Fiordland & Southland
With spacious units, modern bathrooms and friendly staff, 388 Tay is a reliable and well-run place. It's 2km east of the centre of town, towards Bill…
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Mangawhai Backpackers: The Coastal Cow
Bay of Islands & Northland
The rooms at this unassuming house-style hostel are cosy but the vibe is friendly and relaxed. Bathrooms are shared. There's a barbecue area on the deck…
Dunedin
About 2.5km from the city centre, this spic-and-span park has great facilities and some fun extras like a trampoline, a petanque court, a spa and a heated…
Auckland
A slice of country in suburbia, this regional park is also a working farm. Facilities are limited (a vault toilet, warm showers and not much shade) but it…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
This YMCA-run and purpose-built tower caters well to the budget market. The tiny rooms and stamp-sized bathrooms make for clean and secure accommodation…
Rotorua
Even if you are 6ft 3in, Astray – a 'micro-motel' that would probably be more at home in Tokyo than Rotorua – is a decent budget bet. Clean, tidy, quiet,…
Wanaka
Set beneath Monument Lookout, the Mountain View is effectively a hostel within a house, complete with a back lawn and clothesline. Rooms are simple but…
Christchurch
The friendly Kiwi-Japanese management has imbued this centrally located motel with style and comfort. Little extras such as stereos, blackout curtains and…
Coromandel Peninsula
There’s a basic DOC campsite in the Puketui Valley, located in a pretty spot by the river. This is a wilderness area, so take care and be properly…
Coromandel Peninsula
This ‘island-style’ resort in the town centre has spacious self-contained chalets, with natural wood and Gauguin decor inside and a South Seas garden…
Auckland
Set on a peaceful peninsula that's only a short ferry ride from the city, VR Takapuna offers serviced apartments with kitchens, laundry facilities and…
Bay of Islands & Northland
This converted 1921 schoolhouse has classrooms partitioned into a large bunk-free dorm and a communal lounge, both painted with colourful murals. Office…
Dunedin
This holiday park is surrounded by native bush studded with walks, glowworm caves and a creek. Self-contained motel units are spacious, while tourist…
Coromandel Peninsula
Next door to the Miranda Hot Springs, Miranda Holiday Park has excellent sparkling-clean units and facilities, its own hot-spring pool and a floodlit…
Queenstown
Has a huge variety of holiday homes and apartments, all listed on its website, with prices ranging from around $210 to $1350 per night. Minimum stays…
Christchurch & Canterbury
While they wouldn't command these prices elsewhere, this clump of modern motel units offers classy decor, all the requisite mod cons and good views. Some…
Taupo
This hostel has lake and mountain views from the balcony, a spacious kitchen, comfy lounges, Kiwiana artwork, Netflix and free continental breakfast…
Athenree Hot Springs & Holiday Park
Coromandel Peninsula
Harbour-hugging Athenree has smart accommodation and friendly owners. Entry to the thermal pools is free for guests, making this a top choice for the…
Rotorua
Hanging baskets and plastic flowers ahoy! This modest place has a pool and a hot tub, and small kitchenettes in all of the functional units. It's away…
Christchurch & Canterbury
The town’s original backpackers is a cosy, wood-lined haven with friendly, well-travelled hosts. Well-maintained communal areas and free coffee, internet…
Coromandel Peninsula
The road stops at Fletcher Bay – a magical land’s end – where there’s a DOC campsite with basic toilets and cold showers. Although it’s only 37km from…
Christchurch & Canterbury
This small, friendly-vibe park offers pleasant sites in leafy grounds along with standard (bring your own linen) and en suite cabins. All guests have…
Rotorua
The larger rooms at this older motel feature courtyard spas and facilities for travellers with disabilities. Rooms close to the street can be a tad noisy…
Christchurch
Friendly, well-run hostel with good facilities, Kiwiana decor and sunny back garden (complete with hammock and barbecue). Rooms are small but clean;…
Bay of Islands & Northland
Nestled behind sand dunes at Waipu Cove, this 12-unit complex is more like a motel than a resort as such. The arcing sprawl of the beach is just metres…
Hauraki Gulf Islands
Gaze across the lawn to the sea from the attractive studio units, or fight over who’s going to get the pointy room in the two-bedroom A-frame villas…
Dunedin
Located a mercifully short stroll up from the city centre, the Palms has smartly renovated studios and one- and two-bedroom units arrayed around a central…
Christchurch & Canterbury
On the southern approach to the village, this cabin-style motel complex combines the homey charms of yesteryear with the beauty of double-glazing and the…
Christchurch
Lovely gardens and close proximity to the city centre make this urban holiday park a great option for campervaners and campers. Tidy cabins and more…
Wanaka
A short uphill walk from the town centre, this older-style motel has spacious units and pine-clad 'chalets' with kitchenettes. The cedar hot tubs with…
Bay of Islands & Northland
The largest of the two campsites at the side of Lake Taharoa, Pine Beach has flush toilets and coin-operated hot showers. More sites are available at…
Bay of Islands & Northland
This basic DOC hut in a former lighthouse keeper's cabin has 23 bunk beds (book in advance) and cooking facilities. Water isn't guaranteed so bring your…
Coromandel Peninsula
Overlooking a private wetland reserve at the rear of a fair-dinkum farm, these comfortable units offer plenty of peace and quiet. The largest has a full…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
This purpose-built, Alpine-style hostel has four-bed dorms in the main lodge, plus separate peak-roofed chalets, the on-site Morepork Cafe and tidy…
Christchurch & Canterbury
Rosie has left the building but the hospitality continues at this homey, good-value B&B. Guests have use of a cosy shared lounge and kitchen; rates…
Coromandel Peninsula
This hard-to-miss, corner-hogging complex consists of a cafe and warmly decorated, self-contained motel units. Facilities are clean and modern. Bikes and…
Coromandel Peninsula
Motel and chalet-style accommodation is provided at this smart, welcoming place, 2km north of Thames. It overlooks the sea, making it a popular choice,…
Fiordland & Southland
The island's biggest backpackers has many rooms facing onto a courtyard and there's a barbecue area that traps some decent sun. There are terraced, grassy…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
This low-key hostel is tucked away in a busy-by-day commercial strip, a stone’s throw from Ponsonby's shopping and grazing opportunities. The garden…
Christchurch
An infestation of teddy bears does little to dint the heritage appeal of this large 1861 mansion. Wisteria curls around weatherboards, while inside the…
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