Raglan Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Heute sind wir in Raglan angekommen, dem Surferparadies von Neuseeland. Wir wohnen in einem netten Hostel auf dem Berg mit herrlichem Blick aufs Meer. Leider ein bissl abseits, deswegen ziehen wir morgen runter in den Ort. Hier wollen wir naemlich ein bisschen bleiben.

today we arrived in Raglan, the surfer's paradise of NZ. We live in a...

After a couple of days doing virtually nothing (except watching endless episodes of Battlestar Galactica and playing Guitar Hero: Metallica) we took a trip to Raglan on the west coast of the North Island. Famous for its surf, Raglan was a nice little town that had some good views.

Sadly though, my time in New Zealand is almost at an end ...

We spent two sleepless nights in Taupo. As our luck has it, our room overlooked the main patio and entrance to the hostel so needless to say it was REALLY loud. It was the weekend so people were coming and going all night long. One of the days we were able to check out the Huka Falls, it was about an hours walk from town along the river. Along t...

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...

The car makes for a not horrible but also not amazing place to sleep.  We decided that if we could avoid it again, we would. We got ready in the beach washrooms and then headed to the Pakiri Beach Horseback Riding stables.  We were suited up about an hour after we were supposed to, but I was given the best horse that I possibly could have.  Bens...

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...

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...

Next beach was a surfy one - New Zealand's best break, and the locals claim the best left in the world. I haven't checked up on this but apparently it's on all the famous movies like endless summer. Now the thing with a tour of this country is pretty much every where you go there is some sort of activity worth paying for. It's not in your face l...

We'd spent a whole 24 hours in Raglan before it stopped raining. For the wet day we just sat around in the hostel, reading and occasionally ducking outside to the supermarket or to the beach to see if there were any waves. The trip we had organised to Waitomo Caves got called off due to the high waters in the cave system, and gradually news came...