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The Brownston Hostel

2.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this Wanaka hostel

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Shared kitchen facilities
Terrace/patio
Shared kitchen facilities
Quadruple Room
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
73 Brownston St, Wanaka, Otago, 9305
  • Pembroke Park
    2 min walk
  • Gallery Thirty Three
    3 min walk
  • Wanaka Golf Club
    11 min walk
  • Wanaka (WKA)
    9 min drive

Room options

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Quadruple Room

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 King Bed OR 4 Twin Beds

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Basic Twin Room

Basic Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Interior

Haka House Wanaka

Free WiFi
Game room
Parking available
Laundry
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (178)
The price is CA $205
per night
CA $236 total
includes taxes & fees
10 Jan - 11 Jan
Haka House Wanaka

About the area

Wanaka

In Wanaka .Steps from the hostel, you'll find Picture Lounge and Pembroke Park. Gallery Thirty Three and Wanaka Golf Club are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Pembroke Park - 2 min walk
  • Wanaka Golf Club - 11 min walk
  • Puzzling World - 3 min drive
  • Rippon Vineyard - 5 min drive
  • Wanaka Lavender Farm - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Wanaka (WKA) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rhyme X Reason Brewery - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Kai Whakapai - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Curbside Coffee & Bagels - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Doughbin Bakery - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Big Fig - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Brownston Hostel

Enjoy the free WiFi at this Wanaka hostel
The Brownston Hostel offers its guests laundry facilities. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Wanaka hostel.

  • 49 guestrooms or units
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Smoking in designated areas
The Brownston Hostel offers 49 accommodations. This Wanaka hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Bathrooms include showers. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children 16 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 16 are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
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. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Children 16 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.

Property is also known as

The Brownston
73 Brownston Street
The Brownston Hostel Wanaka
The Brownston Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
The Brownston Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Wanaka

The Brownston Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 54 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Damon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the centre of Wanaka, basic room but comfortable and clean, fantastic kitchen and eating area and nice chill space on the second floor. Very good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating staff great location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with partner
Unfortunately we mistook this for a Hotel and not a Hostel considering the price, so were quite shocked when we arrived. The room was very small and the "en-suite" was a cupboard. Of course no facilities in the room. Extremely noisy with people opening and slamming doors until quite late, then during the night the wind came up and made an awful whistling sound and draft through the window, actually knocking off an item left on the window sill. No sleep that night!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Donna

Location was perfect staff and amenities were excellent and clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Rahul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No frills room
A completely average stay. The room was as basic as it gets. Ok if you want to be in and out overnight but do not expect any frills.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite different to what i expected in a very good way. Facilities very clean and located a very short walk to town center. Beds very comfortable and very quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debbie s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nz
We really enjoyed
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ravin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location. Next door to grocery (New World), coffee shop, pastry and crepe and within a few mins walk to Patagonia Ice Cream and the lakefront. We stayed in twin room. The room was simple with only beds and rubbish bin but beds are comfy and towels are provided. Kitchen is by far the best we have seen in NZ backpackers & holiday park. Fully equipped and have enough fridge and shelves for everyone, plus they offer free milk for coffee (dairy and vegan). Bathrooms are great. Small but clean and there are enough cubicles so you never need to wait.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
We felt it was overpriced for what it was. We have stayed at many places over the past week in many holiday distinations and the had better facilities for less
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was friendly with accommodating staff Walking distance to all things
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Paula

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No. Just no.
The stafff were friendly and helpful. The pricepoint was extremely high for what you get. There was laundry and rubbish bags lining the halls waiting to be collected. Even if you have no where else to stay, dont stay here. It's to expensive for what you get. And you get sweet f.a.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Blair

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

N

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Susanne

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renbin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Fahad

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Ratchakrit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is quite small without any facilities. You must use the common rooms i.e. tv room, kitchen in different floor. Anyway, the location is OK . You can walk 5 minutes to the lake.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kayleena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to everything & staff were nice:)

10/10 Excellent

Nic

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