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Reviews of Absoloot Hostel Queenstown

2 out of 5
Absoloot Hostel Queenstown
50 Beach Street, Queenstown, Otago

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 92 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

chintana, cherry hill

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super convenient location , tiny but efficient room with great view ,clean , functional, great kitchen friendly front desk. Love this place
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hostel Manager on 2 Apr 2024
Thanks so much for your stay and your review! Our team are incredibly appreciative, and we hope to host you again when you're next in Queenstown. Take care!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Location unbeatable.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hostel Manager on 9 Mar 2024
Hi Andrew, thanks so much for taking the time to provide us your feedback! We sincerely appreciate it, and hope to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very central. Allows free storage of luggage while you're away as long as you have a return stay. Clean beds. Awesome kitchen with opening windows. Free loan of towel. Elevator. Would definitely stay here again! One awkward design flaw with their bathroom sinks and little shelf just above the sink - they're both the same width making it awkward to wash your face and brush your teeth without making a mess.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hostel Manager on 9 Mar 2024
Thank you Joy! We really appreciate you taking the time to provide us your review. We hope you enjoyed your time in New Zealand!

10/10 Excellent

jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good stay great location
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hostel Manager on 19 Feb 2024
Hi Jeffrey, thanks so much for taking the time to provide us your feedback! We sincerely appreciate it, and hope to see you again in the future!

2/10 Terrible

Ruchira

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Manager on 26 Dec 2023
Thanks for taking the time to give us a review score. We're Sorry you didn't enjoy your stay. I have looked at your reservation and it appears you did not have any interactions with any of our staff over the entirety of your stay other than on check-in and check-out and you have not provided any feedback in the review. We have also inspected the room and guests that have been in the room after you have also not mentioned anything untoward. We're really unsure what went wrong as this review is way below our average as one of the best rated hostels in New Zealand. For future stays it really is best to talk to reception if you have any issues as we cant fix all of the ones we're not made aware of.

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To my surprise I found that the beds were very comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sara on 1 Nov 2023
Thanks so much for taking the time to provide us your feedback! We sincerely appreciate it. All the best in your next adventures!

8/10 Good

LEAH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient to go anywhere in the city.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Absoloot QT on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you Leah! We really appreciate you taking the time to provide us your review. We hope you enjoyed your time in New Zealand!

10/10 Excellent

George

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing find
What an amazing find. Not what I expected at all. So central to everything, perfect mattress and pillow, a/c was preset to an optimum temperature. Kitchen is clean and very functional with beautiful views. $40 from the airport with an uber or $60 with a large vehicle. Staying here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Absoloot QT on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you very much for your kind review! We hope we helped you get the most of your time in Queenstown. All the best in your next adventures!

8/10 Good

Rachael

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Hostel manager on 3 May 2023
Glad to see you enjoyed your stay with us! Hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Edna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely perfect 😀
Location is perfect! It's very central to everything. This is now my accommodation everytime I'm in Queenstown.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Absoloot QT on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you Edna! We really appreciate you taking the time to provide us your review. We hope you enjoyed your time in New Zealand!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean enough but our room smelled like the bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Absoloot QT on 14 Sept 2023
Hi there! Thank you for providing your feedback. We're very sorry that the cleanliness of your room was not up to our usual standard, and we're currently investigating where our cleaning process went wrong. If you ever return to us in the future, please feel free to bring things like this to our attention during your stay so we can rectify it for you immediately. All the best for your future travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family stay
The location of the hostel was fabulous. Easy walking to everything we needed and free parking. Kitchen space was great and the lounge den was good with movies, PlayStation, Wii and book swap. Our family room was good, and had a view of the water. Our only issue was the laundry being closed each morning till 2pm as big numbers of check in coming.....frustrating.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark, Temple City

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
This is usually a well-located hostel located in the heart of Queenstown. However, currently the entire area is under construction, which has removed all the parking options and replaced them with "loading zones." The only solution was to use the loading zones to unload your luggage and then park at least 15 mins walk away to return to the hostel on foot. That is, if there is parking. This being Queenstown, there frequently was no parking available especially during peak hours. I was not informed of this until a few days before our stay, and we have a large family with kids! Needless to say, this made the location a huge downside rather than bonus.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located close to services & businesses. Helpful & friendly staff with nothing too much trouble. Well designed and maintained rooms with easy access.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was perfect
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Sara on 23 Jan 2023
Thanks for the lovely feedback. Hope to see you again in the future. The Absoloot Team :)

