Name: Stewart Island Backpackers
Address: 18 Ayr Street, Stewart Island 9818, New Zealand, Oban, Oban, Oban, 9818, New Zealand
Rating: 9

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Stewart Island Backpackers

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This backpackers is amazing. Affordable, clean, warm, good ammenities, huge kitchen & a pool table!! Absolutely amazingly lovely staff!! Wouldn’t think to stay anywhere else on Stewart island!! Look no further, this is the place to be. Also hot showers with good water pressure the best after a big hike!! ✅✅✅✅

Amazing place to stay!!

We needed a place to sleep before setting out to complete the Rakiura Great Walk, and were very pleased with this find. Our room was very clean and the bed was comfortable. The kitchen was well set up, and there was plenty of room to eat and relax. The bathrooms were immaculate. The team were all very friendly and welcoming.
Oban is not a large village but the backpackers is very handily situated to all arrival points and other facilities (no hill walking involved).

Convenient, friendly and well maintained. Definitely recommended.

Overall, a fantastic place to stay! Whether you're a backpacker or just a budget traveler, this is a great hostel. The common area was large with ample seating and power plugs. The kitchen was extremely well stocked and built to handle the capacity of guests- 3 fridges, multiple sinks, stove tops, microwaves etc. Shelves upon shelves full of cutlery, crockery, pots, pans, cups, and more to use! And I also appreciated the designated free food space that cultivated a very communal and warm environment. The staff at reception and around the accommodation were all so great and kind and friendly. There were tons of pamphlets and informational posters around about happenings in Oban, recent kiwi sightings, trail info, and more. Plenty of bathrooms. Luggage storage available. Close walk to town and to many nearby walking/hiking trails. The beds were comfy and had plenty of blankets if it got cold. There wasn't a lot of space for belongings (one coat hook per bed...that's it). Walls were thin enough that I could hear someone snoring in one of the neighboring rooms. Bring ear plugs if you're a light sleeper! Excellent place for anyone visiting Stewart Island.

Incredible Accommodation with everything you'll need for a comfortable stay!!

Friendly staff, clean sheets, comfy beds, okay Wi-Fi. The communal area had dog-eared cards and board games, and anyone seated near the pool table risked getting a pool cue in the head. The kitchen area could have had better labelling on the scrap and recycling bins.

Pretty decent as backpackers go.

Having never stayed at a backpackers place before, I was pleasantly surprised with this option (it was the last place in Oban to have vacancies).
I had a room to myself, although had to share toilets and showers with the other guests, but these were both clean and more than acceptable.
The little room had a comfortable bed and good linen, and caters for the mobile phone generation with two USB points. I didn’t hear any late night noises. 
I didn’t use the communal kitchen and lounge, but both looked ok and had cooking and refrigeration facilities.

Surprising

Well appointed backpackers in a central location. Great kitchen facilities if you want to save by cooking ( no oven). 
While leaving to go find kiwi in nearby Traill Park, found a kiwi poking around on the front lawn - more luck than good planning.
Stayed before and after doing a Great Walk so appreciated being able to leave a bag of clothes to change into after a few days of mud.

Central accomodation that has everything you need

The staff were incredibly warm and helpful. We had booked during school camp season, thus had to tent but we were given everything we needed to make our stay easy. On our return from the 3day great walk the staff had made sure that the school kids knew to be quiet and give us room to recover. We were offered space to dry out our gear. Even store our stuff after check out time until the boat came on the day we left. I will be making a return in the near future. 

Highly recommend 

Welcomed by lovely staff before our hike. When we finished our 11 day hike, we were welcomed again although we didn't smell fresh. Our boots were dried for us. Very clean and friendly atmosphere. Will highly recommend 

North West Circuit

Pre-booked this backpacker accommodation which was good as they were full when we arrived. 
Double bed, clean sheets. Spacious kitchen and guests lounge with lotsa local and other reading available. Plenty of games etc. great for kids activities. 
Clean showers and toilets. Plenty of hot water.

Appart from the central location and tidy facilities it got really caring hosts. I was camping there as the weather turned into a worsening, gusty snowstorm. I probably would have turned into an ice block out there, but Owner Sharon upgraded me to stay in her last free room for the night without extra charge. That was on the last night of a 4 day stay and really made my holiday.  Ka Pai guys. Matt

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