Reviews of Point Break Backpackers Beach

07 February 2012 May would recommend this property

Liked: Central to where my we wanted to be. Especially seeing Christchurch City. Which I have never visited ever. For a city nearly broken I admire the way that the people of ChristChurch has not given up on their city. Thank you for hanging in there with true love for you City.

Disliked: Nothing because you guys were putting lot of effort into making it look back to its former glory.

30 January 2012 Paulos would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly, helpfull staff, clean kitchen, rooms and bathrooms. The free breakfast was a nice touch. Very close to supermarket and beach

Disliked: Nothing really

28 January 2012 Sarah would recommend this property

Liked: Very chilled out hostel and good to meet people. The TV room never closes and pool tables cool. Good free breakfast at the moment. The staff sooo helpful and lovely. Close to supermarket and the beach. Met loadsa people and had cool time - thank you Kathryn and Penny and all :)

Disliked: Good location for chillening out and good bus links but if your planning to work in Christchurch a more central hostel would be better for you.

27 January 2012 Mirjam would recommend this property

Liked: Clean, 5min to the beach, supermarket and library (free wifi). Nice people, big kitchen, lots of lockers free to use. Free pool table and tv room. Breakfast is really good for a free one! Thanks break point, would definitely come again!

Disliked: Dorms should be a little bigger, 6 bed dorm just fits all the backpacks. Basically there is no nightlife, so if you do not meet good people and/or weather is bad, there is nothing to do.

27 January 2012 Christina would recommend this property

Liked: It was close to the beach and the supermarket (countdown) and had a few nice shops around.

Disliked: They were renovating/changing windows at the time we where there. So it was a bit noisy.

14 January 2012

Liked: They offered free breakfast becuase of the re-furb, as well as 20mb free wifi per night.

Disliked: The dorm smelled bad, the free breakfast was only between 9am and 10 am and served in the cafe not big enough to cater for everyone. The wifi was very poor quality and frequently went off. The staff were well meaning enough but not very helpful. There was very little atmosphere and it was very far (40mins by bus) from the city. There is NOTHING to do in the evening in or around the hostel apart from takeaway and a TV room with a wonky pool table.

11 January 2012 David would recommend this property

Liked: Very good staff, close to the beach, good internet and possible to rent surfing equipment very cheap!

Disliked: The house is a little bit old, but still in good condition

10 January 2012 Johnpaul would recommend this property

Liked: It is close to the beach the staff are great and very helpful.

Disliked: It is very far from the the city, the kitchen had a very bad smell but that was probably down to the people staying there. The private rooms are tiny but you're only the to lay your head. Everything else was great.

26 December 2011 Rebecca would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff, brilliant lady owner, free breakfast, great location to the beach. Penny was great during the recent earthquake and looked after us all - above and beyond the call of duty!

Disliked: nothing - keep up the good work and strong character guys!

13 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Helpful staff

Disliked: Common bathrooms and kitchen could have been cleaner. Wifi only in specific areas - no access in rooms. Room (twin) was tiny - only 2 single beds and small mirror, no table

30 November 2011 April would recommend this property

Liked: Nice comfortable beds! Not too far from centre with good bus links!

Disliked: This property doesn't look the nicest from the outside but they are currently having work done so this is why!! Double booked but was resolved quickly!

12 November 2011 Danny would recommend this property

Liked: Close to the beach, free wifi (20mb) p.n. kitchen was ok, you still could see the damage after the earthquake and some shops where still close. supermarket 3 min walk (woolies) and you had to take the bus to get in the city. friendly people.. good place to stay for a few days, also depends on wht you want offcourse ;)

Disliked: Nothing

11 November 2011 Allison would recommend this property

Liked: We stayed in the 4 bed familyroom which was gr8, it had its ownTV, tiolet & shower etc. We would happily stay there again, Thank you.

Disliked: The TV loung for the other guests was next door and a bit noisey into the small hours.

