Backpacker Sleepervans

Backpacker Sleepervans

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

Tui Campers

Commercial organisation

Location

South IslandCanterburyChristchurch

Categories

  • Activity__motorhomes_campervans_rvMotorhomes

Directions

To Coordinates

Directions

Christchurch Office

Directions

Auckland Office

Coordinates

-43.5272381216996

172.630712890625

Latitude
-43.5272381216996
Longitude
172.630712890625

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Reviews

    • I rented a sleeper van from the Pod in October.
    • Great value for money.
    • We are very satisfied with our sleepervan.
    • Nice (small) van.
    • Well designed interior, complete, good driving.
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 4
    14%
    9/10 7
    24%
    8/10 5
    17%
    7/10 9
    31%
    6/10 2
    7%
    5/10 0
    0%
    4/10 1
    3%
    3/10 0
    0%
    2/10 1
    3%
    1/10 0
    0%
  • 5.0/5

    I can highly recommend the Deluxe Sleepervan.

    We had great 3 weeks and no problems with our car. Everything was clean and well equiped. The handover in Auckland was friendly and informative, giving the car back in Christchurch was perfect as well. The Transport from and to the airport was really helpful. We have nothing to complain about.

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

    GERMANY
    Lea Tesner's avatar

    Lea Tesner

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very good vehicle for 2, complete with bed, full kitchen and almost new utensils.

    The vehicle (Toyota) was trustworthy without any needs for maintenance topup. I think this setup is more flexible and economical to camper vans. Absolutely superb experience.

    Reviewed about 8 years ago

    SINGAPORE
    Kim Lau's avatar

    Kim Lau

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to write a positive review! We are glad you enjoyed your hire!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    The service that we got when picking up the van was good, nice bloke.

    The van itself is alright. It does the job but leaks in wet weather. It has more than 459,000km on it, that is probably why.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    NETHERLANDS
    Matthus Groem's avatar

    Matthus Groem

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to review us. We hope to see you back again.

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    I rented a sleeper van from the Pod in October.

    It was a fun experience and a cool road trip. In my case though, because it was only for 5 days, it came up to be more expensive than taking a room in hotels. So, even if the rental price for the van was not too high, it wasn't really economic so let's say I did it for the experience.

    The van itself was OK: it was very basic of course and this was expected for the price I paid. If you're on a budget and not too fussy, it's a good option. It was clean and in good running condition, not too hard on gas. Small size, so easy to drive on New Zealand winding roads and good flexible pick-up and drop off options. The only problem I had was with the little portable heater that wouldn't work and that was unfortunate since I hit a lot of bad weather when I was there. I would also suggest that the rental company would have a form so you can report any kind of damages you find before you leave with the vehicle. Since you can pick the van in almost any location, you don't really have options to make sure that the damages caused by previous users are not imputed to you.

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    CANADA
    Annick  Bauknecht's avatar

    Annick Bauknecht

    Customer

    Hi Annick, great to hear you enjoyed our trip in NZ and the van. As per the rental agreement, if something small in the van stops working like the fan heater you are welcome to replace the item and we will reimbursed you upon return. We hope to see you back again!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.5/5

    A small company, our van is not so expensive compared to other companies.

    The campervan is very comfortable.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    FRANCE
    Vanuxem's avatar

    Vanuxem

    Customer

    Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear you felt the van was comfortable and affordable. We hope to see you back again.

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.5/5

    We are very satisfied with our sleepervan.

    It is perfectly divided and has plenty of storage room. Their service is awesome, just get in touch with them. Our car is unfortunately quite old but other than that is nothing to complain about.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    GERMANY
    Gesa's avatar

    Gesa

    Customer

    Hi Gesa, thank you for taking the time to write a positive review! We are glad you enjoyed your holiday!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.0/5

    We had the backpacker sleepervan booked for 7 weeks.

    Communication was good with the company! And although the van was tiny, it was so efficient set up on the inside, we thought it was perfect for what you pay for it! It was an oldy, so it squeeked and squeeled, but it never let us down.

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    NETHERLANDS
    Nicole Joersen's avatar

    Nicole Joersen

    Customer

    Great to hear you enjoyed your holiday in NZ in the sleepervan. We hope to see you back again!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    Good value, well equipped

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    Barry Fuller's avatar

    Barry Fuller

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to write a positive review!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 1.0/5

    Collected the car in christchurch and saw it was scratched and banged up.

