Southern Laughter Backpackers

Honestly this place is not very good, but our experience was not as bad as some others'. We came over new years to go out every night and come home at 3am. While we of course did our best to be quiet we didn't feel too much pressure to keep it down because this place attracts a younger crowd, and the one time the staff had a talk to us it was chill. So if you are coming to Queenstown to party - this place is good. It's pretty grotty though. While we didn't have any serious health concerns (thankfully no bed bugs) their bathrooms didn't seem very clean, the kitchen was disorganised, and the bedding was a bit gross. If you can, I'd definitely recommend booking a queen bed room rather than a twin or a dormitory. We even saw someone with a queen bedroom and an en suite which would be something good to book. Overall, it's fine if you don't mind being unhygienic but if you have an extra $50 a night, I'd stay somewhere else (Nomads hostel seemed a lot nicer at a similar price point.)

The place is not as terrible as some comments suggest, but it’s not good 😅 I am grateful, that there were no bed bugs (as certain comments suggested…). Instead of that we had a slug in the shared shower. The smell of the place is intensely “ripe” I would say 🤢 Smells like a homeless person. The furniture is old, soaked and falling apart. The place is dirty and damp. The walls are thin and you can hear anything your neighbors or people on the balconies talk about… Place is ok as a last minute save, but if you can avoid it, do so 😅

Worst hostel in the world. Don’t stay here ever. I’ve booked for 5 nights,only stayed 2. Management refused to refund the booking money, even after showing them bed bugs bites on my arm, hand and leg. After two weeks I still have marks on my body. Worst experience ever.

Understood that the building was old and may not have been innovated. However the cleanness was not done well and I got bitten by bugs in the bedroom. Not a pleasant staying experience.

I arrived when it was late and dark. The room smelled bad and the security was poor. I was bitten throughout the night by what I assume are bed bugs. On the plus side the facilities, showers, toilets, kitchen, were good.

Bugs in the bedroom, heater cable is worn through to the building wire and nearly beyond, dodgy as switching set up for the heater, shower is either scolding hot or cold as, the Mrs was itching all night from the bed which is a worry. Sometimes paying for location isn’t worth the shocking living conditions that come with it.