Base Backpackers

When I first arrived at Base Auckland I was very tired after a massive flight (with previous connection flights) from Los Angeles arriving 6 o’clock in the morning. There were only two people at the reception (which is very common here followed by a huge line waiting for service). One of them didn’t seem to work though…
When I finally got to talk to someone I was told that check in is at 1 o’clock. (With the tone of «no discussion»). So I asked if I at least could have my luggage somewhere. Which I could. (Find it pretty weird though that I had to ask for it, the guy wasn’t really helping).
As I still was supertired I stayed at the hostel while waiting these five long hours. I bought some basic WiFi connection (yepp, it’s not for free) which barely worked.
Also I had a look around. It’s not very tidy but not too shabby either. I mean, I guess you have to live with the not so tidy furnitures and kitchen when in a place like this.
When the clock was getting on 1 o’clock I again tried to check in. To be sure I asked if it was the girls only dorm as I emailed about in advance. The guy looked confused and said that it wasn’t and asking when I sent the email and stuff. He fixed it right away but again I didn’t really get any service feeling.
Finally I got my room. And I must say the room is the best thing about this hostel. It’s very nice and tidy. The toilets and the showers are alright too. However the soap is always finished on the toilets.
Some of the staff are really friendly while some are not so much (like the guy with the check in). But all in all it’s an okay place to spend a couple of nights.

This was my first backpackers experience, followed by numerous others. Overall, this was the lowest quality stay of all my stays in New Zealand. The kitchen was filthy, and the pots had no handles. Needless to say, there were no pot holders to make up for that loss.
Seemed to be very fun down. Our room door was broken and difficult for ingress and egress. When reported, I was told that someone would be round to look at it the next day. It wasn’t until I mentioned that If I got stuck inside the room, that there could be the risk of… well, who knows? The clerk got a relatively inept handyman to come right away. The door was improved but not repaired.

Ein guter Anlaufpunkt für den Start in Nz aber es gibt mit Sicherheit schönere hostels.
Die centrale Lage ist auf jeden Fall ein großer Pluspunkt.
Man sollte versuchen nicht gerade in ein innen liegendes Zimmer zu kommen.
Ich wurde leider dort auch beklaut.

Schon die ehemalige Vorgänger-​Herberge in der Fort Street war damals echt klasse! Tolles Team, sehr versiert, coole Tipps & Tricks, echt viel aus den eigenen Rundreisen von Auckland aus rauszuholen!

BASE is a chain of backpackers hostels all around New Zealand and in some places in Australia. It offers cheap and very convenient accommodation for young travellers, but you can see people of all ages there.
The hostel is very big and ideally located, on the main shopping street of downtown Auckland. It is well-​known in the area and lots of buses stop in front of it (including buses from and to the airport).
It has a big kitchen, a TV room, many computers with internet access are available (you pre-​purchased internet time for 3 – 4 $ an hour, you can use your credit in all base hostels in the country with no limit of time to use it).
There are rooms reserved for girls (4 people in a room) for $ 30 (in the «sanctuary», with some shampoo and a bath towel provided along with one free drink), the other dorms are around $ 27.
There is a great bar just downstairs from the hostel, in which activities are organized every night (pool competition, free pizza night, toga night, girls night, etc.).
At daytime, you can go to the job desk if you want to earn extra money; the travel desk is also available to book your next activities, and the hostel itself often organizes some excursions (e.g. renting 2 buses to bring 80 people to watch an All Blacks match in Eden Park).
That, plus the number of people you can meet, as this backpackers is the most popular around, make it a great place to stay in central Auckland.

Das Auckland Central Backpackers ist nach wie vor eine Top-​Adresse für Traveller die nach Auckland kommen. Es liegt mitten im Stadtzentrum an der Queen Street. Im Hostel gibt es ein kleines Café, ein Internetcafé und ein Reisebüro, über das man sämtliche Trips buchen kann.
Sehr zu empfehlen ist die Bar inkl. Restaurant auf der 7. Etage mit Dachterasse. Dort gibt es jeden Tag ein besonderes Highlight wie z.B. eine Poolbillard-​Competition.
Die Zimmer sowie die Gemeinschaftsbäder sind sehr sauber und gepflegt und werden täglich gereinigt. Traveller können sich hier übrigens auch ein Paar Dollar durch div. Jobs dazuverdienen.
Ich bin mehrere Tage im ACB gewesen und habe insgesamt nur positive Erfahrungen gemacht.
P. S. Um die Ecke steht abends bis spät in die Nacht der BLT-​Burgerwagen — den BLT kann ich ABSOLUT empfehlen — einfach nur lecker!