I got a nice room and the bathrooms were ok, but the place was quite boring and have to pay for the internet access and lockers. There are other hostels around Rotorua that give you a much better experience. A good thing is that the hostel is close to Lava Bar were people can go to take a drink a... More

I booked the YHA looking at decent online reviews and as the higher rated places were sold out. The location is decently close to the bus stop if you are a budget traveller like me, but the room we got (ensuite for a couple next to the main entrance) was super tiny, the bathroom was musty smelling, and our's was... More

I stayed for one night at this hostel. It is a quite big hostel with lot of rooms and a large kitchen. For me it was a good place (clean and enough facilities). The staff was very friendly and helpful. Only negative part is maybe it is a big hostel so it gets busy by all the people, but for... More

We came with high hopes because of the 5 star qualimark. The building looks lovely from the outside, new and shiny. The staff who greeted us, as well as the staff through out our visit, was friendly and helpful, and one even went out of his way to find us a night light (we were travelling with two little girls),... More

Got a 4 bed share. The room is nice and clean. The location is not so great, really far from the centre. One strange thing happened there, took a shower around midnight. All of the sudden, the lights went off then hair dryer was turned on. When I came out to turn the lights back on, no one was there.... More

Staff was friendly when we checked in late night, room was clean, but rooms are too small for the convenience, clean kitchen was a welcome surprise...has got ample parking for cars...all in all a satisfying deal...

We flew in from the south island to Rotorua and spent a night here before moving on. Location was pretty central in town and there was a lot of parking nearby. The girl working the front desk-not sure if she was a manager or what but she was pretty unfriendly. We had two rooms that were (very unfortunately) both facing... More

17th Jan left Paihia heading for Rotorua the drive took just over 7hrs we stayed at the YHA for 3 nights room over looking the kitchen and social area not much noise after 11pm room double en-suite not too small but not a lot of wardrobe or cupboard space. the staff were excellent able to book tours and their knowledge... More

We were really pleased initially when we booked in here as the staff are friendly, the rooms and public areas looked clean and the bike storage was great, but that's where it ended. Our room (#32) was an oven at night, and it only got up into the mid 20's during the day. It was just too hot to sleep... More