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Gapyear.com recommended hostel in New Zealand

City: Queenstown, New ZealandName: Discovery Lodge
Address: 49 Shotover Street, Queenstown, New Zealand
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Welcome to the heart of Queenstown! Main shopping, bars, café and restaurant areas are all around Discovery Lodge, and most of the rooms have balconies looking out to the lake and mountains.
Built in 2004, the Discovery Lodge is new, with completely modern facilities and a bathroom adjoining every room. Our friendly local staff will ensure that you experience the best of Queenstown’s incredible scenery, Kiwi culture and adrenalin pumping adventure activities.
The Discovery Lodge boasts...
- Free two for one beer voucher on check-in
- Altitude bar with nightly entertainment and theme nights.
- Altitude Café with the famous $10 meal deals!
- Beyond Travel; book adventure activities and onward travel from the hostel.
- Job search centre and visa and immigration assistance.
- 24hr internet access
- Plasma screen TV lounge and chill out area with an open fire.
- Private en-suite rooms have DVD and CD Players.
- Modern kitchen, dining, laundry and ski season drying room facilities.
Free beer alert!
This hostel offers two free beers to gapyear.com members - that's one for you and another to help break the ice with a fellow backpacker. Or that's two for you and no friends... your choice!
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Gapyear.com says...
Discovery Lodge is a true backpacker’s delight with its legendary NZ$10 meal deals, nightly events and lively atmosphere. Their staff are happy to help you make the most of this amazing city too, lending a hand in finding you a job or sorting out any tours you want to book. Throw in their wicked facilities, top location and wide range of rooms and you’re onto a winner!
Discovery Lodge says...
Discovery Lodge is one of four unique and friendly Beyond Backpackers properties across New Zealand providing a full range of world class, centrally located backpacker accommodation from private ensuites to share rooms.
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If you like the look of this hostel and think you might want to stay there on your upcoming trip, why not bag you room now? Click on the link below and you can check availability and prices for this hostel before making a booking through gapyear.com. That way when you rock up in New Zealand, you know you've got a nice comfy mattress to call your own...
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