Hi,
New Zealand has superb hostels; they're almost generally very clean, safe and welcoming places, which come with a fully stocked kitchen, a lounge/living room for hanging out with other travellers, and good beds (sheets and blankets provided; in fact, to prevent bed bugs you're not even allowed to use your own).
Expect to pay NZD $25-$30 per night for a bed in a dorm room (can be as low as NZD $20), or $40-$80 per night for a private room (these really vary wildly in price). The makes a good place to start looking.
There's three main networks of hostels in New Zealand, to which almost all hostels belong: (the local Hostelling International organization), and . Each has their own membership card, which is worth getting if you stay more than 10 (YHA) to 20 (VIP, BBH) nights at associated hostels as they'll give you a $4 (YHA) to $1-2 (VIP/BBH) discount per night, and they all give indistinguishable discounts at various stores and transport organizations. (It's only worth getting two cards if you stay in hostels belonging to two organizations.)
Generalizing a lot (many individual hostels will differ), YHA hostels tend to be cleanest and preferred by a quieter crowd. Larger YHA's in the big cities can feel a bit impersonal, while smaller ones can be very homely. VIP hostels are frequently either very groovy and run down, or very new and impersonal; both types tend to also be party hostels. BBH hostels offer the widest range of experiences; frequently a bit more alternative, sometimes quite run down, sometimes absolutely lovely and more like a B&B than a hostel.
[ 30-Oct-2011, at 02:29 by Sander ]
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