Tahuna Pod Hostel — Hotel in South Island

I stayed at tuhuna for around 2 months, I originally only planned for a single month but enjoyed it so much I had to extend. I booked the hostel far in advance as the ratings were so high, upon arrival Holleh the manager greeted me with a huge smile and informed me of all the amenities close by and made me feel so welcome. Having the breakfast in the morning was a Godsend when looking to go out for a day of adventuring, in addition to this the super powerful a very hot showers were all the more welcome at the end of a days snowboarding.

Rooms/beds were kept incredibly clean by the lovely staff, the kitchen included.

You could never expect more from any hostel ever, after years of travelling I would happily put Sir Cedrics at the top of my list. This is influenced by the great atmosphere, location(couldn't be better), Staff and overall package provided.

This had been the best 2 months of my life and wouldn't have been anyway near as carefree and enjoyable had it's not been for the great Tahuna Pod hostel. The staff here are second to none, Holleh the manager has every single little thing in check but still remains super easy to talk to and every employee can't speak highly enough of her. Hervè the Night Porter was such an awesome guy, spent days chilling together and really do love time spent with this guy. Danielle, Taylor, Kylie also work hard as hell and still manage to be great happy people all day long.

BEST HOSTEL GOING !

No question I will recommend to others and stay myself here every time...

Let's start out with the good: the pods concept is great - I was able to sleep and chill my entire stay, interacting with other guests at my own choice. The mattress was good, as was the feather pillow. The pods was pitch black at night and I slept well. It was difficult getting up in the morning. The room was very warm; there will be no issues here in winter. Check in staff were friendly and helpful. Now the not so good: cleanliness. The showers and toilets were worse than some of the student flats I've been in in Dunedin. Admittedly, I did use the facilities on a Sunday evening, but I find it hard to believe that the amount of accumulated grime and hair and piss on the floor got there in just one day. If you stay here, remember to bring your flip flops. Duvet was slightly too short, but again the room was warm and I slept in my clothes. No reason not to be cautious about hygiene after using the showers. I did feel a wee bit uncomfortable during...

We had a great time at the tahuna pod hostel, it is in a great location walkable from central queenstown, the pods were great and all of the facilities were clean. Our room was a 4 side entry pod room which our group filled however i don't think there would be a problem with sharing with other people as the pods are very private compared to a typical hostel bunk. We had no problem getting one of the free parks but it didn't seem like it was very full at the hostel. It worked great for us though. The soup and waffles mentioned on the website weren't there that we saw maybe due to covid, but there are many food places around with many delicious and some cheap options. The free ice bar entry was great though because it made it the same price as going to a normal bar for drinks but you get an awesome and different experience. Overall a very tidy hostel and friendly atmosphere. I would definitely stay...