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03 Mar 2025
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Hotel Description

With a stay at Backpackers Central Hamilton in Hamilton (Hamilton Central), you'll be steps from Hamilton Central Business District and 6 minutes by foot from Waikato River. This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Founders Theatre and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Hamilton Centre Place. Make yourself at home in one of the 41 air-conditioned guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available

No cribs (infant beds) available

No elevators

Property confirms they are implementing enhanced cleaning measures

Professional property host/manager

Pets not allowed

Service animals are allowed

Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: 7:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out by: 10:00 AM

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Property is cleaned with disinfectant
  • Guests are provided with free hand sanitizer
  • Bed sheets and towels are washed at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F
  • Commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant
  • Property confirms they are implementing guest safety measures
  • Contactless check-out is available
  • Cashless transactions are available
  • Essential workers only - NO

Important information

You need to know
  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
  • Contactless check-out is available.
Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 6:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.
Instructions
  • 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
  • Cashless transactions are available
  • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Minimal age
18
Optional fees
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Spoken Language

Hindi

German

Portuguese

Korean

Japanese

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

French

Spanish

Amenities

Most Popular

Free WiFi

Parking available

Dining services

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Smoking areas

Other

Barbecue grill(s)

Laundry facilities

Television in common areas

Safe-deposit box at front desk

Front desk (limited hours)

Designated smoking areas

Parking (limited spaces)

Bicycle rentals on site

Free self parking

Terrace

Wheelchair accessible – no

Hotel reviews

7.4
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Cleanliness7.4/10
Service7.6/10
Comfort6.8/10
Condition7.0/10
Neighborhood7.8/10
Amenities6.8/10
8/10
Excellent
Hans, 13 Oct 2024
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The room was ok for the price and the Toilet and shower was clean. It seams the walls are made from carton as you can hear the people talking next door. I liked the stay but in Hamilton the City council made it really hard to find a spot for the car in the central, when the free parking from the hostel is booked out. So not cool Hamilton Council :( Thanks HH

10/10
Exceptional
Angelique, 25 Aug 2024
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Everything at your fingertips

10/10
Exceptional
Angelique, 18 Aug 2024
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Staff is amazing got to chat with other tenants there an awesome accommodation in the city loved the hospitality

6/10
Fair
tiare, 08 Aug 2024
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Some of the people staying in the room next to us had a figth with other people and the police had to came. So its really noisy

10/10
Exceptional
Catherine, 14 Jul 2024
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I liked the friendly staff. respectful people. cosy and warm room.

10/10
Exceptional
Cressella, 30 Jun 2024
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Excellent spot to stay 😊

10/10
Exceptional
Cressella, 27 Jun 2024
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Absolutely felt at home here. Clean tidy quiet just a top notch place to stay and the manager was awesome and accommodating. Highly recommend.

6/10
Fair
Niko, 22 Apr 2024
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All good

4/10
Poor
Clare, 18 Apr 2024
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The property is in an easy position, staff is approachable. Bed is clean but I sit on the couch in the room and felt itchy. The property is on main road and is not that quite at night. I want to save my luggage for a few hours and was charged extra $5.

10/10
Exceptional
Lyndon, 18 Mar 2024
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Value at very good price.

8/10
Excellent
Niko, 17 Mar 2024
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If only they provide shower gel at the shower room like other backpackers

8/10
Excellent
Shoanna, 10 Mar 2024
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Closeness to town

10/10
Exceptional
BJ, 05 Mar 2024
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Very comfortable

6/10
Fair
Sanganai, 16 Feb 2024
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I like that It is conveniently located near shops and other facilities. I didn't like particularly the room I was in it had no Windows

8/10
Excellent
Steve, 11 Feb 2024
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Really close to city (walkable) quiet and clean. Was just a one night bed perfect for in sleep and gone

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 19 Jan 2024
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Staff really helpful allowing me to check in early and clearly have a great cleaning regime. However the place itself is looking a little tired and needs an update and lick of paint. Great value for money however!

8/10
Excellent
Brandy, 03 Jan 2024
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Staff responded promptly to any requests or issue. I just think it's a shame that so many hostels don't provide anything for hand drying in toilets.

2/10
Poor
Fern, 26 Nov 2023
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Not as advertised. Disappointed

8/10
Excellent
Marcus, 31 Aug 2023
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Really good value nice and comfortable. Central location

10/10
Exceptional
Joe, 21 Feb 2023
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Great.. cheap place to stay and staff were brilliant .. nice and friendly guests too

8/10
Excellent
Brittany, 12 Feb 2023
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Sufficient

Satisfactory budget hotel. I was able to sleep and shower. There was even a TV!