    No problem for us, but after driving 40 km, we noticed that there was mold in the car. On the roof, in a little compartment next to the handbrake. Called the office and we could go back to solve the problem.

    A lovely lady cleaned the car and gave us new curtains and we got 1 day hire back. After the first night we noticed that there were still places with mold and the smell of the cupboard with the sink was like an old, wet basement.

    The 2 burner stove was rusted and couldn't get used, it was stuck. They gave us 2 little camperstove's, wich is not a problem, but you don't have the place to put them in your car. So you have to look for a bench. We payed 25$ for 3 gas canisters(wich i tought would be for the integrated stove, and would probably cost around that mark) but got 3 canisters for the camping stove(wich cost 5$ in the warehouse for 4 canisters). But that is not the bad part: one of the canisters was not full and rusted. Also the door handle looked dodgy: It appeared that the car got broken into, and that this could happen easely again with a screwdriver.

    The first night we sended an email for this and the door handle, but never got a reply.

    Also really really cosy for 2 people(a double bed of 1m wide ...), but that's not their fault. For 1 person it would be a great car and a cool design, if they would renew the whole inside.

    Postive note: the car only used around 8-10l /100k and drove pretty ok for an older car. They only needed to adjust the brakes, because there was a really big margin in pushing the brake and braking. Also a strange thing: when driving you plugin the coolerbox, but how do you recharge your gps then when there is only 1 12v plug and no usb...

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago

    BELGIUM
    Jorg Luypaert's avatar

    Jorg Luypaert

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    we rented for 22 days and had a van from 1997 with more than 250 000 km.

    by the end of the third week we really did not feel save anymore - cracking and squeeking and bad brakes and b/c we were in Auckland we called up and asked if we could exchange the van for the last two days. the girl on the phone told us that she had no van for us to exchange and that it was our responsibility to find a mechanic that would check our car saturday morning (most were closed). so we spent time and money, found a mechanic to look at the van and when he talked to the rental people it was suddenly possible to get another van in exchange...

    Reviewed almost 13 years ago

    AUSTRIA
    Regina's avatar

    Regina

    Customer

    Sorry to hear you had issues with your vehicle. All vehicles on our fleet are up to the NZ safety standard, though sometimes repairs may be required when something unexpected happens. We do apologies for this. Alternatively if the repair is not possible we will either refund you for loss of hire or provide you with a replacement vehicle.

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 5.0/5

    I can highly recommend the Deluxe Sleepervan.

    We had great 3 weeks and no problems with our car. Everything was clean and well equiped. The handover in Auckland was friendly and informative, giving the car back in Christchurch was perfect as well. The Transport from and to the airport was really helpful. We have nothing to complain about.

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

    GERMANY
    Lea Tesner's avatar

    Lea Tesner

    Customer

  • 1.0/5

    Collected the car in christchurch and saw it was scratched and banged up.

    No problem for us, but after driving 40 km, we noticed that there was mold in the car. On the roof, in a little compartment next to the handbrake. Called the office and we could go back to solve the problem.

    A lovely lady cleaned the car and gave us new curtains and we got 1 day hire back. After the first night we noticed that there were still places with mold and the smell of the cupboard with the sink was like an old, wet basement.

    The 2 burner stove was rusted and couldn't get used, it was stuck. They gave us 2 little camperstove's, wich is not a problem, but you don't have the place to put them in your car. So you have to look for a bench. We payed 25$ for 3 gas canisters(wich i tought would be for the integrated stove, and would probably cost around that mark) but got 3 canisters for the camping stove(wich cost 5$ in the warehouse for 4 canisters). But that is not the bad part: one of the canisters was not full and rusted. Also the door handle looked dodgy: It appeared that the car got broken into, and that this could happen easely again with a screwdriver.

    The first night we sended an email for this and the door handle, but never got a reply.

    Also really really cosy for 2 people(a double bed of 1m wide ...), but that's not their fault. For 1 person it would be a great car and a cool design, if they would renew the whole inside.

    Postive note: the car only used around 8-10l /100k and drove pretty ok for an older car. They only needed to adjust the brakes, because there was a really big margin in pushing the brake and braking. Also a strange thing: when driving you plugin the coolerbox, but how do you recharge your gps then when there is only 1 12v plug and no usb...

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago

    BELGIUM
    Jorg Luypaert's avatar

    Jorg Luypaert

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    The service that we got when picking up the van was good, nice bloke.

