Chateau Backpacker & Motels

Come and relax here at Chateau Backpackers & Motels after your fun-filled day on the glacier, with a cozy log fire, free breakfast, free movies and free popcorn, friendly informative staff and a great atmosphere! And don't forget, we've got free unlimited WiFi.

We also offer many different rooms with beds set out in pods to ensure that all our guests have the privacy they require after a day hiking on the glacier. The pods are enclosed on three sides with a curtain for privacy and include a double power socket with USB charging points and individual reading lights.

Surrounded by rainforest and mountains, Chateau Backpacker & Motels offers BBQ facilities and a guest lounge with a fireplace. Just 10 minutes’ walk from the Waiho River, it offers free parking on site.

Chateau Backpacker & Motels is 10 mins drive from Lake Mapourika and Franz Josef Glacier. Christchurch is a 4.5 hour drive away.

The hostel offers free breakfast, free vegetable soup each evening, free unlimited wifi as well as free popcorn to enjoy while watching TV. There are also a number of restaurants within a 15-minute walk.

The property offers 2 communal kitchens, a TV lounge, as well as a book exchange and games. The tour desk can provide sightseeing advice and book local activities.


* Covid 19 information - Inline with the government requirements, from the 3rd December all guests will need to present a vaccine passport to be able to stay at Chateau, anyone who is unable to present the passport will not be allowed to stay,