Finlay Jacks Backpackers

Taupo · New Zealand

Finlay Jacks Backpackers

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64% MEH
High confidence 460 reviews
Best in Taupo

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Drip perks

🚲 Bicycle Hire

Facilities

🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🔥 BBQ 🅿️ Free Parking 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🌿 Garden 🍳 Breakfast ♿ Wheelchair Friendly
Other facilities (34)
Bicycle Parking Adaptors Jobs Board Luggage Storage Tours/Travel Desk Housekeeping Card Phones Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Book Exchange PlayStation DVD's Board Games Wi-Fi Smart TV Recycling Bins Towels For Hire Late Check-out Linen Included Air Conditioning Reading Light Hair Dryers Charging Plugs Common Room Lounge Room Social Balcony Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Luggage Storage Hot Showers CCTV in Common Areas Smoke Alarms Smoke Detector

Prices

Dorms $23 / night
Privates $45 / night

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Recent reviews

Germany FEMALE 31-40 Apr 22, 2026 Atm 80%

Schönes Hostel mit großer Küche und gemütlichem Wohnzimmer. Die Abendprogramme sind eine süße Idee und mein Einzelzimmer war sehr bequem. Würde wieder dort übernachten!

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USA MALE 31-40 Apr 18, 2026 Atm 100%

Finlay Jacks is a great hostel with a chill vibe. Amazing location! The bathrooms were very clean and well equipped. The common areas a welcoming, cosy, and spacious. The only issue I had was the mattress was incredibly uncomfortable and worn. The springs made for a very uncomfortable night.

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England FEMALE 25-30 Mar 26, 2026 Atm 100%

Loved this place! Social atmosphere and free activities! Great location and dorm rooms were great

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England FEMALE 18-24 Mar 24, 2026 Atm 100%

The beds are awesome, you have a lot of privacy. Really good social areas. One of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed at.

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Mar 21, 2026 Atm 100%

Super cozy, spacious sleeping area, nice outdoor space to chill and connect and provided activities from the hostel. Can only recommend to stay for a few days!

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England FEMALE 18-24 Mar 19, 2026 Atm 100%

Such a nice hostel! As a backpacker this definitely felt like an upgrade from a lot of the hostels I am used to. Cannot recommend enough!! Comfy beds, amazing facilities, friendly staff etc (even a piano!)

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England MALE 25-30 Mar 17, 2026 Atm 100%

Really good vibes at this hostel. And useful location. The team takes a lot of pride in this place and it showed :)

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Germany FEMALE 31-40 Mar 10, 2026 Atm 100%

great hostel to stay in, lovely people, great staff! stayed in a private room, bathroom was shared but not with too many rooms. pleasant stay!

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England MALE 25-30 Mar 9, 2026 Atm 80%

Really nice hostel. Very chilled vibe and good facilities. About a 10 min walk from the lake but still a good location. Staff were helpful and friendly, kitchen and bathrooms were clean and nice.

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Mar 7, 2026 Atm 100%

eins der besten Hostels

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Mar 7, 2026 Atm 100%

Best Hostel in New Zealand! Beds/Capsules are spacious, kitchen is nice and very social because of activities and the courtyard

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Ireland FEMALE Mar 5, 2026 Atm 100%

Place was perfect staff was so lovely bed was clean comfortable.

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France FEMALE 25-30 Mar 3, 2026 Atm 40%

The capsule itself is fine, but there is absolutely no security. The locker is extremely small and the dorm door is left open all the time, which doesn’t feel safe at all. The receptionist was quite dismissive and not welcoming. I wouldn’t recommend asking for any travel or sightseeing advice as she seemed completely uninterested in helping. Overall, I would not recommend this place.

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USA FEMALE 18-24 Mar 2, 2026 Atm 80%

Fantastic hostel to spend a couple days! The pods were great privacy and beds and pillows were super comfy. They have little events every day. They were small events but still fun. The kitchen is pretty big and they keep it fairly clean. The shower water pressure is great too!

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Netherlands FEMALE 25-30 Feb 28, 2026 Atm 60%

Very basic. Big space for your bed, but you also have to put all your stuff here.

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Feb 26, 2026 Atm 100%

one of the best hostels I've been to

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Netherlands FEMALE 18-24 Feb 22, 2026 Atm 100%

Amazing!!

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England FEMALE 18-24 Feb 20, 2026 Atm 100%

SUCH a great place to stay in taupo. We stayed in a 10 bed mixed dorm but the level of privacy was unmatched! So much room in the beds and they were so comfy. Really social and such a nice outside area, the pictures don’t do it justice! All the facilities were spotless as they were cleaned daily. There were two of us but even if you were solo travelling it’s a really good place to make friends!

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Sweden MIXEDGROUP 18-24 Feb 19, 2026 Atm 100%

Social hostel

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Australia FEMALE 18-24 Feb 17, 2026 Atm 100%

Great private dorm pods! Completely black out screen which had lots of privacy, also great how much room there was around the bed! Could fit my whole suitcase up there, had a great stay 🙂

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