Dorset House Backpacker Hostel
Dorset House Backpacker Hostel is a hostel at 1 Dorset Street, Christchurch, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Victorian character accommodation guest house with lots of boutique charm, free Wifi access, carparking, flower gardens… Read full description ↓
One of 16 hostels in Christchurch Central City, 39% of the city’s count
1 Dorset Street, Christchurch
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 30 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 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 1 Dorset Street, Christchurch | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Hostels | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 366 8268 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 0800 367 738 |
| Website | dorset.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| stay@dorset.co.nz | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Victorian character accommodation guest house with lots of boutique charm, free Wifi access, carparking, flower gardens, kitchen, lounge and laundry facilities. There's a travel desk, friendly local staff, and late check-in is available. Offering quality budget accommodation with double rooms, twin rooms, single rooms, multi-share rooms or sunny family rooms.
— 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 |
Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2013 / Sydney
Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2015 / Christchurch
Hagley Park North plaqueThe reports nearby
1,020 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 813 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,020 reports on file
Water Leak
Water Leak
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water General
Water General
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Trees - General
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A hostel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
1 Dorset Street, Christchurch, Christchurch Central City, on Dorset Street. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 366 8268 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email stay@dorset.co.nz (its own website).
Kiwi Base Camp (310 m), Kiwi Basecamp (317 m), Rucksacker Hostel BBH (400 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 11 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Mauriora Kombucha (102 m); the Park Tce near Bealey Ave bus stop is 111 m away: route 8; a shared path passes within 48 m; nearest park: Carlton Mill Riverbank (381 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: 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 6
- 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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