Haka House Auckland K’ Road

Cheap but extremely lou

I had never stayed in a hostel before. It was a good experience. I got a very good rest and the location was close to downtown and many good places i could walk.

Convenient and well managed

Great location, walking distance to main parts of Auckland.

good

Well equipped kitchen

I stayed in a shared room with 20 beds but only like 5 other people actually there. It was pretty chill, great location and access to lots of restaurants and downtown Auckland right there. Lots of lockers including under my bottom bunk, just used my own lock and had no issues with it. Showers nice and hot, very clean space overall. Great big kitchen and the staff was awesome. Would stay here or another haka lodge again for sure!

I had a great stay at the Haka Lodge. I have no complaints with the facility. Everything was clean. It was close to so many restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. It was easy and convenient to get to the city or CBD as the bus is right in front of the Lodge. When our light fixtures wouldn’t work in two areas of the room, the staff as prompt in finding a way to fix it. I would say that I found the area safe. Where I come from, our homelessness and addiction situation is so bad, that walking around K road at night as two females was not uncomfortable and super easy as there are always people around. It can get noisy at night, but it’s the nature of being on a busy road. They also have a code to get into the Lodge to add security and peace of mind. I would have stayed longer if they had more room. I will say that if you wish to party, this is not the hostel for you. Everyone was very quiet, polite, and kept to themselves.

The staffs are all nice and the hostel it’s cute and nice !

Mid town covenience.

Clean

It is located about 15-20 minutes walk (or take a bus if know the bus route - the bus stop is right in front) from the main bus stop (Sky City) from the airport.

This is a great place to stay, staff are nice and friendly always willing to help. Bathrooms and kitchen get cleaned regularly which is good to see. The street isn't the nicest of places but as long as you don't interact with the crazies they don't usually bother you. I had a good time meeting a bunch of people here and would definitely go back.

The beds are comfortable

Sat in reception upon arrival for 45 mins while two incompent "night managers" spoke in a random language messing my booking around. They then tried to palm me off into a room with more people which was less than what i paid for. Upon returning to rwception i spent another 15 mins waiting for an outcome. I was told if i wanted to leave i could have a partial refund...what a joke. It was then discovered a person in the room id booked has overstayed 2 nights. When rhey were finally moce they refused to even change the sheets. Finally after they did change them when i entered the room i was hassled by other room users "why did you make our friend move". Disgusting mangement behaviour and such a shiz experience for a night away in the city. Upon returning from the concert i missed some of due this hold up, the room entrance was wide up and a key was in the door. Beyond a joke.

Great location in terms of proximity to restaurants. ~15 min walk from Intercity bus drop and 30 min walk from the water. Friendly staff, quiet. Great room!

The hostel is great however try request a room that isn't facing k road as the street noise was unbelievably loud and I didn't get any sleep. The bunk bed was very comfortable, great quality pillow with protector on it, cosy and not creaky. The bathroom was clean and towel provided in each individual toilet/sink. Free WiFi, no lift, so had to carry up heavy bag up the stairs but that's ok for me, maybe not for others.

Starting with the positives, the staff at the Haka Lodge was friendly, responsive to emails, and made our late check in easy. Our room was decent and the heater was powerful. Unfortunately, one of the main reasons we stayed here was to have access to common spaces like a kitchen and lounge. These weren't really usable as there are A LOT of long term guests at this time and the area is too small to accommodate them all. The fridges and food storage areas were overflowing and were not cleaned while we were there (the fridges supposedly get cleaned on Wednesdays but the curdled milk that expired a month before was still there when we checked out.) When we asked about the state of things we were told to just "try and find a spot" for our stuff. If you are a WHV holder looking for a place to meet people and find a job, this may be a great place for you. If not, you may be disappointed. On a related note, because there are so many people around all the time the WiFi isn't really fit for purpose. Made things difficult as I couldn't even pull up google maps or check my mail.

honestly the most cleanest, nicest hostel i've ever stayed in. staff are lovely too