Stewart Island Backpackers
Hostel
Location Great location — 5 attractions within walking distance
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About
Set in Bluff, Stewart Island Backpackers is a hostel. It sits close to Rakiura Museum and Rakiura Jade, around 1.8 km from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome, about 0.7 km from Bathing Beach. The area has 5 places to eat and 1 supermarket within a short walk. The most comfortable time to visit Bluff is generally January to March.
Location
What's nearby
- Rakiura Museum0.1 km
- Rakiura Jade0.2 km
- Observation Rock0.4 km
- Bathing Beach0.7 km
- Watercress Beach0.8 km
- Lonnekers Beach1.0 km
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Within a short walk
🍽️ 5 places to eat🛒 1 supermarket
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) — 1.8 km → all hotels near SZS
- Nearest beach
- Bathing Beach — 0.7 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 11.6 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- NZD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
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