Lantana Lodge International Backpackers

This was one of the best hostels I have stayed in. More like a big house really, with lots of nice carpet and a homey TV room. The free internet is a bonus! The couple who run this place are so nice and friendly, they can help you out with whatever you want, I was even booked on a free tour of Auckland which I wouldn't have known about otherwise! The hostel is located in Parnell, which is a nice area of Auckland, and really close to the good museum they have there. It's about a twenty-minute walk to the city centre but it's worth it to stay somewhere which is a bit quieter and friendlier than somewhere with a pumping bar. They have bars on Parnell Rd anyway! Lovely and clean as well, and the herbs and spices shelf in the kitchen was a nice touch. I am staying here again when I go back to Auckland!

Clean, well-run. Good, clean kitchen, with lots of stuff in the free box. Not too crowded. Good common spaces. Nice commercial strip close by. Friendly staff and guests. Only down side is that it's a bit of a stroll to get into the city or to a supermarket.

This is the best place in the world, small and really friendly. It doesn't have the best facilities in the world but I wouldn't go anywhere else in Auckland. It's like home away from home. By the way, the staff are excellent!!!

Nice, quiet and chilled (and chilly, but they are getting central heating apparently). The staff are really friendly and helpful, and the rooms are clean and decently-sized.

Really nice friendly hostel with some of the cleanest rooms I've seen.