Jailhouse Accommodation Christchurch

Definitely worth a stay while in Christchurch. Really fun how they dressed up the old jail and included information about the history of the jail here. It's not super close to downtown, so you have to be prepared for a bit of a walk to most sights, but it's through the lovely giant park here so it's not a hardship! Quieter atmosphere, good for those who like a peaceful hostel. Would definitely recommend if you're staying in Christchurch and want something fun.

Auberge de jeunesse au locaux atypiques et "séduisants" (il s'agit en effet d'une ancienne prison et quelques cellules ont été laissées telles qu'elles). L'ambiance y est cordiale, les communs pas forcément prompts à l'échange mais agréables. Les chambres sont convenables. Il manque peut-être un vitrage convenable pour éviter d'avoir l'impression de dormir à l'extérieur (bruits du parc contigu). Un peu excentré mais offrant des places de parking gratuites. Un bon rapport qualité-pr...

Nice stay here. Hostel was a bit quirky and the layout was good. One minor nuisance was that my bed didn't have a power outlet near it. Overall good stay

Wonderful Accommodatio as well as staff.

Die Unterkunft war cool und teils noch authentisch als altes Gefängnis gehalten.

Would not recommend, check in process problematic if you don’t have cell service, absolutely no atmosphere, and far away from the city. The jail gimmick is not worth it.

Was pretty decent and comfortable. Only thing is I booked a 10 bed dorm and there were 11 beds. Didn't bother me, just strange to sell it as a 10 bed if there aren't 10 beds.

I always stay at the Jailhouse. Clean. Good staff. Great mix of people and ages. Lots of recreation space. Comfortable at night. A great hostel. Always lots of people so they must agree!

The theme is reflected everywhere – in the rooms, the common areas, the kitchen, and throughout the whole place. The staff were constantly cleaning, but unfortunately it got messy again very quickly. It would be great if guests also cleaned up after themselves. I really liked that there were two TV rooms, which gave people enough space to relax. The parking situation is a bit challenging. If you’re unlucky you might have to park a bit further away, but you can usually still find a s...

Super Hostel! I really recommend it!

Really big hostel, plenty of facilities and was great for a 2 night stay. Super easy check in but the staff weren’t there majority of the time as it was all self check in

Really awesome hostel, laid out like a prison so was a unique experience! Rooms are spacious with plug sockets for each bed. Kitchen and bathrooms were clean but a little small. The hostel is a little far out of the city centre, about a 30 min walk, but didn't bother me too much. Also cats in the front garden 🐱 Overall great stay!

fun hostel to stay at. nice that they had information about the jail, you get a hostel and museum rolled into one. Hard to rate the staff, because we didn't speak to any. Kitchen is a bit small and parking can be a bit of a pain because the carpark fills up fast. we had to park on the main road at times. TV worked well. Oh, and they have a couple of stray cats living outside which is cute. we didn't get much of a fun vibe, but then we didn't spend any time in the cinema room due to it being busy

Great hostel with a fun twist and lovely staff. Uday was especially kind and helpful.

Really nice place to stay for a couple of nights. The hostel itself is great, the staff is so friendly and helpful and the facilities are very nice, with clean bathrooms and a huge kitchen. It is well located with restaurants, bars, cafes and a huge park really close; but the inmidiate sorroundings are a bit sketchy. I had a weird situation with a person in the garden right outside the hostel. But the rest was great and we had a few really good nights of sleep there.

I like the concept. But the reason for the 4 stars is that the check-in process was more difficult than should have been, they said they’d send an email with room/code prior, which they did not. No reception staff upon arrival, was early evening. Fortunately a staff member happened to be around otherwise and saw I was struggling and was able to get me room. Having to go to the 2nd floor for the female toilets was just a bit of an inconvenience, but wasn’t too busy at least.

A great place to stay and amazing to see and read the history!

it's been not enough room for that many people and barely found someone at the reception

Decent hostel. Really cool aesthetics. Bit away from everything. Staff are quite strict with quiet times

NAHHHHHH 😞