Tauranga Central Backpackers is located in the heart of Tauranga within easy walking distance of the bus stop and Visitors Centre.

This warm and friendly backpackers is also close to grocery shopping, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and cafes. It is the ideal accommodation venue for visitors who want to enjoy Tauranga's sun-soaked surfie atmosphere or to party the night away with friends.

Tauranga Central Backpackers has an Internet cafe, comfortable TV-lounge, reading area, games area, and a large and fully equipped kitchen. This Backpackers really is the place to be!

The Bay Of Plenty offers a wide range of fun and exciting activities. Guests can book activities from Reception, or find information about the area, including work opportunities.

• Dormitories - 1 x 8 beds, 1 x 6 beds, and 8 x 4 beds
• Double rooms - 4 x double bed, one room has an ensuite

Dormitories are furnished with 23 bunk beds, each comprising an upper and lower single bed held within a steel frame.

The double rooms each have a double bed with another single bed above, so sleeping up to three people.

There are two bathrooms – one for girls and one for boys. Each bathroom comprises three toilets and three showers.

The Backpackers provides a large kitchen with cooking facilities and utensils and a side storeroom with shelving for foodstuffs and a double door refrigerator.

Employment:

• There are always casual positions available in the many orchards scattered throughout the region, and in the hospitality industry. Management can assist guests find short-term work.

• Washers and driers available
• Bed linen and duvets can be provided on request.

Tauranga Central Backpackers leases premises on the corner of Willow and Harrington Streets, one block from The Strand with its trendy shops, cafes and restaurants. The Strand borders Tauranga Harbour and offers views to Mt Maunganui. The backpackers building is constructed of concrete walls, wooden floors and has an iron roof. The entire interior has been recently painted, including all bunkrooms and bathrooms.

The building is divided into reception and Internet café (with wooden flooring), living room, corridor, and dormitories (with carpet floor coverings) and bathroom and kitchen (with linoleum floor coverings). There is also a separate office, bike storage area and two stock storage rooms.

The lease is for 4 + 3 years and includes one free carpark. There is ample street-side parking for guests.

A complete list of all fittings, fixtures and chattels is available to interested purchasers. Main items include:

• Reception counter, display stands (5), light fittings, fixed floor coverings, wall decorations
• Lounge chairs (5), sofas (5), coffee table, gas heater (2), air conditioning, ceiling fans
• Television with 4 channels, stereo, DVD player, video recorder, 4 computers with access to Internet in Internet café, printer, software
• Kitchen benches, refrigerators, stove with oven, bench-to hot plates, microwave oven, grill
• Toaster (2), pan, plates, cups, frying pans, glasses, cutlery, utensils
• Kitchen tables (3), chairs, shelving, electric and gas hot water
• Coffee machines, drinks refrigerator
• Laundry washing machines (2), driers (2), ironing facilities
• Phone, fax, cash register, Eftpos terminal

Situated on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, Tauranga is the largest town along the Pacific Coast Highway with a population of approximately 90,000. The city is the main commercial centre for the Bay of Plenty and offers a huge range of attractions, recreational pursuits, and some fine restaurants, cafes and award wining wines.

Tauranga is surrounded on the western side by the Kaimai Ranges and to the east by Tauranga Harbour. Across the harbour are the sparkling white sandy beaches of Mt Maunganui and Papamoa, some of New Zealand's best surf beaches.

There is no shortage of adrenalin pumping activities in the Bay of Plenty. On offer are bungee rockets, parachuting, sky diving, parasailing, micro lighting, white water rafting, jet boating, fishing, diving and dirt track luge.

The Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park forms the backdrop to Tauranga. This very accessible wilderness area has multi-day tramping and mountain bike routes for the adventurous and also a selection of short day walks.

Tauranga is a leisurely 2.5 hours drive south of Auckland. Popular tourist destinations such as Rotorua, Coromandel, and the East Cape are all within easy driving distance.

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