Best hostels in New Zealand
Fun/social-ranked hostels across New Zealand. Punk Score is the best available evidence that guests actually have a good time together, calibrated onto the 0-100 UI.
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cities
Auckland — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listQueenstown — high recent hostel demandChristchurch — high recent hostel demandWellington — high recent hostel demandRotorua — moderate recent hostel demandTaupo — moderate recent hostel demandWanaka — moderate recent hostel demandPicton — moderate recent hostel demandNelson — moderate recent hostel demandFranz Josef — moderate recent hostel demandLake Tekapo — moderate recent hostel demandPaihia — low recent hostel demandDunedin — low recent hostel demandGreymouth — low recent hostel demandKaikoura — low recent hostel demandTe Anau — low recent hostel demandNew Plymouth — low recent hostel demandHamilton — low recent hostel demandTauranga — low recent hostel demandWaitomo — low recent hostel demand
Through the filter
We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.
No bed bug reports found in New ZealandTop hostel cities in New Zealand
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Top hostels overall in New Zealand
Auckland
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Utopia 31 Hostel (Formerly Frienz Backpackers)
Punk Score
10%
GODAWFUL
≈44 possibly bought
Christchurch
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BreakFree on Cashel
Auckland
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Kiwi International Hotel
Waitomo
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Somersal B&B
Whangaruru
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The Farm
Rotorua
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Flying Pig Backpackers
Wellington
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Microtel Wellington
Mount Maunganui
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Seagulls Guesthouse
Tauranga
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Loft 109 Backpackers Hostel
Taihape
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River Valley Lodge
Napier
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Kennedy Park Resort
Porirua
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Moana Lodge
Queenstown
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New Zealand