Name: Best place to stay in Invercargill
Item: Tuatara Lodge Hostel
Rating: 5
Author: Juanito Hayburg

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Best place to stay in Invercargill

I and my family stayed here one night during our seven-week odyssey Down Under late Spring and Summer 2006. Unfortunately, it was just one night. My inspiration for coming here in the first place was to possibly see the Southern Lights and home of "The World's Fastest Indian." We didn't see either, the actual though we did go to the observatory and visited with the shuttle bus driver who lives quite close to the home. The hostel itself was downtown, an excellent location, very comfy, and just right for the three of us. I recommend it to anybody staying in Invercargill.

Juanito Hayburg

2007-11-13

USA

Visited in April 2005 and my goodness it's smelly. Rooms are actually OK and clean enough but the smell in the corridors is horrible. It's a bit of a depressing hostel although the reception staff were pleasant enough - to be honest Invercargill really is an awful place - a town that feels like it's dying on its feet and really is at the end of the universe - I found it very depressing here. But the hostel is OK for a night or two - and the manager had a beautiful pet lorikeet who was the cutest bird ever - worth staying here just to meet him!!!! Hope he's still there.

Miss Travel

2005-12-23

I stayed there in November 2001, and I think it was quite new then. The place looked nice enough, although you get some industrial vibe about it. However, it was VERY noisy from some bar downstairs.

Nimo

2005-10-27

I stayed there in the quiet season but the place had a really bad vibe about it. I bailed out after one night and couldn't get out quick enough. It seemed to be full of down-and-outs rather than backpackers. Invercargill itself wasn't much better. It's best avoided.

Monkey

2004-12-30

This hostel is great! The kitchen is huge and they have the most lovely sandwich maker (and free tea, etc.). Everything was new and clean (in November 2004). The staff were very helpful and funny.

Maya

2004-12-29

Ewww! Tuatara Lodge is smelly. The staff were rude when I tried to make them aware of the stench in the rooms. The kitchen was small and everything seemed to be falling apart. Tuatara Lodge is as horrible as budget accommodations can get.

Anonymous

2004-06-24

I stayed here in October 2002. They had excellent facilities and enlargements were on the way. Lovely kitchen.

Eric

2004-03-06

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Address: 30 - 32 Dee Street, インバーカーギル, ニュージーランド

Tuatara Lodge Hostel is listed on the following booking sites:

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Website

www.tuataralodge.co.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 214 0954

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Facilities and Amenities

Digital Nomads

Party Hostel

Solo Traveller

Bedsheets

Wi-Fi in Lobby/Commons

Lockers in Lobby

Luggage Storage

Parking

Towels

24 Hour Security

ATM

Bar

Book Collection/Exchange

Clothes Dryer

Concierge/Info Desk

Credit Card Payments

Elevator/Lift

Entirely Non-Smoking

Food/Restaurant

Hair Dryers

Hot Showers

Kitchen

Laundry

Lounge Area

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Movie Library/Rental

Wheelchair Accessible

Service Animals

Checkout: 10:00 (10 AM)

Curfew: No Curfew

Lockout: No

Maximum Stay: Unlimited

Minimum Stay: 1 night

Open Dates: All Year

Reception Hours: 7am - 8:30pm

Size: Large (60-100 beds)

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