11 November 2011 melina would recommend this property

Liked: Quiet location, close to nice beach, great tv room and pool table

Disliked: Really far away from central Christchurch. Had to take a 20min bus ride to get downtown. Not much to do around hostel.

17 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It is clean and warm at night.

Disliked: It is located well outside the city

02 October 2011 Stephen would recommend this property

Liked: We stayed here for 1 night en route to Queenstown. The hostel is located on the outskirts of Christchurch and is pretty central to several takeaways, bars, shops etc. The lady who owned it was very helpful and friendly - rooms were OK by hostel standards. Standard facilities on offer. It was clean & and safe enough. We had breakfast the next morning which was delicious - highly recommend and doesn't break the bank on price. :) I would stay here again.

Disliked: Nothing

12 September 2011 James would recommend this property

Liked: Myself and my girlfriend stayed at Pointbreak backpackers for 3 nights and thought i was excellent. We booked a double room which came to around 50 NZD per night, the beds were really comfortable and the room had a TV in with a heater than warmed up the room really quick. The bathroom facilities are really clean and the showers are AMAZING!!!, they are really powerful and can get nice and warm which was a bonus after coming from SE Asia. Theres a nice big kitchen with over, grill, hobs, toaster, bread maker, huge fridges and a small freezer. The TV room is a decent size and has a huge TV as well. Theres internet access in reception which you get free time on depending on how long you stay and theres also a cafe there with nice sandwiches and cakes for a fair price. From the hostel it is a 2 minute walk down to the beach and to the Countdown supermarket. Theres also shops, pubs and takeaways within the same distance. Everything you need really, i really recommend staying here. To get here from the airport you need to get the number 28 for 7.50 to the city centre bus exchange which takes around 15minutes and then catch the number 5 to the southshore for around 3.20 which is around 40minutes drive as you have to go the long way around due to the state of Christchurch city centre

Disliked: Loud drunk Irishmen

10 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were very helpful. Even when leaving they organised a cheaper form of transport than the local taxi service.

Disliked: Nothing

04 July 2011 Laurence would recommend this property

Liked: This is undoubtedly a fantastic hostel with an excellent hostess. The staff made you feel very welcome and were incredibly helpful at suggesting activities and general things to do. The hostel is only a short bus ride into town and there are several day trips you can book to places like Akaroa, Kaikora and Hamner. The whole place was cleaned regularly and the kitchen was well equiped. Internet signal was very good in all the communal areas and very cheap ($2.00 NZ for 50mb).New Brighton has all the basic shops you need e.g butcher, grocery store and supermarket and many of the locals are very friendly and easy to talk to. Tess, the hostel dog, is an absolute treasure and possibly one of the cutest creatures (and best football players) currently on planet earth!

Disliked: There is nothing bad I can say about the hostel but Christchurch itself is not exactly the city it once was. However, for anyone who wants to exerience real New Zealand and meet a fantastic group of caring and loving people and not just take a few pictures and leave I cannot reccomend this beautiful city any more.

03 June 2011

Liked: Free pool and nice telly. good kitchen

Disliked: Boring.

04 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It had a big, bright kitchen which was nice as well as good common areas. And every guest got a free 20mins voucher for the internet which was also very much appreciated!!

Disliked: It's quite far out of Christchurch town centre, which is fine at the moment considering the state of the city but when the city centre opens up again it wont be very convenient for any potential sightseers (if theres much left to see).

24 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: good value for money and clean,

Disliked: all was good

22 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: big kitchen & plenty of toilets

Disliked: not very clean, e.g. no one cared about dirty dishes in the kitchen

18 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The woman that runs and owns the hostel is so friendly and always willing to take the time to help you with whatever she can. Also the hostel attracted really great people while we were there so it was a great way to interact with other travelers. Kitchen facilities are awesome.

Disliked: Not as clean as other hostels I've stayed at and it got a bit cold at night.

07 April 2011 Michael would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were very friendly and helpful and the hostel is well located for New Brighton.

Disliked: It's a long way out from Christchurch and the kitchen was pretty messy - this is the result of the guests rather than the hostel though.