Auckland Central Backpackers (ACB)
DarbyStreet off QueenStreet in the CBD
Good large hostel with lots of facilities - large internet cafe, travel centre, small job centre (for backpackers looking for work), large kitchen, two backpacker bars (Globe - 2 doors down and the balcony bar on level 6). Dorms and double/twin rooms available.
I thought the hostel was ok, the intercom announcements can get pretty tedious pretty quickly. The rooms are kept clean but some do not have windows which is a bit disorientating. The job search facility is a bit of a waste of time (for example when I asked about finding more permanent Accomodation - which they are supposed to help with - I was told to buy a newspaper!). However the internet cafe and travel centre is excellent, and staff are helpful and friendly.
