Great staff, fixed a snafu from Booking.com who screwed up our reservation. Place was very clean and comfortable with a lot of relaxation communal space. Central to everything in Taupo with a great view of the lake and mountains. Close to the Sunday craft/food market. Nice spacious kitchen with almost everything you need. Easy parking too.

Would be nice to add more chairs to the dining room for bigger groups. Coffee and tea and coffee making apparatus would be a nice addition. Also, no salt and pepper or any communal spices.

Didn't think I was going to stay in a backpacker lodge after my backpacking days but I'm glad I did. The room was clean and acceptable for a one night transit stay in Taupo. I booked a room with a private toilet so my experience may be slightly different from the other backpackers in the lodge but for the cost and the clean bed abd good night's rest, Haka Lodge is bang on the buck.

The only comment that I had was that the doors needed to be pulled shut and this made a bang. While this is not that important, the frequency of backpackers going in and coming out of their rooms can ve disturbing when I was trying to get some sleep. I did sleep very soundly when the door shutting stopped.

The room was lovely for a small room. It was nice walking into a warm, clean room. The toilet and shower were always clean and the hot water in the shower was a happy suprise. The kitchen/dining area was fully functional and kept clean. We would book again.

The walkway between our room and the kitchen was slippy, (yes it did rain over night) so maybe look into that so guests do not slip over. Maybe include lighting on the steps so guests don't miss a step when walking from the top level to the bottom/car park area.

I loved the curtains for each bed, a plug and a personal light for reading. Never had that before in a hostel, it's the best. The location is not far from the intercity bus stop and the city in general. Laundry is 3$ so cheaper than usual for 50mins, same for the dryer. The common areas are very cozy.

The kitchen gets so gross after people cooking in there, but obviously not the fault of the hostel. The beds were a bit hard..

Great location, Clo on reception was lovely and super helpful with planning our time in Taupo/Rotorua, we had the best time and enjoyed coming back to our cosy little room and cooking dinner in a well organised and clean kitchen area.

We stayed in winter so having to step out to use the bathroom and kitchen is a bit chilly but it’s only a very short walk along the sheltered walkways so not a huge deal but something to factor in if you hate the cold.

Conveniently located in Taupo close to Huka Falls and Aratiatia Dam. Good jumping off point for Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Room was big enough for 4 people and luggage. Very small bathroom. Hot, but small shower. Nice that towels and soap were provided. Bedroom and bathroom were clean. Bed, linens, and pillows were comfortable. Good WiFi. Huge kitchen with all the appliances and supplies required to cook a full meal. Surprisingly clean for the amount of use by guests. The staff is so friendly and full of helpful advice.

Before I came into this backpackers, I had a bad experience in a backpackers in Auckland. Some guests were very noisy even after the midnight and the kitchen was always wet with some flies flying around. I couldn't get electricity around my bed which was top of the bunkbed. I was so happy with this accomodation. So calm all nights. I finally slept in peace every day. The lounge, kitchen, bathrooms were all clean. Two fridges that include freezer(I bought a few frozen products during my stay and used the micro wave oven). The self-loudry(washmachine/driyer $4 each) was very helpful.

The closest outlet to my bed somewhat didn't work unfortunately. That's all.

The friendly hostel cat, a real darling. The comfortable bunks complete with privacy curtains, charging point and reading light. The well equipped kitchen. The helpful staff. The hassle free parking.

The horrible shower controls. They must cause a lot of waste because once you have finally found the right setting, you dare not turn it off. The top bunks are too low - occupants of the bottom bunk risk banging their heads when they sit up.

Really enjoyed my stay here, hostel was very social able. Decent number of showers & bathrooms located on each floor. Parking is available if you need it. They have a TV room downstairs & balcony seating area located upstairs. Property was kept clean throughout my stay. Kitchen was quite small, but did the job. Great views of the lake & sunrise/sunset. Only a 2 minute walk to the centre of Taupo and is quiet at night. Wifi was fast.

Great central location, 10 minute walk to the waterfront. I rented a one person room with en-suite bathroom and it was perfect. Clean facilities, nice outdoor space, parking, bikes for rent and kitchen/laundry available

Signs were posted for quiet hours at 10 but walls are very thin (you can hear convos next door) and a group was loud out in the walkway around 1am. The rooms are quite small! Totally fine for one person but no room to hang out inside