Reviews of Pinewood Lodge

08 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location, very friendly staff, super clean

Disliked: there were multiple buildings so there wasnt one shared common room. each building had their own

26 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good property for couples, sharing a kitchen and living area between three rooms.

Disliked: Noisy at night

23 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Rooms, shared spaces (including outdoor ones).

Disliked: Nothing in particular.

03 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff, nice (but not always so clean) kitchen.

Disliked: Little walk from town uphill but not a big problem.

16 November 2011 Alexander would recommend this property

Liked: It is a large backpackers complex with a wide selection of services and nice features (ie: hot tub, tv room, reading room). The price is also great, and the location is just outside of town which makes it quieter than most.

Disliked: They charge for everything...computer use, wireless, the hot tub, laundry detergent, bike rental. Also, the bedding in the first room they put us in hadn't been changed and was just lying in a clump on the floor. We complained and got a much better room.

22 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The price! Since we're backpacking on low budget, this was the cheapest and it was still a good place to stay. We got upgraded for free, that's always a plus.

Disliked: Pretty early check-out time, 10am. We like to sleep in!

24 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel was a short walk from town on a quiet street. The staff were helpful. The shower was good and the communal areas were big.

Disliked: We didn't realise when we booked that the Wifi wasn't free which was a bit annoying as we've never paid for it before in a hostel. Although the Wifi was actually down for the whole time we were staying - also frustrating because the Internet on the communal computers cost $1 per 15mins. Wasn't sure if this was the norm for Queenstown though. The bathroom wasn't too bad but don't think it got cleaned during the 3 days we were there.

23 September 2011

Liked: Bella vista alla finestra, ambienti condivisi da pochi altri utenti.

Disliked: Distante dal centro, scale da fare per arrivare alla stanza, stanza piccola e poco accessoriata.

12 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very clean, nice staff on reception, not the handiest for buses to/from Queenstown but still only about a 10 minute walk. Near to a good supermarket.

Disliked: As other reviewers have said, the rooms (I was in a Private Double) are very cold, however the heaters did an adequate job.

04 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: We were in a chalet unit shared with 2 other rooms. It had a good kitchen and really nice liviong room. The location was excellent, only a few minutes walk to the town centre.

Disliked: The room had a heater but was still very cold and ideally the chalet would have had a second bathroom/toilet.

26 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Loved the location, only 5 min walk to town, so just out enough to be quite and yet close enough. Helpful staff and recieved a !! FREE !! upgrade which was even better. Very clean rooms & bathrooms. Feels like a house not a hostel which is great.

Disliked: Cleaner hovering at 8:30 on a sunday morning and then just letting themselves into our room without even knocking to see if we was in..!!!

24 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Open and well spaced out. The beds are very comfortable and there is good space in the rooms for your bags. The kitchen and commune areas are spacious and the kitchen is well equipped, although a couple more pots and pans would be good.

Disliked: The toaster was crap.

13 April 2011

Liked: the price was the best thing

Disliked: the tumble dryers didn't work very well, and after 3 cycles and complaining and then getting spoken to rudely, i finely got some of the money refunded

12 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was very economical and had the basic necessities. Nothing is glamorous, but you get what you pay for. The kitchen had enough utensils and cooking space.

Disliked: It was rather far from the city (but close to a grocery store).

18 March 2011 Rachael would recommend this property

Liked: It was by far the cheapest place to stay in Queenstown, and it is an easy 5 min walk right into the heart of Queenstown.

Disliked: All the rooms were split into different buildings, the TV room didnt really exist as the TV only had 2 channels and there was no DVD player. The private rooms are very very basic, just a bed!. The kitchen was always dirty, not the hostels fault really just lazy guests. Its a good place to stay if your not going to spend any time there at all in the day and your just going to sleep there, otherwise i'd stay somewhere else.

05 March 2011 Harriet would recommend this property

Liked: It had so much to offer!

Disliked: Nothing

02 March 2011 Karim would recommend this property

Liked: Clean, great kitchen and common area.

Disliked: Internet should be free in hostels.

28 February 2011 ZOI would recommend this property

Liked: Good location, calm environment, verz friendlz staff.

Disliked: Not that clean (the cleaning personel just sprayed a bit the toilet, vacuumed for 1 minute and took off), very cold (there was heating however) and the cooker was not working properly.

12 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Liked the idea of the separate little cottages. The bathroom and the bedroom were clean, nice kitchen.

Disliked: The rooms were very cold.

01 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Individual units mean kitchens are shared between just a few rooms, making it easy to relax and meet people.

Disliked: TV / recreation room was a bit limited

18 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: everything

Disliked: nothing

29 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the proximity with the city

Disliked: the cleanliness was average in the living room and the kitchen

28 December 2010

Liked: I admit the kitchen was nice and the bathrooms are passable.

Disliked: Extremely dusty room -- you will literally be inhaling dust while you sleep. Plus, they never gave us unwashed linens at first and never once was there a cleaning service even to empty the trash bins. Also, exta thin walls - noisy!

16 December 2010 Jess would recommend this property

Liked: It was nice having our own kitchen set-up near our room, and not having to share a toilet with many other people.

Disliked: The room was a bit cramped and the bed wasn't very comfortable.

24 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: cheap double room in chalet style accom. Good showers, private cookign facilities, very comfy beds!

Disliked: Spa was chargable, not a place to meet others