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Plussat: The beds are really nice, better than my own at my house, they are comfortable and have a curtain, for privacy. Even the 20 beds dormroom has more than enough space for you and your stuff. Great space for toilets and showers, both impeccably clean. Location is fine, at K road you can't take more than 15 min from whatever you need.

Miinukset: The WiFi at the dorm had poor connection.

Plussat: Location on K-road. The atmosphere was very familiar

Miinukset: Kitchen could have been cleaner, but for an Auckland hostel the kitchen was very clean

Plussat: Everything was absolutely great! The fact that is a small hostel is very nice because it’s like a family. You got to know everyone very easily and very fast. The staff was awesome!! The rooms are very well done with space, little curtains for the beds are great! I will recommend Haka Lodge to all my friends who wants to travel in NZ! Thanks for everything guys!!

Plussat: Room was not over crowded with lots of space and a good level of privacy with curtianed bunks with own power supply. Clean and friendly place, great kitchen... all round would highly recommend, places I have stayed since have not met this standard.

Plussat: No children aloud

Miinukset: No children aloud

Plussat: Super friendly and helpful staff. Good kitchen-well equipped and fairly clean. Strict close times and quiet hours which staff managed to make people stick to. Decent rooms. Beds comfy. The K Road is a cool location too.

Miinukset: The Wi-Fi was terrible at times - but it's an old building and the signal just doesn't reach. Other than that it's the best hostel I've stayed at in Auckland. Not the best Haka I've stayed at- that goes to Queenstown, sorry guys!!! My usual issue with hostels in winter is the duvets covers not being changed for every guest, but I get why they're not.

Plussat: Location was decent. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: Average hostel, above average price. Could use a good clean. Things were a bit tired.

Plussat: Cheap hostel - you get what you pay for. Have stayed in worse hostels for that price! Staff were great Easy early checkout process

Miinukset: Hairs in the bed The 20-bed dorm I was in is underground, next to a bar- bed was shaking from the noise. Broken hooks and drains in the bathroom

Plussat: Comfortable beds. Friendly staff. Good price.

Miinukset: All the hooks at the doors of the showers were broken, so I had no chance to hang my stuff. The kitchen was very crowded, dirty and loud, because the chill area is next to the kitchen. No WiFi at my bed in room 1, annoying because there was no other quite place. A lot of people where doing there phone calls and stuff like that in the stairway.

Plussat: I stayed in a private room. It was clean and the bed was very comfortable.

Miinukset: The toilets and showers could have been cleaner. It would have been nice to have a small clothing rack in the room

Plussat: Comfy beds, spacious female dorm, personal lockers, plugs and light, helpful staff, main bus station within walking distance

Miinukset: Annoyingly narrow basins, small shower cabins, a bit noisy (club next door, kitchen parties). It would be nice to have 1 more hook for towels (there was 1 for jackets)

Plussat: Hair straightener to borrow Many restaurants around Bed comfortable and with curtains

Miinukset: The door locks extremely loud The kitchen was messy as there were parties every day The small portable heater wasn't enough it was cold in the room

Plussat: Great facilities. Nice staff and good location.

Miinukset: Not party atmosphere.

Plussat: The staff was super friendly. The hostel is quiet.

Miinukset: The only cons about this hostel is the laundry only accept card.

Plussat: Location and staff were great

Plussat: Staff friendly. Nothing was a bother looking up a walking tour.

Plussat: Friendly staff, clean and tidy room, extra points for the ear plugs provided, definitely helped block out the snoring from the next room! Good hostel for the money

Miinukset: A little expensive for a hostel and parking was an additional charge.

Plussat: Very friendly and helpful staff, washing machines & dryer were available (5,50$ each), fully equipment and big kitchen, an additional blanket can be rent free of charge, hairdryer (20$ deposit), towel rent (1$), charging plugs within the lockers (bring your own locket) and they are big enough to put a 60L backpack into it - when they are not oversized ;)

Miinukset: The doors are closing very loud (of the rooms, showers and toilets) - bring your earplugs, during the winter it’s too cold in the room (windows are not good isolated)

Plussat: I liked the cleanliness of the facilities and the friendly staff. Such a nice place to stay

Miinukset: Two very noisy dorms on the same floor partied until late however, that is no fault of the hostel. Just inconsiderate guests.

Plussat: Great facilities, bright and clean, big kitchen with a lot of supplies and space, comfortable bed, good Wi-Fi, friendly and helpful staff, lockers in the room

Miinukset: My suggestion would be to add curtains, personal reading lights and plugs for each bed. People keep to themselves, no social atmosphere (except for an old kiwi guy that was rather inconvenient) Storage after check out must be paid (never seen that before)

Plussat: clean, loads of toilets, staff nice

Miinukset: the price is a bit high for what it is and maybe a 15-25 minutes from the ton centre (depending where you are)

Plussat: Great location and nice staffs, value your money. Stayed there for couple of times and will definitely stay there when I am back to Auckland.

