Around The World Backpackers
Around The World Backpackers is a hostel at 314 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
A sanctuary from loud, large hostels only a 10 min walk to the City Centre. A great place to meet people from all around the… Read full description ↓
One of 16 hostels in Christchurch Central City, 39% of the city’s count
314 Barbadoes Street
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 18 Oct 2026, Its own website.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other hostels
More nearby hostels 5
All 16 hostels in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 314 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Hostels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 365 4363 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | aroundtheworld.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| stay@aroundtheworld.co.nz | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
A sanctuary from loud, large hostels only a 10 min walk to the City Centre. A great place to meet people from all around the world!
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Residential Visitor Accommodation Zone | District Plan |
Thanks to / Käinga ORA
AfacThe reports nearby
2,880 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 2,461 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,880 reports on file
Hazard, vehicle
Damaged Street Sign
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A hostel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
314 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, on Barbadoes Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 365 4363 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email stay@aroundtheworld.co.nz (its own website).
Chester Street Backpackers (166 m), Luxury Without Limits in CBD (214 m), Vagabond Backpackers (260 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 19 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Armagh Automotive (58 m); the Gloucester St near Barbadoes St bus stop is 116 m away: routes 5, 7; a shared path passes within 244 m; nearest park: Chester Street East Reserve (193 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 8
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/around-the-world-backpackers-christchurch-central-city.md.