Positives: Relatively cheap, good location and friendly guy on reception who was more than happy to reccommend good things to do around Rotorua and gave us a discount on an activity we booked. They also let us leave our luggage at reception after we checked out and waited for our afternoon coach which was nice. Negatives: This place is in... More

Myself and my bf had the displeasure of staying here for one night in late October. I chose it bcos it was close to the bus stop where we were dropped and we had a quick nights stopover before heading to taupo. We stayed in a double room with shared bathroom. The room and the entire hostel is filthy, run... More

fantastic backpackers, the cheapest I found in the whole country! Owners were very warm and friendly and offered really good discounts on local trips in Rotorua. Kitchen was fairly large, and living room was cosy. Also had a mexican themed bar with pool table, and large outside area with hot tub in the summer! Could perhaps be due a slight... More

In a really good location for shops/bars/lake rotorua/geotherma stuff, cactus jacks might not be the newest hostel around but it has heart. It was the cheapest hostel we stayed in over our 2months in NZ (including free drinks, free internet, and good discounts on touristy things) and by far had the most helpful staff who are only too happy to... More

Funky hostel :-) Interesting and comfortable. Lots of fun in the summer. More

Free beer for checking in. Discount off of local attractions. The guys here will give you all the info you need for your stay. The price is the best in Rotorua, YHA down the road... yeah it's nice, but over priced and the staff don't seem to care, The hostel owner & his son are quite welcoming and are a... More

I booked into this hostel with another female fried. We booked into a twin room. The young guy behind the counter was not at all friendly. We were sitting outside haiving a cigarette when the owner came out and started into a rant how all Irish people are horrible and ugly! As we are two irish girls i was waitin... More

I’m sure when this place was newly painted it was one of the funkiest places to stay but it’s now looking a bit faded. The beds were really poor, a combination of thin foam mattresses and sagging springs or creaking slats on the bunks did not make for a good nights sleep. The hot tube was also not the cleanest.... More

Me and my friend spent two of our last days in NZ in this nice hostel it was one of the best und friendliest we stayed in and moreover it was the cheapest of all! =) We had a nice time exploring Rotorua and the Red Woods and in the evening had a nice party as it was the birthday... More