Friendly staff welcomed us into this hostel based in a lovely old building close to the town centre. We booked a double room and were given a family room with a double bed and bunk beds in the room. The room was very clean and modern and whilst there was TV and hair dryer, there were no towels. Would stay... More

Stayed here 4 nights.Thought the place was Ok except for the showers until my last morning ..The owner got extremely angry with me because i checked out 30 minutes late and was moving to a different backpackers in the area.Initially refused to give me back my key deposit until he evenually relented.Very immature behaviour indeed. More

Stayed here for over 5 weeks. After only a few days Doug had got work for us, which continued for the entire length of the stay. Both he and Rachel did their best to ensure that the quality of everything was top notch. Good equipped kitchens, many well functioning showers. Large dorm space, even in the fewer bed dorms. Large... More

The staff are so friendly, the rooms are very breezy which is good for smelly feet! Tv room is massive, free pool, smoking deck, your allowed to drink alcohol! Would deffo go back More

This was a very nice hostel to stay at. The location was great and the kitchen was clean and well stocked. The rooms and lounge were very comfortable and spacious. The only problem was the bathroom - while showering the water goes all over the floor as there is nothing to stop it, so this makes the bathroom floor slippery... More

3 mature girls (56, 70 & 74 years) stayed 1 week and were provided with all we required plus more. We were grateful to Doug and Julie who provided us and others with transport to and from the Mission concert all free of charge. Archies Bunker Backpackers is the next best thing to champagne at beer prices with fantastic facilities... More

thank you for the lovely stay it was a pleasure staying there.and have told many if ever in Napier stay there great hosts, lovely rooms all so clean and fresh,kitch was set up well , thanks again for the stay my daughter son/in/law and grand children loved it as well a credit to you and your staff Family from Nelson... More

I found this place on the BBH website and also here on TA. It had some good reviews but was just ok for us. The location is good and we slept well both nights. If you want advice on what to do and who to do it with while in Hawkes Bay then this may be a good option for... More

I stayed at this backpackers-type hostel July 8-10 2009. Doug picked me up at the Intercity/Newmans bus station. (The email to me said let them know when I was to arrive for a no charge pick-up & return ride to bus station.) At first I was put in a private single room #8 though the loud boiler/heater downstairs that vibrated... More