The Villa Backpackers Lodge

Enjoyed myself alot .Great breakaway from the busy cities .Absolutely stunning location 👌 by the water and the sounds 💧. Great connections with other travelers .loved the hottibe after a long day on the feet .Enjoyed a fire under the stars and seen a shooting star . A great start for the south island 🏝. Loved the old Venetian style house.ill definitely go back . Great people great connections, great vibes at the villa .thank you

Bed was uncomfortable, but I asked for a thick blanket, and the staff was very helpful and gave me a blanket for extra comfort .

It is a beautiful place. Very close to the ferry terminal. The room and bedding were clean and fresh. The toilets and shower areas were enough and clean. They also have laundry options available. Kitchen fecility with all utencils and everything was clean. Sitting areas indoors and outdoors were amazing. View form the Villa is beautiful. I enjoyed the sunset behind the hills. I also walked around, there are many restaurants nearby and a grocery store is on 4 to 5-minute walk. I am very happy with my stay there. That became my must to stay place for my future visits to Picton. It exceeded the value of money. Overall I liked it. I am pretty impressed with the service and highly recommend the place.

Room was comfy and had enough space. The facilities were good in communal areas; big enough kitchen with fridge, kettle, living room had a fire in and comfy sofas. Heating worked well. The dining room enabled for guests to be sociable as well. Overall, this hostel had a friendly atmosphere and had everything I needed. I'd recommend staying in a room inside the main building, as the bathrooms are inside; guests staying in other rooms had to walk from their room outside to the main building inside to access bathroom facilities.

Nothing - I enjoyed my stay here. Picton is quite weather dependent activities-wise, so maybe check the weather before you stay here for more than 1 night.

Jacuzzi was nice and there was plenty of room to hang out with other guests. Kitchen was clean and I liked the outdoor areas. Picton is a small town so everything is pretty close, and nice access to hiking tracks, kayaking and wine tours.

I tried to reach the hostel for 2 days, with no success. I had dropped my bag in front of the door to store while I was tramping, but it wasn’t open yet so I sent an email, contacted through booking.com, sent a DM on instagram and tried calling and left a voicemail. They ended up storing my bag at the reception so everything was fine in the end, but I was a bit worried for 2 days.

We were really happy with our private room, it was spacious and the bed was comfortable - for a hostel we thought the linen/styling was really cute and above what you usually get in a private room. The shared bathroom facilities were good and the shower was hot with good pressure. The kitchen had what we needed for the time we were there. The staff member at check-in in the evening was so friendly and the receptionist who helped us extend our booking for another night was also great!

The kitchen was a bit dirty but I think that was more due to the other guests staying at the time who didn’t clean up after themselves as the rest of the property didn’t reflect that (was good).

Centrally located. Only a couple minutes walk from the Intercity bus stop & I-SITE centre. Property is on a minutes walk to all the shops/cafes & beaches. Lots of parking outside. Has a nice outdoor area, plenty of toilets & showers. Nice seating area on the outside decking. Has 2 kitchens too. Staff are nice & friendly.

WiFi didn’t always work. Beds had only 1 step to get to the top and if you moved the whole bed shook.

They let us check in way ahead of time as the room was made ready when we arrived. Very friendly staff. Otherwise they offer free luggage storage in the common room. Great location for everything going on in Picton. Reasonably clean. Basic free breakfast in the morning with toast and jams. Our double room was spacious and had a tap in the room and small TV. Lovely outdoor patio with sitting possibilities.

Quite a few hairs on the sheets unfortunately. Kitchen could use a few more utensils. Couldn't get the TV to work and as it was evening couldn't find any staff to help.

The atmosphere of the Villa is wonderful! Unfortunately the weather wasn't so great during my stay there but I got to enjoy the spa in the cool weather. The kitchen was super clean, the staff were friendly and my bed was comfortable enough. I'd definitely stay there again and recommend to others.

The staff closed the hostel around 9ish. So I was ducking out to my car to grab something and couldn't get back inside. A sign said they locked up around 10PM so I wasn't very impressed and the early lock up wasn't communicated.

- very close to bus stop/ferry/train station - close to town centre and supermarket - nice and cozy rooms and communal area - nice area outside

- the bathrooms are not as nice as the rest of the hostel (they’re clean, but not as ‘inviting’ as the other rooms) - the water pressure is extreme (unlike other hostels, where the shower is only a drizzle, this has a water blast - and because its a NZ shower you cannot change the water pressure)

I was skeptical before arriving bc people had left a lot of comments about the cleanliness. But! I found it to be perfectly clean and it was very cute and cozy. Lots of areas downstairs and outside to hang out and it was colorful and pretty. I don't think it would be that cozy in the winter but in the summer it seemed great.

There were lots of flies in the living room. Also, the mattress was old. I could feel a dent where people usually sleep on the bed.