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Reviews of Paradiso Backpacker Hostel

2 out of 5
Paradiso Backpacker Hostel
42 Weka Street, Nelson

Reviews

7.4

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 67 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Meremaihi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
awesome wee place friendly and helpful staff lovely last minute decision
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, spa and a bed for cheap.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

4/10 Poor

lance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
dissapointed
the service was great but the fact that the people who shared the room came home in the early hours morning drunk,did not go down well, tried to get a single room but none available so i booked into another hotel so i could get some peace and sleep well after a long 2 night journey from rotorua, and seing as i was going on a 6hr trip to greymouth i needed the sleep,
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Above average hostel
It was a good hostel if you want a chill fun night. Love the pool/sauna and spa. Not enough parking on site but plenty on street parking. Close to Nelson CBD and good outdoor space at the hostel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
0/10. Lasted 15 minutes and booked alternate accom. Door to first room I was supplied with had been busted in and the lock was hanging by a fragment of a screw thread in one corner, almost on the floor... Pillows looked a little too crumpled to be fresh. Arrived to windows open on a cold wintery night. Approached staff to repair door, was supplied with a second room. Tried to shut the windows but the latch was snapped off. Asked staff to close the window and told "It will be alright" They then adjusted the curtain which was like well ripen swiss cheese, holed from sagging misplaced hooks on a flimsy rail, welcoming the wind to greet me. Enough I thought! NO! A small smurf sized oil fin heater is plugged in by the staff member. Why?... there is a fan heater on the wall. I turn on the fan heater to hear the exorcism of Edward Scissor hands in a paper shredder begin. Ah. Over it. I booked somewhere else. No one on reception, so I just put the key on the desk. Let the staff know I was leaving as they were out the back by the pool.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

YIN

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WORST experience.
I wouldn’t recommend anyone to stay in Paradiso. I have stayed in many hostels before, in NZ or overseas. I have to say, I have never stayed anywhere WORSE than Paradiso. CHAOTIC, UNCLEAN, UNFRIENDLY. I booked 4 double room, but when we arrived, we were given 3 double and a 4-bunk bed dorm. I thought that was fine as long as it was for us only. Little we know how chaotic the management is. The dorm room is super small and gloomy, we opened the door to air the odour out. However, our PRIVATE room soon became a PUBLIC hall way. Our room is connected to another room with a door. We locked the door from our side because again we booked a private double room. While my friend and I(we are two girls) chilling out in the room, a man walked in without saying anything to enter another room. We were SHOCKED! Five minutes later, another man did the same thing and I asked him to leave and use their entrance because our room is a private double room. But the man explained he is used to use this one. I was astonished. At night, a group of people sat at our door step and chatted until we had to get out of our bed to tell them to be quiet. Anyway, over all I would not recommend anybody to stay here and we would not do it anymore.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

2/10 Terrible

DAHEE

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property could be amazing. It has a pool and hot tub. Great location, but it's a college party house. I've been to many college House parties and this place is just like many of those that I have been. Disgusting bathrooms and showers. Hair piled up in the showers and the water pooling out into the hallway. The bathrooms, I don't believe one person who stayed there actually aimed at the bowl. There was urine everywhere. The kitchen was a mess and no one cleaned up properly after themselves. Dirty dishes put back on the shelfs and food clogging the sink drains. There is a sign stating that the outside common area would be closed after 10 to keep the noise down. Well I guess that is not enforced at all. The music was loud, the beer bottles clanking all night and people shouting and partying till the late hours. Not good when you need to be up early for an all day hike. I will not be back and suggest everyone looks elsewhere for a place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Jena

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Strong hostel community
Paradise is a solid hostel with strong community. The energy there is what makes it interesting and the pool common area was active. Additionally, the staff has strong relationships with people in Nelson and were helping guests find work.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, helpful staff good location, value for money
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Susan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
paradiso nelson
Good location nice pool, but more of a party hostel full of younger people ! Doors slamming late into the night, kitchen dirty, rooms dusty with no personalised charging points. Bathrooms ok, bed linen stained and cat asleep on one of the beds on arrival
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay, good facilities and a good atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Man Ling

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Value to stay!
Environment is very nice. Like the swimming pool and poolside sun chair, and enjoy the moment here. We are lucky to hv a ensuite room. Seems many people long stay in there, kitchen will very busy after 6pm. They will provide free bread everyday which is very sweet.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place, looki g forward to staying again, maybe get an apartment next time
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
the place was unclean, the toaster, dishes and the tables very sticky. Kitchen was crowded. The staff really nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
People here are the reason to stay
Get out of your comfort zone and stay here. You will get an experience you won't forget from the people you will meet.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2019
Response from Paradiso Team on 19 Jun 2019
Hi David, Thank you so much for the feedback! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to having you stay again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradiso is fabulous! I met my fiancée here! Fun, friendly and lots to do!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place, very neat, tidy and clean. Would definitley go here again :)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Jordan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good for a night stay
The hostel is nice, and has some cool amenities and recreation, but the outside rooms tend to feel a bit uncomfortable especially with insects entering the rooms

8/10 Good

Gary, Nelson NZ.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good Place for a few nights.
Clean respectful friendly warm n dry PLA e to stay. Filling but basic breakfast. Will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

C, Nelson

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
People talking outside room until very late. Overcrowded common areas. Not enough dry tea towels in kitchens and many guests left their dishes on the sinks and some did not wash up. Only stay here if you are under 25years.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just amazing, best hostel i have been so far, great staff, good prices, nice atmosphere!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay for travellers
I very much enjoyed my stay at Paradiso BP, Cheap stay, chance to meet lots of fun people from all over the world. Would book this place again when I would be in Nelson

