our people
Jeanne is our Hostel Honcho at Wanaka, and leader of the pack. She's a pseudo-Frenchie, and most definitely more English than French, she has the patience of a saint and has put long hours and days into helping Adventure Wanaka become a reality. Jeanne has already been there, seen and done her New Zealand adventure. So if you're fresh of the boat (or plane) and clueless - hit her up for some expert advice.
Annie or Annika might aswell be on our hostel facilities list, she's practically part of the furniture having been with us since 2021 (nearly two years!). Annie is renowned for being the hostel mum, baking, sewing and (in winter) snowboarding. She also enjoys the quiet and crocheting. She hates locally made kiwi-style bread and when guests flood our bathrooms! If you're lucky enough to have booked our private room at Adventure Wanaka it's named after Annie!
Gyasi might be the most interesting character to grace our hostels in a long while, he has plenty of stories that just roll off his tongue. He enjoys singing Scottish shanties, deep and meaningfulls and sharing his love of food - Just make sure he's not bunked up next to you overnight! Gyasi hails from the United States but don't hold that against him, he's as cool as a cucumber and has already lived and worked all over the world.
where we are
Adventure Wānaka is your perfect base from which to explore Wānaka town and beyond. AW is the most central accommodation in town, just a two-minute walk to the lakefront and right on the doorstep of Wānaka’s best cafés, bars and restaurants, you are just a few minutes’ walk to everything. At night we guarantee you’ll sleep soundly – there are no noisy bars directly by us.
If you are arriving from the airport… Take the Ritchie bus service which runs twice daily, costing $30. The journey is via the Crown Range and will take approximately 1.5hrs. You must book this service in advance.
If you arrive by car… Due to our central location we unfortunately do not have private parking options, however there is limited roadside parking available on Helwick Street, right next to the hostel.
If you arrive by bus… The Intercity service and Ritchie shuttle services will drop off you off at the public toilets by the lakefront. Walk into town and walk along Helwick Street for two minutes until you reach the junction of Brownston Street and Helwick Street.
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