8/10 Good

Kaye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly staff, great facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Sara on 23 Jan 2023
Thanks for your lovely feedback. Hope to see you again in the future. The Absoloot Team :)

8/10 Good

Jeongran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
recommend this place
Generally good, a bit small sized room but clean and well-equipped, just in front of the lake and middle of town so can enjoy the view and use convenient facilities very easily.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Ah Peng, Singapore

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No onsite parking and the room rates is very high for room so small, without own kitchen and very noisy from room above and next door.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Absoloot Team on 10 Oct 2022
Hello Ah Peng, Thank you for your review and your stay. Please note that you booked a room with no kitchen. We do have a guest kitchen with a tunning view of the lake that was availble for you to use however. We also clearly state on all of the booking sites, as well as our own, that we have no parking. Please make sure you read the facilities of each accommodation provider that you book with to avoid expecting something they do not provide.

10/10 Excellent

Ravina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's in main town . only walking distance from every thing.very clean n tidy.. beautiful mountain n lake view from my room. Love this stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from The Absoloot Team on 22 Jun 2022
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! Glad to hear that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again in the furture! The Absoloot Team

10/10 Excellent

Api

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place to stay, definitely will stay there again next time we visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for staying with us - hope to see you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the location and the view. The accommodation was clean and comfortable. My only issue was having to use the stairs in the morning, I have limited mobility and found the elevator wasn't on until later than what was stated.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Hi Rebecca, thanks for staying with us. Unfortunately we have one of the oldest working elevators in Queenstown, and whilst it is in good working condition, we do limit the use after-hours to avoid any unnecesary incidents when we are not available.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Great kitchen facilities. Family room - great view. Compact but functional room size. Good heating in room as it was very cold overnight - outside -2. Some road work was being done on the streets surrounding but it was halted in the evenings, no noise in the room from this.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your review! We're not fans of the roadworks on our street either, but thankfully this will all be completed by March 2022, so hopefully this will never be an issue again for a future stay!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location and great view of the waterfront from the kitchen
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Sara on 26 Apr 2021
Thanks for your great feedback! Hope to see you again! The Absoloot Team!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All we needed and more. Amazing place to stay and very helpful staff. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks so muh for your stay and your review - hope to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

jae do

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your stay and your review! Have a great day, and hope to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks for staying with us Paul - we're stoked to host you, and hope we helped you get the most from your Queenstown experience. All the best!

8/10 Good

Sandy, Auckland NZ

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay! Very Central and close to everything-with the best View over The lake. Can be a bit noisy at Bar closing time from street noise drifting up...Gaming Console In shared lounge was a hit with our kids. room was Small but functioned well. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your stay and your review Sandy! Being in the center of Queenstown and right on the lake front has it's advantages, but unfortunately downtown nose can sometimes be one of them. We do have double glazed windows and free ear-plugs available though, so make sure to keep your windows closed and ask at reception for earplugs for your next stay! :)

8/10 Good

Ash, Dunedin, NZ

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything you need is here. Clean and tidy. Staff are friendly sky and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Sara on 8 Aug 2020
Hi Ash! Thank you for the wonderful feedback! Glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you in the future. Absoloot Team

8/10 Good

Leah, Maine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location awesome Elevator too slow but needed to use the stairs any way.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks Leah, stoked you enjoyed our hostel!

10/10 Excellent

L M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb budget accommodation for senior citizen!
As a solo, older woman, I was made to feel so very welcome and comfortable - in accommodation used mostly by younger backpackers. The ‘security’ made me feel very safe. The most outstanding ‘plus’ for me was the ‘Absolootly’ fabulous view I had from my room!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Sara on 12 Jul 2020
Hey! Thank you for your wonderful feedback! Glad to hear you had a great stay with us. Hope to see you again in the future. All the best Sara Holland Reception Manager

8/10 Good

suzie, Nelson, NZ

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hard beds! Lovely staff, great kitchen, nice and clean.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Sara on 12 Jul 2020
Hi Suzie! Thanks for the great feedback! Hope to see you again in the future. All the best Sara Holland Reception Manager

