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Reviews of Bay of Islands Lodge - Hostel

2 out of 5
Bay of Islands Lodge - Hostel
11 MacMurray Road, Paihia, Northland

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 45 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hulda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maryanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed staying here! Warm welcome by Andy - best start to the stay! Walking distance to beach and activities. Thankyou!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Satbir

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really comfy mattress and the facilities were great. Friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rakesh

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owners were very good people..

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So close to shops, beach pubs and restaurants, friendly staff and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Andy on Oct 21, 2022
Thanks for your kind so glad you enjoyed our Lodge and it’s location

10/10 Excellent

Gerson

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, plenty of free parking, friendly staff, clean room, good wifi. Our host, Andy, very knowledgeable about Paihia and surrounding areas
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Andy on Oct 21, 2022
Nice to read your kind comments Garson I am glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
For the price everything was as expected....basic but comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Andy on Aug 21, 2021
Nice to hear your comments and I am glad that we met your expectations. Regards Andy

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our overall stay was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Andy on Apr 24, 2021
Thank you for your response I was glad to read that your stay was very good. Sincerely Andy

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming hosts who went out of their way to make my stay more comfortable. Good basic facilities and close enough to everything. Value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Andy on Apr 24, 2021
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your most positive feedback. I was delighted to read your kind comments and that you had such a positive experience. Regards Andy

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and clean
Nice room, Andy and the reception staff are very helpful. Laundry services are good and the shared kitchen is great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Andy on Feb 5, 2020
Hi Katherine I wasdelighted to read your kind comments and I wish you well for your travels in our country. Regards Andy

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good stay. I was in a one room suite and enjoyed the accommodations as well as the staff. The place has more of motel vibe. Wished there was the ability to lock items in a space in the room.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from andy on Jan 10, 2020
Thanks for taking the time to pass on your feedback I was delighted to read that you enjoyed your experience and the staff at our hostel. Regards Andy

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very poor for the money
For almost $150 the room was very small, and very warm. No airconditioning, not even a fan. The place is a youth hostel and older adults should not even think about staying there.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very friendly.
Staff and guests were all very friendly. The accommodation was basic but perfectly adequate and very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Taherabai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Manuel

Liked: Staff & service
The Room was sooooo over priced. It was tiny, dirty, smelly and expensive. The service was great though.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Aoi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

holly, s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to beach good location
Close to everything in Paihia, tidy enough place to stay

8/10 Good

Shirley

Quite adequate for our needs. Kitchen a bit crowded when fully occupied.

8/10 Good

Hyun, Canberra australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good for relax
Friendly staff and comportant clean room

8/10 Good

Nicole, Canada, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Nothing to complain about! Our room was mixed up with someone else's, so quite easily they upgraded us from an 8 person dorm to a 4 person dorm. Free wifi too!

10/10 Excellent

claire , zurich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paihia, the place where the magic happens
Beautiful, friendly and well located place. It feels like home!

10/10 Excellent

KJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
YHA - Hostel / Backbackers
This is my first time staying at a YHA and I was very impressed. I will stay at more and I suggest becoming a member for future discounts at other YHAs. This place was very clean, safe and comfortable. The kitchen is very organized and clean and you look forward to making yourself a meal. The lounge feels like my living room, inviting to watch TV or check your email. The outside patios feel like my back yard. I stayed in a dorm room with 6 other beds, very inviting and comfortable and we even had a space heater to warm the room up a bit. Cleaniest Bathrooms I have seen in a hostel in a while.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Doppelzimmer sind sehr gut, Personal, Ausstattung und Sauberkeit alles bestens!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Janni Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hübsche Jugend Herberge an der Bay of Island Paihia
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

YI TING

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
很舒適的住所
廁所的水槽有點小，還有廁所的地毯希望可以每天換，不然沙子和頭髮有點多
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
The staff is really friendly, and it is nice to meet the people around.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Must book here. the best choice in PAIHIA
so kind staff and clean room! Absolutely recommonded!

8/10 Good

Daesung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

4/10 Poor

Laurent

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Thea Gaustad, Drammen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bra sted for kort opphold
Bra sted, bad på rommet er et pluss, Andy i resepsjonen er utrolig hyggelig. Passasjer og bilferge til Russel funker bra.

10/10 Excellent

Christine, germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
zu empfehlen
super, ruhige Lage, sauber

10/10 Excellent

Christine, germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wirklich gutes Hostel
angenehm und ruhig

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Hostel, ruhige Lage und sauber!
Sehr schoenes und ruhiges Hostel, einige Gehminuten vom Supermarkt und Busstop entfernt. Service an der Rezeption war sehr gut. Zimmer waren sauber und Matrazen waren bequem.

8/10 Good

Jan, MUC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the beach
Close to the beach. Had a great time staying here.