With a stay at The Blackhorse Hotel in Christchurch (Hillmorton), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Hillmorton Hospital and Canterbury Agricultural Park. .This hostel is 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Sumner Beach and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Wolfbrook Arena.
Canterbury Agricultural Park - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
Wolfbrook Arena - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
Addington Raceway - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
Apollo Projects Stadium - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
Hagley Park - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
Getting around
Christchurch Railway Station - 5 min drive
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) - 17 min drive
Restaurants
Madam Kwong's - 3 min drive
McDonald's - 2 min walk
Cafe Kudos - 3 min drive
Speight's Ale House Tower Junction - 3 min drive
Koji - 16 min walk
About this property
The Blackhorse Hotel
The Blackhorse Hotel offers 7 accommodations. 55-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels. This Christchurch hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Housekeeping is offered on request and hair dryers can be requested.
Stay in one of 7 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
Parking and transportation
24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
Free secured self parking on site
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (on request)
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No elevator
Stair-free path to entrance
Well-lit path to entrance
More
Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Hair dryer (on request)
Entertainment
55-inch smart TV with premium digital channels
Food and drink
Stovetop
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Access code, front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: NZD 30 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
National rating
Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.
Property is also known as
The Blackhorse Christchurch
The Blackhorse Hotel Christchurch
The Blackhorse Hotel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
The Blackhorse Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.6
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 51 reviews
10 - Excellent
21
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 51 reviews
8 - Good
13
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 51 reviews
6 - Okay
8
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 51 reviews
4 - Poor
2
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 51 reviews
2 - Terrible
7
7.6/10
Cleanliness
8.0/10
Staff & service
7.2/10
Amenities
6.8/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Sergio Miguel
Jan 29, 2026
Personal muy amable y todo fantástico
Sergio Miguel
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
10/10 Excellent
Ashley
Jan 27, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Amazing. Would have been nice to have a towel. Everything else 5 stars.
Ashley
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
10/10 Excellent
Sergio Miguel
Jan 22, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fantastic hotel, nice big room well equipped, clean, big bed comfy,bit TV.
The reception staff, super friendly, both the young Lady and the Manager.
The room was clean, spacious and the bed was comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful and had a lot of local information. It was great to have a kitchen, which had everything you need, to make your own food. Very easy transport links (bus stop right outside the hotel) and a good location; out of the city but close enough to walk in or catch a short bus ride. Very cheap accommodation, very good value for money - I would highly recommend this hotel.
Naomi
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
10/10 Excellent
Connie
Dec 17, 2025
Connie
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
10/10 Excellent
Zac
Dec 6, 2025
Zac
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
8/10 Good
Brent
Business traveler
Dec 3, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
The bar girl was most helpful and very presentable the food was good the room was ok but the hand rail at the top of the stairs stopped had no grip a piece of wood needs to be added to give a grip for safety thank-you
Clean room also bathroom and toilet.The room had been newly renovated and had its own new sink. I was delighted to be able to use a well-equipped kitchen.
Barbara
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
6/10 Okay
Charlène
Nov 9, 2025
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Toiletts was dirty!! (Because Of the dirty people…. But you have to check!)
People talked loudly late at night.
And in the room it miss facilties like trash, something to wear the towel also…
MJ was only too willing to answer my queries to make my stay an enjoyable experience, with many thanks.
Hugh
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
10/10 Excellent
Keith
Oct 17, 2025
Keith
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Senyor
Business traveler
Sep 10, 2025
Disliked: Staff & service
RED STay thank us
Needed some rest and massive be back in time to stay again
Senyor
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
6/10 Okay
Owen
Jun 24, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
It was okay. The hosts were nice and courteous, the room was clean and the bed was comfy. I think it should be mentioned that there will be loud music/karaoke almost every night as couldn’t sleep until after 11pm most nights, also there’s no glass in the window of the toilet so it’s pretty cold when you need to go, but can’t complain too much as it was very affordable to stay.
This is basically a dive bar with hostel-style rooms on the second floor. Lots of loud highway traffic, generally seems to be in disrepair, and the bedspread had obvious stains on it (see photo). Definitely stay away.
John
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
2/10 Terrible
amiee
Mar 31, 2025
It was a good stay but they did not say anything about how to get in after hours and we were stuck out side for half an hour til we finally found a note on a back door
We were so pleasantly surprised by our stay at The Black Horse!! Looks way nicer than the pictures and has such a lovely character. The rooms have all been recently renovated and we even got a sunny window which was nice to read your book in. Also there is a kitchen! So you can totally cook your own meals just like in a hostel. Such value for money!! Would so stay here again, thank you MJ for hosting us :)