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The Villa - Hostel

2.0 star property
Travelers warm up by the crackling fireplace or soak away stress in the spa tub, then prepare for adventures with convenient bike rentals and ferry terminal shuttle

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The Villa - Hostel offers a peaceful city-center retreat with a spa tub and inviting lobby fireplace. Guests enjoy free WiFi, a sunny terrace, and a garden. Practical laundry facilities and helpful multilingual staff enhance the positive experiences reported by previous visitors.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Ensuite | Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Ensuite

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds, Ensuite | Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Double Room | Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Shared Dormitory, 4 Bedrooms | Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Shared Dormitory, 4 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory

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  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Shared Dormitory

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  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds
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  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds
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Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Located in Picton, The Villa - Hostel is in the city center and near the airport. Picton Museum and Edwin Fox Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Picton Harbour and Picton Ferry Terminal. Waitohi Recreational Reserve and Lochmara Lodge Arts Centre are also worth visiting. Kayaking and boat tours offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and ecotours nearby. Visit our Picton travel guide
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34 Auckland St., Picton, 7220

What's nearby

  • Picton War Memorial
    Picton War Memorial
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Picton Harbour
    Picton Harbour
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Picton Foreshore
    Picton Foreshore
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Edwin Fox Museum
    Edwin Fox Museum
    7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Picton Museum
    2 min walk - 0.2 km

Getting around

  • Picton (PCN)
    8 min drive

Restaurants

  • Sisu Eatery and Bar
    3 min walk
  • Le Cafe
    3 min walk
  • Toastie Lords - Picton
    4 min walk
  • Seabreeze Cafe & Bar
    3 min walk
  • Oxley's Bar & Kitchen
    4 min walk

About this property

The Villa - Hostel

  • Hostel in the city center
  • At The Villa - Hostel, you can look forward to a terrace, a garden, and laundry facilities. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a fireplace in the lobby.
  • Additional perks include:
    • Free self parking
    • A free ferry terminal shuttle, free bicycle rentals, and a billiards/pool table
    • Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Room features
  • All guestrooms at The Villa - Hostel have amenities such as free WiFi.
  • Other amenities include:
  • Communal kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and on-request microwaves

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free ferry terminal shuttle
  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Hot tub

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 floor
  • 2 buildings
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave on request
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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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; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.

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Reviews

The Villa - Hostel Reviews

8.2

Very Good

7.8

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.2

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 89 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 89 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 89 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 89 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 89 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Ginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pros: -Great location, super quick walk from the ferry and cafes -friendly atmosphere -good sized private rooms with sink -nice garden area for relaxing -great value for money Areas for improvement -people were quiet but the nature of the building means if anyone arrives late it’s quite loud due to the wooden floors and thin walls -kitchen wasn’t well equipped - no baking trays, foil, salt/pepper, which was a bit limiting if you want to cook for yourself.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice stay, conveniently located. The spa pool wasn't working very well and they were a little short on dishes and cutlery in the kitchen, but other than that good facilities, enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value backpacker accommodation for Cook Strait ferry connection.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy walk to everywhere
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Ping

The old charm of the interior. The outside of the building may need a coat of bright paint. Room should be provided with a stand-alone cloth hangar for winter jacket and bath towel.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like: Garden and quirky endearing Villa. Showers ok. Bed was ok. Free basic breakfast but as no milk was provided only bread jam or toast were possible. Dislike: Thought we booked en suite but only a double was allocated. The advertised free shuttle to ferry was not available and hasn’t been for years. Spa out of order. Kitchen was filthy - sticky floors and not enough tea towels so the three or so were soaking wet. Hardly hygienic. Very little space in fridge and no freezer. No spare key held by hostel, so if you locked room and forgot to take key (or lost it) you were locked out permanently. Very noisy in morning due to heavy long running port infrastructure improvements and an inconsiderate family making loads of noise before 6 am as they were leaving!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Value for money!

Tidy, well located value for money accomodation. Room was clean, staff and owner very friendly and helpful. Would recommend for anyone looking for simple lodgings
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good located backpackers - walk into town, bars, restaurants and the Wellington ferries.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Amenities
It had a private spa
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the property
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
cosy comfortable clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very new to hostels and backpackers. Usually stay in motels and hotels. Amazed at the quay of accomodation for the price
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot, very convenient and nice facilities. Would definitely come back
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

A good one nighter

Decent hostel, pretty big but needs a touch up in the bathrooms
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and cosy villa. Clean and close to the restaurants and train station.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Great location to catch an early ferry sailing. Cheap and convenient
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
People in the kitchen opposite my room banging around then talking until 11.30 until I went out and the shut the door. People then up at 6am on a Sunday banging around. Cheap and clean but noisy thoughtless guests.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Close to the ferry The window has no stay, so it banged in the night and the room was very hot.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We definitely pulled the short straw with our Standard double room. The 2 other Standard doubles next door to ours were luxurious compared to ours! They had spacious rooms. Ours was cramped with hardly enough room to even walk round the bed! Very disappointed. I know it was cheap accommodation but I feel we got a poor deal in comparison with others. Everywhere was shabby and desperately in need of a lick of paint. I wouldn't recommend this accommodation unless you were young backpackers who were happy to share a dorm with 5 others and didn't care about the surroundings! I would certainly look at other backpackers accommodation in future.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The colorfull building. Good advice from the receptionist were to eat
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
They messed up my booking, clearly stated that it was for 4 guests. Unfortunately they only booked for one which meant that we no longer could be in the same room. We we're lucky to find alternative accommodation but when i requested a refund since it was their error they said they would need to get the manager to call me - still waiting on that call, still waiting on that refund. No issue with the actual property etc. It all looked very good and the staff were pleasant enough.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly and the location was great I would highly recommend staying here
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place with plenty of character and a warm homely feel about it. Staff were happy to accommodate any extra requests and the pet friendly policy was awesome.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place but shower pressure was terrible... Also couldnt get a nice temp. Waffles were v cute though
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy walk from ferry terminal and shops. Our bathroom mat in bathroom was still wet from previous visitors in the room we had.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019