5 Athol Street Level 1, 9300 Queenstown, New Zealand
#29 of 88 hotels in Queenstown
Guests' ChoiceBased on 396 hostel reviews
8.5Cleanliness
8.6
Comfort
8.7
Location
9.7
Facilities
8.7
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.6
Free Wifi
8.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: October 3, 2022
Shivdeep
New Zealandsink had some drainage problem
location
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: October 1, 2022
Yun
SingaporeInitially, I read about the reviews and there is hair dryer provided, but it was not provided when I was there.
The staff are very helpful and the beds all have their own plugs and lights.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: September 30, 2022
Zac
New ZealandBeing a hostel there is no parking available. You need to park outside of town and walk to and from your room, usually only about 5-minutes. Smells are vented through into the bathroom from I guess another bathroom. One time we came back to our room and it smelt bad.
Adventure Q2's private room overlooking the town with a smidgen of a lake view. The room is clean and modern with a great bathroom and shower. This was our second stay at Adventure Q2.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: September 23, 2022
Anton
DenmarkSuper Cozy, young sweet people, very private😊
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: September 21, 2022
Kaylee
New ZealandIt was quite noisy and the light comes through the blinds. Easy solve, eye mask and ear plugs (or pillow over your head works a treat).
Perfect room, incredible views, clean and comfortable. Everything you needed right in the center of Queenstown!
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: September 4, 2022
Laura
United KingdomHave stayed at quite a few hostels and this one was excellent. Ticked all of my boxes, comfy bed (loved two pillows, duvet and towel), room had heatpump and window for fresh air, night light, curtain, heaps of storage space, clean bathrooms close by, great location (in city but down quiet street) and finally super helpful and friendly staff. Bonus was room guests were cool, quiet and considerate. Would highly recommend for your stay in Queenstown!!
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: August 29, 2022
Adele
New ZealandNot many stoves/sinks but not an issue if you're not planning on cooking for many nights.
Amazing showers, good location and friendly staff. Luggage storage before and after the stay was a nice bonus too
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: July 18, 2022
William
New ZealandIt is a hostel, so it comes with hostel problems. A shame I can't sleep with snorers so my last night at Q2 provided very little sleep. But that isn't really something Q2 can fix. The bathrooms also don't have shampoo. But they do have body soap, which was beyond my expectations already.
Excellent facilities and location. Due to the limited time I spent in the hostel, I only interacted with staff while checking in and out. Both times they were kind and helpful. The entire place was very clean and well maintained.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: July 15, 2022
Stephanie
IndiaNo toilet roll in the morning in 2 of the toilets.
Always love coming back to this hostel, great beds with privacy curtain, individual light, plug and shelf. Good kitchen/social area and great location.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: July 11, 2022
Sarah
United KingdomFor 6 people in the room it was a little small and the bunk beds aren’t the easiest to climb.
private pods clean facilities and great location
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: July 8, 2022
Jarod
AustraliaSome of the guests were averse to cleaning the kitchen properly.
Size of the hostel was perfect not too big nor too small. Bathrooms were great, kitchen was ok.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: June 27, 2022
Charlene
New ZealandNOTHING
EVERYTHING!
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: June 20, 2022
Renay
New ZealandSuper comfy beds and really nice and clean bathrooms. Great having a locker room to store things as well as having great storage in the dorm room. Couldn't get a better location either!
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 20, 2022
Andrea
ItalyCentral location, the bed was very comfortable and the hostel was spotless clean. Will come back
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 13, 2022
Amanda
New ZealandThe rooms are quite small but functional so not a problem
The location is very central close if connecting to day trip to milford sound.can pop into town for dinner quick walk home.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 2, 2022
Carmen
New Zealandhairdryers would be really useful especially in winter :)
COMFIEST BED EVER. so cozy and also heaps of storage space. the rooms are so spacious compared to nearly all other hostels.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: May 24, 2022
Elspeth
New ZealandHaving a facecloth
The comfort of the bed! Having Netflix was a added bonus! Also the location was perfect for us!
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: May 18, 2022
Jones
New ZealandNo complaints
Quiet, on the edge of Queenstown retail area and about 5 minutes to the waterfront. Bus service 2 minutes away. My third floor room had mountain views.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: May 18, 2022
Rosie
New Zealandthe shower was cold and unfortunately so were we so when we came back cold we couldn’t have a warm shower to warm up.
it was a perfect location, had a very nice view very good for the value, and great bed and room.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: May 16, 2022
Diana
New ZealandObviously due to the COVID situation there was nobody in reception or any staff around so nobody to ask for advice but not really a drama the shelf check in and check out was excellent described and communicated
Quite and great bed's with electric outlets connecting charger cables The location is excellent and everything is so close
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: May 15, 2022
Lowri
New Zealandamazing views from the bedroom, comfortable large room with great clean bathroom.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: April 27, 2022
Louise
New ZealandNothing
Location was fantastic.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: April 22, 2022
Jessica
New ZealandLoved how it was in the centre of town so easy walking access to alot of places. Room was worth the money and it was nice and tidy and comfortable. Would definitely come back here on my next trip to Queenstown 😊
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: April 19, 2022
Sonya
New ZealandI loved it, nothing could have been better
Great location, very comfortable bunk, very clean & tidy. Really easy to deal with, super efficient
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: March 18, 2025
Lyndsey
United KingdomNoisy, busy, bunk bed very challenging to get down from safely
Location perfect for catching Intercity bus as the stop is right outside
Stayed in March 2025
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