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Hello,

I found a chain of hostels called Budget Backpackers Hostels from New
Zealand. The web page is quite convincing... Anybody has personal
experience from staying with them?

Thanks.
Iwona

Hi,

I found a chain of hostels called Budget Backpackers Hostels from New
Zealand. The web page is quite convincing... Anybody has personal
experience from staying with them?

Yes. They have a brochure that lists all the places in the network, together
with a ranking given by travellers the previous year. I found the ranking and
descriptions to be fantastically accurate - more than the LP. I used BBH places
whenever I could. Can't recommend that brochure more highly.

Ralph

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:35:32 +0000, in message
t.nz, Ralph wrote:

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:08:23 +0100, in message
, Iwona Maksymowicz wrote:

I found a chain of hostels called Budget Backpackers Hostels from New
Zealand. The web page is quite convincing... Anybody has personal
experience from staying with them?


They are a bunch of independent backpacker hostels that belong to the
BBH, not a centrally managed chain. You will find them all different
to one another.

I stayed in one a month ago in a converted woolshed. I liked it,
but some of the people were wanting something more up-market.


And, most of these backpacker hotels _are_ more up-market.


Backpacker hostels also average NZD$20/night vs. NZD$15/night a few years ago.

We just got back from a trip to NZ. We used BBH hostels exclusively.
They were in general great. A few were a little bit substandard but
most were very good. I can especially recommend a place called Moana
Lodge in Plimmerton which is just N of Wellington and also a place
called Beaconstone which is on the W coast of the S Island. This last
place is a small totally solar powered and water collected from the
rain. It is worth a detour. Buy a BBH card when you first arrive.
It is NZ$40 but gives you discounts and also a $20 calling card.

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:08:23 +0100, Iwona Maksymowicz wrote:

Hello,

I found a chain of hostels called Budget Backpackers Hostels from New
Zealand. The web page is quite convincing... Anybody has personal
experience from staying with them?

Thanks a lot, everybody...
Iwona

Originally Posted by Iwona Maksymowicz

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:08:23 +0100, Iwona Maksymowicz wrote:

Hello,

I found a chain of hostels called Budget Backpackers Hostels from New
Zealand. The web page is quite convincing... Anybody has personal
experience from staying with them?

Thanks a lot, everybody...
Iwona

Hello, BBH hostels are usually very good, you can also read online comments about various hostels that previous guests have entered. Waitawa Farm Hostel in the Far North is a great BBh hostel, also globetrekkers in omapere is good too