A great place to stay. Nice rooms, BIG kitschen, laundry, parking area and near the "city". More

took a group of 10 students here ,everybody loved the place ,forgot to find the glowworms More

We, (Dad Mum and four kids aged 9 - 13) booked a 6 bed room . It was clean and comfortable. The whole Yha had a run down feel to it but it was still a good place to stay. Kids had fun playing pool all night . The kitchen facilities were ok but it just felt like the whole... More

The location is good but the entire yha is looking a bit shabby and the hostel could probably do with a makeover. The kitchen facilities are also a little bit cramped. However, as it is a purpose built yha all the usual things like the huge dining rooms and sitting areas are well kept and make for a fun stay.... More

Better than expected but this is exactly how most hostels are so it might not be for some. You have a shared kitchen/lounge with the whole hostel, which seems rather big and even at off peak times it's still busy. Then you have to share showers/toilets and there aren't very many. We were in room 110, so on the second... More

stayed in double room, bed confy room clean but slight smell of damp. hostel itself was also clean but is probably on YHAs list of hostels that could do with a lick of paint as others have said its a bit worn. Is in a fab location and the kitchen appeard to be a good size for the number of... More

Recently stayed here for 2 nights when I was in town for 2 nights so that I could do the half day glacier hike. The hostel was clean and the staff were fantastic. I stayed in a single room (room 23). It was fine. A bit noisy, but not when it was time to sleep. Very clean and sufficient for... More

They even have a sauna which I didn't go into. But I enjoyed my stay here. Plus there was a friendly cat who helped keep the homesickness at bay. It's a backpackers. I wasn't sure what to expect since this is my first time doing backpackers. But I met really friendly guests and everything was clean enough. There was even... More

it was ok but not realy clean. the kitchen was always a bit dirty. we stayed 3 nights in a double room. it´s overpriced ( the priciest we ever stayed in nz...damn ). the room wasn´t that clean. realy hairy. so i think they don´t use a vacuum before we checked in! the bathroom wasn´t that clean. we choose the... More