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Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers vs The Cambridge Hotel
Both hotels are highly recommended by professionals. Overall, The Cambridge Hotel ranks slightly higher than Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers. The Cambridge Hotel comes in at #12 in Wellington with accolades from 3 publications including Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and DK Eyewitness.
Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
1 Bunny St, PO Box 3071, Wellington, New Zealand
From $19 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Accessible
Rough Guide
"Large hostel in the Art Deco Waterloo Hotel convenient for train, bus and ferry arrivals."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"An old charmer at the railway end of town, housed in a grand art-deco building. Downtown has clean, bright rooms and plenty of character-filled communal areas."
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The Cambridge Hotel
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
28 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
From $16 /night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
DK Eyewitness
"Within five minutes’ walk of Te Papa museum, the waterfront, Courtenay Place bars and the shops, cafés and restaurants of the commercial district and Cuba Quarter."
Rough Guide
"Nicely renovated 1930s hotel that partly operates as a backpackers, with a popular, inexpensive restaurant and bar."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Comfortable, affordable accommodation in a heritage hotel. En suite rooms have Sky TV, phone and fridge... The backpacker wing has a snug kitchen/lounge, flash bathrooms and dorms."
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