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Taupo Urban Retreat

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65 Heu Heu Street, Taupo, New Zealand
Property Type: Hostel
  • Budget accommodation, typically offering shared rooms that may be dormitory style.
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Based on 5 traveller reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 2.5 based on 5 reviews Rooms
    • 2.5 based on 5 reviews Service
    • 2.5 based on 5 reviews Value
    • 2.5 based on 5 reviews Cleanliness

Reviews of Taupo Urban Retreat

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2 of 5 stars
Glasgow,Scotland
10 Jun 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Room was Ok ....clean but dull and very baisic ...one hook on which to hang your clothes. Kitchen was dirty and dirty plates/cups etc lying full in the sink......dining area was grubby and does not appear to get cleaned very often. Dissaponted with stay although it is located very well in the centre of Taupo more

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3 of 5 stars
Buenos Aires
22 Apr 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

This is a very well located hostel (but so is the Tiki Lodge) I arrived before check-in time so my room was not ready yet. After 2pm (check-in time) they apologize for not having my room ready since they explain "were short in staff". I was able to get to my room at 3:30pm. The room was big (they only... more

18 Jan 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We booked a double-room in this hostel for 4 nights, but have left just after one night. The double room had no window, which they don't tell you on their website. There was hair on our bed and genital hair in the bathroom. There is no windows in the kitchen nor the sitting area. The music playing so loud that... more

1 Jun 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We stayed here because we were on the Kiwi Experience, if only we'd tried harder and booked our own accomodation. The kitchen is tiny and serves at least 50 people a day (with the Kiwi bus arriving daily) there is just one sink and 6 hobs, not all of which work. There is not enough crockery or pans and the... more

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1 of 5 stars
Cumbria
1 Jun 2007
1/2 found this review helpful

This hostel has an increasingly bad reputation which unfortunately we did not hear about until after we had stayed. The kitchen is tiny and equiped with just one sink and a jet spary tap so numerous people seem to just rise their dishes. The kitchen is never clean, the tea towels dont get replaced. We are on a very tight... more

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65 Heu Heu Street, Taupo, New Zealand