Tairua Beach House

Check-in went smoothly. The backyard was our favorite part - beautiful views and a few horses nearby! The room was clean enough and we lucked out in that our room had a toilet, although it always ran so we kept turning the water off to avoid the noise. The kitchen had all the necessities and free parking on the premise was a plus. Good value for our money and great location for a quick trip.

Decent hostel with friendly and helpful staff. There are a lot of long term residents here from the Solomon Islands working on farms but they were much more sociable than other hostels I’ve been to with mostly European long term residents doing farm work who tend not to be very sociable with actual backpackers. It’s a more traditional hostel with basic facilities which are a bit dated now but generally kept clean.

I really wouldn’t recommend staying at the Beach House Backpackers Hostel. At 6:20 in the morning, the fire alarm suddenly went off and kept ringing for about 20 minutes with no explanation from the staff. Needless to say, everyone was wide awake after that. The place was very dirty overall. The worst part was seeing a rat running around the kitchen/dining area, helping itself to other guests’ food. The whole place felt unclean and poorly maintained. Overall, it was a very unpleasant stay