LyLo Auckland

Fantastic stay at LyLo. Matthew at the front desk was extremely helpful and kind with check in. LyLo is about 5 minutes walk from the sky tower, 10 minutes walk from the viaduct. Easy to walk around from there. There are a mix of shared rooms & shared bathroom as well as private rooms with or without private bathroom. I booked a queen room (be sure to request for a window in the room since not all have it). The room itself was very clean when I arrived. Lobby area is very warm and welcoming with guides to help plan excursions. There is also a restaurant that serves coffee and alcohol in the lobby. Interestingly, there is also a barbershop you can reserve for a nice hair haircut! 10/10 would recommend!

Booked a private room (Double bed) with a shared bathroom for 2 nights but spent a night and some hours here. I've stayed at many hostels all over the world and this one is modern and overall quite nice. Not sure if they offer anything to foster social interaction though. There's a ladies restroom with showers and a handicap-accessible restroom with a shower on the same floor of my room around the corner. It was quiet at night. The room is ok for 1 person, but here are the cons: - There was no TV - There were 3 outlets - No thermostat or way to adjust the temperature if you needed to. - There's no window. - There's no table or big wall shelving to put additional items if you were staying multiple days or just wanted to space out your belongings in a neat fashion. - One hook was missing from the wall to hang an additional item There was a vertical mirror and a chair in the room. The fridge in the lobby was way too full. The kitchen should be bigger with the amount of guests I saw. They have a laundromat on-site but you need to get a token from the front desk and the price is higher than the standard price across NZ. It's $5 to wash, $5 to dry. It's nice that the hostel comes with a restaurant and serves breakfast and lunch items. The area does have many restaurants within walking distance. I could only stay here again if they have a private room with a window or just needed a quick 1 night.

Great Location & Perfect for a Short Stay The location is excellent. From the airport, you can take the bus to the main station, and it’s only about a 6-minute walk to the hotel. Very convenient. The hotel is clean, well-organized, and lively. It’s especially ideal for travelers staying just one night before continuing their journey. The location is a big plus — you’re right in the city center. The harbor is within walking distance, or you can easily use a scooter. The staff are friendly and welcoming, and the shared kitchen is well-equipped with everything you need to make coffee or prepare a simple meal. A couple of things to note: towels are not included (you need to bring your own or pay NZD 5), and there is no shampoo or body wash provided in the showers. Overall, a very good option for a short and convenient stay.

Clean and safe feeling place. Modern and minimalist ensuite room. Comfy bed, against wall at one side. Lacked anywhere to put things down in ensuite. Paid for late checkout and when came back hr before checkout time to collect items from room the key card already deactivated.

This is without a doubt the worst accommodation I've ever stayed in, including the time I slept on the floor underneath the seats at Hong Kong airport. The pods are sweltering hot (the loud exhaust fans do nothing) and the bright room lights cannot be turned off; the door slams every time someone comes in or out. I don't think it's possible for me to sleep here. No toiletries are provided which I was not aware of. The kitchen is overcrowded. For $70/night it's not even that cheap. This is the first of 6 nights I booked, I feel like just packing up and going home. Very upset Edit: the staff are very nice, no complaints there but unfortunately confirmed that the lights are seemingly unable to be turned off. There are some good things about the place like the community feeling in the common areas, very nice and well behaved guests. The shower facilities are also good. The hot conditions in the room are probably not very easy to solve. But providing a dark room is a low bar for a hotel.

We enjoyed our time at Lylo Auckland. Facilities were clean and had everything we needed, solid amenities, nice to have a restaurant on site as well. Our room was a private double, which was interior (no windows), incredibly small, very dark, and shared a bathroom. But fits the hostel vibe well!

Great hostel - bright and clean with good facilities especially for the really affordable price. I liked the extra privacy of the pods. I stayed in a 10-pod room and slept really well. Having read comments about it being quite hot in the pods, I was a little worried, but for me it was fine - there was a big air con unit in the room plus a small fan in the pod itself which kept it well ventilated. I would definitely recommend staying here!

We had an amazing stay here during our honeymoon! The location was perfect, and the staff couldn’t have been friendlier. A special shoutout to Jordan, the travel expert, who went above and beyond to help plan our tours and even surprised us with free tickets to a sold-out bar crawl. The hostel had everything we needed — a full kitchen, a great restaurant with an excellent breakfast and bar, and clean, comfortable rooms. The atmosphere was social yet relaxed, with plenty of spaces to unwind. Truly one of the best hostels we’ve ever stayed at!