The Marion Hostel

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.

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!

Stayed there for a night. Service was very kind and proactive and the community section as well as the rooms/bathrooms are very clean. Only things that are not ideal is that there is no barrier (to stop you from falling down while sleeping) for the top bed, which I personally found a bit dangerous and secondly there is bright light coming in from the top windows. So better bring your sleeping mask ;)

I had a private room, which was fine, fit for purpose but very small and right next to a very squeaky door that lead to the stairs which seemed to be in constant use until about 3am, might just need some WD40 but for now it was like a cat screaming outside my room every 10-15 minutes. Everything else was great, the staff were very helpful and happy to answer any questions. Easy walking distance from anything you might want to do in the city.

Great hostel - stayed 3-4 times- easy check-in, friendly and helpful staff - good contact and communication. the facilities were clean and love the solid bunks with curtains - my first choice when in Whanganui-a-Tara! Tino pai!

My stay at the Marion was okay. The hostel is in an older building and perhaps the building codes aren’t up to standard (whatever those may be…). My roommates and I noticed that the wind would blow directly through the brick wall, and when I looked closer, I noticed that there were actual holes in the brick wall lmao..like you could see directly outside through the bricks (pics attached for reference). So it was often very cold inside and windy. How fun. Amazing in the winter, if you ask me 😉 Also, laundry is $16 to wash and dry…. plus a surcharge… so you’re going to be paying close to $17 for one load of laundry. The bathrooms were also slightly dirty and not very well kept (in my opinion… again, there could be different standards that i’m not aware of). I also noticed that the top bunk in the dorms does not have a railing/bar to prevent someone from rolling off. So just be aware of that if you are booking a dorm. It’s not all bad though- the staff are really kind & friendly and they offered free coffee and tea downstairs in the kitchen. The location is good as well. I’m grateful for the time I spent here and for their hospitality… but I don’t think I would visit again. Cheers.

Phenomenal Hostel with some great private rooms too. It's very quiet, exceptionally clean and really well maintained. Very centrally located and perfect to explore the city. Would definitely stay here again.