| amenities include a shared kitchen, lounge and dining area, plus an outdoor barbecue area, a herb garden and guest laundry facilities. private rooms add platform beds. surrounded by a white picket fence, this charming, down-to-earth hostel is a 10-minute walk from steampunk hq art gallery and 2 km from the oamaru blue penguin colony. linens are provided. mixed and single-sex dorms sleeping up to 4 guests feature bunk beds and shared bathrooms. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am
Richard Pearse Airport 1 hr 14
Oamaru Heritage Walking Tours (by appointment) (10 min) Totara Estate (9 min) Forrester Gallery (10 min)
Gallery in a 19th-century neoclassical building with a regional art collection & rotating exhibits. Janet Frame House (8 min) Oamaru's Victorian Precinct (10 min) St Patrick's Basilica (9 min) Yellow eyed penguin colony (6 min) Whitestone City (13 min) North Otago Museum (7 min) Steampunk HQ (11 min)
Niche museum housed in a grain elevator with multimedia sci-fi exhibits focused around steam power. Steampunk playground (17 min) Oamaru Public Gardens (2 min)
Opened in 1876, this 34-acre garden features a marble fountain, a playground, an aviary & more. Grainstore Gallery (13 min) Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony (5 min)
Attraction with a grandstand where visitors can observe blue penguins in the wild. | 
