Free parking, On-site parking, Street parking, Accessible
Free WiFi
Internet services
About this property
Comfortable Accommodation: Empire Hotel Backpackers in Oamaru offers family rooms with carpeted floors and shared bathrooms equipped with showers. Each room includes a hairdryer for added convenience.
Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy a garden and free WiFi throughout the property. The hostel features a lounge, shared kitchen, picnic area, and luggage storage. Free on-site parking is available.
Convenient Location: Located 97 km from Richard Pearse Airport, the hostel is 2.8 km from Bushy Beach and 37 km from Moeraki Boulders. The property staff and service support are highly praised by guests.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.
“Like the place, nice kitchen with all you need. Upstairs a big kitchen and down a nice sitting room with a smaller kitchen . Close to the nice part of town.
Shower and bed good”
Janice
New Zealand
“Best location for experiencing the OVHC. Authentic accommodation of the Victorian era, still in use today.”
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Kelly
New Zealand
“Great central location, friendly staff and clean basic room.”
Merle
New Zealand
“We really enjoyed our room warm and cosy.. the bathroom and shared kitchen were good too..”
Sara
United Kingdom
“Great location, comfortable beds and well equipped kitchen. Parking on road was easy to get.”
Felix
France
“Very nice hostel
amazing team very kind and aware
Very good situation”
David
Australia
“Friendly staff, cleanliness, good facilities, central location, off street car parking.”
Karolina
Lithuania
“Good location, clean, receptionist let us to check in at 12:30 PM- that was very convenient.”
Amy
New Zealand
“It was in a good location close to shopping and restaurants.
It was clean.
Easy to get ourselves settled.”
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Helen
New Zealand
“Spacious kitchen and dining area. Good heating. Excellent shower pressure and easy to control temperature. Plenty of heating for room. Free parking out back.”
Property surroundings
House rules
Empire Hotel Backpackers takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 13:00 to 21:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 09:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
BankcardCash
The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property
Guest cannot check in after 21:00.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform Empire Hotel Backpackers in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
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