Hotels in Nelson - Prices and Reviews

Without doubt probably the best hostel we've stayed in - immaculately clean, spacious, fully kitted out kitchen (with storage) and dining space. And a neat little bar downstairs that does homely grub at reasonable prices. Movie nights daily from 8pm with free popcorn (nice touch) and a generally friendly atmosphere (think I spoke more to other t...

14/02/09: J'arrive à Nelson dans l'après-midi. Le temps est magnifique: ciel bleu, sans aucun nuage à l'horizon. Je me dis alors, que c'est le temps idéal pour faire un saut en chute libre ou skydive. A tout hasard, j'appelle la compagnie, en pensant qu'ils me donneraient un créneau le lendemain car l'après-midi était déjà bien avancée. Mais non...

When I arrived in Nelson it was overcast. Sunniest place in New Zealand, huh? In my hostel I ran into Nikita, one of the Dutch girls from before, and we decided to do the Abel Tasman Coastal walk together. We recruited a third quickly, and decided to meet up with two others once on the track. The hostel I wound up staying at was "The Paradiso". ...

That's right -- three weeks on and I'm still in Nelson. As it enjoys the best weather on the South Island, it's not such a bad place to be. Plus, it's currently hosting the NZ international film festival, so this evening I'm going to see Ian Curtis-themed laff-fest 'Control', having already sat two fun-packed hours of the crackhead teacher flick...

Well Sunday sees me finally leaving Nelson. I've loved this place with its great walks, gorgeous scenery and seemingly infinite sunshine. We've had our ups and downs, namely having wheels stolen off bikes (actually the bike in general really) but definitely more ups. Its hard to believe that I've been here for 2 months. Nearly as long as I spent...

Hello all, Well, after the mass exercise of the first couple of days I had in Nelson things have quietened down somewhat over the last few days. Wednesday was a bit overcast and we even had a little bit of rain so I took the opportunity to finally unpack by backpack after 3 months. Not only do I have the luxury at my cousins house of a double be...

After a few good days exploring Wellington, I caught the ferry across to Picton in the South Island, where my next Magic Bus (driven by Jono and Scottie) was awaiting me! We headed for Nelson, one of the most desirable places to live in NZ, probably cos it receives the most amount of sunshine in the country. My Magic pals (Jenny & Ollie) and...

Nelson As you have all noticed there hasn't been any updates of late, reason being I've been to lazy since arriving in Nelson due to its laid back approach to everyday life and it seems as though I've slipped into this pace too quickly and too easily. Nelson is on the north of the south island and is the place in NZ that records the most hours o...

Now most college students leave their frat houses for the winter holidays and Molly and I have always wondered if they were ever missing something being away for the month of December. With that in mind, we booked three nights at The Palace which indeed was a frat house for backpackers. The Palace was run by Dave, a mid forties ex-hippie, and hi...