Wellington, New Zealand
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What's Hot
Getting Around, Eating Out, Sightseeing, Value For Money
Getting Around, Eating Out, Sightseeing, Value For Money
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Weather, Things To Do, Partying, Culture
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Wellington Reviews ( 28 reviews )
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by rusty12911
| 15 Mar 2007 | 100% |
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Heaps of free activities e.g. Te Papa with a great little show called 'Golden Days' - don't miss it ! |
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by rockywoo
| 21 Jul 2006 | 100% |
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Wellington is the best Party Town in New Zealand - on weekends! Dress warm and enjoy the great scenery, millions of great pubs, clubs and eateries. |
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by charinth
| 1 Oct 2006 | 80% |
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Wellington rocks for the World of Wearable Arts Show (WOW). A must see if you like art, fashion, dance or simply a good show. |
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by paulc8171
| 26 Oct 2006 | 60% |
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If you're anywhere north of Cuba St you may miss the best of this city. It is a lively, vibrant, friendly nightspot. Be sure to hit the 'bohemian' area to the west and south of the main city centre. By day Wellington is much like any other NZ city. By night (in the right areas) it is a fantastic place to play. Wellingtonians like to deny it, but when the weather is bad there it's lousy! But it isn't bad all the time. Strong winds being the major weather feature. |
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by jimpa9547
| 23 Oct 2006 | 80% |
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Its just that, a nomads oasis, clean, safe, friendly and secure, right in the middle of it all. We were very happy with our stay and recommend to anyone. Thanks very much P.S only thing was the walls could be thicker!! |
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by rebecca6255
| 30 Jul 2006 | 80% |
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Bit quiet mid week so aim for the weekend! Go to the big museum, it's wicked..and free! |
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by njtt16
| 5 Aug 2006 | 80% |
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hopefully can supply better map of city and suburb area of the city so that not only can explore around the city but somewhere closer to it. provide more rain covering area so that won't always cought in the rain ^^" |
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by shane3120
| 11 Aug 2006 | 100% |
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I've been to quite a few cities in NZ now and Wellington is by far my fav!!!! :) |
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by jester8201
| 15 Aug 2006 | 100% |
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Great over all experience of the accomodation. The place was well situated with shops and activities close by, pubs and clubs just a short stroll away. Loved it. |
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by Bouncyon
| 18 Dec 2006 | 60% |
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Spent No Time Here To Do Proper Review But Cannot Skip This Section!!!!!!!! |
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by cjpesti
| 1 Nov 2006 | 100% |
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Windy Welly as the city is known certainly lives up to its reputation as it sits very near the notorious Cook Strait, but don´t let that put you off. This little capital has everything going for it. Great nightlife, cool and trendy locals, plenty of cheap and evn free attractions, galleries, museums and sights, a large vareity of cuisines to suit all needs and breathtaking scenery and coastline. Puts Auckland to shame. |
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by emmapr3713
| 6 Dec 2006 | 100% |
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Wellington really does have a much more vibrant city feel than Auckland does (my home town). The shopping was more comprehensive, the bars/restaurants were cooler and the people seems to be better looking. Public transport has got it's act together and the city is very well-planned - walking anywhere is a breeze. Definitely a city I could live in. |
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by mattdax
| 19 Jan 2007 | 100% |
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wellington feels like a big city with a town atmosphere,less hustle and bustle,but all the atrractions of a city. |
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by Cielau
| 20 Feb 2007 | 80% |
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Being in the center of the action means that it's really noisy until really late, like 3am on a Wed night kind of late. base is kind of draconian, but I guess they have to be in such a large hostel. People didn't really mix between groups because the only common space was the bar, which was kind of skank. Free champagne for ladies is nice, but perhaps it should be spontanious, rather than from 7-8pm? The kitchen area was too small for the number of people trying to cook there -- dishes remained unwashed for hours. I wouldn't stay here again, even though it was really central. |
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by synne144
| 23 Jan 2007 | 100% |
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think wellington is a cozy town. never felt unsecure, and love the people here! |
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by charlie5913
| 18 Feb 2007 | 80% |
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Double pun there, hope you liked it! My first visit to Wellington was not the greatest, I was nearly stuck in a hostel with drug users and by drugs I mean marujuana (is that how you spell it?) and didn't like the city I hadn't seen as it felt hidden, away from the water. But having been there a second and third time, yep I stayed in better places and enjoyed it ten fold. Wellington in some ways is too young to define itself, the best way to describe it is a confused place that acts like a big city. Though it sounds tough, it really is a good place to be and easy to get around. Once you find your bearings and get used to the idea that you won't always see the sea. Number one place to go even on a short visit in the Te Papa but if like me you really like Lord of the Rings, go on the Rover Wellington tour, at $40 you can hope on/off and see Wellington Zoo and other places. Also when you're there go to The Embassy Theatre, the best old cinema, I've been to since the last one I know of back home ( in England) was turned into a furniture shop! The weather the majority of the time was really good and being there you witness why they call it the Windy City. Though to be fair most of the cities and towns in New Zealand are windy, just Wellington has the majority of the strong winds. If it did rain, I didn't notice! |
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| 8 Mar 2007 | 100% |
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Awesome city, fantastic hostel. particularly friendly staff. walking distance to fine cuisine and amenties, highly recommend. (enjoy those NZ celebrities pics on wall.......that lean peter jacson, hohoho) |
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by pondamy5056
| 22 Nov 2007 | 80% |
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We didn\'t have enough time to leave the city, so we spent most of the time right downtown. The botanical gardens were nice, but it is pretty similar to any other city--if you\'ve been to San Francisco or Chicago, Wellington\'s pretty standard. |
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