Chester Street Backpackers
Chester Street Backpackers is a hostel at 148 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
This home away from home has a warm atmosphere with personal, friendly service and is only eight minutes from the city. A… Read full description ↓
One of 16 hostels in Christchurch Central City, 39% of the city’s count
148 Chester Street East
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 29 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 148 Chester Street East, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Hostels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 377 1897 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | chesterst.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Social | Its own website | |
| Last checked by a mapper | 14 Feb 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
This home away from home has a warm atmosphere with personal, friendly service and is only eight minutes from the city. A small hostel located on a quiet tree-lined street with a sunny verandah, rambling garden and world-famous car-b-que, wifi and free guest phone.
— 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 | High density residential zone | District Plan |
Thanks to / Käinga ORA
Plaque no. 310899
Plaque no. 310900The reports nearby
2,755 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 2,324 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,755 reports on file
Damaged Street Sign
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Rubbish and Bins - General
Rubbish and Bins - General
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public artQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A hostel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
148 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, on Chester Street East. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory, last checked by a mapper 14 Feb 2026.
phone 03 377 1897 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website.
Around The World Backpackers (166 m), Foley Towers (211 m), Luxury Without Limits in CBD (375 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Beat Street (113 m); the Gloucester St near Fitzgerald Ave bus stop is 254 m away: routes 5, 7; a cycle lane passes within 145 m; nearest park: Chester Street East Reserve (57 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) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 7
- 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),
- 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
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