Haka Lodge Queenstown - Hostel

Very clean facilities. Kitchens and bathrooms were cleaned multiple times per day. Quiet hostel as advertised. Great place to stay if you want a quiet nights rest. Showers were hot and had good water pressure. Each bunk bed had its own privacy curtain.

A bit more expensive than other hostels we stayed at but the city was more expensive in general.

Aoife on the front desk was brilliant

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This is only the second hostel I have yet to give 10 stars, and let me tell you, this hostel deserves it. Originally, I only planned on staying 2 nights, but extended to 7 because I loved this place so much. In fact, I think I can say that Haka is my favourite hostel in Queenstown. This place goes ABOVE AND BEYOND - the staff are so kind and understanding, and are always willing to help. The beds were really comfortable and I appreciated that each one had its own curtain, light, and shelf. The kitchen was great and I enjoyed the fact that it usually never got too busy. They had filtered water (which I have not found at ANY other hostel in QT), nice pots and pans, plates, bowls, etc. They also had colouring books which was cool. Although I did not spend much time in the lounge, it was nice and pretty cosy. In the lounge, they also had a list of places to volunteer at in QT which I found to be really thoughtful. Speaking of thoughtfulness, this must be the most environmentally friendly hostel I’ve yet to visit - motion censored lights, no paper towels (THANK YOU!), a clothesline, and more. The bathrooms were nice - and always clean - along with the showers. They also had a nice little booklet of local walks and paths for mountain biking - UM, COOL!! They had good luggage storage. Overall, a VERY homey hostel, friendly staff, great location (that’s just far enough to get away from all of the noise and commotion of the town center), and great facilities. I would stay here again in a heartbeat. Thank you Haka for providing such great hospitality and for providing such a nice place to stay. If you’re reading this, just stay here, you won’t regret it!

Nothing, except that the WiFi didn’t work at times, but no big deal really!

Clean rooms and facilities. Very handy location..it was right in town so can just walk to the lakefront and shops.

Our room was right under the kitchen and we could clearly hear the footsteps from above.