The Marion Hostel

Amazing hostel! The rooms offer enough space and privacy and the hostel has a very friendly vibe. There is free WiFi, coffee, tea and on the weekends even delicious waffles or pancakes for breakfast! My friend and I also rented bikes here (which is also for free) and took them for a day trip:) The staff was very nice and we will definitely recommend this hostel to others.

Absolutely incredible, amazing location, amazing staff and just the most beautiful interior of any hostel I‘ve ever stayed at. Never felt so safe and comfortable. All of that for a fair price too. Can’t wait to come back.

What can I say. This is the best hostel I have ever stayed in. Unfortunately I would like to keep this quiet as I would hate this place to become too popular as I would like to stay again this year and would hate it to be fully booked !!. It is a fantastic place to stay. Clean , helpful staff, ideally situated, mega comfortable beds . For my benefit please keep away from!!!!!!

Rooms plus: comfy beds, curtains, pretty quiet, outlets Rooms not enough hooks, if you're on lower bunk nowhere to hang towels as just 1 hook 🪝 pp. Also no curtain over BIG window! Washrooms clean, kitchen bit small but workable. Fridge WAY too small as they use bins & when ppl leave there's no system of empty ones free. I checked in late so I missed a lot of where things were but figured it out. Terrace was nice, other common area with guitars seemed empty so maybe could be a second lounge. Kitchen /dining not that ideal for socializing. Location convenient for going out. There are some smaller grocery stores nearby. Didn't get to use free bikes! :(

Honestly, I don't know why it has such a high rating. It's definitely not bad, but overhyped imo. First of, it's exceptionally clean, but the rooms spread over theee stories, meaning you have to walk a lot of stairs and a lot of people walk them, ... at night. You can hear everything. Also the kitchen is well equipped, but way to small for the whole hostel, meaning you have to wait long hours, before you can cook, or go out and eat expensive. It's also not the cheapest hostel, especially since I shared my room with 9 other people. Location is ok, but then again Wellington isn't the best city anyways. What bugged me personally was, that there was absolutely no place to retreat and relax. The hostel has three "living" rooms, but each one is always occupied with people watching movies on the TVs all day, or doing yoga. No real outside space except a small roof terrace used for smoking. But since that is just my personal take, I didn't put to much of it into the rating. Overall: Hostel is clean and ok, but after staying there for one week I needed to move on, as it wasn't the place for me.

Stayed at The Marion Hostel for 3 nights and we had an a-m-a-z-i-n-g time! Calvin (if I'm not mistaken) was very kind and helpful. Free pancakes on Sat and Sun was a fantastic plus! Absolutely everything was made our stay enjoyable and memorable. (sorry it took me so long to leave my comment)🙂

One of the loveliest hostels I’ve stayed in. Lovely people, lovely facilities, lovely staff and service. The location is good but since you’re close to Cuba Street the street can be a bit noisy at times. They’ve also got discounts for some shops and the cable car.

I had a great stay at this hostel in Wellington! The location is perfect, just a short walk to all the main sights and very close to Cuba Street, with plenty of restaurants and bars nearby. The hostel itself was spotless, and I really appreciated the free towel provided.The kitchen was clean and well-equipped, with thoughtful extras like free coffee, tea, oil and herbs for cooking, which made preparing meals much easier. The dorms were spacious and the beds where very comfortable. What really stood out were the little touches: free yoga sessions and cozy lounges that made it easy to unwind and meet other travelers. Overall, a welcoming, clean and comfortable place to stay in the heart of Wellington. Highly recommend!