Advantages: Great place to see views of city Disadvantages: It is a city and New Zealand is so much more beautiful to go rural
...who loves walking as there is not much else to do on the island. It was a great way to see views of the city and to explore the island.
Night life:
Auckland is very busy at night and has a great many places for evening entertainment; a lot of the bars have great live music. Whilst in Auckland we frequented a great pub called Danny Dolan's, the live music was fantastic and the atmosphere was full of fun. Another great thing to do would be Minus 5, where everything is made from ice, but costs $30 to get in a bit out of a backpackers price range sadly.
Places to stay:
This all depends on your budget. I was backpacking and found that Auckland has a great many hostels available for backpackers all ranging in price.
A tip for anyone backpacking, look around town before using the internet at any of the hostels as we found a place...
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Advantages: Great view on roof, cheap Disadvantages: no free lockers and not that friendly
...Albert Park Backpackers in Auckland is a very cheap place to stay, the location is great but it was not the friendliest hostel I have stayed in.
I flew in from LA which is a 12 hour flight and was pretty tired as I am sure you can imagine, I pleased that the directions I had from the hostel where easy to follow, I just had to jump on a shuttle bus, this was easy to find and cost $15.
Address: Albert Park Backpackers
27-31 Victoria Street East
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 09 309 0336
Fax: 09 309 9474
Email: bakpak@albertpark.co.nz
To get to the hostel from town walk down from Sky City visitors centre over Queen Street and into Victoria Street East and you will find it on the right, opposite the Victoria St car park.
Reception:
The staffs at Albert Park are friendly enough but are not very forthcoming when...
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Advantages: big city, islands, picture perfect scenery ... Disadvantages: Auckland traffic is a killer
...transport when visiting but if you turn up at the airport and need to get to the city, there are various shuttles, buses and taxis at your service.
Once in the city, buses are basically the only mode of transport. There is a ferry service to various points around the vicinity but basically, if you want to get around a bit it will be easier all round to rent a car.
ACCOMMODATION
There are loads of hotels and backpackerslodges in the CBD and after staying in a few, I am not overly keen on staying right in the city itself. The city is quite noisy during the night ... especially on the weekends.
If you have your own transport I would suggest staying in Parnell or alternately, head to the North Shore and find a quiet hotel, motel or B&B for a few days.
Check out the discount hotel website www.wotif.com for some good last minute deals...
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