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Reviews of BoBs Hostel

2 out of 5
BoBs Hostel
CNR Tuwharetoa & Tongario Street, Taupo

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 56 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
As per online description , bathroom and toilet attached with room but shower wasn't working.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Ronja

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Get what you pay for.
Overall, good stay. The staff were friendly and helpful. I got what I paid for -- a small, single room, with no frills. Common bathrooms are very clean. They do a great job communicating that they are above a bar, so plan accordingly. (They also provide ear plugs.) The location is ideal, and there are plenty of parking opportunities if you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Diana on 25 Feb 2020
Thanks Elizabeth for given us your feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s a great back packers nicely situated and we didn’t find it too noisy. Repairs are needed to facilities. Overall an acceptable place for a limited budget.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Close to bus stop and lake. The hostel is very close to the late night bars great for partying however you have to be prepared for loud music
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its central! A for tge accommodation its !! Dark drab entrance, extremely strong smell of fumes like petrol and paint in building! Kitchen area & esting area drab, uninviting, and smelt of old wet mops! Rooms, yuck floor, keep your shoes on, we had our own toilet & shower! Old! Aweful! Smelt! my suggestion is shut the place down,. Yes its for backpappers but don't insult them by offering disgusting accommodation like you don't care ! As for the lounge seating its dirty! Get rid of Netflix and buy some decent sofas! A little bit of comfort goes a long way when your away from home!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Edna

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location for Tongario Crossing
Stayed for one night to hike Tongario Crossing. Great location as bus picks you up right out front. Reception was hit or miss with friendliness, but suffice it to say everyone has a bad day. However, one of the friendly employees lent me her jacket! Facility is a bit run down and the “extended stay” guests were .... well. Overall good location for Tongario. Free parking was easy to find. Kitchen was well equipped. Standard hostel rooms/beds.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gyeongmin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget friendly. In the central part of the town.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Good place was alright pretty quiet had sauna big kitchen
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
look after ya tenants pls
Would be good if you could keep the thugs out of the car park below the bedroom windows. It’s one thing hearing music from the bar below, another hearing only bass till 3am from some idiots outside with no where better to go.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Diana on 9 Apr 2019
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A hostel that is in need of a lot more taking care of. The staff is nice and the balcony is really nice with views to the lake. However the place is really worn, needs new carpets, beds and pillows. The kitchen is small considering how many people who could potentially be cooking and even though the staff tries to keep it clean it gets really dirty - this is on the people living there, but maybe the staff could be more harsh on people not cleaning up after themselves. So overall it was ok but with plenty of room for improvement.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Paeng

Disliked: Room comfort
Only good thing staying here is its pretty much located at the heart of the city. Facilities, staff and room is ok. Downfall is loud music coming from the bar downstairs (until like 3am).
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

sun, new zealand

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not good but cheap
no heating too cold at night and morning no parking space but cheap noisy at night
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from BoB on 9 Aug 2018
apologies but glad you appreciated the price

6/10 Okay

Iris

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ok stay, but place needs updating
Good location near the i-Site Visitor Information Center in the center of Taupo, close to plenty of shops, restaurants, bars, ATMs, and a block from Lake Taupo. I stayed in a private room w/ private bath, but the room was a bit old & dirty, esp. the carpet. In any case, it was an affordable private room in Taupo and has what you need for a couple of days stay and a good base for the Tongariro Alpine crossing.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from BoB on 19 Jul 2018
Thanks for your review, glad you liked the location - we are in the process of upgrading the rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Sherwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room and kitchen
Extremely friendly staff who helped us to book our programme for the next few days of our trip. Gave us lots of tips and ideas
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from BoB on 19 Jul 2018
Thanks very much - glad you had a great stay!

10/10 Excellent

Sherwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money!
Super friendly staff, she booked and planned all our itinerary for the next few days with discount! Clean and big room and well equipped kitchen
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from BoB on 19 Jul 2018
Thanks very much!

8/10 Good

lorraine, scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellenty priced accommodation
I recently stayed at bobs for 3 nights, I found it it always very clean except the ensuite floor just needed a little sweep in the floor! There are additional showers and toilets in the building as well. The room I had was at the back and it was weekday so I heard no noise at all from the bar! Great sleep! The bunks are a little low down if you want to sit on your bed. The outside area is very extensive and they have an amazing choice of movies for a rainy day.... or a cold night! I would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Julia on 25 Apr 2018
Hi Lorraine, Good day! Thank you for that wonderful feedback and we'd definitely love to see you again some time soon. Thanks for staying at Bob's.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Austin, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, free parking outside, easy check in. First hostel we stayed in in New Zealand and all 3 of us were surprised by a great atmosphere. Wish the bathroom had better covers on a window for privacy, otherwise a great, comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Bob on 11 Apr 2018
Thanks - glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
Top notch accommodation would recommend 100%
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Bob on 11 Apr 2018
Thanks !

