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1 Twin Bed
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Shared Dormitory, Shared Bathroom (4 Beds)
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1 Twin Bed
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About the area
Kaikōura
With a stay at Dusky Lodge - Hostel in Kaikōura, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Kaikoura Museum and Kaikoura District Museum. .This hostel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Kaikoura Beach and 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Peninsula Walkway.
Hostel with free parking, a quick walk to Kaikoura Museum
Dusky Lodge - Hostel offers 40 accommodations with safes. This Kaikōura hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
A seasonal outdoor pool and a hot tub are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 40 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a hot tub and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite at Sicarios, a poolside café which features a bar/lounge. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include a computer station, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Sicarios - This poolside café serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. 1-star Michelin rating. A children's menu is available.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas
Snack bar/deli
Restaurants on site
Sicarios
Things to do
Hiking/biking trails
Hot tub
Seasonal outdoor pool
TV in common areas
Family friendly
Seasonal outdoor pool
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Shared microwave
Shared refrigerator
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Tour and ticket assistance
Business services
Computer station
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
In the mountains
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Private or shared bathroom
Towels provided
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Heating
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of NZD 20 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Pet fee: NZD 20 per pet, per stay
Service animals are exempt from fees
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Kaikoura is very popular and this was the only room at a sensible price. En suite family room with use of communal kitchen. Nice and quiet with view of mountains for breakfast
Very smelly and unhygenic room.. Staff tried to help ti change tge room with her limited time but besds are dusty, smelly, stained with some or otger thing.. Very disappointed with the stay... Miserable
We arrived 10mins after checkin and could not get in contact with the “after hours manager” we sat around waiting for an hour calling the provided numbers, and found him lighting the fireplace. Kitchen was nice hot tub was great. They have large TV and lounge area on both levels. Hopefully next time there will be better communication
For such a cheap price, this was an amazing place to stay at! The 24 hour kitchen was large and useful, there were plenty of common areas, the hot tub was clean, and the shower stalls were big! I would definitely Dusky Lodge to a friend!
Angelica
6/10 Okay
Margaret
Travelled with family
31 Mar 2024
Not very clean windows dirty and kitchen floor and tables not very clean needs more cleaning cloths the floor in the unit was very sticky for the price i would have expected it to be better
Such a huge place for a backpackers, we definitely enjoyed staying there.
Alexander
6/10 Okay
Louise
4 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Affordable accomodation not too far from the town centre. Beds are obviously old and need an upgrade as they are dipping, but not unexpected for budget accomodation
Spacious room with ensuite, painful because it was upstairs which I hadn’t realised, carrying all our bags up was tricky. Simple things like enough tea towels in the kitchen and cloths for the bench’s would’ve made a difference. Pool and spa were good but very busy. Door to bathroom kept opening by itself (sliding). Staff didn’t give wifi password or explain there were problems until prompted.
Bathroom didnt look like it had been cleaned, shower still had watermarks like it hadnt been cleaned. If you want guests to take sheets off beds on departure, you need to make sure whats under them is at least clean, not clumps of hair and stains all over protector. If its that stained you need to replace as not a good look
Kelly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
6/10 Okay
Mary Ann
Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
15 Apr 2023
Disliked: Cleanliness
The water was hot in the shower - very much appreciated.
We found getting an e-mail at 5.00pm on the day of arrival with details wasn't really reassuring as to whether or not we still had a room for the night!
Also the instructions on the sheet could afford to be more specific so that guests can be as helpful as possible - e.g. we were asked to strip the bed and put the sheets in the foyer - no mention of the towels. Only after we'd returned to key to the box did we discover we should have also brought the towels down.
As well the cleanliness needed to be improved. The shower was very dirty around the edges of the base. It would be good to see fans in the showers - or some kind of shower hood to keep the steam in the area.
Convenient location, well laod out property. I was only there overnight so didnt make full use of the facilities but did appreciate solid bunks that didnt sqeak. Well stocked and roomy kitchen