Boulcott Street residents are unhappy with the noise levels coming from students from the nearby university hall.

Victoria University has imposed an alcohol ban on one of its most notorious halls.

The ban on alcohol in Katharine Jermyn Hall was imposed late Wednesday night following reports from neighbours, one of who compared the central Wellington Boulcott St hostel to a zoo.

A spokeswoman for the Wellington university said the "complete alcohol ban" would remain in place till March 28.

FAIRFAX NZ Victoria University has imposed an alcohol ban on residents of Katharine Jermyn Hall.

"This is in response to neighbour concerns about alcohol-fuelled behaviour around the hall and reflects the University's commitment to being a good neighbour," a statement said.

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"Most of Victoria University's 22,000 students are here to study, and enjoy Wellington in a responsible manner.

"But until the University can be sure that all residents of Katharine Jermyn Hall are treating their neighbours with respect, the alcohol ban will remain in place."

It was reported this week that fed-up neighbours had dubbed the hall "The Zoo".

"At about 10 o'clock they release the animals... they jump up and down, they swing on the poles round here, like monkeys, " IT worker Fiona Mackenzie said.

"It's actually really sad."

It was just the latest complaint about drunken behaviour at Victoria University's student halls.

In October last year, Katharine Jermyn's record of having 10 of its residents ending up in Wellington Hospital's emergency department after drinking too much earned it the title of the booziest hall.

The Boulcott St former office block opened as a hostel in 2015.

In April that year, a temporary alcohol ban was imposed after a party, promoted on Facebook as "graduation from Subway university", involved "excessive drinking" and unacceptable behaviour.

It was one of three hostels early in 2015 to impose bans.

In September, neighbour Alistair Craib complained of excessive noise from the hall and was told to leave before, he said, having cans of beer thrown at him from the eighth floor.

Last year one person in the hall was arrested after a party that allegedly included students, one with a golf club, laying waste to an entire floor. Residents on level 8 had to be moved out as a result.