the staff was so so so nice at YHA dunedin. very cute, huge video library, tv, dining, computer rooms. no video cameras. was an old huge house converted to a hostel. so homey and masssive rooms. cheap winter rooms rates. however, was in a dodgy location about 15 minute walk from city. no food close by, felt uncomfortable walking alone... more

The YHA in Dunedin is in a good location, about a 10 minute walk from the city centre. Its advertised as having parking but theres only about 6 spaces which are usually full, though there is lots of on-street parking right outside. The hostel building is a beautiful old building though it was very very cold when I was there... more

We stayed here for one night during our 2008 tour of New Zealand and experienced no problems. The hostel is a converted old house which in winter gets very cold! There are heaters in the rooms and they provide hotwater bottles which were great! We booked a double room which was large and had plenty of floor space. I had... more

My girlfriend and i stayed here for a single night in April 2007. The hostel building itself is a lovely old building with a lot of character - as with any building of such age it can feel a bit weather worn but I didn't find it to be dirty or grotty. We were in a four bed dorm which... more

I'm sorry but I couldn't disagree more strongly with the previous reviewer. My stay at this YHA was one of my best hostelling experiences in New Zealand and having stayed at about twenty hostels now of varying standard that is saying something. I thought it was a very safe, clean and cosy hostel certainly it's not the Ritz, but as... more

I went to the YHA Dunedin as part of the essential south tour put on by the YHA and would not recommend this to anybody to put it mildly! When we arrived there were several beggars on the corner of the street, but the hostel didn't look too bad from the outside. However after a dispute with one of the... more