Lodge in the City

A kip
If I could give it a zero star, I would. I left with two nights paid for in advance which they wouldn't refund. The guy from the next hostel in Wellington I went to guessed the name on his first try when I started telling him about a kip of a hostel I just left. He said it's better known in Wellington as the "Dodge In The City." But, the girl working behind the counter was really nice.

Lifeless
This hostel was the only place left in town with a double room -- we should have known. The greeting lacked the welcome tones i've experienced in other hostel across Australia, Africa, South America, and Europe. Information was not freely given. Management seems to have sucked the life out of all its staff. Payment was upfront and in full -- sometimes difficult when you've only just landed in the country and this is your first stop from the airport! Deposits were required for crockery and kitchen utensils (pots, pans, knives had to be borrowed when required from reception). The lift worked on the odd occasion. But there was no socialising, partly because the bar was shut and the kitchen and social room were only open between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m., but partly because everyone escaped this place whenever they had the chance. Old doors and were being stored in the communal area. It did have positives -- an extremely comfy bed and great showers. But this didn't make up for the fact that even the signs seemed rude. Avoid.

This place is terrible. It's more like a drop-in center, with way too many long termers. The communal areas are intimidating and dirty, but the room was not bad.

I wouldn't recommend staying here for any length of time. The staff are nice, but the management is crap! The communal facilities are tired and dirty, and the bathrooms need a good clean and lots of bleach!! The rooms are not bad but you can hear very noisy traffic, being right on the corner of a major intersection! My advice is to look elsewhere!

This place was not even worth the good money that was paid per night. It is filthy and it is clear that cleaning only gets done when and if the staff can be bothered. This place houses alot of people on working income and is not suitable for backpackers, as the two should not mix.It was a dreary place and they do not give refunds once the room has been paid for, even if it is because of the condition of the hostel that you want to leave!? The kitchen surfaces look as if they have not been wiped for a LONG time and the bathrooms are disgusting.The ladies went without toliet paper for 3 days, even though the staff were reminded at least 5 times that it was needed. The whole place needs a major springclean both physically and the staff mentally and needs to either be a hostel or a place for the homeless. It is very depressing when some-one that is staying in the hostel approaces you and asks for money. There is also a bar next door, where the unemployed "hangout". The staff could not care less and when asked to clean the room, though spraying air freshner would hide the fact they have not run a vacuum or cloth in the room, maybe since it was built. Avoid this place like the plague, there are 10 or more better hostels in Wellington than this one.

This hostel is okay — it's not bad, and you get heating in every room.