Trek Global Backpacker

Honestly for the price I expecterd it to be ur usual cheap crappy hostel but honestly vibes were popping. The layout means each floor has their own kitchenette which makes it so much less busy. Clean and nice! Would recommend the rooms too.

Staff were friendly and the common room was welcoming (pool table was a good place to meet people whilst solo travelling). Location is nice and central. Rooms were quite small and bathrooms were in average condition. Otherwise overall pretty good.

The entire facility is well-maintained. I was pleased to find the kitchen stocked with the basic cooking essentials one could need. A real plus is the level of hygiene; bed sheets and bath towels were perfectly clean, and the toilet facilities are cleaned daily. Furthermore, the staff are super helpful, and the provision of a secure tag card system—which restricts access to your specific unit level, offers peace of mind. Downside is the laundry room was untidy with abandoned items and a dirty dryer filter. In the room, comfort was low due to a squeaky bed and uncomfortable thin pillows. Additionally, there was disruptive noise and loud music in the common areas in the evenings, although I appreciate that guests respectfully quieted down after 11 PM. Affordable rate per night. This place is accessible to restaurants, eatery, shops, museum, gym and the wharf. If you need a decent and cheap backpacker, this is a go to in the CBD.

Room and bathroom were clean. Did not use kitchen but it looked fine. Staff was very friendly and let me dump my luggage in storage a few hours early. Great value! My review may be biased as I was in a great mood because I got a 4 bed dorm all to myself for my one night stay :)

My cousin and I spent 4 nights here in a private bedroom, which was VERY spacious! The shared kitchen and bathrooms were all right. Extra point for the amazing location as it is right in the center of Welly 🥰

Great location near to parks, museums, and restaurants. Not many windows, so it was kind of damp and stuffy inside. Saw cleaning staff daily but still felt kind of dirty. Reminded me of a college dorm.

I was very surprised with global backpacker. There rooms were clean and beds were comfortable with clean sheet and duvet and pillow. There service was good. Handy location for us. Overall a very good place to stay.

I stayed here for over five weeks from January to March ‘25. I have mixed opinions. The staff are amazing, they really do go above and beyond to help you out, and they are super friendly. The rooms are cleaned every day and so are the bathrooms. It’s quite easy to meet people here, too. One of the kitchens is way too small on one of the floors and isn’t ideal to cook in but that can’t be helped, the other floors have bigger and more accessible kitchens. My main issue is the people. This hostel allows all ages so some rooms you are lumped in with 60+ years of age, as a young girl, sharing rooms or floors with old men is not ideal. As it’s one of the cheapest hostels, some of the residents here seem to be people who would otherwise be on the street, some seem on drugs or unhinged in general, which made me feel quite unsafe at times. I also found they have a high threshold for kicking people out - some people who were complained about several times from many different people had no real consequences. On my first night I also had no clean sheets. And if you arrive after hours there’s nobody at reception apart from security who you have to call - but if you have just arrived in the country naturally you don’t have a sim. So some minor improvements.