Tongariro河邊放鬆-青年旅社(Tongariro River Retreat)

バス停のあるI-Siteから見えるところにあるホステル。ドミトリーに１泊した。シーズンオフの平日のため、部屋には自分ひとりしかいなく、静かだった。 オーナーがやっているホステルのため、管理は行き届いているが、建物は、古い。ロケーションがよいので、エコノミーなホステルとして、勧める。

Highly disturbing, unclean, uncomfortable and somewhat strange. The entrance is locked/not easily findable after dark. There was a man sitting in the shadows that saw us lost and advised us to use a back entrance to ‘get in’. The owner suggested he called us as we were late (******* check in says until 10pm, we arrived at 9pm and didnt receive a call either). The kitchen was nothing like the pictures - it was cluttered and filthy with empty food cans all over the place when we arrived. Our room was even worse - it was cluttered with a folding bed, the sheets had body hairs all over them, we saw spider webs along the ceiling and the window looked like it hadn't been washed in its life - it was disgusting. The room had a stuffy undesirable stench to it too. There are no sockets near the beds to charge your devices either, just one on the opposite side (for our private room was the case anyway). The creepiest thing was, on our 2nd morning, the owner let himself into our private room whilst my female partner was in bed, without seeking permission or with any reason. She could have been changing or asleep, it was 8:30am and checkout wasn't until 10am. We decided to leave straight after this final straw, and having read other reviews by females, its happened to others to. Wish we’d spent whatever it cost to stay elsewhere as this was an eye opening disturbing few nights. No working heater in the cold room either.

It was OK, but not the best experience I have had with this type of backpackers-style accommodation. Manager is quite nice and helpful. But I agree with the review below pointing out that the photos are very misleading. They seem to have all been taken on a day when the place was empty and all tidied up. In reality, the common areas are very cluttered and cramped, and not terrifically clean. Kitchen is very well equipped, but kind of a mess most of the time, because quests are not all considerate about cleaning up after themselves. I saw people come in and just leave dirty dishes on the counter. One morning I found a stove burner on, apparently overnight. WiFi is OK. Parking lot is usually full, but the street parking is no problem. Great location close to shops, restuarants and some nice walks. My room was dark and somewhat bleak, but this is not a place to stay if you are going to hang out in your room.

The photo’s on the backpackers website which are the same on wotif must have been taken in better times. Suggest they update their photo’s to be a truer representation of what to expect when booking nowadays. Sheets had hair ball in them, new towel was damp on arrival, room didn’t seem entirely clean. Host was the best part as he was nice, friendly, chatty and welcoming. I feel a bit bad complaining as the man was so nice. The office was locked the morn I left therefore couldn’t address these things at the time. I think some maintenance & removing of clutter would spruce it up a lot. Should throw away the trampoline that has no mat in it. I bet the bird would like its cage cleaned/scrubbed as the bottom was filthy and mustn’t have been done in a while.

The beds were great, very comfortable and clean. the host was awesome, a very likable character who was willing to accommodate a last minute change to occupancy. Very laid back and flexible without compromising quality. Great kitchen, dining and lounge facilities really felt like one of the family, a home away from home. Very much looking forward to returning there again in the near future.

I found the Golden Fern Backpackers suitable for my 2 night stay there. For the price of accommodation I found it very reasonable with clean rooms and ablution blk and a tidy common area to partake in food, and Kitchen and lounge area to relax and watch TV.. I ;ll be back.

Great Hostel experience. Lots of food and shopping options available very close. Friendly staff and guests.

It was adequate but everything was old and tired. The doors to the bathroom and my dorm room would not stay closed unless it was locked.

Was here few years ago and it's not what i remembered. Run down and cluttery.