I travelled around parts of NZ and Aus and for the most part the YHAs are nice and cheap. However, I almost cried when I checked into the Auckland YHA. Not a very friendly staff, location is decent, but other hostels are closer. Rooms were gross and smelly and I froze the entire night. Bathrooms are below par as many... more

Unfortunately it wasn't anything special. The place didn't have a lot of character and the design was pretty basic. The location is good, but compared to other hostels in the city it's a bit further out. Some of the employees are very friendly, some are the exact opposite. The breakfast was good though (not free), and the lady who cooked/served... more

We stayed here for 2 nights, we booked through hostel world and had only one choice for a twin room - $23 per person per night, we thought this was cheap and were quite pleased. When we checked in the reception staff couldnt find our booking, when they finally did they didnt apologise for the delay. When we went into... more

We were quite disappointed by this hostel. We had read a number of reviews prasing this hostel and feel it has not lived up to these. We did have a few problems at check in, they had lost our booking and when we eventually got in our room it had not been cleaned / beds still made up for the... more