Hippo Lodge Backpackers
About Hippo Lodge Backpackers
Located in Queenstown on the side of a hill, just 1640 feet from Skyline Gondola and Luge, Hippo Lodge Backpackers features a barbecue and a ski storage space. The popular bars and restaurants of Queenstown are within a 10-minute walk. Offering a mix of shared and private accommodations, all rooms feature views of the mountain, lake or garden. Guests have access to a fully-equipped shared kitchen and a communal lounge with a TV. Up to 500 MB of free WiFi is available per day, per person. Free, limited parking is available. Bike hire and car hire are also available at this hostel. For guests who enjoy snowsports, Coronet Peak is a 20-minute drive away and The Remarkables ski area is a 40-minute drive. Shotover River is 2953 feet from Hippo Lodge Backpackers, while AJ Hackett Bungy Jumping - Kawarau Bridge is 3.7 mi away. The nearest airport is Queenstown Airport, 3.7 mi from Hippo Lodge Backpackers.
Amenities
- On-site dining
- Express check-in / check-out
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- Luggage storage
- Full kitchen / kitchenette
- Smoke-free property
Reviews
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Great staff, well equipped kitchen, nice vibe, nice co-guests The uphill walk to get there
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Adequate but dated facilities
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the size of the rooms, how nobody respects the silent time past 10:30pm so it's super loud
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great and stunning view, decent amount of space for a room of 4 people
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Clean, quite place If you have heavy luggage it is hard to go up because street is very steep and then there are stairs. I would recommend to take uber from bus station to here
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View from dining room - excellent. Kitchen - fully equipped. Friendly and helpful staff. Clean toilets. I got cut by a metal sticking out of the black sofa facing the balcony … ouch!
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-So friendly and helpfull stuff, especially Wellison! - The second is so calm and very tidy. - Beautiful view - There is everything Walking to the hostel up?
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Very good
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Friendly staff, clean, big single room with bathroom, good kitchen and dining area Nothing
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The views are absolutely the highlight! Bit further from town, and up a steep hill. Kitchen and bathrooms not incredibly clean and small, but sufficient for a short stay.
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Bed was comfy, good sized room nice shower The curtains were to thin and had a light from outside streaming in
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Location Not very clean
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Cool backpackers for a reasonable price. It does feel a bit dated. It also seems to be very popular with very young people (think noise, drinking), but they were certainly not the most boisterous I have come across.
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Disappointing
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Excellent location Cleanliness
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Very good
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Good location and decent price. Unfortunately many of the guests drink and talk loudly outside the room even late into the night. Makes it very hard to get much sleep. Other guests are very inconsiderate.
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Manager was very nice, beds and rooms were clean and everyone was really polite. The lounge room and kitchen space was great too. And thanks for being so helpful with parking. Close to town but steep hill! Showers were a little average but identical to other backpackers in Queenstown so no problem really.
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Very welcoming, cute little place. Clean and we'll equiped ! (Not so often in this kind of place) Recommended!
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Really good facilities Good wifi signal
