The Wall is now part of the Base Backpacker Chain, some of the hipper, livelier, busier hostels in New Zealand.
The Wall is centrally located in Rotorua and has three floors of rooms. The rooms are simple and clean with mixed dorms. The toilets are clean but could be closer to some of the dorms. One floor has female toilets/showers, another floor has unisex toilets/showers, and there are no toilets or showers on the top floor. There is a games room (with pool table), a tv lounge, and a bar downstairs.
The hostel is popular with the backpacker buses (Kiwi Experience, Magic) so large groups of people can turn up at once - filling up were once quiet rooms and making it difficult to get to reception. Otherwise, it's a fun place to stay.
— Exklusive Hostelz.com Übersicht
March 2004