Yaping House - BBH — Local services in Albert-Eden

My husband and I stayed here for 6 nights. We were biding time until flying out of Auckland and had run out of steam to keep exploring after 8 months on the road. So, we wouldn't have stayed that long if we were just passing through.||||We negotiated a deal over the phone based on the booking deals on one of the hostel booking sites. It was $50/night for the private room. The room was large with a large (but uncomfortable) bed, a single bed, a desk and a wardrobe. The ceilings were very high and the doors opened up to a little sitting area. We were on the first floor, right across from the kitchen. Most of the rooms here seem to be laid out differently as it's an old house that's been made into a hostel.||||The building could use some updates (there were cracks in the ceiling/wall of our room). There was lots of fridge space which is rare. The kitchen itself is small for the number of rooms though. The cookware is limited. They do respond quickly to complaints - the toaster broke during our stay and nobody had brought it to their attention for a couple days but when I mentioned it they got a new one within a few hours.||||The view of the city is neat because the place is situated on the side of Mt. Eden. You can walk down to the Mt. Eden shops within 15 minutes and over to Newmarket within 30 minutes. There was a bus nearby but we usually drove our car or walked. The parking is off the street, right in front of the hostel. There was usually enough space for all guests.||||There is a TV and a free desktop computer hooked up to internet. There is also wireless internet for free which worked from our room (bonus!) but typically just worked in the common area and the front porch from what we were told. The showers were clean enough but could have used some shelves and more hooks/shelves for clothing.||||The main owner/manager fellow is very helpful if you need local advice and they provided a map with the hostel marked on it to help. The area was very quiet at night and it just depended on the other guests for the noise in the hostel. I asked people to turn down music as it was late and I didn't want to bother the staff. Not sure if they would have minded though.||||There are washing machines and lots of clotheslines. We preferred this hostel to the Bamber House which we stayed in a couple years ago. Mostly because this was a better price and we didn't get much better digs for the higher cost at the Bamber.||||Overall, if we had to stay in Auckland we might return if we were on a...

My boyfriend and I stayed in this hostel for a weekend to check out Auckland. Although we had trouble finding it (there are no signs indicating it and it's way up a hill) we enjoyed our weekend here.||||The receptionist was very friendly and upon arrival showed us around the hostel and the common area and kitchen. Our double standard room was nothing special but it was clean, which I think is most important. It was a little inconvenient that we had to go through the dorm to get to our room which meant that we had to be very quiet coming home late. All the rooms come with free wireless internet, which was great.||||All the common areas seemed to be clean, too. The common room with TV had comfy couches and a big table with enough space for everyone. The kitchen was well equipped, with 3 fridges and two stoves. There were enough bathrooms and toilets in the hostel and they were all maticulously cleaned.||||I wouldn't advise using the laundry though as it ruined a couple of our clothes. ||||The location is very nice if you're looking for a quiet place to stay in a nice neighborhood. It was a 7 min walk to the bus stops that take you to downtown and Newmarket and it had a fabulous view over One Tree Hill.||||We enjoyed ourselves and I would recommend this hostel to every young traveller coming...

By far the worse place I have ever stayed at in my life way overdue a overhaul in every way ...the toilet was disgusting it was never clean although the other guests were mainly to fault but at the same time the management should of cleaned on a more regular basis and if someone had the washing machine on u had a cold shower the kitchen I can't comment on because I wouldn't use it just passed thru on the way to the washing machine which also wasn't anything to write home about ,the bedroom was crowded with useless furniture and the bed was like nothing I have ever slept in I didn't have a decent nights sleep in the two weeks I stayed there, the only good point was the view from the front door over the city ..... In a word...