Hamilton · New Zealand
Backpackers Central Hamilton
Bed bug reports
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Possible Google Maps
No recomiendo este hostal, el piso está pegajoso, la atención es malas y cuando me hospede aquí habia chinches de cama .
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Confirmed Hostelworld
My room had bed bugs.
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Confirmed Hostelworld
While the beds were clean and as far as I can tell the facilities are bed bug and roach free, The floors were gritty, The carpets dirty, several areas clearly boarded up not in the we are upgrading way but the we aren't going to bother way, And the poor kitchen cupboards were a mix of broken drawers. On top of this, In my three bed dorm there were only two outlets. It's 2024. There should be at least one outlet for every bed.
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Confirmed Hostelworld
Would do for a very short stay but pretty there was bed bugs which made my sleep pretty rubbish. Didn't feel super clean and bathrooms and kitchen need a refurb. Felt secure enough as key card access to building and rooms but less than half the lockers were actually usable. Would book another hostel if I stayed in Hamilton again (not likely)
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Confirmed Google Maps
I got bitten by bed bugs the first night I stayed here, then I realized I wasn't the only one. In the other room my friends all 4 of them were Alos bitten... Not werf the hassle guys
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Confirmed Google Maps
I didn't like this place. The room was very hot and no window opened. The mattress was very uncomfortable and I found LIVE BED BUGS!!!!!!!!!.
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Confirmed Google Maps
I was bitten by the bedbugs with strong allergic reaction. Have very "nice" spots (some of them 10 cm size) in all of the body parts. all of the nights were horrible.
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Vibe Analysis
Backpackers Central Hamilton is mostly a cheap, central crash pad for Hamilton, with free parking as a real practical win. It can work for a quick night when price and location matter more than comfort, polish, or social energy. The setup is very basic: kitchen and lounge areas exist, and there may be a balcony or outdoor space, but the vibe is more worn-down stopover than backpacker hangout. Staff can be friendly and helpful, especially around check-in, room changes, luggage, and parking. The rough edges are serious. Cleanliness is unreliable across bathrooms, kitchens, floors, bedding, and shared spaces, with recurring problems around smells, mould, clogged showers, sticky surfaces, and poorly kept kitchen gear. Rooms can be small, hot, dark, badly ventilated, or windowless, and beds may be uncomfortable or oddly unstable. This is not the place to chase hostel magic. The atmosphere can feel flat, shady, or unsafe, with limited backpacker social life and noise control that may not hold up late at night. Treat it as a last-resort budget bed, not a fun base.
Signals to check
- Cleanliness can be poor, especially in bathrooms, kitchens, floors, and bedding.
- Some rooms are windowless, stuffy, hot, very small, or poorly ventilated.
- The atmosphere can feel unsafe or uncomfortable, with little normal backpacker social energy.
- Noise, door slamming, thin walls, and weak quiet-hours control may affect sleep.
- Kitchen equipment may be dirty, limited, broken, or hard to cook with properly.
- Pests, mould, bad smells, clogged showers, and maintenance issues may be present.