Crash Palace Backpackers is a backpacker hostel in Rotorua, at 1271 Hinemaru Street. It has communal kitchens, a lounge bar and an on-site car park, and it can help guests book tours and tickets.
Visitors say the hostel is in a central spot, that the beds are comfortable and the staff are helpful, and that a kitchen and a bed are always available. The website says it is about a six-minute walk from the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre and about five minutes from Tamaki Māori Village. Eat Street is nearby, and Ciccio Italian Cafe is about five minutes away on foot. Kuirau Park is about 20 minutes on foot. Check-in is from 2pm and check-out is by 10am. As at 2026, the website gives an average of $14 a night. The directory holds no figures for other places to stay nearby, so we can say no more about how it compares.