About

Welcome to Adventure Queenstown Hostel, part of the Adventure Hostels family.

🚀This is your Basecamp for Big Days & Bigger Nights
Welcome to Queenstown — the adventure capital of the world. Now you just need the right crew and the right base. That’s where we come in.
Adventure Queenstown Hostel is built for travelers who don’t just visit — they send it.
Whether you're here to skydive, ski, hike, party, or just soak in the lake views with new mates, this is your launchpad.

🎯 Who We’re Perfect For
✔️ Solo backpackers
✔️ 20–30 year old adventurers
✔️ Gap year legends
✔️ Digital nomads
✔️ Ski season workers
✔️ Anyone chasing stories, not just photos

🤟 Our friendly team run activities and events 7-nights a week to make it easy to meet fellow explorers from across the world.
🔹 Pub crawls and Quiz nights,
🔹 Killa Pool and Mario Kart tournaments
🔹 Chill Movie nights and wild Music Bingo times.

😴 Our spacious and well-designed rooms feature custom made hand-built timber bunks with ultra-comfortable innerspring mattresses,
🔹 Two pillows, freshly laundered linen and ready to hop straight into.
🔹 Each bunk also includes USB charging ports & electrical outlets, a reading light, a secure under-bed storage locker and privacy curtains.
🔹 Our rooms also include A/C, heat pump, free high-speed wifi and towels are included as standard!

💬 Why Guests Love Us
🔹 AQ's Outdoor balcony spaces are the best in town, and a great place to enjoy a drink in the sun and soak up the views.
🔹 You'll be cooking up a feast in one of the country's best hostel kitchens, that features everything from crockpot's to food processors.
🔹 Our friendly staff can help you plan your activities, offer tips and tricks, as well as Winter kit hire in Ski-season.
🔹 Storage/locker room with secure bicycle parking and ski & snowboard storage for your own gear.
🔹 We even provide a simple laundry service, where our team will wash, dry and return your clothes when ready!

🚗 Due to our super central location, Adventure Queenstown Hostel does not have parking for guests (or our staff!)
🚌 We are located less than 50 metres from the Intercity bus stop, which is handy for Intercity travellers. If you do require parking, please reach out to our team and we can offer you a handy guide with nearby locations, free and paid.

People don’t just remember the views in Queenstown — they remember who they experienced it with. At Adventure Hostels, you don’t just book a bed. You join the crew.

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⚠️ Our Standard Policies

🔹We are a small hostel, our reception is open from 8.30am to 7.30pm.

🔹Late check-ins are not possible without prior notice. So, if you will arrive after 7.30pm, please email or call us 2-3 days before you arrive, and we will provide instructions on how to self-check-in.

🔹We operate with a maximum 10-day stay policy in any 30 day period. Any bookings made to accumulate more than 10 days will be cancelled.

🔹Cancellations must be made more than 48 hours prior to the day of arrival. Cancellations made within 48 hours from the date of arrival will incur additional charges equivalent to the first night's accommodation. No Shows will be charged the first nights accommodation.

🔹Check-in is available after 8.30am, however please note that beds/rooms will not be ready until after 2pm. We have storage facilities for the interim and common areas are free for use.

🔹We do not allow minors under the age of 17 in shared rooms, with or without guardians. Families are welcome, but would be required to book an entire room.

🔹Please note that we cannot always guarantee that guests from a group booking will be in the same room or any booking will be in the same room for the duration of the stay, though we will always try our best!

House Rules

Check In

14:00 - 19:00

Check Out

until 10:00

  • Taxes Included
  • Age restriction

    Aged 17 or older at check-in

  • Children welcome
  • No curfew
  • No smoking
  • No pets
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Facilities

  • Free City Maps
  • Free WiFi
  • Free Security Lockers
  • Free Luggage Storage
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Adaptors
  • Jobs Board
  • Luggage Storage
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Reviews

9.5Superb(3268)
  • Value for Money
    9.5
  • Security
    9.5
  • Atmosphere
    9.5
  • Cleanliness
    9.3
  • Staff
    9.6
  • Location
    10.0
  • Facilities
    9.3
Summary of traveller reviews

Adventure Queenstown Hostel in New Zealand offers a fantastic social atmosphere, perfect for solo travellers and groups. Guests praise the incredibly friendly and helpful staff, comfortable beds with privacy curtains, and a prime central location. The well-equipped kitchen and common areas are great for meeting people. Some recent reviews mention noise from nearby bars and occasional issues with room door locks, but overall it's highly recommended.

Stayed in Oct 2026
8.9
C
Claire
Female, 31-40, Canada
Loved the cabin vibes of the hostel, felt like I was at summer camp. I was on the top bunk, and my small complaint is that the bottom rung of the ladder is quite high off the ground. A small heads up also that the women's dorm is between the laundry and kitchen, so it was a bit loud I loved all the events, and little personal touches like the whiteboards and name tags on bunks.
Stayed in Oct 2026
9.4
A
Andrew
Male, 25-30, Scotland
Hostel vibes were excellent,met some really fun people there. Julz and Alicia were really helpful staff. That tap in the kitchen badly needs fixed though...
Stayed in Oct 2026
9.4
M
Millie
Female, 18-24, England
Best hostel so far on my NZ trip ! Super sociable, great location and just a really homely vibe. Shout out to Julz and Malte who made my stay even better xx
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Location

Level 1, 36 Camp Street, Queenstown, New Zealand
0.2km from city centre