Dusky Lodge

Location: 67 Beach road, Kaikoura, nz

Star Rating: 7.9 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Swimming pool
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Pets allowed
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Hot tub/Jacuzzi
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Salt-water pool
• Outdoor furniture
• Fire extinguishers
• Smoke alarms
• Key access
• CCTV outside property
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Access to nearby outdoor pool
• Golfing on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Exercise/lap pool
• Swimming nearby

Rooms Available

• Ensuite Family Room

  1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 20-inch TV with digital channels

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, towels, and a shower

  Practical - Safe

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available

  Non-Smoking, pet friendly

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Bedsheets provided

• Shared Dormitory, Shared Bathroom

  1 Twin Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - 2 bathrooms and towels

  Practical - Safe

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Safety deposit box
  • Heating
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Bedsheets provided

• Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room

  A bed located in a mixed dormitory room.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  This room includes a double bed, towels, a TV and access to shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

  This room has two sets of bunk beds and access to shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This room has three sets of bunk beds and access to shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

  This room has two single beds or one bunk bed, towels, a TV and access to shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Private Room with En Suite

  This room has a double bed and one sets of bunk beds, an private bathroom, towels, TV and access to shared kitchen facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bunk Bed in 5-Mixed Dormitory Room

  This room has two sets of bunk beds, plus a single bed and access to shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom

• Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

  The twin room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Toilet paper

• Double Room with Mountain View

  The double room includes a private bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap

