Let me set the scene....It was cold, rainy day at Auckland International Airport. After disembarking from a horrendous near death experience flight from Sydney on LAN airways and having to wait what seemed like 4 years of waiting to get through customs. We decided to get a taxi to the hotel as the weather was horrible and although we knew that the hotel offered free transfers, we couldn't be bothered to wait so just jumped in the first one we saw...Big mistake. I'm pretty sure the driver took us a long way round and we ended up paying around $20 just for a 10 minute journey. When we finally got to the hotel we were greeted by one of the owners, a very friendly woman who showed us to our rooms and gave us lots of information about how to get into the city if we wanted too. Big mistake 2... We decided to take the local bus into Auckland and it is a journey that can only be described as one of the worst of our lives. I will not bore you of the details but being on that bus made both of us realise we were 12,000 miles away from the garden of eden that is South Yorkshire. 2 hours later we arrived in the city centre of Auckland and literally stayed 10 minutes before we made the 2 hour journey back. Had a McDonalds and did one. To be fair the rain torrential and it got dark at 4. We made it back to the comfort of the hotel and had a wonderful night. We got to know everyone that was staying there, we met some amazing people that I hope we are life long friends with. We only stayed the night before we flew down to Queenstown....but experience will be reviewed in another contribution. On our way back to Auckland we stayed the night again at the Skyway before we flew out to L.A. Wow...the second room we stayed in was AMAZING!!!! It was so spacious, the bathroom was proper massive. The room had a radio and everything which we listened too all night!. They also provided tea and coffee facilities in the room which was an extra special little treat..especially because we had to get up so early for our flight. Those black coffees treat us well. The ultimate highlight for us however was New Zealand's greatest national ambassador, the owner Scottie TOO Hottie. This man MADE our trip and we will always have fond memories of him. Praise where its due Scottie. You did yourself and your country proud. Keep up the good work. All in all, this hotel is great value for money. The rooms are excellent and as I said before, we met some of the greatest people in the world here. Had a fantastic stay here and would recommend to anyone...the fact we were viciously bit by bed bugs didn't even matter!

This is a great place with wonderful hosts who go the extra mile for their guests. even to the point of getting them to the wholesellers or takeawys before a big rugby game.
Well maintained and equipped kitchen. rooms are clean as is the bedding. I have stayed here many times and always had fresh linen and towels available. Internet and pool available and very knowledgeable about the area and auckland in general. great pickup service from airport anytime, day and night. several showers and toilets available and a cupboard with free stuff in kitchen if you need something to eat.
would stay here again.

We stayed here when we arrived in Auckland as we were picking up a Backpackers campervan / motorhome the next day. The guy came to pick us up from the airport and even took us to get fish and chips as it was getting late. He was a really sweet guy.

In the morning he took us to the depot which houses Backpacker, Maui and Britz campervans to pick up our ride for the next month.

After a flights cock up in Christchurch (Thanks STA Travel!) we ended up getting an unexpected return to Auckland. We stayed again at this place and were again really happy with the friendly service from Scott, who I think owns the place.

I would recommend this place to anyone. It has basic cheap rooms, some ensuites, and is really close to the campervan rental depot and airport.

Stayed here on the first and last nights of a six day tripnas we had a late flight in and an very early one out.

It was great that the owner picked us up at 12:20am and dropped us of at 5am, considering there were quite a few of us.

Good location close to the airport.The place had quite a strange smell that lingered for the whole stay. The sheets were clean but really should have been replaced by some new ones, as there were permanent stains on some and blood on others which was not appleaing in any way.We were also a bit unsure as to the amount of sheets available as the room that contained myself and three others had the exact same sheets on the first and last night (we could tell from the stains). The bathroom was average with of the two showers that I used one allowed out water at 200ml per minute and the other was located next to a toilet with only a thin material screen separating them. We were given free WIFI to use however it finally dropped out for good. The walls were paper thin and sometimes voices could be heard from two rooms away.

Overall the place felt quite unclean and not very well maintained.

If I had a choice I would not stay here ever again.