
4.3★ · 161 Google reviews
A small and friendly backpackers spread across three houses on Anderson Heights, with rooms from a bunk in a small dorm right up to an ensuite double. Short and long term stays both welcome.
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Welcome
Three houses. The Top House arguably has the best views — a few steps up to the front door, then a fully equipped kitchen, several bathrooms, a large dining and lounge area and laundry. The White House is the fanciest and most spacious, with the deluxe doubles and an ensuite double, and Lake Wakatipu and Walter Peak framed in the common room window. The Bottom House is easy to get to and holds the larger dorms, with its own lounge and kitchen.
There's a storage room for the luggage you don't want to carry up a mountain in summer, which becomes a drying room for ski and snowboard gear in winter. Coin-operated washers and dryers, an outdoor clothesline year round, limited on-site parking, and free tea and sugar for as long as you're here.
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What guests say
“I was stranded in Queenstown late at night on the 23/1/26 due to a cancelled flight. The manager was amazing and gave me the last bed in the hostel and stayed up way past closing time to greet me. He showed me around and made sure I was ok and even gave me a towel for a shower! A very nice man I was very lucky!!”— Anthony Bunce, Google review · 6 months ago
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Hippo staff can book all your Queenstown activities and make sure you get the best possible price, often with bonus offers thrown in. Call 0800 447 767 or +64 3 442 5785, or email book@hippolodge.co.nz.
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