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Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers

2.0 star property
Beach hostel near Picton Ferry Terminal

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Exterior
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Interior
Exterior
Interior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
75 High St., Picton, Marlborough, 7220
  • Picton Harbour
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Picton Foreshore
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Picton Ferry Terminal
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Blenheim (BHE-Woodbourne)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 5-Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room Fits 4

Family Room Fits 4

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

3 Share Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room Fits 3

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 4-Bed Male Dorm

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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King Room

King Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dorm

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 4-Bed Female Dorm

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the area

Picton

Heart of Picton.Within a 5-minute walk of the hostel, you'll find Picton War Memorial and Picton Museum. Picton Harbour and Waitohi Recreational Reserve are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Picton Museum - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Picton Harbour - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Picton Foreshore - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Nelson Square - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Picton Ferry Terminal - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Blenheim (BHE-Woodbourne) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe Cortado - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Crow Tavern and Restaurant - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Picton Village Bakery - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Irish - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Barn Cafe - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers

Beach hostel near Picton Ferry Terminal
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. A library, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at the business-friendly Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Picton hostel.

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • 13 guestrooms or units
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Refrigerator in a common area
Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers offers 13 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. This Picton hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily

Things to do

  • Library

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in hallways
  • Low-height bed
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive key retrieval information

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Piwaka And Backpackers Picton
Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers Picton
Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 83 out of 142 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 142 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 142 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 142 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 142 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

HARSH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Idan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hyewon

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vivian G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ambience
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenjia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Yan

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room amenity shower is communal
Was expecting a room with shower turned out there were only 4 communal shower/toilet combined for up to 52 people. Included continental breakfast was good though. There are only 5 onsite carparks although you can park on the roadside.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived after midnight and still got an incredibly warm welcome. Superb room, really clean and comfortable and super friendly staff. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely my favourite place to stay in Picton. The unique configuration of the buiding and the personality of Nicci and the staff make it feel safer, warmer, and more like home than any other backpackers' I've stayed at, anywhere in the world.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, bright, big kitchen, breakfast, plenty of hot water in showers, staff were great !!

8/10 Good

Adrienne

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The owners and staff are truly fantastic! Hospitable, helpful, and caring. Building itself is a bit run down, but I think that's somewhat typical for hostels in the area. everything was in working order. One thing to note is the property is entirely pet friendly, which makes me really happy because I LOVED having their dog around. Unfortunately I'm allergic to cats, so had some trouble but the staff helped keep me away from them and allergies at bay the best they could.

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

ENZO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicci was super friendly and helpful. The location is very convenient. The property was very clean and tidy

8/10 Good

Airi

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great people and location!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Johana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was quiet clean and quite private you had the choice to mingle or stay in your room. I travelled with my dog and the room I was given made it easy access inside and outside. Donot judge a book by its cover.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Jos

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location but property run down
We stayed at Piwaka lodge for one night prior to doing the Queen Charlotte track. The location of the accommodation was great but otherwise we were disappointed with our stay. Once we arrived we found out that our advertised "ensuite" bathroom was shared with another room. Then we found out that there's no key to our room, apparently the previous guest took it with them. As a result of that we had to move to another room that had shared facilities. The property needs an overall upgrade as it's quite run down and the cleanliness of the property wasn't great either.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Laszlo

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Relaxed atmosphere. Nicci was lovely
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Johanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady that greeted us at 10.30pm with our sleeping children was the loveliest lady I have ever met at a hotel/backpackers. So helpful and kind and super homely. Definitely going back. Thanks I never got to thank her properly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly. Easy walking distance to town. Great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021