About this property
Newly opened and refurbished in October 2020, Wanderlust NZ is a waterfront hostel located in a historical building in downtown Tauranga. It features a large balcony area overlooking the harbour and free high-speed unlimited throughout. Among the facilities at this property are 2 spacious, shared kitchens overlooking the water and a separate shared lounge area, and a specialised private group area. We have upmarket private rooms with ensuites to shared dorms with or without ensuites with eco-friendly bedding and tastefully decorated. This hostel has sustainability at it’s core. There are a variety of bars and cafes situated a short walk from the hostel. The bus station is a 1-minute walk from Wanderlust NZ, and the Visitor Information Centre is located next door. The nearest airport is Tauranga Airport, 5 km from Wanderlust NZ. There is no parking onsite but plenty of near parking.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Louisels
France“The hostel is super central. I've only stayed a night, but I wouldn't have minded staying a bit longer :) It was clean and well-maintained.” - Darryl
New Zealand“Best location in Tauranga for backpackers and is very clean and friendly with excellent food preperation facillities .” - Lee-anne New Zealand“The room was clean and the beds so comfortable hard to believe for bunk beds. Staff very friendly and helpful. location just perfect, will come again”
Pinja
Finland“Comfortable bed, nice common are and clean bathrooms. Lockers under the beds. Great location.”- Sachin
United Kingdom“Location was great very convenient to get to Mount Manganui by bus. Grateful for the free Kiwi fruit from all the residence that were working as pickers. They were delicious!” - Rocha New Zealand“All. The view is beautiful. The sunrises there are incredible.”
- Caren
Germany“Perfect location, super nice view from the Terrace of the kitchen on the 2nd floor. Kitchen was very clean and rooms tidy.” - Sofus
Denmark“There rooms were a bit small, but very comfy. Very nice common facilities. Good location.” - Emily United Kingdom“Very social. Great location and staff really friendly”
- Loeka New Zealand“The kitchen was spacious, and everything in the hostel was kept very clean and tidy. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful!”
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House rules
Child policies
Children older than 12 years are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
The property will charge the total amount of the booking 3 days before arrival.
A 2% surcharge will be added to ALL bookings paid by debit/credit card.
In case your card is not valid, the property will contact you asking for new card details. If you don't provide the details within 24 hours, the property is entitled to cancel your booking.
For bookings of 6 or more guests, we require a 50% non-refundable deposit to confirm booking + a cleaning fee of $10/ pers will be added.
For group of 4 or more guests, you can contact us first to confirm the allocation of the rooms which fit together before making reservation.
A full non-refundable prepayment is required for bookings over bank holiday weekends and with large festivals in town such as One Love, Bay Dreams and Jazz Festival.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
