Ted’s hostel was amazing and we loved our stay here. Yes the rooms don’t have windows but we opted for a twin bed set up. It’s a small room but there was a fan and towels and a lockbox/drawer. The bathrooms were 4 separate stalls and 4 separate showers (great pressure) and the kitchen was huge with many stove stops, one oven, a microwave, a microwave oven, all the utensils, many pots, and fridges (can be smelly). Great kitchen space and always cleaned. Every time we saw the staff they were cleaning. There is laundry (most machines free)
The location also is amazing. Right in the heart of Auckland and walking distance to everything (slightly on the edge of the nice area but was right there). Also a 6min walk to a grocery store was huge and like 10mins walk to all the popular bars and restaurants and shops. We moved hostels later on and definitely missed Ted’s place (we were spoiled)
Not a very social hostel but a very good stay and would stay again