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Occupying a pair of houses on Amohau Street, Spa Lodge is one of the smaller hostels in Rotorua, with 42 beds. The houses are old and badly in need of an exterior paint job. Things are in somewhat tidier shape on the inside, but the hostel is still generally quite worn. There is a geothermal-heated pool in the paved courtyard and there are two kitchens, a small TV room and a lounge with a few coin-operated internet PCs. A backpacker-scrawled wall near the entrance makes for some fairly interesting reading. Seagulls like to congregate on the roof of the shopping centre across the road and make a racket at dusk.
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Price Dorm bed $20-21 ($17-18 BBH) Single room $33 ($30 BBH) Double room $46-50 ($40-44 BBH) Twin room $42-48 ($36-42 BBH) Prices are in New Zealand dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
Review from a HostelBookers customer 13 January 2010
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Alexander Kane
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(Review ID: 14250)
Akira was a great help, couldn't do enough for us! Really good place :)
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aenny
Siegen, Germany
nice place, friendly owners 18 May 2003
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aenny
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(Review ID: 12253)
I stayed there several times in 2002 and liked it very much. good facilities. good prices even for doubles.walking distance to shops and pubs.best thing were the friendly owners!We had a good time together, talking and drinking...(they invited us for beer...)I really enjoyed the spa pool...I would highly recommend this place!!!