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Where to stay

Backpackers and hostels in Picton

Backpackers and hostel-style accommodation in Picton, all in town within walking distance of the ferries, the coach stop and the water taxis.

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5 listed, alphabetically. Each shows where the listing came from and when we checked it; “own website showed it trading” means the business’s own site showed it operating when we looked. No ratings, no prices, no paid placement.

The Boathouse Lodge

Backpackers

Lodge on Auckland Street. Its own site describes it as newly refurbished and lists family, shared and private rooms, onsite parking, breakfast, linen and in-room bike storage.

9 Auckland Street, Picton

theboathouselodge.co.nz

Own website, checked 13 October 2026 · own website showed it trading

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Piwaka Lodge and Backpackers

Backpackers

75 High Street, Picton (address from search listings, not an official page)

piwakalodge.nz

Listed by Marlborough NZ (the regional tourism organisation), checked 29 September 2026

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Tombstone Motel, Lodge & Backpackers

Backpackers

Motel, lodge and backpackers rooms on one site.

16 Gravesend Place, Picton

tombstonelodge.co.nz

Listed by Marlborough NZ (the regional tourism organisation), checked 29 September 2026

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Sources: Marlborough NZ accommodation listings; visitpicton.co.nz; each business’s own website where noted; DOC campsite pages. Checked 29 September 2026.