Downtown Backpackers
HostelLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
Location Excellent location — 12 attractions within walking distance · near a station
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About
Downtown Backpackers is a hostel in Thorndon. It sits close to New Zealand Portrait Gallery and Reserve Bank Museum, about 0.2 km from Wellington, about 1.4 km from Freyberg Beach. The area has 120 places to eat, 3 supermarkets and 3 public-transport stops within a short walk.
Best for
Car-free stay
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- New Zealand Portrait Gallery0.4 km
- Reserve Bank Museum0.4 km
- Bolton St Cemetery Chapel0.5 km
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts0.5 km
- Wellington Museum0.6 km
- Thorndon Lookout0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 120 places to eat🛒 3 supermarkets💊 5 pharmacies & clinics🚌 3 public-transport stops
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Wellington Airport (WLG) — 5.8 km → all hotels near WLG
- Nearest station
- Wellington — 0.2 km
- Nearest beach
- Freyberg Beach — 1.4 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.
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