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Dusky Lodge - Hostel

2.0 star property
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; pool views
Seasonal outdoor pool
Ecotours
Seasonal outdoor pool
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; pool views

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Hot tub
  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
67 Beach Road, Kaikoura, 7300
  • Kaikoura Museum
    9 min walk
  • Kaikoura District Museum
    12 min walk
  • Kaikoura Beach
    12 min walk
  • Kaikoura (KBZ)
    7 min drive

Room options

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Shared Bathroom (4 Beds)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double , Shared Bathroom

Standard Double , Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin, Shared Bathroom

Standard Twin, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Ensuite Family Room

Ensuite Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Kaikoura

With a stay at Dusky Lodge - Hostel in Kaikoura, 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.
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What's nearby

  • Kaikoura Museum - 9 min walk
  • Kaikoura District Museum - 12 min walk
  • Kaikoura Beach - 12 min walk
  • Peninsula Walkway - 7 min drive
  • Point Kean Seal Colony - 8 min drive

Getting around

  • Blenheim (BHE-Woodbourne) - 102 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coopers Catch Kaikoura - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Strawberry Tree - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Why Not Cafe - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Kaikoura Seafood Bbq - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Slam Club - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Dusky Lodge - Hostel

Hostel with free parking, a quick walk to Kaikoura Museum
Dusky Lodge - Hostel offers 40 accommodations with safes. This Kaikoura hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
A seasonal outdoor pool and a spa 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 spa 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 public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Sicarios

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Towels

More

  • 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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Dusky Lodge Backpackers Kaikoura
Dusky Lodge Backpackers
Dusky Backpackers Kaikoura
Dusky Backpackers
Dusky Lodge
Dusky Lodge Backpackers
Dusky Lodge - Hostel Kaikoura
Dusky Lodge - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Dusky Lodge - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Kaikoura

Dusky Lodge - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 76 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 181 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

??

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Micaela

Good clean and comfortable accom.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angelica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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!

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Travelled with family
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
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a huge place for a backpackers, we definitely enjoyed staying there.

6/10 Okay

Louise

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
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Gavin

Travelled with family
Good stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Kimberlea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a large hostel with some good amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

coline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Kelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Mary Ann

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
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.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Katrin

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bathrooms weren’t serviced and cleaned during our stay. Same for the kitchen. Otherwise fine and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good backpackers for a night to break a road trip
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Pedro W

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Claire

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great, highly recommended!
My stuff was perfect, i wish I stay longer. Cheap price and really nice stay. Bbq, pool, quiet, nice staff. At the beginning when I arrived with the bus, i thought omg... this is to far from in town.. but not at all. easy walking to restaurants and beach and grocery. Big mentionne to Greta and Sean who really make a difference, they where great, really helful, always really happy to assist with all the question or needed. It male a big difference on your stay when poeple are happy to help you. You can see that the team who work at Dusgy are happy. (i stay to other hostel that unfortunately.. staff make you feel that you disturbed them when you ask a questions, or even they dont help at all..) what is NOT THE CASE WITH THIS PLACE. They are nice and reallly really FRIEMDLY AND HELPFULL. Thank you ! The pool and the bbq is great, i wish that we can use the big kitchen but was almost always reserve for group. But notthing else to say about this hostel is great. Stay longer there guys and emjoy your time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Kristy

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Bathroom lighting did not work and when it was brought to staff's attention, nothing was done. We had to use mobile phone torches in the bathroom

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel!