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Reviews of Kiwi Airport Backpackers

144 McKenzie Road, Mangere, 2022 Auckland, New Zealand

Review Score

Based on 39 hostel reviews

4.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    4.3

  • Comfort

    4.8

  • Location

    7.2

  • Facilities

    4.3

  • Staff

    6.5

  • Value for money

    5.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: August 5, 2021

    5.0
    Facilities needs to be improved.
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleanliness was fair. Facilities were poor .

    Staff were good.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2021

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom was really dirty.. and the dormitory small and narrow. Thankfully we were only 2 in the room so I could put my backpack somewhere.. bedsheets not very clean as well.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 17, 2021

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 7-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Dirty, shower very bad, no sheets in the bed.

    Quiet. Good location. Good price.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2021

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room not clean and suspect got bed bugs as had bites on body

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: May 23, 2021

    5.0
    Friendly place, but can be too overwhelming at times.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Some men can gossip a lot. The negative talk about how people should live? However they are entitled to their own opinions. It would be nice if they kept it to themselves though.

    Nice warm heater in the kitchen.

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: May 18, 2021

    4.0
    Could improve but cheap is cheap
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 7-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleanliness and neighbours/ looked like state houses

    Friendly staff and location

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2021

    5.0
    Would be great to have an oven and a larger fridge, as well as adding more cupboard space.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Showers are not cleaned on a regular basis. floors are not done regularly in the sleeping areas. There are no bins for rubbish in one of the toilets, no bath mats, in the showers while showering with Covid on a level 1. This is in the backpackers area that I stay in. Poor maintenance. Stones are in the car park area when I drive my car in. I have been here for 3 weeks. Not much toilet paper for people while you are in the back packers area. Should bring an extra roll in case you wake up and there is none in the morning when you wake up. Windows are not cleaned at least once a week. No soap or hand towels in the bathroom facilities. No sanitising areas on entering the back packers area. Safety is a concern for girls, as a lady was approached by one of the guys in the other dorms, asking her to come into his room. Not good. However it is good they have camera's in the kitchen and hallway area.

    Good value for money if you only need to stay for a short while or long term.

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2021

    1.0
    Not very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleaner

    It was very dirty

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 18, 2021

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Filthy! Room was mouldy and dirty. Beds are lumpy and have bed bugs. Beware

    Location

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 4, 2021

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room did not match any of the pictures provided on the booking web site I wouldn't even let my dog sleep in the two bedroom dorm

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: June 28, 2021

    10
    Poor for Backpackers
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We check in the room for backpackers but its way cant imagine. Because the beds comes with no blanket, bedsheets or pillow. My friends so frustrated and asked me to refund. But it almost late night and we are so lucky there is still a vacant room can accommodate 3 of us. Thanks!

    The main counter where you gonna check in looks nice! We just lucky get upgraded with added some of $$. At least way better rather than staying at backpackers.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: June 4, 2021

    2.0
    Dirt and no respect from other hostel users
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 7-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Absolutely messy kitchen and bathroom I got a bed that was occupied by somene

    Location close to the airport

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: May 23, 2021

    6.0
    I would recommend this place to someone on a budget, great value for a single person.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    In the backpackers it would be nice to have a pantry and a larger fridge installed in there. It looks quite messy because everyone's food is all over the bench. There is no where to store your food. There are some long-term people who actually need more storage and a larger fridge to store meat. Need an oven as well. Be nice if they can sweep the car park as this has stones on just about every day.

    I met a few friends and they were cool to talk too. We were in the same dorm, in the women's only dorm.

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: May 19, 2021

    2.0
    This place should be avoided.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Never staying here again. The photos must be several years old and the contrast with reality could not be greater; smelly lounge area, kitchen strewn with dirty crockery, and a bathroom where we couldn't bear to touch any surfaces due to the disgusting state it was in. Not fit for anyone except the most desperate traveller who doesn't want to cook or wash.

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2021

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 5-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Smelly

    Location

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: May 13, 2021

    2.0
    Good only for location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The matress wasn’t comfortable at all but that wasn’t the worst thing: the room was smelly and the blanket as well, found 3 empty bottles of wine under my bed with a plastic cup. There is a very small fridge for all the rooms and when we ask on the reception to use another fridge for our food they said that would be enough. I’ve been in a lot of hostel around new zealand and had better experience for this price.

    The location is good, 10m to the airport. A lot of parking space

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: May 8, 2021

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff at the Kiwi are always nice and efficient

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: May 4, 2021

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 7-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good stuff

    Every thing

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2021

    3.0
    Disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 2-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom was just filthy, shower was clogged with hair, toilet could not be flushed properly, bed was extremely uncomfortable, bedroom has no heater hence the bedroom was freezing at night with cold breeze coming through window panels.

    The staff member at the reception was lovely and truly welcoming (this backpacker shares reception with motel and hotel too).

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: June 4, 2021

    1.0
    Do not stay at this backpackers
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This place is filthy. I walked in to a very small kitchen/lounge area with an over flowing rubbish bin, dirty dishes in the sink, beer bottles everywhere, cigarette buts in a cup(are there even smoke alarms????) and a awful smell. The rooms are very small and cluttered, there is no safe space to store belongings. I ended up going back to reception and paying an extra $250 upgrade to the kiwi Hotel. When I explained the state of the rooms to the receptionist, he simply stated that it's a backpackers and that's what you get. He also told me that there are long term residents staying here for $20 per night. Seriously - don't do it!!!!

    Nothing

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: April 30, 2021

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 7-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was clean and tidy it was excellent for back packers

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: August 27, 2021

    5.0
    Fair
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 16, 2021

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 5, 2021

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 7-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: May 28, 2021

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2021

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