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Reviews of Stafford Gables Hostel

2 out of 5
Stafford Gables Hostel
71 Stafford St, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 33 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jaime

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No refunds is practically theft. We paid and received nothing. Phone call was ridiculous also, no conversation, no reasons, do they even speak English here? Infuriating experience.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
It is a view in the Historical Hotel. In good condition. Me and my son enjoy the Piano as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The stairs were very high in the tread which made them difficult for me.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor conditions but good value
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I liked the price but you get what you pay for. The room was cold, damp and draughty. I would not sleep on the top bunks as they were unstable. Heating was inadequate on 30 minute timers and only one shower and toilet per three rooms or up to a dozen people. Alright if you are young and healthy.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property needs some investment, light bulbs replaced, fixing dripping taps. Overall its a hostel with good service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

2/10 Terrible

Tina

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worse place to stay in Dunedin
It was horrible and cold and dirty and smelly and the price was ridiculous for 1 night in a absolute dive $180..absolutely the worse place ever and i didnt feel safe there at all
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good low-budget accommodation. It would have been better if there was some non-see through glass in the upstairs bathroom. And if the reception was available for longer hours.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great basic accommodation but all you need. Good service, clean and quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't recommend.
We did not feel safe or comfortable for this stay. The room smelt of cigarette smoke and the whole place was run down. You even had to buy your own loo roll!! It was not provided for free!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uncomfort and Inconvenience
The eftpos machine was not working for two days and requested to pay cash, couldn't even pay through online banking. Had to go out get cash which was very inconvenient. It didn't provide toliet paper and it costed $1 to get a roll in reception. The check-in time on hotel.com was incorrect and reception closed before we arrived. The reception lady was nice to come back to drop off the key.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Service, Average Accommodation
The hotel is a little run down, although our room was comfortable and the receptionist was very friendly and helpful. As a budget option you get what you pay for, we found the price very reasonable but probably would choose elsewhere next time
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Steve

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst place ever
Booked some where else where we felt safe. Spoke to a couple the next day who did stay. They came from UK and said the police what the night before was not comfortable. We booked a double bed room. Got a small single room. They rang me the day before we were due to arrive. And asked if I had spoken to them the day before and cancelled the room. I had not !!! Do not stay there. !!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Terrible
Terrible hostel, loud and unclean. Won't return!
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
All basics covered. A nice stay in Dunedin for the price and location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to the CBD, off-street parking, clean building but old..
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Wade, Dunedin

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Did not change the bed sheets and pillow covers. Weed and grass are growing everywhere in the garden and doors. Property is in low maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Andrei

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No wifi in dormitory, extremely cold
They cheat you about internet. Don't believe! There is no wifi connection in the dormitory! You can fiind some in the corridor of kitchen. The whole building including all communal areas is terribly cold. The heater in the room produces unbelievable jetplane noise, so you cannot use it at night. And anyway the timer is set to 1 hour.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Rocky, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Could not turn on the room heater. Otherwise everyting else was great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

sun, qt

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ghost hotel
Too old building. Located in hill Small parking space Too cold
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Q on 30 Sept 2018
'Located in Hill' I don't know what you're talking about. We are located in City cente. You might get wrong place staying.

4/10 Poor

Teu sina, australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ok for backpackers if you need CHEAP accomodation.
It was probably the cheapest accomodation in town,, but would have helped if the TV in the community lounge section worked..as there is NO TV in the rooms. Also..they should let you know beforehand that NOTHING is supplied.. We didn't bring any towels..so.. Our showers were a little hard to have.... A few spiderwebs on the ceilings etc.... But.. It WAS our choice to pick CHEAP. Accomodation ..and we got it. Overall..it was an experience ..we slept ok..beds quiete comfortable.. And kitchen available for you to make your own coffees or Tea (as long as you bring your own) and saw others using the kitchen to cook their own meals.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

jackie, queenstown

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty, dank and depressing
No longer a yha and it shows. Rundown, dreary, cold and dirty. A great place to send the mother in law
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Angela, Auckland

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Eerie feeling
Very outdated, the vibe from the whole place made me sleep with the light on as there was something very eerie about the place, the communal bathrooms were pretty bad, no soap, no one had cleaned the entire time I was there, razors left behind in shower put me off, and hardly any lighting in there once it goes dark. Curtains had mould on them and pillows were dirty, one window permanently open in my room so there was a breeze but overall a cheap room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Herbert

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

saita, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの対応がとても親切で良かったです。宿泊の流れが順調に進められて快適に過ごすことができました。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Einmal reicht
Es war so kalt, die Gäste und das Personal sind mit Winterjacke und Mütze rumgelaufen, drinnen. Der Gemeinschaftsraum in dem man essen sollte war so kalt, das man sich wirklich nicht aufhalten möchte. Beim Einchecken hatte man unsere Reservierung nicht, haben dann aber doch schnell ein Zimmer bekommen. Die Terrassentür in unseren Zimmer ließ sich nicht schließen und stand über Nacht somit leicht auf.:-(. Die Küche war interessant. 4 Tassen für das gesamte Hostel. Es war nicht wirklich sauber. Gewöhnungsbedürftig.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Elena

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buona la posizione ma un ambiente vecchio, sporco
Sporco e poco organizzato: pochi bagni, poche docce, ma la cosa peggiore è stato il freddo! Ambiente vecchio con spifferi da tutte le parti....porte che non chiudevano!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
予約がダブルブッキング。 何とか部屋を準備して貰ったが、手続で時間を浪費され、ベッドメイキングは自分で。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Sergei

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Скромно и бюджетно
Хостел управляется китайцами. При заселении девушка совсем не понимала по английски и молодой человек ей все время переводил, а так как и наш и его английский весьма посредственный, то долго не могли разобраться с бронированием. Номера как в лабиринте, но вполне комфортная кровать и пользование общими туалетом и ванной не доставило большого дискомфорта. Парковка маленькая, пришлось парковаться на улице
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

yun, Hamilton

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
当日予約
セントラルから離れていて、結構な坂。夜の一人歩きは怖いかも。 チェックイン3-6時の前に着いてしまったが、中国人のスタッフ、マネージャーが対応してくれてよかった。対応も親切でよかった。 Wifi、また夜間のドアcode等がレセプション横の壁に貼っているので、自分でチェックしておく。 部屋は一日目は昼まで寝てる人たちがいてカーテンあけずにいるので薄暗いままだったし、夜は音楽ならして窓開けてるとかで感じ悪かったが、二日目はメンバーかわって落ち着いていた。宿泊のメンバーによる。　 ベッドは狭いシングル、二段ベッドの上だと登り降りにきしむし揺れるが、枕やカバーなどはちゃんとしていた。台所にはたくさん棚があるし、ダイニングもある。 全体的に建物が古いのできれいとはいえないが、泊まる分には問題なかった。
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017