Napier
One street back from the foreshore, Archie’s is a shipshape modern hostel filling an old office building. It's a quiet and secure arrangement with…
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Waiheke Island
Both the colourful en-suite rooms in the house and the self-contained garden units have access to decks looking onto a lush tropical garden. A renovation…
Queenstown
Right by the lake, 12km west of Queenstown, this DOC campsite offers little more than a flat space to pitch a tent or park a campervan, and toilets of the…
Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park
Wellington
Around 16km northeast of central Wellington, the Top 10 delivers the closest camping to the city. Family-friendly facilities include communal kitchens, a…
Wanaka
Split between two buildings on one corner block – the 'lodge' and the slightly rougher-around-the-edges 'backpackers' – this friendly spot has clean, good…
Queenstown
Homely and slightly shabby but well kept, this relaxed hostel has a student-flat vibe, although it's a lot cleaner than that implies. The lounge area has…
Napier
Formerly an actual stables, this is an atmospheric, laid-back place to get off your horse, with hippie vibes, a barbecue courtyard, murals and saddles…
Bay of Islands & Northland
Well-travelled Swiss-British owners rent out this self-contained two-bedroom apartment attached to their modern hillside home. To get here, take Rust Ave,…
Bay of Islands & Northland
The Farm is a rough-and-ready backpackers rambling through various buildings, including an old woolshed. The rooms are basic and it's a popular park-up…
Queenstown
Enjoying a prime lakeside location, this popular wee hive has a supremely laid-back vibe. All of the rooms share bathrooms, and even the dorms get lake…
Taupo
In a confusing move for travellers, Acapulco bought Catelli's next door and now runs both of them under the Acapulco name, despite not making any changes…
Queenstown
This large lakefront hostel, fully renovated in 2017, has basic but neat-as-a-pin bunkrooms and an industrial-sized kitchen with window benches to absorb…
Wellington
Smack bang in the middle of town, Nomads has good security, spick-and-span rooms with en suites and an on-site cafe-bar. Kitchen and lounge spaces are…
Rotorua & the Bay of Plenty
This simple campsite is located on the shores of Lake Tarawera and can only be reached by the Tarawera Trail or by water taxi from the Landing. Book…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
Handily located a short walk from the bus departure point to Hobbiton, this well-run and welcoming 2017 opening offers the best-value beds around town…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Located in Turoa Village, a small area with mostly private accommodation, all eight rooms on this lovely property have a second mezzanine level. There's…
The West Coast
At this crowd-pleasing beachfront property, the cheaper, lower-floor rooms have showers, upper-floor rooms benefit from spa baths, and the best face…
The West Coast
No bells or whistles, just a functional and friendly motel, less than 1km from the Hoki Clock Tower. Annabelle isn't centrally located but lodgings…
Hauraki Gulf Islands
West of Tryphena, these smart motel-style units have some wonderful sea views and helpful owners. The cheapest room doesn't lend itself to cat swinging,…
Fiordland & Southland
The vibe is business more than pleasure, but serviced apartments from this accommodation chain have perfectly kitted-out studios and apartments (good…
Tauranga
The layout at this harbourside holiday park feels a bit tight (don't expect rolling acres), but it’s well maintained, clean and tidy, and offers the…
Wellington
A lopsided proposition, the high-rise Quality is joined to its lesser-quality sibling, the heritage Comfort Hotel, by way of a shared reception and…
North Island
This tidy and welcoming motel may look old-fashioned from the outside, but the rooms have been updated, there's a solar-heated pool and, since the new…
Waiheke Island
With a breezy and cool ambience inspired by classic American Cape Cod style, the Oyster Inn has just three rooms in the heart of the Oneroa shops. There…
Queenstown
With a prime location in the heart of Queenstown's nightlife, this massive hostel has facilities galore, including its own mini-cinema, private en-suite…
Taupo
A young crowd gravitates to this hostel, attracted by its pub-like hub (with retractable roof and pool table) and carefree style. It’s refreshingly modern…
Fiordland & Southland
Tucked onto the headland between Curio and Porpoise Bays, this camping ground is nothing fancy, but offers private sites sheltered from the wind by a sea…
Queenstown
Set almost beside Queenstown Gardens, this place keeps younger social types happy with a spa, a truckload of DVDs and free bikes to borrow. There are also…
Bay of Islands & Northland
The rooms at the old Opononi pub aren’t huge but the white-paint and blonde-wood makeover has left them quietly stylish. Try to grab one of the front two…
The West Coast
Four rooms set around a lovely lounge and kitchen form a snug, low-slung backpacker haven within this former undertaker's cottage, a building dating to…
Queenstown
The name doesn't do the place any favours, but this small hostel has a pleasant common area, a selection of four- and six-bed dorms, an Xbox and a rear…
Taupo
Rooms range from seven-bed dorms to studio en-suite units and a family room for up to eight in this large complex, trimmed in shiny corrugated steel yet…
Napier
Just 80m from Westshore Beach, the Rocks has corrugated and mosaic stylings that have raised the bar on motel row. Interiors are plush and roomy with…
Fiordland & Southland
If you want to mingle with travellers and don't mind a by-the-numbers hostel, Tuatara's lizard-green decor and tidy dorm rooms fit the bill. In the heart…
Taupo
If you can get past the gaudy decor and the fact that the name is a play on the word 'view', you can have access to your own private thermal spa pool and…
Queenstown
Lame jokes cover the walls of this sprawling old-school hostel, but don't let that put you off as it's perfectly pleasant otherwise. The friendly staff,…
Dunedin & Otago
Grassy and well maintained, this Top 10 has trees out the back and is right next door to the lush public gardens. Standard cabins are basic, but the other…
Wellington
Three-tier, lemon-yellow Victoria Court continues to deliver satisfaction in the city, with spacious studios and apartments with kitchenettes. There are…
Christchurch
Handy for early flights, this large motel offers a variety of rooms with good facilities. The newer superior rooms are very comfortable; budget rooms are…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Two kilometres from town along Ohakune Mountain Road and open throughout the year, this campsite operates on a first-come, first-served basis and has 12…
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