Haka House Queenstown

It's one of the best hostels I've ever been to! It's not too big or too small. The staff is amazingly friendly and the bathrooms and dorms are super clean. There was also a big selection of movie classics and a very nice sofa :)

I actually booked this hostel by mistake and was only planning to stay one night, but I ended up staying for a whole week! The place is super nice, the vibe feels like home, and the staff are awesome. Huge shoutout to Adam, Dave, Emma, James, and the other two staff whose names I can’t quite remember you guys are amazing. Thanks for everything!

Had a last minute stay due to a cancelled flight and I must give a big thank you to Rufus, one of the staff members who kindly welcomed and helped us. Bathrooms and kitchen are well cleaned and the living room with the TV +movies is a great plus. Thank you!

The house and facilities were ok but not the room. I was a solo traveler in a 6 bed room. The room smells a lot. It was complicated to get on the top bed. The baking sheet was really bad. But in a really nice place, just in the center. Very nice welcoming.

I like the hostel however the wifi is awful, we’ve been here long term for 3 months and nothing has changed. The staff and manager are great, especially Rufus. Laundry and dryer being $12 feels very stiff. 2 showers are out of service at the moment which is more then frustrating and often we find our self waiting. Really love the vibe however, very homey and lovely people.

Have always been a regular guest for Haka House in NZ. The one in Queenstown is the worst so far: 1. The place is very small with no private toilets 2. The room has a funky smell 3. The quiet hours of 10pm to 7am wasn't abide by the quests and there was no one ensuring the rules are followed 4. The walls are not sound proof; you can hear everyone speaking from everywhere

Stayed with friends during Snow Machine festival. Great location, clean facilities & such friendly staff. The manager was so lovely & provided great things to do in town. Will definitely be back next year.

If you want to stay in a private room to avoid having to deal with other people talking and carrying on till all hours of the morning, this is NOT your place! The walls are PAPER THIN. The room I was in was number 10, and it's positioned next door to a shower/toilet combo, with an exhaust fan that's combined with the light, and sounds like an aircraft taking off when on. Anytime anyone uses the bathroom (at all hours), you get to listen to the aircraft. Another fabulous feature is that this particular bathroom is the first one - the rest are down some stairs further along. This means that everyone coming down from all the upstairs rooms to use the toilet during the night uses this one, as it's the closest. So you get woken up so often that you're lucky if you get more than an hour of unbroken sleep. The room also conveniently has a vending machine at your door and the wall with all the local information displayed. This allows you to be able to listen to everyone's conversations as if you're right in it with them, at all times of the night, when they decide to hang out deciding what they want at the vending machine or discussing the local activities and cars for sale. The 10pm-7am quiet time doesn't extend to room 10, bc it has all those facilities just outside the door! Additionally, it's located directly below the common area lounge room. Which is fantastic when people are in there having a wrestling match and shouting to each other until 5 am, bc with the paper thin walls, it's just like you're up in the room with them! To make it even better, the boys up there were misogynistic w⚓️ and the conversations I was part of through just trying to sleep in my room, made me very glad not to be staying any longer. Some positives about the Haka Lodge Queenstown: the room itself was clean and the bedding comfortable, the kitchen and bathrooms were always clean, it's conveniently located to the main centre and the staff were friendly. Overall, if you're looking to be in a dorm, it's probably a decent option. If you're looking to stay in a private room, I DO NOT recommend it. If you're going to, I recommend asking not to be in room 10!

Decent, no-fuss accommodations with an excellent location...just close enough to the action but not surrounded by it. The lounge area isn't well ventilated or spacious, but the deck is nice if the weather is too.

Best. Hostel. Ever. If you are looking for a place to stay in Queenstown look no further! I stayed at the Haka Lodge for 3 nights and would have been happy to stay longer. I booked a 4-bed dorm room. The under bed storage was very useful along with the curtains that each bed has. The privacy was very much appreciated! The staff are very friendly and make you feel welcome right off the bat. They keep the place very clean. Kitchen, bathrooms and all. You are about a 3 min walk from town but far enough that it is in a quiet area. I loved everything about it. Free wifi!