Base Backpackers
HostelLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
Location Excellent location — 26 attractions within walking distance
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About
Base Backpackers is a hostel in Te Aro. It sits close to Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and James Blackie, about 1.3 km from Lambton, about 0.8 km from Freyberg Beach. The area has 228 places to eat and 10 supermarkets within a short walk. The most comfortable time to visit Te Aro is generally January to March.
Location
What's nearby
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa0.5 km
- James Blackie0.5 km
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Archives0.5 km
- WELL_NGTON0.6 km
- NZX Stock Ticker0.6 km
- SS Hikitia0.6 km
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Within a short walk
🍽️ 228 places to eat🛒 10 supermarkets💊 6 pharmacies & clinics
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Wellington Airport (WLG) — 4.3 km → all hotels near WLG
- Nearest station
- Lambton — 1.3 km
- Nearest beach
- Freyberg Beach — 0.8 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 13.4 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- NZD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
Street view
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