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Chateau Backpacker & Motels

Popular Amenities

Gym
Bar
Laundry
Pool
Free wifi
Parking
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Chateau Backpacker & Motels Room Options

4 Bed Dorm

sq ft Free wifi Free self parking Sleeps 1 4 Twin BedsMore details

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

sq ft Free wifi Free self parking Sleeps 2 1 Queen BedMore details

Motel Room

sq ft Free wifi Free self parking Sleeps 2 1 Queen BedMore details

About this property

Chateau Backpacker & Motels

Near Our Lady of the Alps


With a stay at Chateau Backpacker & Motels in Franz Josef Glacier, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Te Wahipounamu and Westcoast Wildlife Centre. This eco-certified hostel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Our Lady of the Alps and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from St James Anglican Church.


Make yourself at home in one of the 43 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.


Enjoy recreational amenities such as a spa tub and a fitness center. Additional features at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.


Featured amenities include limo/town car service, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.


Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.

Te Wahipounamu - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Westcoast Wildlife Centre - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
Our Lady of the Alps - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
St James Anglican Church - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Waiho Hot Tubs - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Glacier Hot Pools - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Sentinel Rock - 4.4 km / 2.8 mi
Alex Knob - 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
Lake Mapourika - 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
Lake Wahapo - Wahapako - 18.5 km / 11.5 mi
Fox Glacier Glow Worm Forest - 23.6 km / 14.7 mi
Andris Apse Wilderness Gallery - 27.8 km / 17.3 mi
Lake Matheson - 28.5 km / 17.7 mi
Lake Gault - 28.5 km / 17.7 mi
Fox Glacier - 28.6 km / 17.8 mi

The preferred airport for Chateau Backpacker & Motels is Hokitika (HKK) - 135.9 km / 84.4 mi



Languages

English

Amenities

Top family-friendly amenities

Extra beds/cribs

Popular Amenities

Gym
Bar
Laundry
Pool
Free wifi
Parking
Spa
Housekeeping

Parking and transportation

  • Wheelchair accessible parking

  • Parking (limited spaces)

  • Free self parking

  • Free parking nearby

Food and drink

  • Barbecue grill(s)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Things to do

  • Fitness facilities

  • Television in common areas

  • Television

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

  • No cribs (infant beds)

  • Free cribs/infant beds

Conveniences

  • Safe-deposit box at front desk

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Laundry facilities

  • Tours/ticket assistance

  • No housekeeping

Outdoors

  • Billiards or pool table

  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Parking (limited spaces)

Languages spoken

  • English

Families love it for

  • No cribs (infant beds)

  • Free cribs/infant beds

Activities nearby

  • Parking (limited spaces)

  • Free self parking

  • Free parking nearby

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

Common areas

  • Wheelchair accessible parking

  • Shared/communal kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

late check-in subject to availability

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Children and extra beds

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Optional extras

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, debit cards, and cash
  • Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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