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Pacific Coast Lodge & Backpackers We are located in Mount Maunganui, a few minutes walk from the best beach in New Zealand! "Lifes better at the Mount!"
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Located at:
432 Maunganui Road
Mount Maunganui, 3116

Voted the BEST backpackers in New Zealand 2019, 2017, 2016 and 2014! Welcome to Pacific Coast Lodge, your 4-star Qualmark hostel, where everyone knows your name! We are magnificently located within walking distance to the beautiful shores of Mount Maunganui Beach, voted the best beach in New Zealand! We offer affordable accommodation for one night stays or weekly boarders looking for work. The friendly team at Pacific Coast Lodge are able to give genuine advice and offer great deals on the range of activities and adventures to help you make the most of your stay in Mount Maunganui, ensuring that you experience the best that the Bay of Plenty has to offer – anything from swimming with Dolphins, amazing walks & hot pools, to deep sea fishing, kayaking & surfing. We are the only hostel in Mount Maunganui that actively assists you in finding work! Anything from fruit picking and orchard work, to factory and labouring jobs – we have people calling us daily for workers! The hostel is well established and provides loads of the comforts you crave from a Backpackers. We have a variety of shared facility rooms to enjoy, with a huge communal kitchen (great for large groups!) with free tea/coffee/herbs/spices, an outdoor courtyard with BBQ's free to use, our very own games and reading room waiting for you to challenge us to a game of Table Tennis or have a jam on our guitars, along with a separate TV Lounge room upstairs kitted out with over 2000 movies on our media player. And if that isn't enough, we are happy to provide you with free surfboards to use so you can enjoy the sunshine and catch a few waves! Groups are our specialty – having successfully hosted birthday celebrations, stag/hens nights, entire schools, and sports tournaments. We go out of our way to customise your requirements and can organise breakfasts, day tours or team building activities so it's one less thing to worry about! Visit Mount Maunganui and stay at Pacific Coast Lodge for an experience to call home about! With a clean facility, full of fun and a great social atmosphere, it's easy to meet other travellers and share all your wonderful travel adventures … Come & share them with us!

PCL AMAZING RACE RECAP 🤩Tight win for the guys! Got back just 1 minute ahead the 2nd place. Legends!!! 🥇 Thanks to all o...
18/10/2026

PCL AMAZING RACE RECAP 🤩
Tight win for the guys! Got back just 1 minute ahead the 2nd place. Legends!!! 🥇

Thanks to all of our guests who joined and made it super fun! - Honestly was so hard to give out prizes to just 1 group hahaha

Swipe through to check out the clues and see how those guys conquered the race! Absolutely love all the pictures 🫶

CLUE #1
I am green, but not a tree.
I am full of action, but not a movie.
Football, cricket, rugby and more
Have all played upon my floor.

TASK: Find the park next to PCL and take a team photo pretending you’ve just won the World Cup.

CLUE #2
The Mount has the sun. ☀️
And sometimes the sun hist HARD.
Find the sign that tells you when the sun is not your friend.

TASK: Team photo with the UV sign, everyone must pose according to the current UV level.

CLUE #3
Your next destination remembers those who served before us.
Find the place of remembrance where the names and history stand still.

TASK: Team photo with one person pretending to be a statue. Everyone else is posing dramatically around them. Nobody is allowed to smile.

CLUE #4
You’ve seen the park.
You’ve seen the beach.
You’ve paid your respects.
Now it’s time to set sail…
But don’t look for a boat.
Find the place whose name sounds like somewhere you’d stand on a ship.

TASK: Take a photo where your team looks like you’re in the deck of a luxury cruise ship.

CLUE #5
This time,
There’s no sign to find.
Your next clue is a person.
Find someone you’ve never met before.

TASK: Take a team photo with a complete stranger (they need to agree to the photo)

CLUE #6
You may think you’re finished.
But you’ve missed the wave. Go back to the beach and find it!

TASK: Take a team photo with the wave-shaped food truck. Make sure the team is riding the wave!

CLUE #7
You’re almost there.
One letter stands between you and the finish line.
Not A.
Not B.
Not C.

X marks the spot.

TASK: Take a team photo with the shop sign containing the letter X. Then run back to PCL!

🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON IS CALLING… AND WE’RE ANSWERING! 🧛‍♀️🕸️Get ready, Mount Maunganui! We’re bringing the Halloween vibes t...
13/10/2026

🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON IS CALLING… AND WE’RE ANSWERING! 🧛‍♀️🕸️

Get ready, Mount Maunganui! We’re bringing the Halloween vibes to Pacific Coast Lodge & Backpackers!

Think fun, new friends, spooky costumes and memories you’ll be talking about long after your travels are over! 🌴✨

Check out our new blog for all the information! Link in our bio!

📍 Pacific Coast Lodge & Backpackers, Mount Maunganui
📅 Friday 31st October 2026

Tag your travel buddies, start planning your costume and get ready for some Halloween mischief! 🎃

Good vibes. Great people. A little spooky magic. 👻

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🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON IS CALLING… AND WE’RE ANSWERING! 🧛‍♀️🕸️Get ready, Mount Maunganui! We’re bringing the Halloween vibes t...
13/10/2026

🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON IS CALLING… AND WE’RE ANSWERING! 🧛‍♀️🕸️
Get ready, Mount Maunganui! We’re bringing the Halloween vibes to Pacific Coast Lodge & Backpackers!
Think fun, new friends, spooky costumes and memories you’ll be talking about long after your travels are over! 🌴✨
Check out our new blog for all the information! www.pacificcoastlodge.co.nz/news/halloween-party-pacific-coast-lodge-backpackers
📍 Pacific Coast Lodge & Backpackers, Mount Maunganui
📅 Saturday 31st October 2026
Tag your travel buddies, start planning your costume and get ready for some Halloween mischief! 🎃
Good vibes. Great people. A little spooky magic. 👻

👻🎃 Things are about to get spooky at PCL! 🕸️Costumes, creepy vibes, good people and a night full of Halloween fun 🧛 Whet...
12/10/2026

👻🎃 Things are about to get spooky at PCL! 🕸️

Costumes, creepy vibes, good people and a night full of Halloween fun 🧛 Whether you’re here for the scares, the laughs or just an excuse to dress up, we’ve got you covered! 🕷️

Only thing scarier than Halloween? Missing out on the fun 👀🖤

Definitely not just a regular hostel!PCL running club: for guests who appreciate a healthy lifestyle, some vitamin D and...
07/10/2026

Definitely not just a regular hostel!
PCL running club: for guests who appreciate a healthy lifestyle, some vitamin D and a breathtaking view, right on our backyard!
Thanks for the great initiative guys, in the end you’re the ones making this place so special 🫶

🎲 BINGO NIGHT AT PCL 🤩A little competition, a lot of laughs, and definitely some questionable bingo calls 🤭Our tv room w...
05/10/2026

🎲 BINGO NIGHT AT PCL 🤩

A little competition, a lot of laughs, and definitely some questionable bingo calls 🤭

Our tv room was packed with guests battling it out to win, making news friends and enjoying a classic PCL night together 💙❤️

Who’s ready for the next one? 👀

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432 Maunganui Road
Mount Maunganui
3116

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