Nomads Fat Camel Hostel Reviews

Dorm rooms are small, but the common space is big. convenienent location

We got a massive double room with chairs and side table for the same price we've been paying elsewhere, so that was really nice. Good layout with only a few rooms sharing our own kitchen, but it was musty smelling and air freshener was sprayed all the time but perhaps the carpets just need a good clean. The bathroom was reasonably clean, but the shower kept getting blocked with hairs in the drain. Great location and handy 24 hour reception as we had to checkout at 4am to catch an early flight

The fact our room had no window/natural light was not ideal and the room was quite damp. All areas of the hostel were quite dark and dingy. Couldn't get a warm shower after trying showers on several different floors which was disappointing. But staff were all very friendly and helpful.

A great and cheap stay in downtown Auckland.

we were kicked out for bringing and drinking 12 beers shared by 6 people. we were not doing any noise and we disturbed absolutly nobody as we were drinking in our room. No refunds. 2 nights wasted, more for certan. The staff is stupid, the rooms really reallysmall, bathrooms dirty, kitchens too. would recommand another hostel almost next door. I do'nt remember the name (not the "normal" nomads, the other one). It was cheaper, better, quiet and you could even have a drink with the owner

Couldn't find a kettle in the kitchen. The mattresses were of the poorest quality I have slept on and they creaked EVERY time anyone moved.

Not comparable to the good quality of Nomads in Australia. The room I got I could hardly get into because there was a bed in front of it, then it was really dirty. So was the bathroom.

Really really smelly and dirty, moved rooms to a private room because of it.

Staying at the Fat Camel was likely one of my best hostel experiences. The staff there is so welcoming and they do everything they can to make you feel comfortable. The environment there is fun and exciting, and makes staying there so pleasant!

Windowless room and kitchen/dining room -- dark, smelly, uncomfortable. Messy lounge/TV room. Some staff very nice, some not helpful.

The mattresses were a little on the thin side, but otherwise everything was great. Good food, very handy central Auckland location, clean and maintained promptly, and excellent very helpful staff.

It would have been nice to have been told that if we drank alcohol in our room then we would get kicked out on arrival rather than at 1am when we return from a concert to find we are to be kicked out.

Pretty average 'party' hostel. There's a cheap bar downstairs and it has a useful central location. But compared to the other 30 or so New Zealand hostels i've stayed in, this one was largely unimpressive.

I was a little disappointed with Nomads Fat Camel Hostel after having stayed at the Nomads Queenstown previously. In both cases I stayed in a 4 bed dorm; however, the beds were much nicer in Queenstown and each bed had its own reading light. At Fat Camel the bunk beds were shaky; I felt the bunk shake every time the person sleeping in the bunk below me rolled over. The showers were mouldy. Worst of all, there was only ONE 5-foot wide mirror in the common bathroom to be shared by 10+ girls.

nice apartment set up, very helpful staff helped me break my broken padlock at 7am so i didnt miss my bus- life savers!!

Loved the free snack dinner!!!

The bed made such a terrible noise that you'd wake up when you turn in your sleep.

horrible matress, horible staff and a lot of stole

The mattresses are so thin you can feel the bars from the frame of the bunk beds. The hostel is so dirty I was completely disgusted and if you are on the second floor it smells like the bar on the ground floor. I never want to go there again!

Just, enjoy it !!!!!