Piha Beachstay is the perfect getaway from the big smoke... I have stayed here before and will definitely be back again in the future. Warm and homely, beautiful setting - totally relaxed as soon as you walk in the door.

Stayed here for just one night after a couple of nights in Auckland central. It was just what we needed after the hustle of the city, an oasis of calm and tranquillity.
A backpackers place first and foremost but with all necessities taken care of. Great communal lounge area where I briefly had a chat with two other guests so a great place to hang out. Gorgeous location, with a stunning mountainous backdrop that really takes you back to nature.
Not many local amenities but not required if you're prepared or just passing through.
The beach is totally awesome!
Excellent value.

This place has won my heart. The owner is very helpful and friendly and the place itself is cosy, warm and has an excellent kitchen facility and a fire place. I would recommend it to anyone, but I'd rather recommend it to those people who can really judge this place at it's true value, which is simply wonderful.

So here it goes... We booked this place online months in advance. We were told by "Ken" that check in was at 3 p.m. We showed up to the property about 3:20 and opened the door saying hello, hello? There was nobody there besides us. We went up to the other door and there was a sign that said "we will be back". My husband and I went back to the house and made ourselves comfortable on the deck. We waited and waited. Other guests had showed up but still no sign of any owner. Finally a girl came in and opened the doors to the property about 2 hours after the posted check in time of 3!!! She never announced herself or introduced herself. Not until we saw her taking somebody's money did we ask her if she worked there?!?!?! She mumbled yes and we walked over to her to check in. I mentioned that we had been waiting almost 2 hours and she claimed to have been gone only a half of an hour. Strange. She said that the property owner, which apparently is no longer Ken, had to work so she was covering. By that time I was already so irritated that it did not matter what the place had to offer. The lack of introduction and the time spent sitting around waiting for somebody to show up was completely unacceptable. I showed myself to our room, based solely on pictures I saw online. We had booked the "ensuite" so that we did not have to share bathrooms with anybody. I booked this place for the isolation and the beautiful beach at Piha. We definitely had isolation on the property. The owner was nowhere in sight, there was nowhere to eat nearby and nothing to do after watching the beautiful sunset. I went in with the expectation that we would be meeting a bunch of people from all over the world. I imagined a bunch of fun people sitting around enjoying the fireplace, playing games and sharing some drinks. Instead we came home to some teenagers laying all over the couches with the lights off. I felt like we were sentenced to our room. We left the property after enjoying a shower with no hot water. This place is great if you want to backpack or surf, other than that this is the place you come to for the day while staying elsewhere.