Stayed here for one night. Its a good place if you want to meet others traveller. The place is ok, but small. The kitchen can be very busy with people cooking and doing there daily updates at facebook at the same time.. It only has 2 cocking spots so be early to get one. The staff is friendly and will... More

Nothing brilliant to say about this place but it will do for a few nights if you would like to surf on the beach at New Brighton. The kitchen isn't 100% clean and the bathrooms are semi clean for the afternoon but nothing amazing. From the outside it looks a bit run down but it is better on the inside.... More

Myself and my girlfriend stayed at Pointbreak backpackers for 3 nights and thought i was excellent. We booked a double room which came to around 50 NZD per night, the beds were really comfortable and the room had a TV in with a heater than warmed up the room really quick. The bathroom facilities are really clean and the showers... More

We arrived late at night due to our flights. So we have to wake the manager up for us to checked in. All the shops around the area were closed and we were starving due to the long haul flights. The manager offered to prepared supper for us even though it was already late.

Despite arriving at 5am due to a delayed flight this was not a problem with our check in and a young European man came down to let us in. Room no. 17 was spacious and had huge windows (and thick heavy curtains to keep out the light, handy when you don't get to sleep until sunrise!) The bed was squeeky... More

Stayed in an 8 bed room with all the family. Bus runs into town right past the door every 5 minutes. Great hostess. Great to meet different nationalities

This was our first port of call arriving in Christchurch from OZ. We got a bus from the airport to Christchurch city bus station (bus drivers are incredibly friendly and helpful) and then a bus to New Brighton, the bus driver dropped us off right in front of the hostel! We got there after midnight, but the staff were there... More

About twenty minutes outside the centre of Christchurch we found a real treasure! Pointbreak Backpackers is conviently located beside the beach of New Brighton, with city access via frequent bus service. A great place to stay if you want to escape the busy city and have a comfortable quiet night's sleep. We booked a double room, and got a large... More