25 St Mary's Road, Waipu Tel (09) 432 0532 Websitewww.waipu.co.nz
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Waipu Wanderers is a very small house on a quiet residential street, with just seven beds in three rooms. There’s a living-room common area and small kitchen, and it feels more like staying in someone’s house than in a hostel. A front yard surrounded by a charmingly unkempt garden has a table for outdoor eating and socialising. The owners, who live in a separate house right next door, are friendly and have lots of local information about Waipu; one of them teaches Scottish Country Dance and on Mondays there’s a dance held in the town hall, to which guests at Waipu Wanderers are often invited.
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Price Dorm bed $30 ($25 BBH) Single room $45 ($40 BBH) Double room $60 ($50 BBH) Prices are in New Zealand dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
A homely, friendly atmosphere and good overnighter, May 3, 2005
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Hosts, Steve and Elaine Goldthorpe go out of their way to make you feel at home. The rooms are modern and clean. Good ablution facilities. Modern kitchen. An extremely homely atmosphere. A really good place to stay especially for the more matured