Plussat: The Chinese guy from the reception is super nice!!!!!!!!

Miinukset: The dining room is a bit small.

Plussat: Value for money, convenient, central.

Miinukset: Chair in the room

Plussat: Surprisingly spacious for a private hostel room -- included wardrobe, desk, fridge, heater. Shared toilets and showers were spotlessly clean. Checkin staff were friendly and professional. Location is close to everything.

Miinukset: Fridge in room was very noisy. I'd rather not have a fridge in such a small space. Also parking on premises is limited and not free. Also quilt was very thin -- wouldn't be good in cold weather.

Plussat: Has kitchen with spots and some stuff

Miinukset: A lot of noise in the kitchen at night and also my private room doesn't have a TV. Since I arrived nobody vacuumed my carpet

Plussat: Got double room instead single I booked due to busy time, nice hot shower, clean, tidy

Miinukset: No kettle at dining room or my room, hair dryer blow only cold air, no toilet paper at any toilet in my floor! Microwave at dining room very noisy, sounds broken but still work at least

Plussat: Breakfast was fine, bed was also good (but upperbunk is difficult to get Down/up), wifi was good

Miinukset: The free “BBQ” Every friday, that was not very delicious.. also not a typical place for backpackers

Plussat: Very nice room (I may have been upgraded).

Miinukset: Noisy people (children) in the corridor till very late at night.

Plussat: It seems very clean, there is a poll table and a guitar to play at the lounge.

Miinukset: The kitchens are somewhat small, and the dining area is not beside them, not proving the best cooking experience. I missed a big sofa at the lounge to sit and talk with others.

Plussat: The bed was comfy, the staff were great, its clean and tidy, the lounge area is lovely and the bathrooms were nice.

Miinukset: The kitchen is so small and hard to move around with anymore than 3-4 people in it.

Plussat: Common bathrooms and showers were very clean and easily accessible from all floors. The hostel is not too far from the city centre and close to the bus stops to the airport.

Plussat: -Clean facility (rooms, beds, hangout area, bathrooms, kitchen) -Kitchen facilities worked. Majority of kitchen items were included (pots, pans, lids, cutting boards, utensils, etc.) -Decent location. Could access queen street in an instant. -Nearby asian market sells super cheap groceries for travellers on a budget. -Super awesome cleaning staff. -Had 0 problems with the bathroom and shower facilities.

Miinukset: -Nothing special about the desk/ reception staff. Not welcoming. Just didn't seem to care. Stereotypical employees who are only there for the paycheque, doing the bare minimum in terms of customer service to keep their jobs. I received better customer service from the cleaning staff.. how that makes sense I don't know. Little bit of a reorganization at that facility is in order. I'd be more inclined to return if I was greeted and managed by a cleaning staff member. What a joke. Also poor English by some of the reception staff. I have no issue with ESL but for a receptionist at a hostel.. c'mon.. lol. -Small kitchen. I am not joking when I say that there was a line-up for hostel clients standing outside the kitchen to cook and clean. Couldn't believe some clients were cooking up 3 course meals. You're in a hostel.. ramen with veggies then gtfo. -Strangest client base. I'm not quite into my 30s yet, couple years to go, and I feel old staying in a hostel. There were groups of 5-6, likely the same family, all of which were in their mid to late 40s. In have 0 problem with a diverse crowd at a hostel, and this is just to warn any future goers that if your uncomfortable sharing a dorm or facility with a 40yr man with a beard then I'd avoid. -Poor lounge layout for meeting others. Environment was very cold. Would not recommend if you're travelling solo and looking to meet other people. -Clients have to pay for Wi-Fi. And it's not a flat daily rates it's based on the number of MBs or GBs you can afford. It was something around $30 for 10GB. -First and last hostel I stayed in while in Auckland. My recommendation is to only choose this location as a last resort if your preferred choice is unavailable. At least it was clean and comfortable.

Plussat: The location of the hostel is really central. Check in was easy. It was a Sunday but the hostel wasn't too loud.

Miinukset: The beds were very uncomfortable, mattresses very springy. The bathrooms were very old. Most of the showers were out of order. No lighting and it was flooded in the morning. The kitchen is dirty and the outside area also dirty. The whole place needs a complete new refurbishment.

Plussat: Majoituspaikka sijaitsi erittäin keskeisellä paikalla aivan pääkadun vieressä. Lyhyt kävelymatka esimerkiksi SkyToweriin ja taidemuseoon. Huone oli siisti, vaikkakin hyvin pelkistetty.

Miinukset: Äänieristystä ei ole. Kaikki kadun melu kuuluu suoraan huoneeseen. Asiakaspalvelu ei ollut erityisen ystävällistä, eikä luvattu ilmainen wi-fi ole hotellin omissa tiloissa vaan viereisessä liikkeessä. Myöskin luvattu lentokenttäkuljetus oli todellisuudessa julkinen bussi, jonka asemalle oli käveltävä.

