Name: Centabay Lodge - Hostel
Address: 27 Selwyn Road, Paihia, Paihia, Paihia, 0200, New Zealand
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

Heating

Ticket assistance

Garden

Television in lobby

Terrace

Express check-out

Outdoor furniture

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Hairdryer

Linens

Rooms

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Luggage storage

Services and amenities

Common kitchen

Vending machine

Microwave oven

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Spanish

German

English

French

Portuguese

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Library

Bike rental

Barbecue grill(s)

Billiards

Hiking

Picnic area

Barbeque

Sun Deck

Ping-Pong

Recreation

Parking

Spa tub

Beach/pool towels

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Darts

Cycling

Table Tennis

Golf сourse (within 3 km)

Sports

Playroom

Kids

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the hostel

Paihia Beach

Kerikeri Airport

Whangarei Airport

Centabay Lodge - Hostel

Paihia

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Loved my stay here. Close to the wharf and all the shops. Clean, warm and welcoming - loved the vibe. Especially enjoyed the courtyard area with the hammocks. And the lodge dog, Mick!! Will be back for sure.

Loved my stay here

Friendly Staff, the owner Jack is very warm and welcoming. Nicest hostel rooms I’ve been to, normally don’t write reviews but feel I had to because the staff were just fantastic and the beds were comfortable all for $25!!!

Excellent Spot

Hi I stayed at Centabay Lodge it's very close to everything in Paihia, central to eating area overall #1. Beds very comfy, spacious, clean rooms. Kitchen area nice, outside courtyard is amazing huge amount of room, great games room, top quality BBQ, Spa, very close to beach + ferry to Russell, Internet very good and free. Owner and manager very nice people you can do all your tour bookings there they do the lot!! Many types of rooms. In a very quiet part of town so great for sleeping overall I would have to rate this up very high in NZ Backpackers and Lodges you wont be disappointed. Hope this helps you all Cheers!!!

Comfy, Rustic, Clean, Close to everything!! #1

Free hot fun! $5 kayak hire for all day! Great rooms, tonnes of space, big courtyard!
Right in the centre of Paihia, but also feel seperate enough to enjoy yourself! 
You can tell everyone who works here really loves the place too: Jack the owner is solid, Jana the Manager is lovely and helpful, all the staff team are great fun!

Great hostel, couldn't top it!

Was really surprised with the great quality of this lodge...absolutally central to EVERYTHING
Our private room was Clean and tidy and a good size shower too. I also had a fridge with coffee&tea provided . The staff are welcoming and easy going and there is easy access to all facilities

Wonderful Hostel

Overall a good stay. We were in a twin room with shared bathroom. Definitely think they need some more showers and toilets located throughout the hostel. There was only one upstairs and there was soooo many products like razors and shampoo bottles in the shower too. People should clean their stuff up or it should be emptied daily by staff. Only issue we had here was parking. Our car got blocked in by someone who stays in the hostel and had gone to work... we were delayed almost 2 hrs because of this so lucky we didn’t have a flight or anything. The girl on reception was lovely and knew who’s car it was so she sent a message to the owner. But she didn’t reply... We Could tell the staff member felt bad. But An hour later a gentleman who works there asked us what we were waiting for and we explained the situation, he then went to get the keys from the owner to let us out. Thankfully he did and we could get on with our day. So just be careful where you park and book a room with your own en-suite if you can. 😂 Otherwise good price and nice people! 

Great location and friendly staff

Stayed here for 3 nights in an en suite double room which had its own fridge. Very good value for money, staff were always on hand and extremely pleasant and helpful! Outdoor area felt very removed from the surrounding town so was a great place to chill. Only slight downside was as soon as the sun went down a flock of birds appeared in the above tree and so you had to run for cover or your clothes would need washing! 

Hired a kayak from the hostel for $5 for the day- incredible way to see the bay and a fraction of the cost of other companies. Would highly recommend, just watch out for the birds! 


Great spot

This was a great find, we were trying to travel on a budget for a longer honeymoon and this place private room with ensuite did the job! Great location just a short walk to the little town, parking, cute little courtyard area and never a problem with noise!

Great location

We found the hostel facilities here to be perfectly decent but our two night stay was really marred by the bad attitude of the owner. In every interaction we had with him he was rude, unsmiling and weirdly accusatory and hostile, even though we had done nothing wrong and had nothing to complain about in turn. Other staff were friendly and helpful but with so many lovely places to stay in Paihia we'd recommend avoiding the bad atmosphere at Centabay Lodge.

Why does the owner work in hospitality?

Centabay lodge back packer hostel accommodation in Paihia was alright. When I came with my family for a visit and for
Accommodation the white guy owner/manager was rude and aggressive communicating to customers. He doesn’t like to greet and smile to customers I felt intimidated and sad. The room was average, the bathroom was average, the toilet is dirty etc. The bed wasn’t comfortable and the room get hot in the night but there is fan though. The owner/ manager is very stingy and unwelcoming and rude.

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