8/10
Excellent
Sudhir, 22 Jan 2023
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Nice staff excellent location in city centre near transport food shopping good room ensuite except bathing Used to have dvd movie nights but now no more

10/10
Exceptional
Sudhir, 22 Dec 2022
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Nice room with sink and toilet.good there is fan as it is summer. Nice helpful staff. excellent location in city centre and near bus stop. close to food and shopping. I always stay here when I come to Hamilton and I have stayed here many times

6/10
Fair
David, 27 Nov 2022
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8/10
Excellent
John, 07 Nov 2022
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Clean, quiet and compact internal airconditioned double bed ensuite room next to spacious kitchen and lounge area. A restful overnight sleep. Good value for money

10/10
Exceptional
Deborah, 31 Oct 2022
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Happy with it on the whole. Clean. Shower base was slippery.

8/10
Excellent
Amy, 23 Oct 2022
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My room was clean and comfortable but the walls were incredibly thin, I could hear everything from the room next door. The kitchen was well equipped but looked a bit tired in places. There wasn’t much of an atmosphere at the hostel but it was okay for a couple of nights.

10/10
Exceptional
Karolyn, 19 Oct 2022
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Great queen room with en suite, mini fridge, TV, and heat pump, super quiet, off street parking, and an Indian and a Thai restaurant right across the road (I went Thai - super yummy). Kitchen/lounge area very clean and tidy. Highly recommended.

2/10
Poor
Raylene, 05 Jun 2022
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The quests were loud, people coming in after 3am partying in their rooms from 23 down. We got absolutely no sleep and couldn’t wait to leave

10/10
Exceptional
Yenny, 10 Jan 2022
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We felt safe because just 3 of us in the room. Toilet & bathroom were clean but mixed anyway.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 19 Jul 2021
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Front of house receptionist ws fantastic

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 15 Jul 2021
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No parking

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 08 Jun 2021
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It’s good for the price of it

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 12 May 2021
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Great place to stay on a budget

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 07 May 2021
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Good facilities nice staff nice room .however my single room ensuite with TV was too expensive at 109 dollars. Later I found out VR Hamilton was offering 100 a night and they are a hotel not a backpackers

4/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 03 Apr 2021
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Excellent cleaniness! Poor tv reception, no window.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 31 Jan 2021
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Central location but single female travellers may feel a little uneasy at night as I got the feeling that this is not the greatest area of town as there were a lot of "unusual" people on the street at night which would have made me very uncomfortable if I had not been getting car rides from friends - this is NOT a reflection on the Backpackers though. Staff were super friendly, really clean room and what I saw of rest of facilities in passing. I got upgraded to an ensuite room which was really nice surprise. Close to the bus terminal and the Centre Place Mall and Supermarket.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 22 Nov 2020
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The shared kitchen facilities were immaculately clean. The bed was comfortable. The other guests and the neighborhood were quiet. Walking distance to town and nice places to eat nearby.

6/10
Fair
Vaughan, 09 Oct 2020
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backpacker stay

average service good enough for a few days then becomes normal but o.k ...

6/10
Fair
Marcus, 22 Jun 2020
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Pretty old building, extremely noisy, no curtains or way to block out the light from the skylight in the room, ok for a short stay of needed but sleeping isn’t easy

10/10
Exceptional
Iain, 16 Feb 2020
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Couldn’t find where cups were stored. Luckily had water bottle

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 04 Feb 2020
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Handy location. Easy access. Would be nice to have AC in the rooms burnat least the fans are in the rooms. Recommended.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 02 Jan 2020
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You get what you pay for. Cheap good to sleep in when still travelling. For what it is. It’s good. Unfortunately with either no windows or being unable to open them. It’s extremely hot in the rooms. With no way to cool the room down. The small kitchen and lounge was a great way to meet other travellers and make new friends. Room were sufficient for sleeping in.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 07 Nov 2019
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Good stay

Short stay at the hotel. The staff was welcoming and the room size was adequate. Even includes simple breakfast. Noticed that there are activities throughout the week mainly cater for people who stay long term. Good initiative.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 15 Oct 2019
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It is just so close to places that I wanted to visit in Hamilton

4/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 19 Sep 2019
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Dirty and run down. More of a boarding house than a travellers hostel. Bathrooms in a very poor state of cleanliness.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 27 Aug 2019
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A very basic hostel type accommodation. Grubby in the kitchen but showers and toilets were good. A little tighter on the cleanliness and it would be fine.

2/10
Poor
Rohit, 24 Aug 2019
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Staff was not helpful..wring date was booked on expedia and no one was helpful..

