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The 10 Best Southland Hostels – Hostels in Southland, New Zealand

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Southern Comfort

Invercargill

Located in Invercargill, Southern Comfort features a garden, shared lounge, terrace, and free WiFi throughout the property. Featuring a shared kitchen, this property also provides guests with a barbecue. The property is non-smoking and is set 2.5 km from Rugby Park Stadium.

Guests at the hostel will be able to enjoy activities in and around Invercargill, like cycling. Oh it’s just gorgeous. It’s so homely and cosy, super clean , comfortable and quiet. The kitchen and lounge area is fantastic. The owner is the loveliest lady who is hospitable and so very helpful. It’s in a great position and plenty of parking. Great showers too.

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9.4
Wonderful
449 reviews
Price from
$27
per night

Te Anau Lakefront Backpackers

Te Anau

Set in park-like grounds on the shores of Lake Te Anau, 5 minutes' walk from the town centre, Te Anau Lakefront Backpackers has both mountain and lake views from the majority of the rooms.

Additional facilities at Te Anau Lakefront Backpackers include a movie room and indoor and outdoor kitchen facilities, including a BBQ. Laundry facilities and on-site storage are available. Giovanni ! He's the best, he was super helpful nad kind. We could leave our luggage and he helped us out a lot with our Kepler's hike. The accomodation is cozy, spacious and with a beautiful view to the lake just across the street. Thank you Giovanni!

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8.5
Very Good
1,863 reviews
Price from
$26
per night

Possum Lodge

Manapouri

Set in Manapouri, 21 km from Te Anau Glow Worm Caves, Possum Lodge offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and barbecue facilities. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and a tour desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property. Certain units at the property have a balcony with a lake view.

You can play table tennis and darts at the hostel, and the area is popular for hiking and cycling. Everything! comfortable, well equipped, clean, cosy, friendly hosts, excellent location

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8.5
Very Good
513 reviews
Price from
$17
per night

beach road holiday park

Otatara

Set in Otatara, 8.6 km from Rugby Park Stadium, beach road holiday park offers accommodation with free bikes, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. Offering barbecue facilities, the property is located within 8.5 km of Southern Institute of Technology. The accommodation features a shared kitchen and free WiFi.

All rooms at the hostel come with a seating area. Selected rooms also offer a kitchen with a fridge, a microwave and a stovetop. All guest rooms feature bed linen. I love the location of the property, the fact I was able to have access to all the comfort that was needed to make myself comfortable, and it had its own bathroom and kitchenet was very helpful especially after a very long drive

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8
Very Good
449 reviews
Price from
$42
per night

Barnyard Backpackers Te Anau

Te Anau

Barnyard Backpackers Te Anau offers accommodation on spacious grounds with spectacular mountain views. Free WiFi and private on site parking is available.

There are private and shared chalet rooms. Each room has a private bathroom, TV, heating and kettle. Barnyard Backpackers Te Anau provides a large communal kitchen and BBQ facilities and pool table. The view from the room is spectacular. The staff is very nice and helpful. The kitchen is excellent, well equipped except the knives. The reception is cozy and warm with fireplace. The dining area is where all guests hang around and exchange some views.

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8.5
Very Good
640 reviews

Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

Situated in Tuatapere on the South Island, Last Light Lodge offers renovated rooms with a super king bed (or 2 king single beds), smart TV, and free Wifi.

Last Light Lodge is located on the scenic Southern Road, ideally set for visits to the Hump Ridge Track. The property is 1 hours' drive from Invercargill and 3 hours' drive from Milford Sound. Beautiful location, nice and clean room with good bed, very kind host, delicious dinner and breakfast, great coffee

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8.5
Very Good
149 reviews

Camp Taringatura Backpackers

Pukearuhe

Camp Taringatura Backpackers features a fitness centre, garden, a shared lounge and terrace in Pukearuhe. There is a children's playground and guests can make use of free WiFi and free private parking. The enthusiasm of the owner, the location and the uniqueness. This place deserves to succeed on Raquels friendliness, her hard work to make the place be a success. I plan on another trip to New Zealand and will certainly stay here again. I will be sure that it will only get better. The dinners are superb and a great singing voice. It has to be taken for what it is, sit back and chill!!

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8.4
Very Good
19 reviews
Price from
$61
per night

Tuatara Lodge

Invercargill City Center, Invercargill

Tuatara Lodge features a restaurant, bar, a shared lounge and garden in Invercargill. Conveniently situated in the Invercargill City Centre district, this hostel is located 2.5 km from Rugby Park Stadium. Free WiFi is available. The Intercity Bus stop is literally at the door of the hostel, which makes this hostel the best hostel in the entire country. Not to mention clean and neat rooms, no homeless people, and a freaking large cafe that sells all 3 meals for the day.

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7.5
Good
611 reviews
Price from
$24
per night

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