6/10 Okay

Paulina

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Maybe not our best place to
The place looked just perfect when we got there but when we saw the bed sheets where dirty ...so we asked the staff for clean ones and they were helpful doing that but when I change them underneath of the dirty ones I found a huge nail...disgusting ! Then the room it’s too noisy not just for the people that’s go pass but the ducks are all night making noises ! The staff is really kind and the kitchen it’s clean and has a beautiful view !
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from AbsolootQT on 16 Jul 2020
Hello Paulina, Thank you very much for your review. We really appreciate your feedback. After investigating your issues with our staff I have been informed that the sheets that we replaced for you were slightly stained (biggest apologies for that) however, I can assure you they were not dirty. They had been washed and dried thoroughly. I have also been informed that you asked for new sheets after our reception staff had gone home and did not want our night manager, who was on call, change the sheets for you. There was other guests in your room and one sleeping in the bed above you and unfortunately we cannot see anything that happens to fall onto your bed after we have finished housekeeping, however, if you had have mentioned this issue to us or let our night manager help with your sheets, we would have been able to solve this problem for you too, no problem. I ask that if any guests have an issue, please let us know before you leave as we are unable to fix issues we do not know about. As for the ducks outside, I'm afraid bird noises are a part of New Zealand and it's amazing nature - This is why New Zealand is so special. I can assure any guest that there are no ducks in the rooms though! People passing on the street is part and parcel of any accommodation with a location as good as ours. We are very happy you enjoyed the rest of your stay though and thank you for mentioning our staff and our beautiful kitchen!

10/10 Excellent

Abbie, Christchurch, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, clean rooms and good for kids with a fab kitchen. Free parking not far away.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020
Response from Sara on 2 Jun 2020
Hi Abbie! Thanks for your great feedback! Glad you guys enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you in the future! All the best

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks for your stay and your review! Have a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Christopher J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Had the corner room 308. Fabulous view over waterfront. Very spacious, fridge, microwave. Decent shower ensuite. Great service from staff. Outstanding value for money for Queenstown. Lack of on-site parking may be an issue for some. Offset by central location
Room
Evening view
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Hey Chris - so stoked you enjoyed your stay and our Queen room. Definitely our best rooms in the hostel if a private room is what your after - what a view! Hope to see you again in the future :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
We hope we helped you get the most out of your Queenstown experience!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location cannot get any better. Had a private bathroom, rooms arranged for lots of space . Well thought out. Quiet and had everything we needed
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Sara on 28 Dec 2019
Hey! Thank you for your great feedback! Glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you in the future again! All the best

8/10 Good

Yiseul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks for staying with us, all the best!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolootly loved Absoloot :) the room was spacious and bed was very comfortable. Bathrooms and kitchen were clean and the kitchen has a beautiful view of the water and mountains. My bedroom window also had a nice view of the water and street area but without being loud to sleep at night. Perfect location!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Absoloot on 9 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your stay and your awesome review - hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Kamran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Sara Holland, Reception Manager on 3 Dec 2019
Thanks for your great feedback Kamran! All the best

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from AbsolootQT Team on 6 Dec 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect score! We're really happy you enjoyed your stay so much! Safe Travels and hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent!!! couldn’t find any hostel better than this Really beautiful place
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Chris on 16 Sept 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect review! We're really stoked you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again some day! Safe Travels! AVA Team.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Chris on 16 Sept 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect review! We're really stoked you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again some day! Safe Travels! AVA Team.

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne, Melbourne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked the private room with ensutie. Stayed there for 5 nights with my 9yr son, to enjoy the Snow season. Location was perfect .. right in town. Our first time staying at a backpackers, will definately stay here again next year.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Chris on 16 Sept 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect review! We're really stoked you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again some day! Safe Travels! AVA Team.

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location location location!
Great location!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Chris on 16 Sept 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect review! We're really stoked you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again some day! Safe Travels! AVA Team.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Venue
The best backpackers I have stayed in in Queenstown.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019
Response from AVA on 28 Aug 2019
Thanks so much for your kind review - we hope we helped you get the most out of your time in Queenstown!

8/10 Good

Francisca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
People at reception were very kind. They attended my requires and were there to me when asked.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from AVA Team on 3 Jul 2019
Thank you for your stay and your great review! We hope to see you again some time!! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from AVA Team on 28 Jun 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect review!!!

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutootly awesome
Awesome location! Great shared kitchen. We had a room with a private bath and the view was looking right at the lake. We could hear the late nighters out front but not bad.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from AVA Team on 12 Jun 2019
Thank you very much for your prefect review! We're really stoked you enjoyed your stay with us so much! Safe travels and hope to see you again here some day! Best Wishes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from AVA Team on 29 May 2019
Thank you very much for your perfect review! And thank you for your booking! We're stoked you enjoyed your stay! Safe Travels!