10/10
Exceptional
Polly, 16 Aug 2019
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Comfortable and quiet

Bit far from bars but it's lovely quite place to stay.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 11 Aug 2019
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OK, good location and accomodation for not expesive prioce

8/10
Excellent
Leilani, 05 Jul 2019
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I stayed for 6 nights during winter and came for a conference at Waikato university. Everything was in pretty close proximity and there’s really good Indian food (shout out Jaipur Indian Restaurant). It’s a quiet neighborhood and the Waikato River is right behind the hostel and a river walk which was nice to have. I had a single room which was surprisingly spacious and was near the laundry room. The walls are thin so you can kinda hear everything and so i could hear the laundry if someone was doing it late at night. My room also had a skylight which at first i didn’t know if i would like it because i couldn’t cover it but the light didn’t bother me. The only thing is you need to time your showers right in terms of hot water. I learned the hard way haha. Also it was really cold at night and my personal blanket plus sweater layers were barely enough. They have extra blankets at the reception desk though i just never asked. But overall, I enjoyed my stay.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 18 Jun 2019
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I really enjoyed the staff and the location was great the only thing I didn't really like was the overall cleaning as the floor in the room we were staying had black sticky stuff all over the floor the sheets were stained and the room smelt really bad.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 21 Apr 2019
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The people and workers were great nice job guys will be bk to stay

8/10
Excellent
Jeffrey T, 30 Mar 2019
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Basic, but clean and comfortable. Value for money. Friendly staff.

8/10
Excellent
M., 22 Mar 2019
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Room without windows can has smell. Shower and toilets are ok. Linen didn't look/smell washed.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 10 Mar 2019
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Standard cheap backpacker accommodation. Not recommended for anyone over 30.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 07 Mar 2019
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Nice clean rooms, towels and breakfast provided. Lovely stressful even with 3 children. They had a blast! Thank you

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 18 Feb 2019
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Good breakfast options. And clean. Staff was friendly, and well organized.

8/10
Excellent
Freddy, 12 Feb 2019
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The staff are friendly. The place is clean. Free breakfast is also included.

8/10
Excellent
Ed, 20 Dec 2018
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Good location close to city and cheap room. Basic but good

8/10
Excellent
Poppee, 29 Nov 2018
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The magnet on our door was faulty so our room door never locked which left us quite uncomfortable. There was also a protruding spring on the mattress, again very uncomfortable. Other than this breakfast was great, the staff were accomodating and the facilities were clean and welcoming.

8/10
Excellent
Milly, 04 Nov 2018
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Tidy room all basic comforts.very good front of house service. Location fabulous, easy to find and parking a bonus.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 04 Nov 2018
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The backpackers was actually way better than I expected after reading previous reviews,but the person on the front desk could be more welcoming and not complain that everyone is checking in at the same time..there was only one guy in front of me....The room was very good, except it was right next to the outside stairs/fire escape which about 20 people clonked their way up while I tried to relax after a long drive. Apart from those things, and the fact I had a rash develop from the bed sheets, and the same grumpy person checked me out, I would probably stay there again

8/10
Excellent
Sarah, 24 Oct 2018
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Perfect place for us, a good room to sleep in and comfortable bed. Nothing special for breakfast but enough to get the day started. I would definitely recommend this place to other backpackers

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 24 Oct 2018
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The deck area was very nice. Parking available. Didn’t like that people left the back doors open so anyone from the parking lot could walk in.

4/10
Poor
Vita, 19 Oct 2018
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Ok for one-two nights

Creepy guy at the reception.

10/10
Exceptional
Lim, 11 Oct 2018
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Great location. Walkable distance to restaurant and there is a casino nearby. Room and public area is clean.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 10 Oct 2018
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Friendly staff, nice room. A few more cooking utensils would be better

10/10
Exceptional
Georgia, 28 Sep 2018
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A nice and comfortable place for family

Have stayed 2 days with my family in a family room ensuite. the room is clean and beds are comfortable for us. The living area is a big and kitchen is modern. the reception is kind and helpful to book a shuttle to Waitomo cave.

10/10
Exceptional
lace, 27 Sep 2018
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Unaware of backpackers.

Never stayed at a backpackers before, in my head a " Backpackers " was a place were everyone shared the same room, bathroom, and kitchen. Was I shocked and wrong when I turned up to the backpackers lol it was not what I expected that's for sure! Clean, quiet and tidy AND CHEAP! I'd deffinately stay again.

4/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 05 Aug 2018
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Not the greatest probably want go back. Bed had random hairs in it and fridge was broken. Froze all my food.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 07 May 2018
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Cheap ensute single room

It was OK, private bathroom, no window, mattress no really comfortable but OK for one night, clean and cheap. I recommend take ear plugs for better sleep ;)

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 26 Apr 2018
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Clean and tidy.

Really enjoyed our stay. The ensuite rooms are great value for money.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 16 Apr 2018
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Central location for fair price

I stayed in a single room with shared toilets. Good location and at the opposite end from all the bars and restaurants. I think it's a fair price for the location.

2/10
Poor
JeanC, 25 Mar 2018
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Bad shock

Single occupancy rooms were expensive but mine was totally windowless and airless and the fan supplied was too noisy to use, as was the small fridge. Shared showers were quite clean as were toilets but lights in them were sensor activated and in the middle of the night I found myself in total darkness on the toilet which was scary, and shower didn’t manage more than a trickle alternatively boiling or stone cold. Kitchen areas not provided with enough cutlery or mugs or plates and what was there was filthy in sink and dish towels also too grubby to dry anything. Hall carpets also filthy bad shabby.

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