Toad Hall is centrally located in a Spanish Mission Art Deco Building in Napier, a beautiful costal town boasting an art-deco downtown and excellent vineyards just outside the city. We have trouble finding anything nicer to say about Toad Hall.
The building has a wine bar/art gallery and a pizza shop on the first floor. The upper floors are dedicated to the hostel. The owners live at the end of the hallway in the hostel and they manage the wine bar/art gallery in addition to collecting the money for the hostel. Although they offer free washing, a computer with free internet connection, and only two bunks to a room, this place is worth avoiding.
The owners do nothing in the hostel except collect the money. The kitchen is filthy and dirty water was backed up into one of the sinks. The dishes are all coated with grease. Counters have not been wiped down for months. The tea towels are grimy and smell bad. The dining tables are equally as dirty. The toilets and showers are old, the paint is peeling, and the mildew is prevalent.
We were told to check out the rooftop patio when we arrived. The patio and the view of Napier are beautiful. We considered pitching my tent and camping on the patio, as it is nicer than the rooms. While we thought Napier was great, Toad Hall has warts and should be avoided.
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we had made a booking several months in advance but when we turned up at about 4 in the afternoon we told that the room had not yet been cleaned and that the bed needed repairing. The lady on reception said the room had just been refurbished and in her words was " very nice." I asked if we could look at the room before we paid and was glad I did because the room was absolutely filthy and stank of cigarette smoke. There were horrible black stains on the carpet and thick cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. The bed had completely collapsed. I had a look in the en-suite bathroom and saw that the toilet bowl was filthy, I didn't need to look anymore so went downstairs and told the lady we would not be staying because of the filthy condition of the room. Her only comment was "that's a shame." Don't go there. 
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