투아타라 로지 - 호스텔

Could only recommend if you are in urgent need of a place to stay for a short period of time. The property should have mentioned in the booking that the front desk is CLOSED around 10/11am to 2PM and will not entertain guests for check in. The guy at the cafe is rude, and unaccommodating. Corridors could be smelly esp if there is a bunch of backpackers that checked in - they put their SMELLY, DAMP shoes and socks outside of their rooms by the hallway over the night! Walls are as thin as paper where one can hear noise from the other rooms. Flooring needs to be changed - some portions have irritatingly squeaky noises when stepped on. While their kitchen has most of the stuff needed, I find the fridge quite disorganized - first time I came across a hostel/lodge that did not provide bins to organize every guests’ space in the fridge. No labels and pens provided so one can label their food/bag - good thing I brought my own pen for labelling. There are only a few spoons and forks provided as well. In terms of bathroom and toilet, so far they are clean and well maintained most of the time . However, I find it weird that shampoo and body soap is not provided in the bathroom. I am satisfied with their location - close to the central mall, Pak N Save, shops and cafes, Church and farmers/weekend market.