Raglan Hostels - Reviews and Rates

So... because I didn't feel like waiting five hours for the bus, and just because I wanted to see if I could do it, I hitch hiked out of Hamilton, and now, though I don't regret it, I admit it was rather illogical. I had to walk a good long way with my pack up to Hwy 23 (good practice for tramping, I told myself) and then wait around for a car.....

So we rented a car to drive around NZ since Alex is only here for a few days. It was a tiny little Toyota, but as long as it ran for 3 days, I didnt care. The first day, we headed south then west, to spend the night on the coast in a town called Raglan. Its a big surfer town in NZ. It took a bit, but we eventually found a room for the night. The...

Und da war sie auch noch in Raglan. Fuhr nach den Regentagen in Tauranga dann froehlich aus dem schoensten Taurangawetter hinein in Raglans grosse Regenwolken. Mist!!! Kam auch schon um 11 im Hostel an, wo sehr schwule und extrem komische Besitzer waren, die mir irgendwie unheimlich waren. Das Hostel war extrem dreckig, aber hatte haengematten u...

29/01/2009 Raglan is our destination today which is apparently has one of the premier surf beaches in New Zealand. The afternoon is spent attempting to try and surf, we get some basic instructions on how to get onto the board, we shoehorn ourselves into our wet suits and hit the waves. I spend a pretty frustrating hour or so trying to stand up a...

Hello again dudes! I am now back on the 'STRAY' tour bus and heading south towards Wellington. Hopefully when there I will hook up with the guys I met on the Rock boat over New Year - Dan in partiuclar who lives there but originally from Devon. I miss the guys I met and hung out with in Paihia. I stayed there a week in total and really got into ...

We would spend the next few nights in a west coast surf town called Raglan, immortalized in The Endless Summer and known to have the world's longest lefthand surf break. The town had a great vibe (everything centers around surfing) and was thankfully still empty in anticipation of the coming holiday high season. I got some great surfing in on a ...

So much for writing on a semi-frequent basis! Let's see, we just left Raglan yesterday and are in Hamilton for some supplies, internet and shopping. We spent the past 2 weeks in Raglan wWOOFing (willing Workers On Organic Farms) at a place called Solscape (www.solscape.co.nz). We really weren't sure what we were getting into but took a chance an...

This morning, I woke up at about 10am and ate some breakfast. During breakfast, Andy and I had a discussion about whether we should borrow the car again to go to Raglan (which is about at 3 hour drive away) or drive to the Mount (which was only 20 minutes away). After finishing breakfast, we checked the surf conditions online at each location. R...

On the move again this morning, heading for Raglan. On the way we stopped off at Paeroa, which is apparently famous for it's lemon flavoured mineral water.....apparently......dunno where it's famous.......probably just in Paeroa!! Anyway, our bus driver, Natalie, nipped over to the shop to buy a couple of bottles for us to try. It does just tast...

Wednesday Today we went to Raglan on the west coast. It is a small community which attracts surfers from all around the world and is renowned for some of the best waves. Here you can normally surf but of course due to the weather it was too dangerous. The swell was too large or something! It didn't stop raining so the bush walk was cancelled. Th...