Bamber House

Bamber House is a cute, family-owned hostel. It's really clean and more than quiet! The place is lovely with a green garden and beautiful rooms. There are two buildings and both hold all the facilities. The common areas are nice, new, and clean as well. You can really relax and feel at home here.

The Location

It's not in the center of Auckland but you can easily get there with the bus at two minutes' walking distance. It takes around twenty minutes to walk to the city. But if you just need something to eat or to buy there's a zone of restaurants, bakery, shops, and supermarkets at about fifteen minutes' walking distance. The surroundings are really quiet -- no traffic and no noisy pubs. This is the ideal place to recover from a long flight or just to avoid the noisy city center.

Rooms and Bathrooms

The rooms are just wonderful -- you don't have anyone sleeping over you, as it happens in those hostels where they want to save space and fit four beds in a room of two. Sleeping rooms, toilets, bathrooms, and common areas are just too clean to be a hostel. You'll love to have a shower here! The rooms also have a cupboard to hang up you clothes if you like and there's plenty of space to put your suitcase and tidy your stuff. The door lock opens with a simple key and there are no in-room lockers.

Common Spaces

Kitchen is new and shining clean and the living room is big -- the couches are just fantastic. You can also enjoy the sun outside in the big garden on the front -- it's green grass so you can also lie there! People are really nice and quiet, the staff are friendly and professional. It's really a safe and nice place.

Summary

If you're looking for a safe and nice place, but you don't want to have noise and strange people, then this is the place for you. Don't go there if you are party people or if you like the city atmosphere -- it's not that kind of place. But you can probably compare the cleanliness of this hostel with your home!

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
March 2009