Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Many places will store luggage for guests heading to Stewart Island/Rakiura. Motels
cluster along Hwy 1 East (Tay St) and Hwy 6 North (North Rd).
Southern Comfort Backpackers
( 03-218 3838;
coupers@xtra.co.nz
;
30 Thomson St; dm $28, s $58-66, d$68-74; )
This large, lovely
old house offers a well-equipped kitchen and TV-free lounge (hooray!) as well as colour-
ful rooms including spacious doubles. Pick herbs from the peaceful gardens: you'd hardly
know you were five minutes' walk from town. Cash only.
HOSTEL
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Tuatara Backpackers
( 03-214 0954;
www.tuataralodge.co.nz
;
30-32 Dee St; dm $25-29, d $69-80; )
The town's largest
hostel has heaps of basic rooms stacked three floors high in a central city building. If nat-
ural light is big on your hit list, ask for a room without the gloom. The ground-floor cafe
doubles as a traveller hub, and the Bluff bus for Stewart Island/Rakiura stops just outside.
HOSTEL
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Invercargill Kiwi Holiday Park
(
HOLIDAY PARK
$
03-235 8031, 0800 234 600;
www.invercargillkiwihp.co.nz
;
352 Lorneville-Dacre Rd; sites per person $19, units d
$60-120; )
Plenty of personality is packed into this well-set-out holiday park sur-
rounded by farmland. Homely units feature lovingly preserved and enhanced retro style,
while the new 'Barn' communal camping facilities block is one of the nicest we've seen.
Rural relaxation, grassy sites, a playground and friendly animals - what a charmer.
Around 10km north of Invercargill centre, east of the Lorneville roundabout.
HOLIDAY PARK
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Invercargill Top 10 Holiday Park
( 03-218 9032, 0800 486 873;
www.invercargilltop10.co.nz
; 77 McIvor Rd; sites from $20, units $78-150; )
A particularly attractive option for motel- and cabin-dwellers, this leafy park 6.5km north
of town also has pleasant sites and smart communal facilities.
Bushy Point Fernbirds
( 03-213 1302;
www.fernbirds.co.nz
;
197 Grant Rd, Otatara; s/d incl breakfast $140/150; )
Two
friendly corgis are among the hosts at this eco-aware homestay set on the edge of 4.5 hec-
tares of private forest reserve and wetlands. Fernbirds is very popular with birding types,
HOMESTAY
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