Verandahs Parkside Lodge

Exceptional

Nice family-sized accommodation on Ponsonby

Liked: The location is great, right on Ponsonby Road and just a 5min walk from K'Road. The hostel offers a nice kitchen and lounge and a beautiful garden; it's a small size accommodation (i.e., compared to almost industrial-sized hostels in the CBD) which makes it easy to meet people.
Disliked: The rooms are very basic and the mattresses are way too soft and not comfortable at all- I've had terrible neck pain after just one night. They lack any privacy whatsoever (no bed curtains etc.) and individual lockers inside the rooms would be nice. Also the heater is on a timer and the blankets provided are very thin so it's freezing cold at nights especially if you have a window over your bed just like mine (but to be fair it's a general problem in old NZ houses and buildings, forget about thermal insulation in this country). The bathrooms are damp and cold and in my opinion there are not enough for the number of guests. Finally because of the location it can be really noisy at night (but earplugs should do the trick).

Exceptional

It’s nice, bathrooms are new...

Liked: Hot water for shower
Disliked: the bathroom’s light will be off automatically maybe every 5 minutes…….so scared when you are taking a shower and light out suddenly No hangers in the room I don’t know where my towel can put…

Exceptional

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Exceptional

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Exceptional

Liked: Very friendly staff, perfect location, clean kitchen and bathroom... Would totally recommend!