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Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers

★★★★
Very Good

1 Bunny Street

About This Property

Historic Charm and Modern Comfort
Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers, formerly hosting Queen Elizabeth II's entourage, offers a unique blend of historic elegance and modern amenities.

Convenient Location
Located in the heart of Wellington, just steps away from the railway station, TSB Arena, and Westpac Stadium, guests enjoy easy access to the city's main attractions.

Entertainment and Services
From the 24-hour guest kitchen and games room to the free WiFi and house bar with nightly activities, guests are spoiled for choice. Plus, the tour desk helps plan adventures around the North Island.

Ready to experience the perfect mix of history and comfort? Book your stay at Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers now!

Why guests recommend it

Clean roomFriendly staffGood location

Facilities & Services (35)

Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
Lift / Elevator
Luggage storage
Safety deposit box
Fax/photocopying
Facilities for disabled guests
Non-smoking throughout
Shared lounge/TV area
Board games/puzzles
Shared kitchen
Staff adhere to local safety protocols

Available Rooms

No rooms available for the selected dates

Guest reviews

5.8
Fair
5196 reviews

Most recent

Suzanne
May 22, 2026
5.0
Fair

Tong
May 21, 2026
1.0
Fair

👎 Disliked
  • not clean and feel uncomfortable
Gail
May 20, 2026
10.0
Excellent

Location, price, 24 hr reception

👍 Liked
  • Location, price, 24 hr reception
👎 Disliked
  • Nothing
IRENE SURYO
May 19, 2026
8.0
Very Good

My deposit haven't come back, it has been a week

Near train station

👍 Liked
  • Near train station
👎 Disliked
  • The room isnt comfortable enough, there are a lot of damage (window, walls, etc)
eddie
May 19, 2026
8.0
Very Good

Kelsey
May 18, 2026
1.0
Fair

Extremely unhappy single female traveller as stranger was given key to my room and entered it at 1am

Extremely unhappy single female traveller as stranger was given key to my room and entered it at 1am

👎 Disliked
  • On my first night staying here a strange man got given my room key after I had checked in and used it to enter my room at 1am. In the morning I got locked out when I went to the bathroom and had to go down to the front desk to get a new key where they confirmed that mine would have been cancelled if someone else had been given a new one after I had checked in. As a single female traveller this was scary and absolutely unacceptable and I cancelled the rest of my stay and went to stay somewhere else.
Sarah
May 17, 2026
3.0
Fair

Gail
May 16, 2026
10.0
Excellent

Location, beds

👍 Liked
  • Location, beds
Edward
May 16, 2026
5.0
Fair

Location Front desk Team Good

👍 Liked
  • Location Front desk Team Good
👎 Disliked
  • Bar and Cafe upstairs closed lost its Vibe Shared a bathroom with what seemed full time tenants towels left on the floor toilet bowl not good sight slamming of doors No respect for their neighbours
Lucie
May 15, 2026
7.0
Good

Very good location close to transportation and the center. The rooms are clean and the common areas as well.

👍 Liked
  • Very good location close to transportation and the center. The rooms are clean and the common areas as well.
👎 Disliked
  • Establishment in its original state, and poor window insulation.

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