Plussat: Everything was provided and I was able to cook meals on time. Unfortunately people took cups and did not return them so you had to look form them.

Miinukset: The staff have already provided sufficient supportp

Plussat: Staff are very lovely especially Hannah.

Miinukset: The toiltets need more lighting.

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Socks covering the smoke alarms and the lack of staff available for help.

Plussat: The staff were all lovely and so helpful! And very happy to help.

Miinukset: We specifically booked a room to share between a friend and I and got what we asked for. There was one dim light up beside the bed which was blocked by the top bunk so you could hardly see in the room. The shower was so dirty and covered in mould that we didn’t particularly want to take showers. When my friend went to get up on the top bunk we noticed there was no laser or anything for her to get onto the bunk with just a small box table in the corner to maybe climb on and then noticed the laser was at the other end of the bed pushed into the wall. The bed it self was comfortable enough but the room was not pleasant to stay in.

Plussat: The price

Miinukset: Super loud music coming from the bar outside every night (even on weekdays), kitchen was small and a mess, had to dig around to find a fork

Plussat: Meeting new people from around the world

Plussat: the roof top kitchen and balcony are very nice, with central views of the city.

Miinukset: It was Saturday night and incredibly noisy until 4.30am - many bars and clubs surround it.

Plussat: Friendly and kindly manager Clean and tidy Bed was comfortable

Miinukset: There were just a few parking. Don’t expect to be able to park there.

Plussat: Other guests were friendly.

Miinukset: The room was cramped, no shelves or drawers. No fridge.

Plussat: It’s located in a quiet and peaceful suburb

Plussat: Nice place, nice staff and very cool people around.

Miinukset: No work space for computers, no parking available, even if the booking says it, facilities on another floor

Plussat: Meeting a range of people. Very friendly staff. Good price.

Miinukset: No recyling of putrescibles for a compost or worm farm No sorting of waste Better quality pots in the kitchen would be good. If you want to save power then lids ( see showerdome) on the showers would probably make a big difference. Good that improvements are going on, but being woken at 6.30am by builders banging was not such fun.

Plussat: The shared kitchen had good facilities. Nice staff. A fridge in the room was really helpful!

Miinukset: Our room was in the basement and it wasn't that much comfortable to bring in/out the luggage. Our room was so dim and dull!

Plussat: Complete bed lenin and pillow cases were spotless white , new and clean

Miinukset: As the property is under renovation so the sharing toilets n bathroom is situated on another floor

Plussat: Really friendly staff

Plussat: Fast WiFi, comfortable beds, free tea & coffee, friendly tenants, good price, Parnell is a lovely neighborhood, short walk to Auckland.

Miinukset: Closed office until 4pm, no mention of this online... no on site parking as stated in the listing, 2 hour street parking until 6pm

Plussat: Great position with useful parking in front of the hostel. A perfect place for a young backpacker.

Miinukset: A bit unclean on common areas (but we arrived late in the evening and maybe the cleaning is in the morning...). It would need just some small changes (windows not closing well in order bedroom and a bit of cold during the night).

Plussat: Position and parking

Plussat: They had a good clean environment and the manager guy also was very good in treating.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Free wifi, big kitchen and common area, new bathroom downstairs.

Miinukset: Need a renovation (rooms, bathrooms upstairs etc.)

Plussat: Like the bed room

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: easy to move and friendly team

Miinukset: none

Plussat: This is my 6th time staying here a great location and we always meet nice people. A very social hostel great for a few drinks in the garden. As long as future bookings are honoured we will continue to stay, it's a very nice hostel overall.

Miinukset: I had booked a room for four but upon arrival we were split between two rooms. The reason? A permanent resident didn't want to move into another room. Not very happy and no offer of discount. Permanents should move unless they have paid for the whole room. This issue needs to be sorted out. The sink was also blocked.

Plussat: the kitchen has everything, the bathroom is large, the rooms very clean, in the backyard there is an area for smokers and non-smokers and you can also drink alcohol, there is parking.

Plussat: Friendly stuff

Miinukset: It’s cold and it hasn't a good insulated, when rain hard the water get in through windows. There are a lot of old and broken things. Hostel needs more maintenance. Besides, property allows sleeping dodgy “bugs” in her car who to ocupate a parking place and to disturb to rest of guess.

Plussat: Great location, bathroom has been just renovated, friendly staff and a very good kind of home atmosphere that makes you stay longer or always come back.

Miinukset: Nothing to say about it.

Plussat: Great location, easy to check in and out, older building but good facilities. Handy car park out the front. Everything was clean and tidy

Miinukset: The room was clean, but there was a strong smell of cleaning products that lingered the whole time, we had to sleep with the window open as it was quite overpowering and somewhat nauseating which meant we let the outside noise in- we didn't get a restful sleep because of this

Plussat: The stuff sincerely helped me with getting my bed when someone not booking occupied it without permission, despite midnight. Thank you a lot.

Miinukset: Noisy ( not the motel’s fault)