Bazil's Hostel & Surf School

Friendly staff and long term guests, arrived with a group tour and the property was oversubscribed meaning I didn't get to stay in the original room I booked but instead a big dorm room to myself.

Really nice vibe Beds were soft though

Had a great time at Basils, accommodation was very good, and the vibe was relaxed but efficient. Surfing lesson was also very good. Great stay, would recommend.

Nice People

A few mix-ups with pay on arrival/pay online but otherwise a very pleasant stay, the staff were super helpful!

Liked: 1) Staff were very friendly and accomdating providing us with a fan to keep cool during the night. 2) exterior design- hamicks and tents and paintings were really cool. 3) Easy to navigate the backpackers. 4) kitchen facilities were sufficient having good space kitchen and cleanliness of the chairs. No dislikes at all.

Hatten die Suite ohne Küche, diese war wegen vieler Kiwi-Reisender überfüllt und haben unseren Kocher für Spagetti aus dem Wagen geholt. Die Suite selbst hat muffig gerochen. Für eine Nacht OK, mussten aber die Betten abziehen.

Great mix of people from all over the world.

Under the circumstances okay

Rooms are nice and clean, as well as bathroom. Hostel is a walkable distance to beach. Nice outside area to sit. Kitchen is a bit small and hobs were not working properly.

Quaint. Was very quiet because of the lack of overseas tourists due to Covid. Room was clean and spacious. On-site amenities were great. Staff very friendly. Had a slight glitch where I ended up getting charged twice - once by Expedia and again on arrival. Once I realised this and brought it to their attention), they refunded me very promptly without question.

Stayed for a few nights around an event out of Westport. Great outdoors areas with a massive courtyard with plenty of tables and hammocks. Really chill vube and just nice and relaxing. Had a private room, everything was nice and clean, about what you'd expect comfort wise from your average backpackers. Would recommend as a good base for a west coast stay.

Decent place for one night or if you’re Surfing... Glad to see a place that stays away from plastic bags. Room was spacious, great essentials in the kitchen. Convenient walk to Main Street. Mattress was pretty old, so my husband and I kept rolling into the middle. Pillows weren’t comfy either. Shower pressure was great at night, but when everyone was showering in the morning at 8am, it was awful. The privacy was lacking as our room was on the way to some shared rooms and as people walked by, everyone kept peeking in. Some even opened the curtain to look in.

Awesome friendly and helpful staff. Great layout and facilities. Super clean and tidy. You can hear everything but they are good at the curfew of 10pm. Beds were not super comfy but you get that on the big jobs sometimes. Showers were amazing!! Definitely recommend.

Kitchen spotlessly clean. Room was cosy. Lots of lovely outside space. The ambient music was played too early in the morning and we could hear it from our room. Loads of parking. Close to everything Westport had to offer.

Not good place for Good family ... its good for good family

The staff were efficient and friendly - checked us in very quickly and we managed to put our stuff in our room and left for the supermarket within 5 minutes of our arrival. The premises was clean and pleasant. The common areas such as the large table in the kitchen and the fireplace were great for hanging out to chat with people we met on the trip. The room was exactly as pictured, a little tired, but clean, well appointed and spacious. We had an enjoyable stay - I would definitely return and recommend Bazil's.

the staff was really friendly, clean warm and tidy

One of the best and cutest hostels I've been in!

What an amazing hostel! Comfortable room, great wifi, everything was clean, but what I especially loved what the overall character of the place. There is a big inner courtyard with plenty of seating and hammocks for guests to hang out. The entire place is painted with bright cheery colors. Owner was super friendly. Wish I could have stayed a few more days.

The staff was excellent very accommodating. great location. The town was very friendly

Nice and friendly hostel. Was a bit concerned about noice as there were many young people living there but after 9 pm it was very silent. For us a bit elderly people it was very nice with all this young surfers living there. Could stay there again.

--------------------The best hostel during my 3 weeks trip.

Friendly , good kitchen & laundry. Nice like town to explore

Great place, great room, great pizza, great service

Good for backpacking. Kitchen was spacious. Bathroom stinked a bit but i guess it’s the people who lives there. Free coffee and tea was good and spices to use for cooking

Lovely hostel with obvious classic history. Nice room, friendly staff.

Warm reception Comfortable room Helpful staff regarding information about town

Would defiantly stay here again. Centrally locates to shops and eateries. They also had a good deal For dinner worked out with a place down the street. The rooms are what you’d expect, but very clean and warm. And the staff was very helpful and friendly.

Friendly staff. Cozy warm atmosphere. Quite busy and loud when the tour busses arrive, but that’s to be expected. Had a great sleep. Nice cooking facilities and plenty of space to relax. Also supermarket and restaurants are only a block away.

Plus för surflektionen, rekommenderas!

super friendly and helpful manager went out of her way to ensure a good stay. clean common areas, rooms were quiet at night

Bazil's is an awesome stay if ya checkin out westport & the west coast. The place is fully set-up & gives the stayer plenty of options. If your after a cruisy, fun place to stay this is it. From the many out door adventures, surfing & mountain bike trips to the stone/oven pizza & movie nights, it's all about a good time. The place also features some great art.

Bazils suited us fine. It was close to the Intercity Bus and had a great laundry where we could catch up on our washing. The staff were very helpful.

Nice backpacker, little bit anonymous, well heated :-), good bed, nice spaceous room (private double)

Beautiful hostel, they really decorated it nicely.

Altogether one of the best backpacker hostels I've stayed in, if not the best. Clean, tidy, great staff, and cheap as chips too.

Very comfortable, central location in Westport. Relaxed environment, clean and comfortable room.

One night stay as part of work trip. Basil's is backpacker/ budget conscious style accomodation with friendly staff and a fun, youthfil atmosphere. Room was warm and tidy and very reasonably priced. Would stay again.

It is a surf school where people camp everywhere around. Also directly in front of my window. And the curtain was in a very bad condition. Good bye privacy. Also because a lot of young people stay there, it was very loud in the evening. Doors were hitten very loud and no one of the employees felt responsible to stop this. Not recommended.

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It was good flavor materials are on the kitchen. Gas range, elec range, BBQ gas range are available.

チェックインの際にルーキーと部屋の場所を言われただけでそれ以外の案内は一切なく、非常に不親切だと感じました。 また、2日目は団体とかぶったせいか、キッチンなどものすごく汚くなっていて残念でした。 部屋の状態などは清潔で、掃除は行き届いていると思います。

An awesome place for backpackers

Nichts spezielles!

Over priced for quality of rooms, squeaky beds and cramped conditions made for little sleep. Not up to hotel standard as they advertise.

Facilities: Good; Value: Bargain; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Pleasant; Loved it great value lots of fun people

Facilities: Top of the line; Value: Great deal; Service: Flawless; Cleanliness: Immaculate; helpful staff

Value: Acceptable price; Service: Sufficient; Cleanliness: Hygienic ; Room 5 is right next to kitchen and bathrooms and is extremely noisy

We had one of the private rooms in this Hostel, but had to use the shared community bathrooms. Room was kind of musty but sanitary and comfortable enough. Remarkably quiet at night. Makes one realize how far we have evolved since college days. One night was enough, but good value and they offer some good deals for surf lessons and equipment rentals.

Facilities: Typical; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Sufficient; Cleanliness: Clean; They did not know we were coming as we had booked for the same day. We were lucky they had a room available.