Guest Reviews

• Jade (10/5): Stayed overnight on a trip with 2 dogs! - lovely facilities and lovely staff! so accomodating! nothing! all was great!
• mark (7/5): -
• Perralee (10/5): Always a lovely stay sea air and mountains comfortable homely vibe. - Location friendly staff, hot tub access to full kitchen with good cooktop. Clean kitchen and room. Bed the springs made a noise when laying on them, cook top in other kitchens when staying prior aren’t effective nor efficient.
• Jessica (10/5): Good would come back - Nice big and clean communal facilities. I liked the kitchen had free food section so nothing was wasted when guests left and really pretty views from outdoor areas. One improvement would be a hanger or two or something like that in the private rooms as there was no where at all to unload any clothing so just had to live out the bag
• Gravett (9/5): The hot tub was great, staff were helpful, fascilities clean. Was an enjoyable stay - thank you -
• Agathe (7/5): -
• Rachael (10/5): -
• Katharine (7/5): - The pool and cafe were excellent. The beds, although bunks were very comfortable. Room was quite small and road a bit noisy
• Ilias (10/5): -
• Ruth (6/5): Great - Swim with the dolphins a must do activity Bedrooms needed more ventilation
• Sílvia (7/5): -
• Hayden (8/5): -
• Rosean (10/5): Relaxing and very satidfying my kids love it in the pool area - Comfy None
• Alba (9/5): - Personal muuy agradable y dispuesto a ayudar y resolver cualquier duda del itinerario o cualquier necesidad que se presentase. Se agradece el hot tub después de un día de trekking y cocinas amplias. Muy acogedor.
• Tiantian (7/5): -
• Candice (8/5): Great for the whole fam - Great location, good price for what it is. Great for pets too (and kids) Having to strip your own beds
• Zoey (9/5): -
• Matthias (8/5): -
• Hayden (7/5): -
• Zoe (10/5): -
• Sisa (9/5): -
• Alina (10/5): -
• FEDERICO CARLO MARIA (9/5): - I did not use the kitchen. I walked in a short time to the center I liked swimming pool
• Emma (7/5): - Handy clean good value Having to share with boys. Been with three boys one girl was uncomfortable
• scottie (10/5): - great customer service very friendly and helpful.room was clean and tidy.great facilities highly recommend nothing
• Analia (10/5): -
• Sanne (9/5): -
• Kootstra (9/5): Goed - Goede schone kamers, vriendelijk personeel
• Tracey (7/5): I’ve stayed here a couple of times and go back because it is clean and welcoming - Love the sunset views and the good facilities Slightly out of town
• Vacher (9/5): Facile et agréable ! - La manager très gentille et bienveillante !
• Gaby (7/5): - Küche sauber und gut. Ruhe, Lage, Sauna und Pool genial. Kiosk, Personal sehr nett. Im 10 Bettzimmer keine Ablage, kein Haken für Jacke etc.
• lucy (9/5): - Great location and good facilitites
• Caroline (8/5): Facilities with rallied pointed and it was always clean. - It would have been a 10 out of 10 but unfortunately during our stay the spa was being refilled and so was only available to use half of our stay. Facilities were very well appointed
• Daniele (9/5): - Kindness if staff and clean facilities. Also pool and sauna very nice. Room very small, and noisy, some of the other rooms had very noisy doors and the women toilet door noisy as well.
• Linda (8/5): - Nice hostel with plenty space to hang out with others and the 10 bed dorm was well arranged so it didn't feel packed at all :)
• Catherine (8/5): Lovely stay with great facilities and welcoming staff. - Really good outdoor and indoor social spaces, felt very welcoming. Rooms were nice and relatively spacious. Wifi didn’t work in the room, it worked in some of the social areas.
• Maja (10/5): -
• CIARA (10/5): - I had an injury a couple of days prior to my trip and staff were very helpful in making sure I had a bottom bunk and no stairs to climb. They really went the extra mile.
• Jens Christian (9/5): -
• Elizabeth (8/5): Suited our purpose - Had trouble with the lock on room door
• Wayne (10/5): -
• Annemarie (8/5): -
• Debra (8/5): -
• Phoebe (4/5): Wouldn’t recommend - Nice outdoor area Very dated and not that clean. Location is further out of the main town.
• lucy (8/5): -
• Janna (10/5): Gerne wieder - Der tolle Außenbereich mit Pool und der leckeren Pizza.
• Océane (8/5): - Nice stay, all the amenities
• Emma (8/5): - Great setup and friendly staff The mattress on the double bed was definitely overdue to be replaced - not a great sleep. but the mattresses on the bunks were all good.
• Nockemann (8/5): -
• Natalie (7/5): Nice hostel & facilities in a good location not far from the main centre - Location was a short walk from the main town centre, around 15 mins. Staff were friendly & helpful & facilities were good. Nice to have an outdoor pool, a bit cold but nice on a hot day & there’s a hot tub/pool & sauna too if you want something warmer! If I had to say something it would just be that the bunk beds are a little dated, no hand rail to help get you up & down if you are on the top bunk, no privacy curtains, lights or plugs like some places have. But to be fair, I knew this beforehand so it was ok for me but some might not like the no curtain aspect
• Ian (8/5): -
• Fox (6/5): -
• Gaby (5/5): - Keine Ablagemöglichkeit, kein Platz im 10 Bettraum.
• Gemma (9/5): -
• Tracy (10/5): Great place to stay whilst visiting Kaikoura. - Very clean with great facilities and well located. Staff very friendly and helpful.
• Janina (8/5): - It was very nice to have a pool and spa pool, you could also walk into town and the beach is not too far away. The kitchen was tidy and the people were nice. The view was also very good! When we put the bedding off we found a bug on one of our pillows.
• Joanne (10/5): - Loved the facilities, pool ,sauna and spa all the lovely decking outside areas . Unfortunately very hard mattress.,terrible pillows ,Need to take a mattress topper ,i stayed private room.
• Sylke (9/5): -
