Hostels, backpacker and budget
Listings
Action Downunder YHA
Single, double/twin (some ensuite) and dorm rooms, and tent sites. Disabled and family rooms available. Communal deck, TV and games room, fully equipped kitchen, BBQ, fax and internet service, luggage storage and off-street parking. Located a 2 minute walk from the lakefront and town centre.
All Seasons Holiday Park
http://www.taupoallseasons.co.nz/
Range of accommodation on a 5 acre property. Self-contained units with bathrooms, kitchen cabins, standard cabins, lodge rooms, caravan and campervan sites, tent sites. Facilities include kitchen and dining room, showers and toilets, games room, card phone, laundry and dryers, hot pool, BBQ, TV room and lounge.
Go Global
Single, double/twin and bunk rooms. Some rooms ensuite. Kitchen and laundry facilities, BBQ and deck, TV/games room. On-site cafe, bar and nightclub. Located in the town centre.
Great Lake Holiday Park
Varied accommodation in five acres of park-like grounds, including tent and caravan sites, cabins and deluxe cabins, and tourist flats. Facilities include children's play area, games room, private spa, BBQ area.
Rainbow Lodge
http://www.rainbowlodge.co.nz/
Purpose built backpackers with single, double and twin rooms (some ensuite), and dormitory-style rooms. Fully equipped kitchen, dining/common room, sauna, deck and BBQ, guest laundry, DVD/video room, pool table, hire bikes and off-street parking.
Taupo Top 10 Holiday Resort
Qualmark 5 star facility with a wide range of accommodation, including studio and 2-bedroom motel units, cabins (sleeping up to 10), and power and non-power sites. Facilities include a thermally heated swimming pool, 2 tennis courts, adventure playground, 2 BBQ areas, TV room with Sky TV, email/internet facilities, games room, and the largest "jumping pillow" in New Zealand. Situated 2km from the town centre.
Tiki Lodge
Bunk rooms, double and family rooms with ensuite, disabled units with shared ensuite. Facilities include TV lounge, kitchen, spa pool, email cafe, payphones, laundry, luggage storage and covered parking. Two minutes walk from the town centre.
Village Lodge Taupo
Dormitory-style building accommodating up to 40 people in 23 rooms. Large TV lounge with some cooking facilities, and coin-operated laundry. Situated in Wairakei Park, a 10 minute drive from the town centre.