Haka House Queenstown Lakefront

I stayed in 6 pax female room, overall is good and comfortable! I sleep very well, and I‘ll definitely come back again in future!

- great accommodation for backpackers - room is spacious (can open both luggage and keep them under the bed), great view of Lake Wakatipu to - street parking just outside of Haka House is free but very limited. ended up paying $15 per night for parking within Haka House (there’s limited lots as well) - there’s stairs from reception area to the first floor. have to carry luggage up a small flight of stairs before being able to access the lift - communal kitchen is big and spacious for 6 groups to cook at the same time

The location is about 15 walk from the town center. The rooms and bathrooms are clean with shower gel and paper towels provided. The kitchen has all the cooking utensils.

Stay here for a night. Just 10 mins walk to city and nice view from the hostel. Love the friendly staff there！

Unlike Haka House in Queenstown which has free coffee and tea, this hostel doesn’t have any. It is only $3 though. But the space in the rooms were bigger than then one in the city center. Big kitchen area, and bigger lounge.  You can borrow a cord for your charger. Negative feedback: this is infront of the lake and my room was facing the lake  and so i can hear  the sound of the cars passing by, the noise from the people walking in the road if they were too loud. It’s not something very distracting.  Second one: the “clean towels” use to dry the utensils are looking dirty even if they were freshly washed because of the stains and probably because it’s old and has been used a lot. Also, they don’t put unlimited supplies of the towels to dry, I saw the lady putting only 3 towels unlike in Haka house queenstown and the haka house in mt cook where they put unlimited supplies of clean towels and they look clean and presentable. I didn’t even use those towels to dry the utensils/cutleries I just air dry them to the side. The sponge also looks old and worn out..it would be nice if they are replaced at least every 10-15 days.

This is the second time I have stayed in this place. The location is good, a 15 minute walk to the town centre. The place is clean, and the staff are nice. The quiet time is 10-7, but people can be loud after 10pm in the hallway or in the shared bathroom. My room was quiet, but the wall was thin.