Hippo Lodge Backpackers

Really nice hostel. Great location 5 minute walk from downtown, just have to climb a short hill. Pretty cheap compared to everything else in town. Super friendly and social, met lots of friends while I was there. You can go out to town with people all the time, there are events organized somewhat regularly. Rooms can get a little cold at night in the winter, but they are clean and comfortable.

Nice hostel, our dorm was quite clean, bathroom and toilets too. Good location (only 5-7min walking to town) but parking is very hard to find around the hostel! The guy at the reception was friendly and helpful. I recommend this place for your stay in Queenstown! 😊

For me, hippo lodge is the nicest hostel on the South Island so far. The manager is really friendly and looks after everyone like best friends. The atmosphere here is very family-like. We cook, bake and do lots of things together. It never gets boring here! The whole hostel is clean because it is cleaned every morning... the whole team is very helpful and the community is wonderful :) I have been here for over a month and plan to stay longer :)

Had a really great experience, the girls at reception were amazing and helped me with my bags, had a great experience :)

I couldn’t get a photo as we had roommates at the time but good god I’m never coming back out there. The sheets were not washed and the room was definitely not cleaned well. I was appalled by the shared kitchen, there were stacked food everywhere which was not organized and we couldn’t use it well and there were unwashed dishes too. Not only that but we were assured we can see a late check in form and that a key was readily available but when we get there, it wasn’t prepared; I had to make a call so we can get in. No parking space!

LOVED MY STAY HERE!! Definitely more of a home rather than a hostel. Made some lifelong friends here and everyone hangs out together. A really social hostel, and I loved the events that Marta threw!! Great views, and lots of space. Would definitely stay here again!

What you hope a hostel would be and more. Affordable accommodation. The dorm room we stayed in was clean, had windows so good ventilation and good curtains. The kitchen was above average with 8 hobs and an oven. Plenty of storage for food, fridges freezers and for room temperature items. Added bonus was this hostel had an amazing view. One downside of this though is that from the town centre it’s quite a steep hill to the location. Overall would definitely come back again

I love hippo lodge!! For sure the best hostel in Queenstown:) Always clean, super friendly staff and great value for money. Most importantly this hostel is super sociable, with movie nights, ski days and nights out arranged by the gorgeous Marta. Would recommend 100%