our belongings inside "pending payment" - payment had been taken online already. Took 5 phone calls to get keys to our room sorted.
Katherine (2/5): Worst hostel I've ever stayed in - The check-in system is non-existent and if you are a traveller you have to conjure up a phone to call someone who may not even be in the same building. I was only shown one set of toilets and didn't find out about the rest until the next day when I discovered each bathroom is closed for an hour at some point during the day. Not secure at all, as anyone could walk in the front door and then into any of the rooms that don't have a lock. Add to this that if you wish to use one of the pitiful lockers in your room, you will need an additional padlock as combination lockers were apparently too difficult to source. Contrary to the self-written description the beds are of awful quality and rickety, and I repeatedly got up in the morning covered in tiny bite marks. Fellow guests had no respect and would play music, talk, smoke, and drink until all hours of the morning. Plus the tidy room policy was not enforced at all. Free wifi and free parking are gross over-exaggerations given that they are both extremely limited. Mouldy food was left in the fridge and not cleared out by staff, and I didn't feel comfortable with leaving anything in there. At no point was it mentioned before arriving that I wouldn't be able to extend my stay as there is a maximum one-week policy, but the area was convenient, even if I hated it. To have a 7-night policy is completely ridiculous given that backpackers would probably have an extended reason to be needing a bed.
hinengakau (10/5): multiculturalism at its best - Lots of youthful energy from different parts of the world
Verified traveler (6/5): - Not the best place to stay in the city , but what can you say for the money it’s a good value,
Ashleigh (10/5): Great hostel - Great hostel , clean & good location