Great place to stay - Marie was awesome, gave me some coffee & sun cream, it's cheap, clean & friendly & they can sort all of your trips in Paihia (both boat trip + tour of cape reinga is a must) Shame it doesnt have free wifi... altho seems that nowhere in NZ does! Really good value

We stayed at Seabeds for two nights in January and what a lovely experience! The room and bathroom were clean, and even new looking. The kitchen/shared area was nicely decorated and very homey. We really enjoyed our stay at Seabeds and would recommend this hostel to anyone looking for a place to stay in Paihia.

this will be our last night at Seabeds, so sorry to have to move on, this place is fantastic, beautiful clean rooms, and very friendly staff, always read to help, views from upstairs are fantastic overlooking the bay. would recommend to anyone. need to book in advance as so popular during peek season.

We stayed here on our return trip to NZ two years after our orginal review. The same excellent accommodation but I would advise you phone to book in advance during January/Febuary as it now has a full listing in the BBH and other guides and is very popular.

Lovely clean quiet well decorated hostel with very polite and helpful staff. Excellent location just off the beach with single beds rather than bunks very modern bathroom, kitchen diner and lounge TV area. I would recommend to stay here rather than the other backpackers for those seeking a good nights sleep and something a little more relaxing than the party... More

This hostel (although it is more like staying at a motel) is great. Very clean and comfortable, with a brilliant ensuite (better than my bathroom at home!). The shared facilities are also in great condition and very clean. The staff are helpful and friendly. The hostel is located out of the main area of town a little bit though (about... More

This is a great place to stay in Paihia - it's been converted from a Motel to a Backpackers Hostel so the double rooms are a good size and some have ensuites - we stayed in a room upstairs and had a great view looking out to sea. It's located around the corner from the main shopping area but is... More

This hostel is more a private accomodation than a normal hostel. It has every facilities you need... wonderful rooms, very clean and modern showers, a super modern and big kitchen with clean and big refrigerators, nice dining room, tv-lounge, laundry-machines, internet-access (small fee); some rooms have balcony with a beautiful view to the sea.. the other rooms can use a... More

Seabeds is found at the far end of Paihia not far from where the bridge starts to take you over to the treaty grounds. As many others have said the place has recently been refurbished. We stopped in a double ensuite upstairs from which you can see the ocean from when stood outside on the balcony. The room had a... More