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Reviews of The Black Sheep Backpackers

2 out of 5
The Black Sheep Backpackers
13 Frankton Road, Queenstown

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 44 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, organized, great location!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The person at the front desk was super nice, the facility was super clean with nice amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay for 2 nights in Queenstown. The location was close to the Queenstown gardens and to many nice restaurants and shopping. We also rented bikes from the hostel and biked all around the Frankton Arm. The hot tub and outdoor seating were a bonus as well!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Private room was good size and comfortable, but there was nowhere to hang a towel. Would’ve been good to have a socket by the bed and a lamp in the room. Hostel itself has nice facilities - good kitchen for cooking, big communal lounge area which always has someone in it, outdoor tables, clean bathrooms and showers. Staff were friendly and helpful. Location is close to town but a short walk up a hill. There were a lot of long term stays which did make the social vibe a bit different and maybe not so geared towards solo travellers just passing through for a few days, although everyone I spoke to was really nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a really great time spent at black sheep 👍😉
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loud with issues - Very Nice staff
Super nice staff in a convenient area. Unfortunately noise was a frequent issue- be it door slamming, drinking, people wrestling at night, blasting music etc. Broken hot tub not fixed the week I was there, kitchen burners not working well, Wi-Fi unable to keep up with the demand on it. The staff are quite helpful and really pleasant- the accommodation is lacking in many areas unfortunately so I cannot recommend it overall.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! Regarding your comments; sorry we could not make it with the Hot Pool, we had to wait for the specialist to come over, as he is not from here, it took more time than we expected. We are working on the WiFi situation too, we had an upgrade and we got new internet devices just a few days ago.We are taking all your comments to keep improving our product.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

6/10 Okay

Monica

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
location great but felt for what our room was ,was somewhat overpriced
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed the location of our Hostel.We are definitely taking your comments to improve. Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Kyla

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, staff are welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from Emma on 14 May 2022
Hi Kyla, Thank you for leaving us a review, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us! We wish you all the best for the future, The Black Sheep Team

8/10 Good

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to score us! We are glad you have enjoyed our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to score us! We are glad you have enjoyed our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

8/10 Good

Sivam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Keely

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great backpackers, cosy lounge area, good kitchen, we stayed for one night but were really impressed with the facilities including a free dinner if you wanted it. Super close to town.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were great, kids loved the beds
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outside hot tub was a bonus. It was cheap in price but understandably...rooms are tiny, advertised free parking but this refers to "find your own on the street", advertised as "family room" but no toilet or bathroom as picture lead me to believe and bunks had no safety rails for the kids, lounge room full of foreigners lying over furniture talking innappropriately so not child friendly, stated no drinking after 830pm but everyone was. Friendly and helpful staff and cheap...get what you pay i guess
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed the hot tub. We are really sorry you did not find the room convenient for children, but we want to let you know that was room was originally a normal dorm, as it is now, but we had to reform that into a Family Room due COVID. About the parking, yes you are right, our carpark is for campervan, but if we have availability we will always give you the chance to park there otherwise you have to do it on the street.Thank you for your feedback, we take all your comments to improve our services and facilities.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the friendly staff and clean facilities I thought the double bed was quite uncomfortable and it was very noisy until late, think someone was cleaning very late at night as well
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Regarding your comment about noise, our staff just do a silent cleaning at night on the common areas to prepare them for the next morning.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean rooms. Lovely and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our rooms and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our time at The Black Sheep, close to town, friendly staff and very good amenities. The family room was very good and having the little bar fridge in the room was awesome. A bit bummed we missed out on the spa though but that was us just getting back too late.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Reservations Team on 17 Feb 2021
Hi, Thank you for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers! Our location is very handy only a 2 minute walk from the center of town surrounded by free parking. We pride ourselves on having friendly and helpful staff. Glad to hear you enjoyed our amenities, sad you didn't get to use the Hot Pool its open from 9am to 9pm daily. Hopefully you got to use some of our other great facilities Free Bike Hire, Free Wifi, Lounge with games and Netflix, full kitchen, laundry facilities, BBQ Deck or Travel Desk. We look forward to seeing you next time you're in Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Goos value
Loud place but great location
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 17 Feb 2021
Hi Jonathan, Thank you for staying with us a leaving a great review. We are glad to hear you found Black Sheep Backpackers good value! Our location is just a 2 minute walk from the center of town surrounded by mountain views. We hope to see you again one day in Queenstown.

2/10 Terrible

Lokesh, Christchurch

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Creaking floor boards all around the room, slamming doors, dorm rooms around double rooms and lots of teenagers around didn't help our stay at this property. I wouldn't recommend it to people needing a quiet family/couple stay at this place.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 17 Feb 2021
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us at review. Queenstown over New Years (between 28th and 6th Jan) is known to attract lots of teenagers. To ensure Black Sheep Backpackers stays comfortable for all guests we do have a drinking ban at the hostel and also our usually no noise policy between 9pm and 8am is enforced to keep noise down. We are sorry to hear you wont recommend us to a family/couple, we have lots of families and couple stay with us. Thank you.

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Very friendly staff. Good location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 17 Feb 2021
Hi Mark, Thank you for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers. We are glad you hear your loved our location, just a couple of minutes walk form the center of town! Thank you for complimenting our friendly staff, we pride ourselves on having helpful and friendly staff. Thanks again for staying with us, we hope to see you again one day at Black Sheep Backpackers.

