Worst backpack in town”

Pros: good location, reception staff is nice Cons: Not very clean. Kitchen too small for the number of people staying. Price vary A LOT depending on how much stays. Showers are too hot, or too cold. Security issues: doors dont always close, some rooms lack lockers, and people can enter rooms if they know the universal code. There is a bar at ground level so 1st floor can be considered like a club from 8pm to 12pm. A lot of people partying. Kitchen closes at 10pm so not very handy if you work late.

You get what you pay for”

Cheapest backpack in town (but prices can go up badly when they want to) but also worst backpack in town. Security issues, doors working with code but people easily get the universal code. Rooms dont always have a safe locker for everyone (sometimes no locker at all). Kitchen is not big enough for the hostel size so you have to carefully choose when you want to cook. Kitchen closes at 10pm so if you work late you cant cook. Hot showers are not garanteed. Cleaniness is debatable... The management dont really care about people but more about your money and will kick you out for any reason if they want to Staff is friendly tho

Great Location and super helpful staff”

The hostel is just at the center of Queenstown and very close to everything. Nice and comfy bed, but sometimes loud especially during the Winter Festival weekend. This is very good for young people who wants to party and who wants to meet other travelers. All the staff are approachable and very helpful. Gaston is be BEST!!! Overall, Highly recommended. Thank you Base i had a nice 9days stay. :)

Good for both short&long term”

I’v been living in the Base more than a month so far. Because I work for the gifts shop just across street, that’s super convenient for me and also good location for all the places you want to go with such a cheapest price in Queenstown! Free breakfast from 8-9am, and the kitchen will close for cleaning from 10pm that is the only things annoying but I can totally understand.

Very good”

I stayed here twice, on both times in 8 bed female dorm which was clean and had lockers though wasn’t very spacious. Bed was comfy. Room had an ensuite but shower wasn’t good. During the first stay it only had burning hot water and on second time water was freezing cold. Wifi works only in the ground floor but was quite fast. Perfect location. Kitchen was clean but didn’t have enough stovetops or pots at times. Staff in the receptions was really nice and helpful! Overall i had a good stay and would stay again (like i already did).

Very good”

Location is good and the guys there are very friendly. Was in a twin room for two nights but it was not cleaned on the second day. Considering the price it was completely understandable tho. NB: if you want quiet this might NOT be your place. There is a disco RIGHT under my room and young kids were having parties into late night.

Nice location but poor environment”

Pros: Good location Nice staff Cons: Noisy, very noisy, noise from both interior corridor through the door and bar through the windows Poor facilities, the water kept flushing out from the toilet, laundry is our of service, lift is always with the smell of burnt Suspicious environment, there are always guests coming in and walking out, some rooms are noisy like holding parties, there are always people sitting on the corridor playing card games or video conference

Good price”

Lift was not yet repair during our stay but it's fine. Next to Ferg Burger which was very good. If you drive a car, you have to park in somewhere else nearby but the staff are willing to provide information to guest and nice.

Good for price. Pretty noisy. ”

Ideal on price and location. There’s a bar downstairs that produced a lot of noise on the first floor. The elevator was also out of order so a lot of noise in stairwells with people with luggage. There’s a frustrating no food in room and no alcohol in building policy.

nice and friendly staff”

Me and my partner stayed in a double room with own bathroom, the room was not bad. There was a fridge as well as towels, shampoo and soap. The room however was lack of shelf, desk or cupboard to put stuff on apart from the floor. Staff were very friendly and helpful as we had issue with shower head and they fixed it in no time.

Central location”

Great central location. Friendly and helpful staff. Basic but all you need for a backpackers and a weekend away in Queenstown.

Too noisy , can hear people talking out side my room”

My room facing Main Street, too noisy. I m renting a car, no car park provided by hotel

You get what you pay for”

Excellent central location. Basic breakfast is included in price. Wifi is free in the lobby area only and it was typically very slow. The cleanliness is not the greatest. This backpacker has a very university dorm feeling to it. However, it was the cheapest option in town...

SERIOUS SECURITY PROBLEM”

Security code is adopted in this hostel for all rooms door. There are a gal and a guy using the code to open our room door twice at midnight around 04:00 when we are sleeping. The gal entered the room when she opened our door the second time while the guy was keeping the door open. Obviously the first time opening the door is to verify if the guests are asleep. Luckily my wife just awoke. The gal saw her and then left. According to my wife's description, the gal is young. We compliant to the staff the next morning and requested for a reason, but no feed back after more than 2 weeks. Trust me that nothing like cleanliness or convenience is as important as security. It is about your properties and your trip mood. Hope the hotel can reply to this security problem when they saw this comment. I DON'T RECOMMEND this hostel to all.

Basic”

I guess you get what you pay for, but there are definitely nicer hostels around. Rooms a bit on the old side, and only 3 plugs in a room of 8. Kitchen too small for the number of people as well. Noisy at night, as its next to a bar. The electronic key is annoying as well. Maybe a shorter code that's easier to remember would be good, or what is wrong with a key card? Still, if all you want is a cheap room in a hostel this will do.

Big kitchen”

Location above bar

Exceptional”

Excellent location. Staff was very helpful. The only thing would be that the building seems relatively old and the escalator has a strong smell of detergent.

superb location in Queenstown ”

the location of this place is perfect! they have 24/7 reception and a big kitchen for backpackers to do cooking. the room that I stayed in has an en suite toilet, it was clean and there are hot showers. there are many eateries nearby and opposite Base there is a 24/7 convenience store. The place might be noisy during weekends as the bar is just downstairs.

Location is great, inexpensive and feeling international of its dense customers”

The price is very affordable for a private room in expensive city queenstown, location is perfect, you can find many budgeters coming from diverse countries. The kitchen contains too many people, the elevator stinks badly, but our private bathroom is perfectly large, and the room is not clean, the bed side has stain. If you love crowd and are on budget, this hotel is perfect.

Location is location”

Very pleased staying at this hostel.The staff is very friendly and helpful. The location is perfect and we didn't spent a lot of money. Great place for young backpackers. The only thing: the double room I booked didn't have a private bathroom even though on the picture on Agoda showed one.