Southern Laughter Backpackers

6.7 / 10.0

Good(934 Ratings)

Hostel in Queenstown

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

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About this hostel

Sir Cedrics Southern Laughter Backpackers is located centrally in Queenstown, 500 metres from the city centre. It offers a garden, and a guest lounge with flat-screen satellite TV. Free on-site parking is provided.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Skyline Queenstown

0.1 mi

Shotover Jet Queenstown

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

2 Single • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

1 Bunk

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

1 Single

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Southern Laughter Backpackers

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6.7 / 10.0

Good(934 Ratings)

Hostel in Queenstown

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hostel

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Skyline Queenstown

0.1 mi

Shotover Jet Queenstown

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

2 Single • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

1 Bunk

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

1 Single

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

6.7 / 10.0

Good(934 Ratings)

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10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

Excellent!

Great Staff

Great Location, warm and beds were comfortable!

6.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Ok pour une nuit.

L'emplacement est proche du centre, du lac et de quelques activités (Gondola, bowling, pub...). Le personnel était attentionné.

Hors de prix en pleine saison. La chambre double était petite et on pouvait très bien entendre les gens dans le couloir ou sur le balcon partagé. Le lieu est globalement défraichi.

4.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Wouldn't stay again

The staff on reception were great and the hostel seemed to have a relaxed and fun vibe. The location is great (under 5 mins from pretty much anywhere you could want to get to in Queenstown and right across from the cable car).

I would not recommend staying here in winter - the hostel has very little insulation and although our room did have a small plug in heater it took a long time to warm up. The showers gave a trickle of hot water at best and were completely cold at worst. The hostel is generally quite run down, which isn't necessarily an issue in itself (we are used to backpacker-style accommodation) but along with the cold it made the experience a bit unpleasant. Overall it didn't feel like good value for money (we paid ~£70 for a double room with shared bathroom).

3.0 / 10.0

May 2024

disappointing

good location, social

tiny room, not clean, bad wifi, mice in the kitchen, not enough showers and toilets in the building, not enough space in dining area, kitchen poorly equipped, window didn’t close properly, fridges too full

10.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

Awesome a real hostel with friendly owner and staff . One of the last true hostels left

Nice room single bed not bunk which I expected

Nothing

7.0 / 10.0

Jan 2024

OK pour séjour court

Emplacement pratique proche du centre-ville, chambre propre, présence de casiers et d'une petite cuisine

Personne présent ni au check-in ni au check-out, on a dû se débrouiller un peu tout seul et ça manque d'informations ... par ailleurs les lumières au-dessus du lit du haut ne marchent pas

3.0 / 10.0

Jan 2024

Hay mas gente que en la cárcel, la cocina daba asco. Es muy caro para tener baño compartido.

Los empleados que limpian y viven allí eran muy simpáticos y ellos no tienen la culpa del mal funcionamiento del alojamiento el dueño no da la cara y deja a sus empleados que se coman las quejas de los huéspedes. La gente de allí aunque va un poco a su bola son simpáticos. Alguno de ellos viven allí por semanas o meses.

La limpieza del alojamiento en general, la habitación estaba bien pero cocina y baño daban pena, la cocina estaba sucia, mejor el segundo día que el primero, pero en general muy sucia. El baño era viejo la puerta no cerraba bien te daba cosa ir a ducharte o asearte, no lo recomiendo para nada. Para el parking te tienes que dar de hostias allí con 3 o 4, yo tuve suerte y pude aparcar todos los días, pero hay coches que no se mueven durante semanas. Hay menos parking que gente alojada. Mi habitación daba a una terraza que era común, poco intimidad en general.

9.0 / 10.0

Jan 2024

short and sweet and want to go back.

location, handy to busses.

Going uphill but that is to be expected.

7.0 / 10.0

Jan 2024

Great location

Perfect location, atmosphere, nice place for lounge area on the roof

Our room was toooo small with small window like in jail Very small bathrooms

8.0 / 10.0

Jan 2024

良い雰囲気のゲストハウスです。

立地が良い　評価の割には清潔

特にない

6.0 / 10.0

Sep 2023

Central Central Central

This is central, a 3 minute walk to the bus station for the ski field buses,same to the center of town. Its basic, but for the cost of a double bed room you will struggle to find anything else as convenient within Kms of the center of town.