6/10 Okay

cookie, Seattle

Liked: Staff & service
a work in progress
chose hostel due to proximity to bus stop. unaware it was over a bar! "Free earplugs and wifi" also upstairs, no lift(I use a walking stick) The wifi wouldn;t load onto my android phone! went to library to do e-mail. Awfully noisy with booming music till MN.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from BoB on 3 Apr 2018
Thanks for your review, yes indeed we are working through the renovations.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was from fri 9 feb-mon 12 feb 2018
The staff were friendly upon check-in. I was given a bed in a 6 bed dorm room however the bed did not have a ladder so I could not get onto the top bunk, all the other 5 beds were taken. I returned to reception and I was given a new room which was much more spacious. As you enter the room there is a room with one bunk bed and then there is a further room which had 2 bunk beds. I chose the bottom bunk in the first room. There was also an ensuite toilet and shower and a sink and mirror in the first room. This was very handy and conveniently located. Please be aware it can get very loud until the early hours of 3am as there is a bar directly downstairs, however you are provided with ear plugs upon check in. Laundry is priced at washer $2 and the dryer $4. Please be advised you need one $2 coin to operate the washer and four $1 coins to operate the dryer. There is no security lockers at this hostel.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Bob on 27 Feb 2018
Thanks for your review. I am glad our staff were able to move your room. Many thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and good quality
Good quality, cheap and easy Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Bob on 6 Feb 2018
Glad you had a great stay!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Bob on 6 Feb 2018
Thanks

8/10 Good

Tame, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is what it is...
Cheap with all the basics and prime location. For what I paid, it was pretty good. The staff were friendly and the room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Bob on 6 Feb 2018
Thanks very much for your review, we are glad you enjoyed your time in Taupo and your stay at BoB's

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Great location but very noisy being over a bar. Music played until around 2.30 am. Staff were great on arrival and room was quite adequate for what I required and for price. Easy walk to ironman event and shops, restaurants etc.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Bob on 6 Feb 2018
Thanks very much for your review, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
booked in advance arrived to check in and no booking existed and town was booked out, they did arange a room in the end but not what I had booked for, too noisy no curtain on the window, so not enjoyable at all
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

KIWI PAT, AUCKLAND

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
"GRIM" THE WORST BACKPACKERS EVER!!!!
VERY,VERY SHABBY!!!! NOTICES EVERYWHERE SAYING UNDER MODERNISATION BUT WE DIDN'T SEE ANY!!!!! BEDDING STAINED, TOWELS WERE CHARGED FOR. HAD I SEEN THE ROOM BEFORE WE PAID THEN I WOULD HAVE LEFT IMMEDIATELY!!!! WOKEN @ 6AM BY RUBBISH BINS BEING EMPTIED.A LOT OF NOISE IN THE CORRIDORS QUITE LATE!!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central hostel
Great central spot, but can't park car next to hostel. Very clean bathroom, bedroom and kitchen. Not much lounging facilities inside. Mattress on top of bunkbed was too thin. staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Heiko

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nein Danke
Die wirklich ungepflegteste Unterkunft die ich jemals gesehen habe. Check in okay, das Zimmer ekelig und nicht zum übernachten geeignet.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
zeer slecht onderkomen
Kamer met alleen een bed, geen stoel, geen tafeltje. Slecht bed. Bij het ontbijt was het brood en de jam op.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Diana on 25 Feb 2020
Thanks for taking the time to leave us your feedbak. You could have asked reception we would have get more bread and jam for you.

8/10 Good

jeremy

Liked: Staff & service
Corect
Tu as ce que tu depence .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Diana on 25 Feb 2020
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Würde dort bestimmt wieder übernachten. Kann das Hostel weiterempfehlen.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Maja

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loud
Nice hostel but loud because it is located above a bar. Didn't know this when we booked it.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from diana on 30 Sept 2019
Thanks

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Diana on 2 Apr 2019
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Varasin yhden hengen huoneen, joka oli todella edullinen. Olin erittäin tyytyväinen sekä palveluun että huoneen hinta-laatu-suhteeseen. Huone oli kadulle ja kuten luvattua, baarin yläpuolella. Korvatulppien avulla kuitenkin nukkui hyvin. Pieni miinus yövalon puuttumisesta, mutta muuten ei valittamista. Yleiset tilat Ok, hyvin perinteiset hostellin tilat.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Diana on 2 Apr 2019
Thanks for your review

4/10 Poor

Heidi

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kulunut, nuhruinen
Erittäin kulunutta, suhkun laatat tippumassa, sängyn patjat kuopilla, tyynyt vanhoja, laitettu 2 tyynyä liinan sisään. Synkkä mustat seinät ,erittäin pieni huone. Erittäin meluinen vardinkin perjantai ja lauantai koska pub alakerrassa, seinät tärisivät basson takia!! En suosittele
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In the very center
Motorbike noises outside in the morning and night, all the day.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Vero

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Très central
Bien situé, accueil sympathique, literie moyenne.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from BoB on 9 Aug 2018
Thanks very much

6/10 Okay

Margaret, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from BoB on 19 Jul 2018
Thanks!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Le bruit est réellement présent jusqu'à minuit min
Response from BoB on 17 May 2018
Thanks for the 3*'s

8/10 Good

Silvia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place
Very nice place and very nice room
Response from Bob on 16 Apr 2018
Thanks very much - glad you liked it

8/10 Good

Silvia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place
Davvero un bell'ostello, camera matrimoniale con frigo TV armadio in camera e camera molto spaziosa, lo consiglio se passate da Hamilton
Response from Bob on 16 Apr 2018
Thanks very much

10/10 Excellent

Wan-Hsin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Bob on 11 Apr 2018
Thanks!

8/10 Good

Ji Hong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
직원들이 무척 친절했고 넓은 테라스가 있어 참 좋았습니다.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Bob on 20 Mar 2018
Thanks for the review, glad you enjoyed your stay!