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Nomads Capital
HOSTEL $
( 0508 666 237, 04-978 7800;
www.nomadscapital.com
;
118 Wakefield St; dm $28-36, d
$95-105; )
Smack-bang in the middle of town, Nomads has good security, spick-
and-span rooms, an on-site cafe-bar (free modest nightly meals and happy hour) and dis-
counts for longer stays. Kitchen and lounge spaces are short on elbow room, but slick
service, heritage features and location stop you dwelling on the negatives.
Trek Global
HOSTEL $
( 0800 868 735, 04-471 3480;
www.trekglobal.net
;
9 O'Reilly Ave; dm $22-26, s $59, tw with/
without bathroom $89/69; )
A highlight of this back-lane hostel is the funky and
welcoming foyer hang-out and cosy TV lounge. The sleeping quarters and kitchens are
squeezed into rabbit-warren corridors, but it's relatively quiet with clean rooms and laud-
able extras such as bike hire, parking ($20 per day), a women-only dorm with a suntrap
terrace, and travel booking service.
Downtown Backpackers
HOSTEL $
( 04-473 8482, 0800 225 725;
www.downtownbackpackers.co.nz
;
1 Bunny St; dm $28-31, s $68,
d $85-95; )
Housed in a historic art-deco hotel at the railway end of town, Down-
town has tidy, bright rooms and plenty of capacious, character-filled communal areas (be
sure to check out the carved fireplace in the bar). Budget meals in the cafe morning and
night.
Cambridge Hotel
HOSTEL $
( 04-385 8829;
www.cambridgehotel.co.nz
;
28 Cambridge Tce; dm $25-30, with/without bath-
room s $90/65, d $105/85; )
Comfortable accommodation in a heritage hotel with a
ground-floor pub. En suite rooms have Sky TV, phone and fridge (try for a room at the
back if you're a light sleeper). The backpacker wing has a snug kitchen-lounge, flash
bathrooms and dorms with little natural light but sky-high ceilings. Bonus $3 breakfast.
Wellington Waterfront
Motorhome Park
MOTORHOME PARK $
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