They were painting out areas where my original room was but when I raised that I was not happy to be in a construction zone I was shifted to a room with a view and out of the painting area.

1.0 / 10.0

Sep 2023

Bad

Nothing

This is the worst backpacker i've stayed, after being to 30+ backpackers in NZ. The room is very smelly, dark and the other backpacker put their ski equipments on the floor that i could hardly step in to the room! The smell of the room make me feel like vomitting. Well, i understand that i cant expect it like a hotel or lodge, hence i reached out to the reception that i would like to upgrade my room and willing to pay more. But the reception keeps saying this is a backpacker. He sounds like 'what do u want?! This is a backpacker!". At last he checked in the system and said that there is no more room for me. I ended up give up the money i have paid for 2 nights and stayed in another backpacker that is CHEAPER AND CLEANER than this one. The bathroom,toilet,kitchen, room are all undermaintained and dark. 0 out of 5 i would rate this backpacker!

3.0 / 10.0

Aug 2023

Poor

Handy to Queenstown

Inadequate parking Noisy More blankets for winter would help

1.0 / 10.0

Aug 2023

Terrible

Location. Free parking.

Poor facilities! Small and dirty bathroom. Dirty and torn carpets. The light is not working in the room. We have to move around in the dark. We book 3 beds, but they put us in different rooms.

9.0 / 10.0

Jul 2023

Had a great time and great location!

Clean, friendly staff and welcoming fellow travellers

As tall people, beds could have been slightly longer

4.0 / 10.0

Jul 2023

not good

the location is good.

I'm sorry to say that the house is designed like a maze, we couldn't find our room with the map. the common areas like toilets and corridors are dirty, The quilts are not clean nor comfortable. the soundproofing is not good, and although there are many signs kindly reminding people to be quiet, there is still a lot of noise from next door and walking sounds from the kitchen upstairs very early in the morning,

1.0 / 10.0

Jul 2023

Not recommended, this is the worst backpackers stay I’ve seen

Location

Difficult to get parking, dirty, noisy

8.0 / 10.0

May 2023

Good

Good room, good toilet facilities and kitchen, good location

staff weren’t there to check us in and it was a bit hard to find our room

5.0 / 10.0

May 2023

Passable

location, basics

stuffy room with terrible ventilation shared by 4 people

8.0 / 10.0

Apr 2023

Great value for money with friendly service

Central location with off street parking.

Blinds on the door (room 3) let light in.. we covered it with a towel - problem solved 🙂

7.0 / 10.0

Apr 2023

Good

The location is great. Walking distance to city.

The facilities are very basic and simple. The room can hears sounds of pipe running through the back of the room window.

6.0 / 10.0

Apr 2023

Pleasant

great location

2.0 / 10.0

Apr 2023

Grungy. Very noisy during the night. Avoid!

Reception closed early, and opened late with no prior notice. Called the duty contact to find said contact was on holiday. Seriously poor customer service! Rooms grungy at best. Seriously overpriced, even for city location. Would not recommend.

No customer service. Rooms dreary and not clean

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2023

Passable

Location was good

Hostel was little bit noisy and kitchen was really small and dirty. There was same toilets and bathrooms for women and men.

8.0 / 10.0

Mar 2023

Good

Location; helpful staff

Messy kitchen, need better fridges

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2023

Passable

Great location

It wasn’t very clean, bathrooms smelled terrible and were dirty.

8.0 / 10.0

Feb 2023

great

two rooms shared small kitchen lounge and bathroom facilities

internet bit fragile

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Queenstown?

The average price for a rental in Queenstown is $263 per night. This rental is $12 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Southern Laughter Backpackers. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Southern Laughter Backpackers pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Southern Laughter Backpackers?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, parking, and laundry.

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Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

Southern Laughter Backpackers

Hostel in Queenstown

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Queenstown?

Is parking included with this hostel?

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Is Southern Laughter Backpackers pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Southern Laughter Backpackers?

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