• Charlotte (9/5): - We have stayed here several times, and I finally used the hot pool. Highly recommend that, and the pizza was very good! As it is a large place, rowdy neighbors can be a risk. It did not last too long though
• Adrian (8/5): - Pool und Hot Pool :) Außerdem die gute Lage
• Georgina (7/5): -
• Michaele (7/5): -
• Soo-Youn (8/5): -
• Abigail (7/5): Good for a night ahead of activities in the town. - Great location for whale watching and other activities. Having paid such a high price, we were surprised that stripping the beds was required, especially based on our stays at other lower costing hostels. No sound proofing, other guests were heard very loudly at night, which prevented a good sleep.
• Ethel5Balam (8/5): Best equipped kitchen. - Really nice well equipped hostel - extremely friendly and helpful staff - allowed us to drop luggage ahead of check in and after check out. Bed was comfortable, room clean and shower good. We didnt use the shared kitchen but was great to see it was extremely well equipped. Busy truck route but slept so well it wasnt an issue.
• Mariette (2/5): Terrible - Bij supermarkt in de buurt 10 personen op 1 kamer in kelder met 1 wc en douche , je kon de boodschap letterlijk horen, als iemand douches is wc ook bezet, iedereen hoorde je lopen over trappen of verdieping hoger
• Peter Clemo (6/5): - Showers were clean Map of room layout was difficult to follow for me as an after hours arrival. It looked like cut and paste gone wrong. A few more descriptive words might help. Or a better map
• Dan (8/5): great stay - Great facilities with the pool and hot tub, as well as multiple kitchens
• Dignum (9/5): Location was right - Staff were helpful and cheery A bit busy but by 10pm all was quiet
• Tracy (10/5): A great place to stay when visiting Kaikoura. - Clean, well located, great facilities, friendly staff, great value for money. Nothing
• Tess (8/5): -
• Jennifer (10/5): - Having pizza and drinks on site, Stairs
• Katelijne (8/5): -
• Anke (9/5): -
• Lily (7/5): We had a good stay, shame the weather didn’t play ball but we used the sauna and pool early when it was quiet and spacio - Location, friendly staff, large kitchens with lots of hob spaces and equipment, sauna and pool Noise particularly in the early hours from other guests
• Loretta (8/5): -
• Sue (5/5): Noisy - I took a punt when booking that it wasn’t a party lodge, it was accommodation to break a drive home, and in that respect we were happy, other guests were considerate. We were in the front upper unit, Dusky and while it had double glazing, one latch was missing meaning the window didn’t seal at all and the frequent heavy vehicle road noise was so loud. To be fair we appreciate it’s not your fault we’re light sleepers 🙁
• Krzysztof (7/5): - Były dwie kuchnie, w tym jedna 24h. Brak lampki przy łóżku. Brak klimatyzacji. Przy 10 osobach gorąco i zaduch, jeśli ktoś zamknie na noc drzwi wejściowe z dworu.
• Robert (9/5): - A big spa and a swimming pool. Big kitchen and dining room. A good lounge. Clean and secure. Aside the pool, there is a small place where they cook wood-fired pizza. Nice and big hostel. Not far from the New World food supermarket. Bad weather but they can't do anything about it.
• Jacqueline (10/5): A cross between a really great backpackers and an upmarket motel. Poshest backpackers used in NZ. - The first two nights were in room 12, which was a double room shared with my son, the third night was in an ensuite family room. This is much more than a backpackers, with TV's in the rooms, amble sized kitchen, washing line (great for hanging out the tent between stays to dry) a sauna, spa and 'heated' swimming pool which was a little cold but the spa was great temperature. Staff really helpful and let us leave our stuff at the lodge on the one night we had to camp between stays due to lack of availability. Thank you Dusky Lodge. Can't comment on whether it would be romantic or not as not travelling with husband but with my 12 year old son. Swimming pool could be a bit warmer, some of the 18-30's whom the lodge is aimed at, took over the spa pool which was unfortunate as it slightly intimidated my son who has ADHD (aged 12 years) and thus limited our time in the pool, otherwise clean and comfortable.
• Silas (9/5): -
• Maren (8/5): -
• Toni (10/5): Ist zu empfehlen! - Es war eine Sauna vorhanden mit einen Schwimmbad. Von der Bus Haltestelle bis zur Unterkunft 1,1km entfernt.
• Bernhard (10/5): Top - Alles war klasse! Sind 3 Tage geblieben statt wie geplant einen Service, Betten, Küche, SPA Bereich
• Chao (10/5): -
• Lukas (10/5): Loved my stay at dusky lodge, really amazing, clean and wellkept facilities! - Great facilities and nice personell! Nothing to dislike
• Eliza (7/5): -
• Aylin Dilara (7/5): -
• Helga (8/5): -
• Sami (9/5): - L'emplacement, la piscine, le jacuzzi et le saune étaient vraiement idéals pour un séjour à Kaikoura. Il manquait un rangement pour ces affaires dans la chambre.
• Linda (9/5): -
• Nicky (10/5): -
• Richard (9/5): Plenty to do and see - Pool ,spar,Sauna,pizzas
• Benjamin (9/5): - Sauna was really nice to have! Would be cool, if there were some basic free stuff, like salt, pepper and oil.
• Torben O (8/5): - Masser af plads Ingen gardiner foran sengen
• Stefanie (9/5): für meine allerletzte Nacht in NZ genau das richtige, abends noch in die Sauna und dann gekocht, die Küche ist relativ s - Sauna, Pool, Wirlpool, saubere Küche leider sehr anstrengende, betrunkene Zimmergenossen
• Ela (10/5): -
• Te Hiwa (10/5): I’ll be back! - Everything about the property was amazing. The layout. The cafe right by the pool and spa
• Rachel (9/5): was great location and facilities served the purpose of a one night stay - spacious and clean could hear conversations through the walls
• gillespie (10/5): - Your staff were exceptional There was nothing we don't like about Dusky

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