Reviews of Choice Plaza Backpackers

10, Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 1141

Customer Reviews & Ratings

72.7%

17 out of 24 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Choice Plaza Backpackers'

Atmosphere
63.3%
Location
90.8%
Facilities
68.3%
Fun
62.5%
Staff
93.3%
Cleanliness
64.2%
Safety
67.5%
Value
71.7%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about Choice Plaza Backpackers?

What was the best part of your stay?
Date Choice Plaza Backpackers Customer Reviews Overall Rating
08 October 2009
Customer review

it was cool

62%
02 October 2009
Customer review

not alot

50%
08 August 2009
valerie dharmai

Thank you Valeria....she is so helpful and always has a smile on her face.

90%
22 July 2009
Karina Johns

Friendly staff, good location.

77%
21 July 2009
Customer review

Cheap, provides a bed and a kitchen and not much else.

77%
09 July 2009
Customer review

Very good location smack down central in the city. But, the room was icy cold and not very clean at all. The bathrooms were dreadful and straight out dirty. There was no papertowels to wipe hands, only wet dirty towels, some times. In general the whole place looks worn down and dodgy. The nice wall murals on each floor didn't quite counter this experience.

57%
01 July 2009
Customer review

The Hostel was fine. Pretty Basic. Only stayed one night. Not 100% sure but think it had bed bugs.Staff were really nice.

72%
01 July 2009
Vincent Forrester

Choice Plaza Backpackers is a strange place. Firstly, a lot of the residents are exactly that - residents. They have been living there for several weeks or months and as a result have a lot of stuff which they spread around the dorm as if it were there own private room. The kitchen was OK - it was not the most modern or clean kitchen I have ever seen, but it was big enough and had a reasonable amount of cutlery, crockery, pots and pans. The security was a bit of an issue: there is a safe, but there is no system for establishing ownership, you simply hand over your stuff and hope the (admittedly very friendly and helpful) staff don't give it to someone else. The communal area is quiet noisy: the TV area is separated from the main foyer only by a small fence-y thing, as is the internet area. There is a rather loud, whiny pipe about the computers which is pretty annoying, but that's probably a bit pedantic. All in all a decent hostel, made worse by the nature of its residents rather than by any intrinsic faults.

55%
10 June 2009
Customer review

the location, very near the main street

50%
06 June 2009
Customer review

Great staff - really helpful and really great location so central to town.

77%
02 June 2009
Laura Hennessy

Great location, really friendly staff but no lockers in the room

92%
18 May 2009
Customer review

Bit of a random hostel. Good location but there are several others closer to downtown for the same price. Be aware a lot of people actually end up living there so most rooms are a bit of a tip. Also a lot of weed but v. good staff and family atmosphere.

67%
17 May 2009
Customer review

Homeless woman and two students living in my room becuase it's a little cheaper than other hostels! Felt like I was intruding ... stuff all over the place. Not a good backpacker experience. Communal area awful and cold.

62%
05 May 2009
Customer review

This was an extremely central hostel (with a great korean pancake vendor just round the corner) that had all the amenities you want in a hostel. It was clean, great TV and DVD room with 24hr internet and a fully equipped kitchen with oven.

85%
18 April 2009
Customer review

The staff were very friendly and helpful.

70%
18 April 2009
Customer review

Nice location staff were extra friendly, good start to our holiday

75%
06 February 2009
LOUISE POGHOSIAN

staff atthe reception

90%
06 January 2009
Customer review

It was very quiet even though it was just off Queen Street. The rooms and bathrooms were very clean and the staff were very friendly.

80%
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