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Meh...
The advertised shower only in the room is false. They should have clearly indicated that they only have shared a Shower. Also, this is the first backpacker or motel i went to that required the guest to return the sheets and pillow cases at thereception upon checkout. The room was not soundproof at all - this is another false advert. But it was clean though. We also did not get any toiletries - it was supposed to be provided as per advertised.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! First, we are sorry if it was a misunderstanding, but all our bathrooms are shared and our private rooms have not private bathrooms. About the toiletries, we do not provide this, we are a hostel and hostels do not provide toiletries. Also, as we are hostel, It is common to ask to guests to take all the sheets and pillow cases at the front or just leave them at the top of your bed. Sorry if our Hostel did not reach your expectations. We hope you have had a great time on Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were great - welcoming and easy to ask information
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 12 Dec 2020
Thank you for leaving us a review! We are very glad to hear our staff were welcoming and easy to ask information. Our friendly and accommodating staff is something we pride ourselves on at Black Sheep Backpackers. We hope to see you again one day in Queenstown. Thank you :)

10/10 Excellent

Sheen Jheen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place
The place was clean and the staffs were friendly and helpful. Overall it was a great stay. Will stay here again for sure the next time we go back to Queenstown.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 28 Nov 2020
Hi Sheen, thank you for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers, we are very glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back! Thank you for complimenting the cleanliness of our property the whole team take great pride in ensuring the hostel is keep clean for guests. Thanks again for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its value for money stay at this place.But the utensils there were not that good..fridge was overloaded with people good and it was smelling allot....but overall staff is great and friendly .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 28 Nov 2020
Thank you for leaving us a review! We are very glad you found Black Sheep Backpackers good value for money! Our kitchen has all the utensils, pots, pan, plates, bowls and cutlery you should need. However if there is ever anything missing from our kitchen or things we can add let our reception team know :) Thank you for complimenting our friendly staff, this is something we pride ourselves on. Thank you for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers, we hope to see you again one day in Queenstown!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The room is Ok for the price that we paid. Bathroom/shower in the second floor is mouldy and need to pix the ceiling. But there staff is so friendly and nice. Lovely staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 28 Nov 2020
Thank you for leaving us a review! Thank you for complimenting our lovely staff. We pride ourselves on have friendly and accommodating staff. During your stay we were having the ventilation changed, please note there is currently no mold on the ceilings. Thanks again for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers.

8/10 Good

dajoma, Auckland

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The Staff was really lovely and helpful. Excellent location, close to town. The room was okay and the Toilet was clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Reservations Team on 28 Nov 2020
Thank you for leaving us a review! We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and found our staff lovely and helpful. We pride ourselves on having friendly and accommodating staff. Our location is just 2 minutes walk from town surrounded by mountain views making it an excellent location. Our bathrooms remain at a high cleanliness level as they get cleaned 4 times daily by our staff. Thank you for staying with us at Black Sheep Backpackers.

10/10 Excellent

Nicky, Rangiora, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was very impressed with the lodge. I was dubious staying in a backpackers (I am nearly 60) but was impressed from the moment walking in. The place is clean, comfortable, has parking, spa pool, great kitchen and laundry facilities. My bed was very comfy, nice sheets and warm as toast when those radiators came on. Great for wet ski gear. The showers were powerful and hot, the ablution area was spotlessly clean. Well done Black Sheep, I will certainly book here again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

José Alfredo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay
This is a great place to stay while visiting Queenstown, this was my first solo trip and obviously I’ve heard some weird stuff about hostels, I was hoping to stay at some weird crazy place but it was actually more than what I expected! Cool installations, nice and respectful people while I stayed there, the only thing I would’ve loved is the staff promoting more group parties, it was kinda dead, not really a hostel to make friends I would say, it’s close to everything so car is not needed unless you want to do activities that require driving. Overall a great experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was very unique & had everything we wanted! Just disappointing that we were overbooked by expedia & the hostel wasn’t good at accommodating us with the situation we were in.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel. We are really sorry about the misunderstanding with ExpediaHoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to score us! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Austtin, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in great location
This was one of my favorite backpakers in New Zealand. Trendy place in great location close to restaurants. There were 3 of us and we got our own clean 3 bedroom. Unfortunately we didn’t have time to use it but computer/lounge area looked so comfy after a long day touring town.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown and of course to enjoy our Lounge.

10/10 Excellent

Howard, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the button !
Friendly backpacker right next to the park, gardens and just a couple of minutes walk from the town centre. Hard to beat the location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Laura, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best youth hostel i've ever stayed in
This was by far the best youth hostel I've ever stayed in. It was so clean, modern, quiet, wi-fi worked, room was large sized, kitchen was so organised and clean. The location is great, can easily walk in to the centre of town. Scored free parking out the front too!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel.Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.

10/10 Excellent

Natalia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy bien ubicado
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

REIKO

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restroom was outside, so inconvenient
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 16 Feb 2024
Hey Reiko, we're sorry to hear you only found your stay a 1/5 experience. We definitely do have an open concept layout that takes advantage of the gorgeous outside space surrounding us. The bathrooms are a short walk outside from the rooms but they most of the walkways are completely covered. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future and can improve your experience.

8/10 Good

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Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
バスルームに、着替えなどを置く場所が欲しかったです。 スタッフの対応や施設はとても清潔で良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

carlos, brasilia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel agradável e perto do centro de queenstown
Hostel muito bem localizado e tranquilo. Sem aquele clima de bagunça, comum a muitos hostels. Staff amigável. Apenas poderia reformar os banheiros.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Black Sheep Backpackers on 3 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you have taken the time to write this! We are glad you enjoyed our facilities and our Hostel. Just a quick new info, we have renovated the bathrooms, now are bigger and better!Hoping you can come back soon to keep exploring and enjoying Queenstown.