Travel Reference
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Nomads Capital
( 978 7800, 0508 666 237;
www.nomadscapital.com;
118 Wakefield St; dm $28-36, d with bathroom
$95-105; )
Smack-bang in the middle of town, Nomads has good security, spick-and-
span rooms, an on-site cafe-bar, and heritage features such as an amazing stairwell.
HOSTEL$
HOSTEL$
YHA Wellington City
( 801 7280;
www.yha.co.nz;
cnr Cambridge Tce & Wakefield St; dm $29-36, d with/without bathroom
$120/88; )
This happy, helpful hostel sets a high standard, with fantastic communal
areas, including a reading room and dedicated movie room. Sustainable initiatives impress,
and there's a comprehensive booking service at reception.
HOTEL$$$
Comfort & Quality Hotels
( 0800 873 553, 04-385 2156;
www.hotelwellington.co.nz;
223 Cuba St; d $104-200; )
Two
solid, adjoining hotels in the heart of Cuba St offer smaller, cheaper rooms and snazzier
ones with modern styling. Both share the in-house bar and dining room (mains $22 to $30).
BAKERY$
Pandoro Panetteria
(2 Allen St; items $3-6; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat & Sun; )
An excellent Italian bakery
with smooth coffee, cakes, pastries and a range of yummy savoury, bready, scrolly, rolly
things.
CAFE$
Fidel's
(234 Cuba St; meals $9-20; 7.30am-late; )
This super-busy Cuba St institution for caffeine-
craving, alternative types dishes up eggs any-which-way, pizza and splendid salads, along
with Welly's best milkshakes. Revolutionary memorabilia adorns the walls of the funky in-
terior; decent outdoor areas too.
MALAYSIAN$
KK Malaysian Cafe
(54 Ghuznee St; mains $9-14; lunch Mon-Sat, dinner daily; )
Tiny KK is one of Wellington's
most popular cheap Malaysian joints in a city obsessed with Southeast Asian cuisine.
There's scrumptious satay and rendang to put a smile on your face, accompanied by the ubi-
quitous roti, of course.
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Supplies & Equipment
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Bivouac Outdoor
