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Reviews of Mahana Lodge Hostel & Backpacker

2 out of 5
Mahana Lodge Hostel & Backpacker
BP 44983, Papeete, Tahiti

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 146 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was excellent overall and offered excellent value. The one thing I did not like was the indigent people hanging out right outside the property who were smelly, smoked and sometimes made bad comments. They weren't too bad but they should not have been there.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Cyrus

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great before a late night flight
We used this as a place to stay before out late flight out of Tahiti. It worked perfectly. We had a nice bed to rest on, a safe place to store our things while we explored, and a good bathroom to clean up in before our flight. I would certainly book here again for this same purpose.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jasmine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location close to the harbor and was a good stay for a night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gladys

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff. Super central location. Walking distance from the Ferry to go to Moorea and 1 Minutes walk from the Market and all the shop. Common area are spotless.
Response from Mahana Lodge on Jul 4, 2023
Ia ora na,We thank you for your comment and we take into account your opinion to improve us, very good continuation to you. Best regards.

6/10 Okay

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness
Adequate crash pad for a night
this is a fine, bare-bones hostel in a good location. The main problem is zero sound insulation. Any noise in the room next to us sounded like it was happening in our room, so it was hard to sleep. Harsh fluorescent lighting. The one window in our room opened into the hallway where the main ceiling light shined right in our eyes in bed, and we couldn't cover it because there was no curtain.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from ML on Jun 15, 2023
Iaorana, We will take your comment into account to improve ourselves and sorry to hear that your nights spent were not what you expected. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Kasandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Surprisingly surprised with how clean and how quiet it was. I liked my stay
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lance

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great base for exploring the Coromandel Peninsula
Very friendly welcome and roomy accommodations.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Esther

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great overnight after a long flight
The staff were wonderful. The location for visiting Papeete was first rate. The accommodation was clean and the breakfast simple but ample.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Rei

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No hair dryer!!! Stinky towel. Terrible breakfast (only baguettes and jam). No shuttle from/to airport. There are other facilities that provide cleaner and cheaper accommodation WITH free airport shuttles.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hostel.
I stayed here as a day room before a late night flight. It’s convenient for the things I like to do in Papeete. Le Marche and food trucks. I’m too old for top bunks so only used room to store my things! They did try to accommodate my request for a low bunk.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s cool ok overall … fun!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Najib

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location very convenient and clean
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Briana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and simple. Great location for easy access to ferry & city
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Mahana Lodge on Apr 1, 2022
Thank you for your review Briana ! See you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Felix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and clean hostel
Very convenient, neat and clean for a hostel plus very friendly staff, super centrally located. Very good deal, good value for your money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Mahana Lodge on Mar 14, 2022
Mauruuru for your review. Hope to see you again soon. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Mahana Lodge on Mar 14, 2022
Mauruuru for your review. Hope to see you again soon. Best regards,

6/10 Okay

Jamel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Megan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Excellent location
Excellent location and very friendly staff. The rooms were small but adequate. Could be cleaner, but for thr price can't complain. The bed was extremely hard/firm so be prepared.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
They promised breakfast. There was none. Just a hunk of hard bread.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean. Central. Very nice staff. Just try to find anything in that price range in French Polynesia...
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Mahana LODGE on Feb 14, 2020
Iaorana ,Thank you very much for your rating and your comments. It gives us great pleasure to know that you are having a good stay with us. It's a pleasure to see you again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostel in the heart of Papette
This hostel is very clean, secure, comfortable, with air condition excellent for good night of sleep, very helpful staff and friendly (t will organized hey, located at 2 blocks of the Papeete Market and 1 block of the port if you are taking a cruise and roulettes, within walking distance to attractions. The location is very good and it is the only hostel in downtown.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Mahana LODGE on Feb 14, 2020
Iaorana ,Thank you very much for your rating and your comments. It gives us great pleasure to know that you are having a good stay with us. It's a pleasure to see you again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Tracy, Tampa, FL

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Stayed in a private room. Walk to ferry terminal. not much of a breakfast but it was something! Bread/jam/peanut butter. Lock door that access rooms. Bank ATM right across the street. Difficult to carry heavy suitcases up large flight of stairs.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Mahana LODGE on Feb 14, 2020
Iaorana Tracy, Thank you very much for your rating and your comments. It gives us great pleasure to know that you are having a good stay with us. It's a pleasure to see you again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

sabine, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very nice staff, clean and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Mahana LODGE on Feb 14, 2020
Iaorana Sabine, Thank you very much for your rating and your comments. It gives us great pleasure to know that you are having a good stay with us. It's a pleasure to see you again. Kind regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Courteous staff, clean facilities around the property, close to amenities, in the downtown. Highly recommend and will come back here when next I visit Tahiti.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

André

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay , very well looked after clean, not too packed, simple but good breakfast and very helpful and friendly staff. Stayed 2 nights only as not much to do in Papeete but highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Wifi is terrible.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We checked in at 6:00 am. They got us to our tiny room quickly. Breakfast was bread and coffee. Lovely paintings all over the walls. Perfect location for us to walk to our cruise ship.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for budget and convenience
Very convenient to waterfront and downtown marketplace. Room was very spartan, no window, but simple and clean. Front desk was very friendly and accommodating. We would return for convenience and affordability. Shuttle to airport was fairly priced (divided among travelers) and on time which we appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a first time adventure in a place like this. It was a great surprise. We were basically using this lodge for cleaning up after an 8 hour safari excursion across Tahiti, and before flying back to Orlando, FL later in the evening. The restroom/shower was shared, but the double room was private. The restroom/shower did have privacy, just not attached to room, but nearby. Everyone, including other guests were very respectable! Would definitely stay again, maybe even sleep! A/C worked excellent in the room, and the price was right!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very very clean. Nice place to stay. Beyond what I expected for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sherron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very good location. Could be cleaner. Air conditioner broke in our room and light didn't work. Bathrooms were often dirty.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, very clean. pleasant and helpful staff, wonderful quotes about travel on the hallway walls!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
This is a great budget place to stay at in Papeete. It is very close to the ferry terminal(less than 300 yards) and close to other sites. This hostel type place is clean, safe, and very comfortable inside. There is a nice dinning/common room with kitchen. The staff were friendly and helpful as well. I really liked this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, clean, friendly staff. Showers and bathroom could need cleaning more often. However, it was clean enough. Bunkbeds comfortable and towels and bedding provided clean.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Serendipity!
I landed in Tahiti at 2100 with no hotels available under $325 per night. The Mahana Hostel had one bed left - a 6 woman dorm, upper bunk, $28 per night. I hadn’t stayed in a hostel for 35 years - and thought this one was great! It’s clean, air conditioned, quiet and right across the street from the ferry building. Wifi worked well and the staff (especially Maui) was awesome. As a result I stayed 2 more nights, the last one in a bottom bunk. My only complaint is the breakfast - it’s just bread & coffee. Other options would be nice.....fruit, cheese,
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Constanze

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018