I spent a few good nights at this hostel, which boasts a stainless steel kitchen, ample outdoor seating and comfy, squeak-free beds. It's located at the far south side of town among similar lodges about a block from the beach. The only downside is that while the bathrooms were spotless, my 8-bed dorm had but one small bathroom en suite,... More

A comfortable, well equipped and warm (rather important in the winter time....) hostel. Very conveniently located in Paihia, within walking distance of all amenities and attractions (ferry to Russell, Bay of Islands, etc...) More

i checked in the YHA Paihia on 10 Nov 2010 and i love this hostel so much ,the room is with ensuite and clean and the bed is so comfortable ,the bunk bed didnt make any noise at all ,not like some hostel the bunk bed always make noise when some one moving and i suppose to stay 1 night... More

I was in Paihia for 4 nights and I spent the first two nights at Pipi Patch (PP). Due to the noise, I decide to move to this hostel which is located further up the road (but just 1-2 mins walk to the beach) and really I couldn't have made a better choice. I stayed in a all-girls dorm and... More

Fine little hostel. private rooms are very small but clean. Very good for the price and in the heart of the action. More

My boyfriend and i stayed at this YHA hostel in Feb 2009 (during a 4 weeks trip of NZ) and we found this hostel in particular to be of very high standard. We booked a double room but what we actually ended up getting was more like a studio apartment. We had our own living space with small sofa, tv,... More

YHA Paihia is a quiet and quaint hostel at the end of Kings Rd which is the main road for hostels. It has a very nice and clean hostel (one of the only hostels I stayed at that did not have wet dish towels always hanging in the kitchen, regardless of the fact that it was fully booked when I... More

I stayed at the Paihia YHA during June 2009. The room was a 4 bed dorm with en-suite for NZD24. The room was very clean & tidy as was the bathroom. Towels were provided and replaced each day. The curtains were thick which kept out the cold and light and the heater quickly heated up the room. The beds were... More

This place is a great find! As with other YHA's we stayed in throughout NZ, this place has everything working in its favor. This was the first hostel we stayed at in NZ after coming from Australia and we were pleasantly surprised to be back on the right track of quality cheap accomodation. We had a private room with ensuite... More