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The Black Sheep Backpackers

2.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Property grounds
Lounge
Lounge
Exterior detail
Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
13 Frankton Road, Queenstown, 9300
  • Queenstown Gardens
    1 min walk
  • Queenstown Beach
    3 min walk
  • The Bathhouse Tapas Bar & Restaurant
    3 min walk
  • Queenstown (ZQN-Queenstown Intl.)
    8 min drive

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, Mixed Dorm, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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King Room

King Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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The price is AU$449
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
5 Jan - 6 Jan
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About the area

Queenstown

With a stay at The Black Sheep Backpackers in Queenstown (Queenstown City Centre), you'll be steps from Queenstown Gardens and 3 minutes by foot from Queenstown Beach. .This ski hostel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Queenstown Ice Arena and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from St Josephs Parish.
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What's nearby

  • Queenstown Gardens - 1 min walk
  • Queenstown Beach - 3 min walk
  • TSS Earnslaw Steamship - 8 min walk
  • Kiwi and Birdlife Park - 12 min walk
  • Skyline Queenstown - 14 min walk

Getting around

  • Queenstown Intl. Airport (ZQN) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Cookie Time - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Rata - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Kfc - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Black Sheep Backpackers

Ski-in/ski-out access for fun in the snow
The Black Sheep Backpackers offers 24 accommodations with hair dryers and blackout drapes/curtains. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include ski-in/ski-out access, a spa tub, and complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 24 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include blackout drapes/curtains, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Enjoy the convenience of ski-in/ski-out access at this hostel, which also features a spa tub. Additional features at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-in, and express check-out.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Evening entertainment
  • Free bike hire
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Library
  • Lockers available
  • Reception hall
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Ski-in/ski-out access
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Books
  • Communal living room
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Games
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: NZD 15
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 3.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 9 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests are recommended to download the property's GOKI mobile app before check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours), private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: NZD 15 (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Black Sheep Backpackers Hostel Queenstown
Black Sheep Backpackers Hostel
Black Sheep Backpackers Queenstown
Black Sheep Backpackers
The Black Sheep Backpackers Queenstown
The Black Sheep Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

The Black Sheep Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 55 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Zachary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When booking our reservation, there were definitely a few potentially concerning reviews, but frankly I have to wonder if those people understood they were booking at a hostel. The overall experience was quite good -- my partner and I stayed in one of the private rooms and while it was a nice stay. Bed was quality, good black-out blinds for the windows. Heater was very effective. Helpful friendly staff. Objectively, the fact that you have to go outside and walk a bit to access the bathroom and the bathroom needs a keycode to enter becomes a bit annoying, but you do not need your phone to enter the bathroom as one reviewer seemed to think.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One annoying thing was that the sauna ‘wasn’t working’ the whole time I was there and I was there for 7 days
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jeannette

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well, the staff was very lovely, and all the areas very well cleaned. Close to town and the price absolutely worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

YANHUA

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

janina

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

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, organized, great location!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The person at the front desk was super nice, the facility was super clean with nice amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay for 2 nights in Queenstown. The location was close to the Queenstown gardens and to many nice restaurants and shopping. We also rented bikes from the hostel and biked all around the Frankton Arm. The hot tub and outdoor seating were a bonus as well!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Private room was good size and comfortable, but there was nowhere to hang a towel. Would’ve been good to have a socket by the bed and a lamp in the room. Hostel itself has nice facilities - good kitchen for cooking, big communal lounge area which always has someone in it, outdoor tables, clean bathrooms and showers. Staff were friendly and helpful. Location is close to town but a short walk up a hill. There were a lot of long term stays which did make the social vibe a bit different and maybe not so geared towards solo travellers just passing through for a few days, although everyone I spoke to was really nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a really great time spent at black sheep 👍😉
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loud with issues - Very Nice staff
Super nice staff in a convenient area. Unfortunately noise was a frequent issue- be it door slamming, drinking, people wrestling at night, blasting music etc. Broken hot tub not fixed the week I was there, kitchen burners not working well, Wi-Fi unable to keep up with the demand on it. The staff are quite helpful and really pleasant- the accommodation is lacking in many areas unfortunately so I cannot recommend it overall.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Monica

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
location great but felt for what our room was ,was somewhat overpriced
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kyla

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, staff are welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Sivam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Keely

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great backpackers, cosy lounge area, good kitchen, we stayed for one night but were really impressed with the facilities including a free dinner if you wanted it. Super close to town.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were great, kids loved the beds
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outside hot tub was a bonus. It was cheap in price but understandably...rooms are tiny, advertised free parking but this refers to "find your own on the street", advertised as "family room" but no toilet or bathroom as picture lead me to believe and bunks had no safety rails for the kids, lounge room full of foreigners lying over furniture talking innappropriately so not child friendly, stated no drinking after 830pm but everyone was. Friendly and helpful staff and cheap...get what you pay i guess
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the friendly staff and clean facilities I thought the double bed was quite uncomfortable and it was very noisy until late, think someone was cleaning very late at night as well
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean rooms. Lovely and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our time at The Black Sheep, close to town, friendly staff and very good amenities. The family room was very good and having the little bar fridge in the room was awesome. A bit bummed we missed out on the spa though but that was us just getting back too late.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Goos value
Loud place but great location
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020