Great personalized service, chill vibe conducive to meeting people, perfect location for coast trail trips, each bed comes with power plugs. Tasty hot chocolate right at the reception.

Poor to no wifi reception in sleeping quarters, showers and toilets can get quite cold outside of high season. Beds could also be warmer at night.

The location and staff were great. If you’d like to be close to the Abel Tasman Park, this is the place for you.

The setup of the beds in the containers.

The guys managing this place are some of the friendliest that you'll come across backpacking around NZ. The facilities are great, but the atmosphere they create is what made the place memorable. Perfect launching point for the Abel Tasman. The entertainment room was nicely equipped. Their theater: i've never come across something like it at a backpackers in all of my years of travels - well designed and simply just a cool place to watch a movie.

Just be aware - shopping nearby is very limited and expensive. Do a grocery run before arriving if you plan on staying more than a night or two.

Loads of "fun" activities, e.g. cinema room, games console, football tables. Big kitchen. Sockets and lights for beds (although my light didn't work). Lots of showers, can book a bus too to the hostel by contacting betterbus. Staff were great. Right by the beach and not far from the Abel Tasman track.

I personally don't like the layout of the bedrooms. There is hardly any space for bags. The rooms are noisy too as it's one capsule per two dorm rooms. The bed wasn't particularly comfortable either. The sinks in the women's toilet are super close together! Not considered this in my scoring, but as a note to others - there isn't a supermarket in the village, although you can buy some food items from the information centre.

Wonderful place located in a little paradise place Highly recommend if you want to relax for few days

Everything was great. Value for money. The mattress was comfortable and the host was amazing. We reached late night on the booking day and he even gave us a bit of a discount. Awesome experience

cool and social

no supermarkets near

Beds are really solid and wide enough to get privacy

People lightning the room at night, making phone calls and talking loud. Even a staff member checking in somoene late lighted the all room even if people were already sleeping.

great location, close to the National park. lots of outdoor social space as well as indoor. some nights can buy burgers and chips from hostel - great portion sizes. friendly staff, great stay! travelling with kiwi experience bus and this was much better than the one they recommend.

Awesome staff. Great atmosphere. Incredible burgers! Super comfy beds. Clean. Great location. Definitely recommend.

Very interactive and nice stay with amazing location. pool table, cinema, lots of backpackers and turists to interact with, clean beds, toilets… and the “boss” there was super friendly and comunicative.

Friendly people, outside shower, lots of space

Dangerous entrance when driving, forced to have top bunk.

Craig and Matt are both exceptional and professional business men and extremely welcoming and friendly people; the passion and love for what they do as hostel managers was evident throughout my stay. From the wide communal spaces with plenty of social activities on offer - cinema screen, games consoles, free pool tables, outdoor log burner and Matt’s frequent guitar sing-along sessions - this hostel really promotes and affords opportunities for socialization and engagement between its guests. Additionally, the bedrooms and bathrooms were always kept extremely clean! Finally, the hostel sits only a few hundred meters from one end of the Abel Tasman coastal track, providing easy access to both the track and water taxi’s for those who wish to go and hike it.

Marahau, while beautiful, has limited facilities but there are a handful of bars / restaurants and one local convenience store. It’s definitely a place for those who enjoy a somewhat quieter stay.

I highly recommend this place for those with a tight budget. I was running late - it took me much more time to get to Marahau than I expected, but the host still managed to meet me near the gate and check me in. He can also help you with picking the hike route and schedule the water taxi to get to the park. Place is clean and cozy, everything was great! very close to Abel Tasman park - walking distance from the start of the main trail.

Everything! The layout is great, rooms are away from the common area so there are no issues with noise. The wooden beds are comfy and fully stable. Common area is big and offers free pool tables, darts, ping pong and an amazing cinema. Kitchen is big as well and has lots of tea towels. The staff were amazing, always in a good mood and create a great friendly atmosphere. They also served food (for a very reasonable price) during my stay, but I think this is not always the case.

I was shown around by Meg when I arrived and he was never far away if you had any questions, or laundry. The dorm rooms were arranged around a lawn. There were pool tables a trampoline and a cinema. A fire was lit in the evening and live music at weekends. Bunks had a feeling of privacy, were sturdy wooden frames with sprung mattresses. Each bed had a light and power supply. Showers were good. Even when it was at capacity it didn't feel crowded.

Definitely more a good weather place (mostly outside) but there was a lounge inside and covered seating.

Lovely accommodation with awesome outdoor areas, huge amount of entertainment (cinema, darts, evening live music at weekends) and super friendly staff!

Quit noisy rooms, too few stoves.

The host was absolutely amazing. He made my stay well worth it. You are right next to Abel Tasman, really easy to go hiking.

Nothing.

Amazing staff, wonderful environment/vibe. So many things/activities to do in the hostel! Highly recommend this place! 😍

The recreational facilities were fantastic. The showers and toilets were fantastic. The bus reception with burgers and the general vibe were fantastic. The kitchen facilities were very good.

The power unfortunately cut out on both nights in the lodge I was staying in.

Staff is super friendly. Hostel is extremely stylish.

Rooms are a bit small, not much storage space if you get a top bunk.