Rotorua Downtown Backpackers

2.0 star property
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BBQ/picnic area
Miscellaneous
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Restaurant
BBQ/picnic area

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1193 Fenton Street, Rotorua, 3010
  • Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre
    1 min walk
  • Rotorua i-SITE Visitor Centre
    1 min walk
  • Saigon '60S Vietnamese Cuisine
    1 min walk
  • Rotorua (ROT-Rotorua Regional)
    17 min drive

Room options

12 Bed Mixed Dorm, Ensuite

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

10 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

8 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 1.4 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Double Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

6 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room

  • 5 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

6 Bed Female Dorm

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

4 Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Rotorua

With a stay at Rotorua Downtown Backpackers, you'll be centrally located in Rotorua, steps from Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre and Rotorua i-SITE Visitor Centre. .This hostel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Rotorua Night Market and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Tamaki Maori Village.

What's nearby

  • Rotorua i-SITE Visitor Centre - 1 min walk
  • Tamaki Maori Village - 3 min walk
  • Rotorua Night Market - 3 min walk
  • Eat Street - 7 min walk
  • Polynesian Spa - 7 min walk

Getting around

  • Rotorua (ROT-Rotorua Regional) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pig & Whistle Historic Pub - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Saigon '60S Vietnamese Cuisine - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Hennessy's Irish Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Yamato Japanese Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Rotorua Downtown Backpackers

Hostel in Rotorua, steps from Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre
Rotorua Downtown Backpackers offers 17 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and irons/ironing boards. Guests can make use of the in-room full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. This Rotorua hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 17 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. Additional features at this hostel include tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and barbecue grills. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Featured amenities include express check-out, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (NZD 8 per day)
  • Free off-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 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
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from October 3 2022 to March 31 2023 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (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

  • Self parking fee: NZD 8 per day

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 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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

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Rotorua Downtown Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 100 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ting Ting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Nice and helpful staff Warm and clean room :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Dawn, Hastings

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean place and friendly staff. Good location right in town.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Value
It was overall a very nice place for the money. I think the showers and bedding were clean and overall the place was maintained well, with little noise at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very value for money, with clean sheets and a clean bathroom. Hostel was super popular but everyone was quiet and polite, even while using the shared kitchen, things were left clean and tidy.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kaybix Holdings

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smack in the city
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were helpful and friendly,the room was comfortable and had a nice view and the location was convenient
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Decent Hostel
Our stay was decent. Sevice was ok but tours needed to be booked with Peterpan Adventure Travel down the street instead of directly through the hostel.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Anonymous, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
While the location is awesome and staff friendly this place was the worst hoatel we stayed at on our trip. Private room with bunk beds was sweltering hot with no AC or windows. Just a small fan that blew the hot air around. The wifi never worked for us. The room had no outlets to charge our phones. Bathrooms were filthy and the showers had no temperature control. Patchy and terrible signa of maintenance arouns the place like half patched holes in walls and moulding glue in showers. Fridge was so full with peoples food we had no room for our small cooler so didnt bother. The beds were so uncomfortable. Parking was free on the street from 5pm to 9am which worked out for us. Glad we only stayed one night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

chris, new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location second to none. Price amazing easy to book activities from reception. Lively atmosphere of hostel coupled with central location easy social.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hostel was very nice. The staff were so friendly and helpful. The room was a little warm with no aircon but not too bad. Overall it was a clean and convenient place. I would recommend it for anyone staying in Rotorua.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Karen at reception was wonderful and friendly. The place was clean and tidy, I was happy to stay there. Showers could use a small shelf or something to put soaps on when showering.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sin Ting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Amie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018