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Criterion Art Deco Backpackers

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Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

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48 Emerson St, Napier, 4110
  • Art Deco Trust
    2 min walk
  • Napier Soundshell
    3 min walk
  • Marine Parade
    3 min walk
  • Napier (NPE-Hawke's Bay)
    11 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Shared Dormitory, Multiple Beds, Shared Bathroom (10 beds)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Single Bunk Beds

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Shared Dormitory, Shared Bathroom (8 beds)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Single Bunk Beds

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Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Quadruple Room, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Single Bunk Beds

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Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed and 1 Single Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About this property

Criterion Art Deco Backpackers

Adults-only hostel in Napier
This smoke-free hostel features a microwave in a common area, a fridge in a common area and a library. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a TV in a common area and a front desk safe. Limited housekeeping is available.
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers offers 25 accommodations with a safe. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Criterion Art Deco Backpackers, you're just a quick walk from Daily Telegraph Building. Features include free WiFi in public areas and a library.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, library and TV in a common area
  • Steps from Daily Telegraph Building and Art Deco Trust
As a guest of Criterion Art Deco Backpackers, you'll find a library, a front desk safe, and a television in common area. WiFi is free in public spaces. Criterion Art Deco Backpackers also features a microwave in a common area and a fridge in a common area.

This Napier hostel is smoke free.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Onsite parking available only on request

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Heating
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children younger than 16 are not allowed at this adults-only property. All guests 16 and older are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve on-site parking
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
The front desk at this property is open daily from 9 AM - 9:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • This is an adults-only property and guests under 16 years old aren't allowed.

Property is also known as

Criterion Art Deco Backpackers Hostel Napier
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers Hostel
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers Napier
Criterion Art co Backpackers
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers Napier
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Criterion Art Deco Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 61 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jamie, Christchurch

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Decor quite tired but room was fine, sheets and bedding nice and clean. No power points at the bed. Bathrooms close and clean enough. Nice lounge area with one small Tv and a ping pong table. One broken pool table. Nice big kitchen. Hard to find if using google maps but well sign posted once you find it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

6/10 Okay

Judith

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I was pleasantly surprised by my stay here. There were a few issues (like how most of the outlets I tried in the lounge area didn't work), but the staff were very friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

SuefromUK, Wellington

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bedding only suitable for duster ! Wobbly taps, water not running away properly in shower and the smallest sink imaginable in the room with private facilities. However, the location of this property is great and we enjoyed our stay. On a budget? You couldn’t fault it.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay in an interesting town....
I had a nice stay and liked the simple accom central in Napier.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Very nice for the price. The bunk bed was extremely wobbly and moved quite a bit when either some one in the top or bottom moved.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Photos on the internet were misleading and gave the impression that the single rooms were more modern and hotel like.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in an awesome location and would be amazing if it was upgraded. Our room was adequate, but there were so many things 'not working' that it became a bit of a joke. Electrical outlets and light switches that didn't work, and a double kitchen sink in our room that had had the taps removed....??!! The whole property had a stale odour about it too. Having said that, we were perfectly comfortable for our one-night stay and you can't beat the location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The building has all the character and charm of the period and is kept clean however repairs are needed to some facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Location great. Lovely old deco exterior. My room was next to the shared bathroom (mens). Not soundproof. Receptionist patronising and rude. Towels and sheets had seen better days.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, staff, clean. Comfortable. The best was the location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hostel was dirty and smelly. It was also very run down.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Good value for money but kinda dinghy. Facility is old and rundown. Not the best backpacker facility on the island but neither the worst.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Bryan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Noisy, unhygienic and unacceptable
Pleasant morning staff (as opposed to the gruff afternoon one) will smile, check you out, hold your bags and then try to clean the public areas, but really this property is well past it and should be completely removed from this booking site. It is a rundown hostel that is simply not worthy of a listing here and does not give foreign tourists a very positive view of NZ accommodation standards. Visible areas of my room appeared ok at a cursory glance but, after examining the walls and carpet and moving the bed, I immediately regretted staying here - there is filth everywhere. Old facilities are perfectly acceptable, but poor maintenance and unhygienic floors, dirty fittings & fixtures are not. Bathrooms are functional but the owners are clearly not even interested in spending a few dollars to fix basic things like door locks, preferring instead to stick handwritten signs up telling you how to engineer your own way out of a cubicle. Lino floors were sticky, guest lounges looked unkempt, bedroom curtains hung adrift from their rails. To top it off, the noise until 2am (on a Tuesday night even) from the partying staff at the Market St Bar downstairs is totally unacceptable. It means an entire wing of the hotel is sleepless, banging around in rooms and hallways, and wasting many hours lying in wait in their beds contemplating what horrible germs and bugs might at that moment be descending upon them. Thoroughly unpleasant and a somewhat sour experience to have booked this sort
Bathroom cubicle locks cost $20 to fix
The “complimentary breakfast” consists of this
Year-old absolute filth on the floors at the head of the bed
Scunge and muck in every corner, nook and cranny
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location was great. Facility is run down and tired.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

C D

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very Basic Backpackers
Basic backpackers in centre of town. It's cheap and you get what you pay for. We had a room with shower and w.c. It was just about ok for the money. Best thing about it is that it's bang in the centre of town. Biggest criticism - duvet covers appear not to get washed after each customer - a sheet is provided instead.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location was very good, but property needs a renovation
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Only downside was the noise from the families staying in the room next door. Not that you can help that. But the staff service was fantastic!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldn't bother
We knew in advance this was a hostel, so weren’t expecting luxury, but I have stayed in much nicer and cheaper hostels. The bed was a mattress on the floor, the room wasn’t clean, the decor was extremely dated and the place didn’t feel particularly safe or friendly. Wouldn’t recommend
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Location is great It needs to be upgraded up to today’s standards
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019