Junohall YHA Hostel Waitomo Reviews

We stayed in the female dorm. We were woken up to a roommate saying she had found bedbugs in her bed. We all immediately moved our belongings out to our car and spent the night on the couches in the common room. The following morning the staff informed us that the room had been sprayed for bed bugs two days prior. We were reimbursed for our night, but before returning to our flat we had to wash everything on hot, which ruined a lot of our clothing. My roommate is also now covered in bites.

Didn't sleep at all well as room had large bedbugs. They gave me a refund for the second night which was good. One of the staff members was a bit surly when I checked in but other staff seemed nice.

Our stay in Junohall YHA in Waitomo was probably the worst hostel experience I've had (and I've had many). For starters, one staff member in particular was horribly rude and made us feel as though each question we asked was a HUGE inconvenience for her to answer. She made us feel very unwelcome. Further, the kitchen was very dirty when we arrived (think tens of dead bugs on the wet, sticky counters). Finally (and most importantly) I left the hostel with bed bug sores ALL OVER MY BODY! AVOID!!!!!

I liked to stay in YHA Waitomo Cave. Small swimming pool was great. Also we enjoyed trampolin riding and looking at the night sky on the trampolin.. Beautiful stars.. We could feel real NZ seeing farm animals near the hostel.. We had a great stay.(Hope the kitchen had more utensils^^)

very good will be going back there

This is the ideal place to stay if you are coming through Waitomo to visit the caves and other local sights. It has a small pool for the warm days, lots of animals around to add to the character and the location is great for the caves. Not a place to come and party, but an excellent, clean hostel overall. Could possibly do with some additional security measures, not that anything happened however. Extremely friendly girl on reception.

compare to other Yha, this hostel look dirty and the kitchen facility is not as good as other. A quiet place to stay

Very conveniently located with good facilities and a pleasant atmosphere.