What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and check-out is by 10:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property is not wheelchair accessible, and specific accessibility features are not provided.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located at 73 Brownston St, Wānaka, just steps from Picture Lounge and Pembroke Park, 0.1 mi from Gallery Thirty Three, and 0.6 mi from Wānaka Golf Club.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children 16 years old and younger are not permitted at this property.

The Brownston Hostel in Wānaka

Average nightly price at The Brownston Hostel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$110
February	$107
March	$100
April	$87
October	$72
November	$86
December	$96

What guests think

At The Brownston Hostel, guests consistently praise the central, walkable location near the lake and shops, the overall cleanliness, and the friendly, helpful staff, while also noting that accommodations are generally basic and noise can occasionally disrupt sleep.

Communal areas stand out, with large, well equipped kitchens and separate chill or TV rooms mentioned across reviews. Rooms are often small, with several noting no air conditioning (fans available on request) and patchy or weak Wi-Fi in some spots. There is no on site parking, and multiple reviewers felt prices were high for the simplicity. Suited to travelers prioritizing shared spaces over in-room extras.

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Facilities

Large, well equipped communal kitchens and separate lounge/TV rooms are praised. There is no on-site parking.

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Ishan

Feb 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Value for money. This was a couple room with private bathroom. Very basic things very there like soap, towels and shampoo. They have separate kitchen for everyone if any one need utensils or cooking related amenities . Kitchen is all the way down and a bit confusing location. The don’t have parking

10

Peter

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

good place to stay, good facilities

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LAURENCE ELISABETH

Mar 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Surprisingly very quiet (individual room/bathroom). Well positioned in town, easy access and parking. Clean, renovated (in my corridor at least). Good to split chill out room from tv room. Don’t be rebutted by reception on first floor. A bit sad that over 5 washing machine only 1 was not out of order.

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Ashlee

Jan 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall good stay. Appreciated a plug in and additional cord charging port. The chill space being separate from the TV space was appreciated. The kitchen was strange. You had to ascend the ground floor to first floor steps, walk partway across the property, and then go down another set of stairs. A lot of space to cook in the kitchen, as well as dine and relax. Wifi however was mediocre at best so if you’re needing to use it, I would look elsewhere.

10

Greg

Feb 13, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean spacious room. Loved the kitchen area and TV room.

10

CHUN HING

Feb 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room and well equipped large kitchen.

10

Amanda

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great kitchen facilities. Great french patisserie and charcuterie next door, as well as coffee cart. Great bookshop and cinema across the road, supermarket just behind building. Easy walk to lake. Superb position!

10

Alexandra

Jan 12, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Probably the nicest hostel I've stayed at. Great facilities! great location. Parking is a little bit of a hassle; the 30 minute parks out front for loading/unloading are never free, but the supermarket parking next door works (limited time there too), and I observed others doing the same. Then you have to stash your car further away, but at least that parking is free. The supermarket is great. really this isi a terrrific place to stay.

10

Patricia

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a private room with a bathroom. Tje bes was extremely comfortable. We lived being able to cook dinner and breakfast in the large and well stocked communal kitchen. I highly recommend staying here.

10

Prachi Shriram

Dec 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed here (4 adults) for a night and had a quad room. Quite happy to have multiple options for dining just around the corner. This property does not have it's own parking but can park on any of the surrounding streets (free parking). Walkable distance to the lake and a supermarket right beside the property. Overall was a lovely stay. Will highly recommend.

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Cleanliness

Property and rooms are frequently described as very clean, with staff seen maintaining shared areas. A few isolated remarks note hallway clutter or occasional bathroom odor.

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Diana

Feb 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and the staff was very kind

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Trudy

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, clean and comfortable rooms, very nice kitchen. The staff were helpful and welcoming.

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Charlotte

Mar 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice place, clean and quiet after 10 pm

10

Andrew

Mar 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

10

Greg

Feb 13, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean spacious room. Loved the kitchen area and TV room.

10

Wim

Apr 4, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Priced well and clean

10

Ofer

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Top notch. Clean, quiet, comfortable and in a good location.

10

Alain

Nov 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bien situé et tres propre

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Jacqui

Jan 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice and clean room, within easy walking distance to shops and restaurants. We had the king bed room with private ensuite which was very basic, but comfortable enough for our one night stay.

10

Helen

Jan 29, 2026

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Stayed 5 nights

Place was very clean. Staff seemed to be constantly wiping wn the kitchen.Staff were very helpful.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally basic and often small, with comfortable beds reported by some. Several mention no air conditioning (fans available on request), occasional noise from thin walls or nearby venues, very compact bathrooms, and inconsistent Wi-Fi in a few rooms.

