The Black Sheep Backpackers
13 Frankton Road, Queenstown City Center, Queenstown, New Zealand, 9300 - See map
Conveniently situated in the Queenstown City Center part of Queenstown, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. This 4-star property is packed with in-house facilities to improve the quality and joy of your stay.
Highlights
Announcements by hotel (1)
In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes. Please note that the reception is open from 08:00 until 21:00. Late check-in is available until midnight/24:00. Please let the property know your expected time of arrival, in advance, using the special request box when booking or using the contact details found on the booking confirmation. Please note that there is a 3.5% charge when you pay with a Visa or MasterCard credit card. If you wish to pay an alternative way you must contact the property at least 48 hours prior to arrival. You must show a valid photo ID upon check in. Please note that this property requires $20 for a key deposit. Fully refundable on check out. Please note for bookings of more than 5 people, different policies and procedures may apply. For further information please contact the property in advance, using the contact details found on the booking confirmation. Please note room number is not guaranteed and can be changed as required by the property. All guests must sign the property's Terms of Stay. All bookings with a value over $500 will be pre charged, they are still fully refundable if cancel outside the 48 hours cancelation policy. We also have available towels available $10 deposit + $2 cleaning fee.Travel Sustainable property
Learn More
Facilities
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
BBQ facilities
Luggage storage
Contactless check-in/out
Sauna
Game room
Bicycles
Laundry service
Your dates are popular among travelersUsers are booking a place in Queenstown every 8 minutes on Agoda.com
A good value for money”
But the toilets can be small. For ladies, the shower upstairs is broken so only one shower and 2 toilets can be used. Otherwise have to go to parking-level washroom which is downstairs. The most critical thing here is that the walls are thin. Every creak and chats can be heard clearly from inside your room so I didn't have a good sleep until everyone is asleep. Otherwise, I'm happy with the stay
See room deals
Top”
less than 5 min walk from city center, more quiet i think than other backpacks in center, free wifi, and staff like always in Nz
See room deals
Overpriced ”
Way too expensive for backpackers with shared bathrooms. But then places in Queenstown probably are in general. The prices are double those found elsewhere in NZ. If you don't mind that, the location is OK. Next time, we will probably stay somewhere else though.
See room deals
Moderate stay”
Very suitable for backpackers. Smaller toilet and only 1 shower for female on upper level. Most of the guests were solo traveller and not suitable for family with kids. You can hear walking steps and also from other rooms. Great location to skyline or city center
See room deals
Pleasant stay (twin room)”
As two people staying in a private room (shared bathroom), we had a nice stay for one night. The room itself was fine: clean but nothing special. The shared bathroom and kitchen were good, although don't expect sharp knives to cook with. The outdoor seating area is a nice place to relax and hang out. The staff were super friendly. They have a big collection of DVDs that you can borrow. :)
See room deals
Acceptable”
The place is fine (decent price for facilities and location) until you have a problem. When I booked there was no indication that the kitchen was being renovated (I even checked after I arrived to make sure I didn't accidently miss this information). They had a temporary kitchen which consisted of two microwaves (one of which wasn't working), a kettle, a few fridges and a toaster. No sink, no cooktop. It was pretty dirty since it was in a tent outdoors and you had to leave your dirty dishes in a pile in the kitchen. My issue isn't the fact that they were renovating their kitchen, more that they didn't bother to inform their customers during the booking stage. When I asked reception about it, they 'apologised' that I wasn't happy about it. When I asked them to recheck their information online and ensure that others wouldn't have the same problem, they dismissed me. Definitely won't be coming back. There are plenty of better places around Queenstown at the same price point.
See room deals
Cramped accommodation and terrible bathroom facilities”
First impressions were not great at check-in. The staff were hurried and processed people through with as little effort as possible. They seemed to be more concerned with cashing up than wecolming guests. Reception was unmanned after 7pm, which seemed crazy for such a busy hostel. Bunk beds were crammed in and very squeaky so turning over was a noisy act. The ladies shower room was always wet as the basin unit was split and the taps weren’t secure. Queenstown is very popular so this hostel doesn’t have to try hard to stay full.
