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"Overall good place but issues were as follows: - lockers in room were unusable as the beds backed onto the lockers so you couldn’t actually open the locker doors. This led to major storage issues in the 8 bed dorm and a rather cluttered room. - quite a walk into town compared with other places (I hurt my ankle on a trek though so may have felt longer than it actually was)"

"Had a very comfortable and convenient 4 day stay in female 4 bed ensuit room. Everything was great. Only issue I had was the noise coming from closing of doors out of other rooms with bangs and loud noises in the middle of the night other than that I had a lovely stay. I would highly recommend it. "

"Free hot tub for use "

"I have stayed here a number of times and have always found it very convenient, clean and easy to be a guest.The host is always very pleasant and chatty. Generally much quieter than most backpackers which is great"

"Super convenient location , tiny but efficient room with great view ,clean , functional, great kitchen friendly front desk. Love this place"

"This hostel is great. It's a little out of the way if you don't have a car, but the bus is only $3 from the airport and it's only an 11 minute walk. They have chocolate pudding every evening at 8pm. *(for Americans, it's not milky, liquidy pudding, but baked "pudding".) It gets pretty cold in the fall/winter. They offer extra blankets, but I still found it very chilly. I really liked the communal spaces and the hammocks, love a good hammock. I think this hostel is probably really busy in the...

"One of the cleanest, most comfortable-yet-affordable places I've ever stayed. Extremely friendly staff, and the room was small but very tidy and comfortable. Highly recommend."

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"Location wad very good"

"Great location, nice facilities and staff. Super close to awesome food and shopping options as well as the lake."

"You are asked to be quiet when entering the apartment as the staff sleeping area is next door but they sure not quiet when entering at all hours of the morning and evening 😂"

"quiet handy"

"The staff were so nice! Really great place to stay on a budget too. Very nice location- you can walk right down to shops, hikes, and other fun activities. LOVED it! Would definitely book again :) "

"Very nice property"

"Good place in nice city center area — great staff —- good backpacker environment "

"Very unique location right in the jungle, close to a good beach."

"The Glow Worm is a great to stay at. It is very affordable. Very handy to the village and nearby walking tracks"

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"Location is great for an early flight out. Shower roomy and good pressure. Staff were helpful and friendly"

"Clean, organized, great location! "

"We recommend to stay at La Quinta for Queenstown trip, very remarkable stay."

"The apartment was very spacious, clean and the heating was sufficient. Just be aware that one needs to be physically able to drag the luggage up a steep walk way as there is no lift."

"Major lift repairs changed the atmosphere a bit. Friendly staff who were attentive. Comfy bed and clean room. Would stay again."