I have to agree with a lot of the other reviews. The place is nice, the rooms are nice, the common areas are okay. But the owners ruined the experience for us. The guy was somewhat friendly but the lady (his mother, I think) was terrible. One example that illustrates it all: We were cycling through new zealand and we... More

This place is like the plot from a bad horror movie. Great place, amazingly cheap, beautiful house.... Too good to be true? Oh yes. From the moment we arrived, the reception lady ('lady' is charitable) gave us grief for no apparent reason. A few priceless moments included "You don't have cash? Obviously you don't understand how things work!" and hauling... More

Nice place and well priced but the very rude, grumpy lady at reception made it a very average experience

Staying at Sunkist has been a great experience. The hostel has a nice 1920s character with pictures displaying historic events in the area. Living room provided a great big tv with lots of available VHS movies. Management was very friendly and always open for a chat. Thames can be used for discovering the peninsula and tramping to the Pinnacles, visiting... More

Great place to stay for walking the Pinnacles track which is well worth it. Management are not so bad, just need to humour them I think.. I do like the way that the owners of this place seem to have thought of everything. Well equipped kitchen, plenty of comfy sofas, nice garden with BBQ. Big TV lonuge with pool table... More

had a great stay here, room was clean and very comfy, kitchen was well stocked, ticked all the boxs will stay again, i found the lady at the desk to be friendly and helpful but i suppose some people have trouble interacting with people

Visited during our 30 day stay in N.Z, it was our first time. We hired a car which was excellent and good value. The hotel was clean and tidy in the rooms we looked at. As for some of the previous comments I must dissagree. The welcome was warm, polite and freindly. While we were doing the paperwork the lady... More

I believe honesty comes first in most things in life. There didn't seem to be any in this 'house'. A friend of mine told me traveling is full of wins and losses, unfortunately this was a loss. The lady who owns the 'house' is a witch and her son is a bulldog. You cannot speak with them with reason or... More

My partner and I have stayed here twice over the past few years. We love coming back to an excellent Backpackers facilitiy, central to all the attactions of the Coromandel. Friendly and helpful staff really do make all the difference (thanks Cheryl & Craig). Having travelled throughout Europe for over 4 years its so good to see such a superb... More