Overall this hostel satisfied what we were looking for, but it certainly isn't up to the standard you might expect from a large city YHA. Pros: We had a 2-bed dorm (two singles, not bunks - good news!) for $45 a night, which is better value than two bunk beds in a windowless dorm in Base for $40. The room... More

This hostel is not good, normally you can bank on yha's being nice enough but this time we were duped. First of all the staff are so stupid, they have no idea who you are, why you are here, what you need to pay its ridiculous. Get some new staff!!! Our room was passable but not that clean and certainly... More

I arrived late at night and there were no staff to check me in luckily my girlfriend was already staying in the room so got in, the kitchen was great!, double room with a view was good, one of the lifts kept getting stuck, overall good hostel, location was abit far out of town and on really steep hill but... More

How is this rated 4 stars?? The only thing this hostel has going for it is the kitchen/main area. The rooms aren't that clean and the keys barely work. You basically had to kick in the door in room 215, and when I specifically asked not to stay there when I had to come back in a week, of course,... More

After 4 weeks of traveling through NZ and staying in hostels and B&Bs, we had to spend our last night of the trip in Auckland. As we had until then mainly great experiences with the YHA quarters we thought this place wouldn't be too bad and the entry area looked promising as well. Unfortunately, the room was just a "s$%&-Hole".... More

We checked in to a 4 bed dorm for two nights. When we arrived we were advised we had been upgraded to a twin. Result!! The room was small but clean. Showers on each floor. The cooking facilities I thought were amazing, at least 8 4 ring burners the most I have seen in 10 months of travelling. Loads of... More

The toilet was not working for 2 days, had to share one in the next floor with another hundred of girls, and it was very dirty! The internet was another chapter, so expensive and so slow! Don't get it! go to the nearest internet cafe and get it cheaper and faster. The location was a joke two, in the op... More

we stayed for 2 days in a cheap double room which was fine and relatively quiet. we really had to do laundry and the first night we went down we saw 2 of the 3 washing machines were reserved for staff and the third has sheets and hostel stuff in it anyway. the second day the staff ones were still... More

The YHA city is pretty standard hostel fare for a city, reasonable sized kitchen, bedrooms/facilities okay.... but the beds are something else. We stayed in a twin room around the time of the rugby world cup Q finals, so the place was full. The bed mattresses are incredibly thin and the metal poles which make up the base of the... More