The location is perfect and very central. The staff was friendly and helpful. I'm quite impressed that they have a separate bathroom in each common room, clean and tidy.

Sophie New Zealand

It’s just right at the city centre. Very accessible.

Maralouize Filippinene

Friendly welcome and hospitality Awesome price for such a central location Family room was comfortable and very adequate Will definitely book again, thanks!

Nicky New Zealand

I was well informed as to noise levels prior to staying and was very happy about that.It was fine

Hodgson New Zealand

Great communication from Rob, I didn’t meet him on check-in but he was very helpful! Sent instructions for after-hours checkin and replied to my text about parking. A message was sent post-booking that it does get noisy Thursday-Sunday, which I had already read from reviews, but very considerate heads up. The beds were surprisingly comfortable, and the curtains were high quality in that they blocked any light coming in. Overall, very satisfied :)

Orewa New Zealand

Staff were very accommodating. They were always cleaning but extremely helpful. Kitchen was super well equipped, everything ran smoothly there

Alicia Storbritannia

Absolutely lovely staff. We had a private room, which was huge with plenty of room for our stuff. Comfortable bed - I slept really well. Right near the centre of town so we walked everywhere. And bikes for hire for doing the coastal path.

Sarah New Zealand

Good central location. Staff very friendly. Free washing machine and plenty of space to hang up clothes. Kitchen well equipped. Good atmosphere among the backpackers.

Dieuwertje Sveits

the staff were so welcoming and lovely! had great advice on car parks as we had just finished the Pouakai circuit

Hope New Zealand

I choose Ariki because of the excellent location right down town where I wanted to be and because it was cheap. $89 for a Family Room with private bathroom for my 13 year old daughter and I. Ariki was in this regard exactly what I wanted. As an added bonus it was good to see that they had good policies around security and the staff member I dealt with, Chris, was super friendly and informative. Couldn't have been nicer and more helpful if he tried. The place is a tired and basic and the beds are not the best I've ever had. The late night pub noise is also loud. But I won't put those down as things I didn't like because I knew what I was getting - its a backpackers next to a pub after all. The sort of place I used all the time back in my 20s. I got exactly what I paid for and expected. For $89 you can't expect an absolute palace but you can expect it to be clean, tidy, comfy enough, friendly and safe, which it was. I would happily come back here again.

Bryce New Zealand