    The van itself is alright. It does the job but leaks in wet weather. It has more than 459,000km on it, that is probably why.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    NETHERLANDS
    Matthus Groem's avatar

    Matthus Groem

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to review us. We hope to see you back again.

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.5/5

    A small company, our van is not so expensive compared to other companies.

    The campervan is very comfortable.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    FRANCE
    Vanuxem's avatar

    Vanuxem

    Customer

    Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear you felt the van was comfortable and affordable. We hope to see you back again.

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.0/5

    We had the backpacker sleepervan booked for 7 weeks.

    Communication was good with the company! And although the van was tiny, it was so efficient set up on the inside, we thought it was perfect for what you pay for it! It was an oldy, so it squeeked and squeeled, but it never let us down.

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    NETHERLANDS
    Nicole Joersen's avatar

    Nicole Joersen

    Customer

    Great to hear you enjoyed your holiday in NZ in the sleepervan. We hope to see you back again!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    Good value, well equipped

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    Barry Fuller's avatar

    Barry Fuller

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to write a positive review!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    I rented a sleeper van from the Pod in October.

    It was a fun experience and a cool road trip. In my case though, because it was only for 5 days, it came up to be more expensive than taking a room in hotels. So, even if the rental price for the van was not too high, it wasn't really economic so let's say I did it for the experience.

    The van itself was OK: it was very basic of course and this was expected for the price I paid. If you're on a budget and not too fussy, it's a good option. It was clean and in good running condition, not too hard on gas. Small size, so easy to drive on New Zealand winding roads and good flexible pick-up and drop off options. The only problem I had was with the little portable heater that wouldn't work and that was unfortunate since I hit a lot of bad weather when I was there. I would also suggest that the rental company would have a form so you can report any kind of damages you find before you leave with the vehicle. Since you can pick the van in almost any location, you don't really have options to make sure that the damages caused by previous users are not imputed to you.

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    CANADA
    Annick  Bauknecht's avatar

    Annick Bauknecht

    Customer

    Hi Annick, great to hear you enjoyed our trip in NZ and the van. As per the rental agreement, if something small in the van stops working like the fan heater you are welcome to replace the item and we will reimbursed you upon return. We hope to see you back again!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 5.0/5

    Very good vehicle for 2, complete with bed, full kitchen and almost new utensils.

    The vehicle (Toyota) was trustworthy without any needs for maintenance topup. I think this setup is more flexible and economical to camper vans. Absolutely superb experience.

    Reviewed about 8 years ago

    SINGAPORE
    Kim Lau's avatar

    Kim Lau

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to write a positive review! We are glad you enjoyed your hire!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.5/5

    We are very satisfied with our sleepervan.

    It is perfectly divided and has plenty of storage room. Their service is awesome, just get in touch with them. Our car is unfortunately quite old but other than that is nothing to complain about.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    GERMANY
    Gesa's avatar

    Gesa

    Customer

    Hi Gesa, thank you for taking the time to write a positive review! We are glad you enjoyed your holiday!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    It is so usefull to review so that it helps alot for everyone

    Reviewed about 11 years ago

    AUSTRALIA
    Baby Sesetty's avatar

    Baby Sesetty

    Customer

    Thank you

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.0/5

    It is small but has got everything you need for a good price.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Anne Kerpershoek's avatar

    Anne Kerpershoek

    Customer

    Thank you for taking the time to write a positive review

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    A little bit old, small fuel tank, some mechanical nosies, interior ok, good courtesy and welcome, good price.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    FRANCE
    Stephan Olivier's avatar

    Stephan Olivier

    Customer

    Thank you

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    A little bit old, small fuel tank, some mechanical nosies, interior ok, good courtesy and welcome, good price.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    FRANCE
    Stephan Olivier's avatar

    Stephan Olivier

    Customer

    thank you for taking the time to write a positive review

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    Nice (small) van.

    Maybe a bit old, but everything works. The people at the company were very nice and helpful. The battery could be better though....

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Fleur & Nils's avatar

    Fleur & Nils

    Customer

    Thanks for the review, sorry to hear the battery played up. Any issues whilst on hire please give us a call so we can sort it for you. We hope to see you back again.

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

  • 4.0/5

    Well designed interior, complete, good driving.

    The bed is a bit too small for two people (width 1.04m).

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Jaap & Susanne's avatar

    Jaap & Susanne

    Customer

    thank you!

    NEW ZEALAND
    Casey Tui Staff's avatar

    Casey Tui Staff

    Representative

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