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointment
I am sure that in the past this has been a very nice play to stay, however now the place is very dirty from the showers, kitchen to the outside area. Also being kept awake until 3 in the morning by other guest's outside in the common area is not fun.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Toni and Dave, Wellington NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Very impressed with the manager. She was really helpful and managed to find a good secure park for our mototor bikes. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hostel of New Zealand
You can't find a better and cheaper hostel in this country
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

kubon, new zealand

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Was alright we only stay for one night. Very short. Just the share kitchen was a bit strance. And the staircase to get to our room.just very isolated from the main house
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Dirty, dark
I was only staying in Nelson for one night on the way back from the Abel Tasman walk. As I was just needing a bed for the night, I booked a room through Wotif at a backpackers and given the option of twin beds or a king, opted for a king bed. I arrived to a small dark room with twin beds and a stained chair. The staff member said the twin beds could easily be made into a king bed but when she removed the bed cover to reveal stained sheets and the shower had a clump of hair on the floor, I'd seen enough. The staff member was very understanding and helped me get a refund, minus the Wotif commission, and rang around to find a new hotel. The staff member was fantastic and to be fair, I didn't see the rest of the place, nor did I stay, so I can't comment on the place overall.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Stewart

Liked: Staff & service
Thin walls. Glad the place wasn't packed! Kitchen not very clean. Breakfast was not ready until 730 or so. Staff was nice and helpful. Free internet and parking.

8/10 Good

Kudzai

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Felipe

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
meh
It's a bit far away from the city centre and noisy because it's a party hostel. My bed was the upper bed in a bunk and I sometimes hit the head in the ceiling (I am not tall!) The good thing is that it has a pool and a spa and offer free soup and basic breakfast.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
definitely not the most heartwarming hostel
We booked a room with a bathroom, but when we checked in they told us that we only have a room without a bathroom. There was a lot of noise pollution till 1.30 am from outside were young kinds are drinking. The communal showers and toilets were smelly and dirty.

4/10 Poor

Anni, Colorado

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good if you want to party
Huge place, nice pool and hot tub-If you could get near them! Its pretty crowded and there isn't really any control. If you are young and looking for a cool party place this is it. If you actually want some sleep and have an early start maybe somewhere else is better. 1.30am and they were still partying outside my window. Depending on your view this can be good or bad. Its a big busy backpackers. The kitchen is nuts, showers were dirty (very busy) and my bed looked clean but something was itchy for me. It all depends on what your looking for.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Below Average
On the the first morning the receptionist and housekeeper decided to come into our room at 8am and start discussing the empty bed - no consideration to the other people in the room! This meant we were wide awake! It would be advisable to use a computer based booking system and not the bed sheet system they are using as it clearly does not work On the 2nd night each night they take away the chairs from outside your room at 10pm for noise - this I was perfectly fine about as it means there is no noise - but until 12am there was a group of people who seemed to still be allowed their chairs and sat drinking and playing Music and keeping everyone else awake - staff working there must have their own rules The rooms were not clean - in the lockers underneath were full of rubbish from previous guests Not sure how this place has such a high rating!

6/10 Okay

Solo Traveller, Houston, TX

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not terrible, but wouldnt pick it given the option
I ended up having to a book room here because I had no where else to stay and everything I tried was booked. I booked a private room but initially when I checked in I was shown to a hostel room. I stayed in several shared hostel rooms during my time in NZ but I'm so glad I didn't have to stay in that one. It was a twin top bunk and a bottom double bed and the beds took up the whole room there wasn't even anywhere to put my bag let alone 3 ppl's bags. It smelled quite bad as well. When I went downstairs to remind them I had booked a private room I was moved to another building. The private room was MUCH better. It was spacious and even had it's own bathroom. I did feel that it was clean however everything seemed quite old and outdated.

10/10 Excellent

craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great short stay
Probably the best hostel I've ever stayed in. Made me want to go travelling again!

6/10 Okay

Franziska

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Its a cheep accomodation with party opportunities.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love Paradiso
Stayed here multiple times. Clean and fun, love the pool and bathroom are much better than most.

8/10 Good

Jody, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A decent place to stay, just cold.
It was a great place to stay as they provided a good kitchen where people could mingle and have their meals. Their vegetable soup and bread was delicious. They were surrounded by good fish and chips too. I booked the double room with ensuite bathroom. It was of a good size and it was comfortable. However, the only downside was the heater was on timer, you would need to press it every 10minutes for continuous heating. It was very cold the 2 nights in which we stayed there.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value for money
A party backpackers hostel, but they managed noise extremely well. They gave us ramen soup as a welcoming gift. Considered a great value if you're on budget.

8/10 Good

Jo, New Zealand

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Good value back-packers close to Nelson centree
Checked in at around 5.30pm; went out into Nelson, returned and went to bed. There was quite a bit of noise until around midnight. Got up at 6am had breakfast and checked out.

10/10 Excellent

Kieran, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line; Value: Bargain, A steal; Service: Respectful, Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Spotless; Perfect location, ample parking and most amzing facilities for a 'backpackers'. Will always stay there when in Nelson!

10/10 Excellent

johnny, D

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parodiso funky and freah
Great atmosphere and lots to do a lot of different tourist and cultures. Very busy and popular place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: A steal; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Delightful;

10/10 Excellent

Sue, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very smart back packers 5 minutes from town centre
Lucky enough to arrive in Nelson on a very sunny day and guests were enjoying the pool and sauna area's.

8/10 Good

Rose, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Affordable; Service: Courteous; close to Japanese and Chinese gardens