2/10 Terrible
Russell
Travelled with partner
10 Feb 2025
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Russell
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge
2.0 star property
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Reviews
6.86.8 out of 10
Popular amenities
- Kitchen
- Parking included
- Free WiFi
Explore the area
268 Esplanade, Kaikoura, Canterbury, 7300
- Fyffe House12 min walk
- Peninsula Walkway3 min drive
- Kaikoura Beach4 min drive
- Kaikoura (KBZ)7 min drive
Room options
View all photos for Comfort Suite
Comfort Suite
- 20 sq m
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Queen Bed
View all photos for Panoramic Room
Panoramic Room
- 25 sq m
- Ocean view
- Sleeps 4
- 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds
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About the area
Kaikoura
When you stay at Kaikoura Seaside Lodge in Kaikoura, you'll be on the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Peninsula Walkway and Point Kean Seal Colony. .This beach hostel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Kaikoura Beach and 17.5 mi (28.2 km) from Ohau Point Lookout.
What's nearby
- Fyffe House - 12 min walk
- Peninsula Walkway - 3 min drive
- Point Kean Seal Colony - 3 min drive
- Kaikoura District Museum - 4 min drive
- Kaikoura Beach - 4 min drive
Getting around
- Blenheim (BHE-Woodbourne) - 106 min drive
Restaurants
- Coopers Catch Kaikoura - 4 min drive
- Strawberry Tree - 3 min drive
- Why Not Cafe - 3 min drive
- Kaikoura Seafood Bbq - 19 min walk
- Slam Club - 4 min drive
About this property
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge
Family-friendly beachfront hostel near Peninsula Walkway
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge offers 12 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and hair dryers. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.
Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)). Housekeeping is offered on request and change of towels can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a communal living room.
Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store serving guests of Kaikoura Seaside Lodge.
Featured amenities include microwave in a common area and refrigerator in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
- Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
- In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
- Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
- Free self-parking on site
- Limited on-site parking (max. 1 space per unit)
Things to do
- Bike rentals
- Playground
Family friendly
- Babysitting (surcharge)
- Children's books
- Children's games
- Children's toys
- Corner/local shop
- Microwave
- Playground
- Fridge
- Separate dining area
- Pushchair
- Trampoline
Conveniences
- Corner/local shop
Guest services
- Change of towels (on request)
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Housekeeping (on request)
- Tour/ticket assistance
Outdoors
- BBQ grill(s)
- Beachfront location
- Garden
- Outdoor entertainment area
- Outdoor furniture
- Picnic area
Accessibility
- This property does not have any lifts
More
- Books
- Communal living room
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Games
- Shared microwave
- Shared fridge
- TV in lobby
- Video library
Room amenities
Bedroom
- Bed sheets
- Heating (climate-controlled)
Bathroom
- 4 bathrooms
- Hairdryer
- Shower
- Soap
- Toilet paper
- Towels
Food and drink
- Blender
- Cleaning supplies
- Cookware/dishes/utensils
- Dining room
- Microwave
- Oven
- Paper towels
- Fridge
- Shared kitchen access
- Stovetop
More
- Separate sitting area
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The property charges 3.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Access methods
Access code, front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
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
- Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Property is also known as
Kaikoura Seaside Kaikoura
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge Kaikoura
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Kaikoura
Kaikoura Seaside Lodge Reviews
Reviews
6.8
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7.0/10
Cleanliness
4.0/10
Staff & service
4.0/10
Amenities
4.0/10
Property conditions & facilities
5.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Moragh
Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
5 Feb 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic views from front rooms and good value. Was a fair way out from town but still walkable and close to the fantastic Pier Hotel.
Moragh
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
10/10 Excellent
Eden
5 Jan 2025
Eden
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024