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Wander around the half-wild, half-tamed Queens Park - a whopping 81 hectares of trees,
plant collections, playing fields, ponds, children's playground and even a Wonderland
castle.
Sleeping
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
HOSTEL $
( 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 colourful rooms including spacious doubles. Pick herbs from the peaceful gar-
dens: you'd hardly know you were five minutes' walk from town. Cash only.
Tuatara Backpackers
HOSTEL $
( 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 natural 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.
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 surrounded 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 round-
about.
Invercargill Top 10
Holiday Park
HOLIDAY PARK $