See room deals
Good but better options available ”
Stayed one night as our first choice that we had been to before wasn’t available. It was fine but I wouldn’t go back with other options that are available. Bit of a strange set up where you have to go outside to get to the lounge area, kitchen and bathrooms.... fine on a good day but not so great in the rain. You also need to remember your key to open the bathroom doors. Lounge area seemed to have garden chairs? Weird. I say on one and it creaked a bit too much to trust it.... I sat on the floor haha Things were clean and well equipped kitchen.
See room deals
Good hostel but let downs”
Really good facilities and lots of potential. I emailed two days before to double check that they had a dry room for boarding equipment and it was confirmed. when we arrived we asked if we could put our stuff in there and were told that the dry room is under construction. We were told that since we had a private room we should just keep it in there - no way, we decided to leave it in the laundry room as our room was tiny and we dont went wet board and boots in there. It was also opening weekend, you can't close the dry room. Also, far too many long term guests. It made for a pretty uncomfortable atmosphere. Place has potential though. Get a cabin if you wany to sleep, w heard the private rooms in the main building ate unbearly load when people come home at 4am.
See room deals
Great hostel”
Good shower, very clean and organized kitchen, good location, with parking on site. The only cons was that the private room we were on was on the entrance so it was a bit noisy especially with the noisy neighbor we had.
See room deals
Overall Satisfied with the black sheep backpackers. ”
The location within walking distance to town. The room is neat & clean. All are ok except for parking.
See room deals
Excellent”
First time checking in a hostel and it wasn't bad at all! Thank you the kind receptionist for making all arrangemebts for our last-minute booking with them.
See room deals
Deluxe Double not deluxe actually ”
Roomtype: Deluxe Double Good: Nice location Bad: Noisy because the whole building is made by wood but not solid enough. Whenever someone walks or did some movement in the shared room nextby, the wall of the room could not prevent people inside from hearing the noise!
See room deals
More good than bad”
Hostel was clean and comfortable. Some of staff was friendly, others not as friendly. Wifi was high-speed and reliable. Parts of kitchen were good (plenty of plates, cups, pots, etc), others not as good (limited space in refrigerators, refrigerators smell funny, not all the burners work). Even though there is free parking, it can be very difficult to find a place to park.
See room deals
Met some great people and the hot tub is amazing”
Hot tub. The only bad thing was my room was freshly painted and I had to sleep with the window open the whole time
See room deals
Very noise at night ”
It’s good location. But the building is crowded and the wall is very thin so very easily to hear the noise from outside. Could not fall into sleep until late night. Very frustrated. If you need a good sleep quality place don’t give it a chance here.
See room deals
You get what you pay for”
Has all the basics, heater was essential for Qtown but the walls are paper thin so you can hear your neighbour fart, floorboards are creeky, and since it's cheap all the teenagers stay here so are busy jumping around till midnight.
See room deals
Good for short stay”
Clean and comfortable room. No parking as advertised (free on street parking available if you’re lucky). Small bathroom. Only shower curtains in female bathroom and very little space.
See room deals
Satisfied stay”
U can't expect more with this price
See room deals
Would not recommend ”
The location is good. Only positive to staying here. The toilets/showers were pitiful... They were not even a foot across from each other in a ten foot room. If someone was showering the entire room was filled with steam so much so you couldn't see anything. The staff makes you fill out lots of personal travel info when checking in including your email that they then use to blast spam emails to you even after you unsubscribe. To get your room key after checking in you have to go to the tour desk where they try to shove $400 tours down your throat before giving you your keys. Room was decent but very loud. Not enough bathrooms and showers for amount of people staying there.
See room deals