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Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel

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Exterior
Fridge, microwave
Outdoor dining
Laundry room
Interior

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, 8013
  • Bealey Avenue
    1 min walk
  • Papanui Road
    4 min walk
  • Victoria Street
    7 min walk
  • Christchurch (CHC-Christchurch Intl.)
    16 min drive

Room options

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Twin Room | Free WiFi

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Share Room (1 Bed out of 4) | Free WiFi

Share Room (1 Bed out of 4)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Mixed Dorm (1 Bed out of 6) | Free WiFi

Mixed Dorm (1 Bed out of 6)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Double Room | Free WiFi

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Women Only Dorm (1 Bed out of 6)

Women Only Dorm (1 Bed out of 6) | Free WiFi

Women Only Dorm (1 Bed out of 6)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel

Christchurch hostel in Christchurch City Centre with free parking
This hostel features a microwave in a common area, a fridge in a common area and laundry facilities. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a garden, barbecues and a TV in a common area are on-site.
Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel offers 10 accommodations with air conditioning. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include a shower. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
During your stay at Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel, you're just a quick walk from Bealey Avenue. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus laundry facilities.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Amenities include laundry facilities, TV in a common area and a shared microwave
  • Steps from Bealey Avenue and Hare Krishna Temple
As a guest of Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel, you'll find barbecue grills, a garden, and laundry facilities. Public spaces have free WiFi. Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel also features a television in common area, a microwave in a common area, and a fridge in a common area. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Christchurch hostel.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English, French, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (9:30 AM - 1:30 PM) and Monday - Sunday (2:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children 14 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 14 are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: NZD 20 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
This property's front desk is open during the following times:
  • Monday - Sunday: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Children 14 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.

Property is also known as

Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel Christchurch
Rucksacker Backpacker Christchurch
Rucksacker Backpacker
Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel Christchurch
Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 13 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Katherine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
It was never attended.
'Clean room policy'
Could staff not bin stuff like this?
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

hinengakau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
multiculturalism at its best
Lots of youthful energy from different parts of the world
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not the best place to stay in the city , but what can you say for the money it’s a good value,
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ashleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel
Great hostel , clean & good location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Epic
It was nice the people were nice and helpful who were staying there, the people who worked the reception was nice and helpful as well! A place to stay indeed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Ke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
地點方便，便宜，待ㄧ晚還OK
地點非常方便，價格便宜，浴室和房間有點老舊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Anna

Disliked: Staff & service
The kitchen and the toilets closed for 2 hours every day. Really cold and smelly.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018