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Eric

Mar 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This place made me think I was in rehab. Its very institutional and devoid of any kind of decorative flare to make you feel welcome. The room had nothing except a bed, a useless dresser, and a bare lightbulb over your head. The bathroom and sink were tiny. I don’t mind bare bones hostels but this was not worth the money they are charging. 6/10

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LAURENCE ELISABETH

Mar 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Surprisingly very quiet (individual room/bathroom). Well positioned in town, easy access and parking. Clean, renovated (in my corridor at least). Good to split chill out room from tv room. Don’t be rebutted by reception on first floor. A bit sad that over 5 washing machine only 1 was not out of order.

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Mike

Dec 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good place for someone who needs a place to stay that’s clean and comfortable but won’t be in the room much. Stayed twice. First night was great. Second night the room they put me in didn’t have WiFi and the shower was difficult to fit in

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Sarah

Feb 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property was very central, the room was clean but small with few amenities. Quite expensive but I have no comparison with other nearby properties

10

Peter

Nov 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice accommodation. Clean and convenient, but walls think leading to noisy surrounds. 8/10 I would stay again, with earplugs.

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Richard

Mar 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

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!!

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Chris

Feb 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

For the nightly price, the room facilities were poor compared to motels. No air con in private room.

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Margaret

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was compact, comfortable large bed. Air conditioning in communal areas but not in bedroom, able to borrow a fan from reception. Staff were friendly and helpful.

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Ratchakrit

Jan 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

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.

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Melinda

Feb 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There is a night clumb nearby and the base of the music can be heard until the early hours of the morning.

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly, welcoming, and helpful, including at reception. One report mentions a booking error that forced a room change.

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Tian

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay and friendly staffs.

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Wei

Dec 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The service is good.

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Tetsuya

Nov 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Super helpful reception staff, who kindly let us know local whereabouts. Walking distance to grocery store and the lake.

10

Trudy

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, clean and comfortable rooms, very nice kitchen. The staff were helpful and welcoming.

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Kayleena

Jan 12, 2024

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Walking distance to everything & staff were nice:)

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Sean

Jan 21, 2024

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我預定的是一間三人房，抵達時卻告知已經沒有房間了，能做的調整是提供給我們一間兩人房加一個宿舍房的床位。事後和Expedia客服反應也沒能有效處理或補償，似乎只能自認倒霉。夏天去住房間空氣很悶，廁所尤其如此，室內沒有空調也沒有風扇，雖有對外窗，但是天黑後開窗房間內自然會吸引來一堆的蟲，不然就是要把燈關掉開窗才行，如果房間內有空調設備能改善許多。

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Margaret

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was compact, comfortable large bed. Air conditioning in communal areas but not in bedroom, able to borrow a fan from reception. Staff were friendly and helpful.

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pronay

Nov 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location, Staff

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Rita

Mar 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very accommodating staff great location.

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Helen

Jan 29, 2026

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Stayed 5 nights

Place was very clean. Staff seemed to be constantly wiping wn the kitchen.Staff were very helpful.

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Location

Consistently praised as central and walkable, close to the lake, supermarket, and eateries.

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Trudy

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, clean and comfortable rooms, very nice kitchen. The staff were helpful and welcoming.

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Grant

Apr 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It's very close to Lake Wanaka. And convenient to restaurants, grocery stores.

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Angie

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location

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Ravin

Mar 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

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.

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Andrew

Mar 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

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Amanda

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great kitchen facilities. Great french patisserie and charcuterie next door, as well as coffee cart. Great bookshop and cinema across the road, supermarket just behind building. Easy walk to lake. Superb position!

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Alexandra

Jan 12, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Probably the nicest hostel I've stayed at. Great facilities! great location. Parking is a little bit of a hassle; the 30 minute parks out front for loading/unloading are never free, but the supermarket parking next door works (limited time there too), and I observed others doing the same. Then you have to stash your car further away, but at least that parking is free. The supermarket is great. really this isi a terrrific place to stay.

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Ofer

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Top notch. Clean, quiet, comfortable and in a good location.

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Prachi Shriram

Dec 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed here (4 adults) for a night and had a quad room. Quite happy to have multiple options for dining just around the corner. This property does not have it's own parking but can park on any of the surrounding streets (free parking). Walkable distance to the lake and a supermarket right beside the property. Overall was a lovely stay. Will highly recommend.

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Christy

Apr 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A great hostel in a great location. A

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 $80	2 $79	3 $103	4 $122	5 $123	6 $103	7 $89
8 $122	9 $88	10 $124	11 $123	12 $122	13 $123	14 $108
15 $122	16	17 $80	18	19	20 $79	21 $79
22 $124	23 $110	24 $110	25 $118	26	27 $80	28 $124
29 $103	30 $85

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