Backpacker&
Motel
Atlantis offers a variety of accommodation options; dorm (mixed or gender specific) beds, private twin, private double, private single, and retro-style apartments.
Breakfast&
Dessert
Free breakfast is served every morning and free dessert in the evening. Free coffee, tea, sugar and milk are always available.
Fun&
Joy
Paragliding, sailing, and kayaking adventures exclusive to Atlantis Backpackers. Please contact us for details.
Location&
Proximity
Atlantis is your perfect location, close to the ferries, i-Site, city centre, bus stop, and just across from the shore.
About Us
Welcome to your Utopia Away From Home! Once the Kiwi Experience Museum, you can create your own Kiwi experience here. On the foreshore, town around the corner and the middle of the Marlborough Sounds across the street. From dorm to motel at very reasonable prices. Free coffee, tea, milk, breakfast, dessert, WiFi, movies and unique to Atlantis Adventure Packages. Enjoy the Top of the South!
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Rooms & Beds
Atlantis Backpacker and Motel offers a variety of accommodation options. Beds in dorms, rooms, and apartments.
Dorms
We have mixed dorms as well as gender specific dorms.
Rooms
Single, double and twin rooms available.
Made up Beds
All beds are made up and ready for you to rest.
Free Breakfast and Free Dessert
Every morning from 8am to 9.30am. Every evening at 7pm we prepare a different delicious dessert.
Free Tea, Coffee & Milk
For you to enjoy at any time.
Free bike and camping gear
Borrow a bike for exploring the region or camping gear for the Queen Charlotte Track.
Well-equipped Kitchen
The kitchen includes: stove, large fridges/freezers, extensive cooking utensils, baking pans, cutlery, and crockery. Free spices and more.
Cosy Lounge
The lounge features comfortable couches, fireplace, pool-table, games, and a piano.
Laundry & Storage
You can use the washer ($2), dryer ($2) or dryline (free). While exploring Picton, you can store your backpack with us.
Free WI-FI
We provide Zenbu Wi-Fi.
your options
Beds from $20 - $40 pp
Call free for more details and vacancies: 0800 4 A DORM (0800 42 3676)
Bed in Dorm
Bed from $20pp
(own sleeping bag)Made-up Beds
Free Breakfast
Free Tea, Coffee & Milk
Free Dessert
Free Towel
Free Wi-Fi, Internet
Shared Bathroom
Well-equipped Kitchen
Lounge with Fireplace
Gender specific dorms from $28pp
Double or twin rooms
Rooms from $30pp
Made up Beds
Free Breakfast
Free Tea, Coffee & Milk
Free Dessert
Free Towel
Free Wi-Fi, Internet
Shared Bathroom
Well-equipped Kitchen
Lounge with Fireplace
Private Two-Bedroom Apartment
From $35pp
Made up Beds
Free Breakfast
Free Tea, Coffee & Milk
Free Dessert
Free Towel
Free Wi-Fi, Internet
Separate Full Bathroom
Separate Full Kitchen
Call free for more details and vacancies: 0800 4 A DORM (0800 42 3676)
We regret that we can no longer offer tent sites.
Our specials
- Yearly Christmas dinner with turkey and all the trimmings
- Yearly Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings (just like a family feast)
- On New Year's Eve Hors d'Oeuvre and Champagne after the Fireworks
- Half price for participants of the charity walk (in March)
- We are proud to support Military Personnel with a 20% discount
- Weekly Rates Available
Things to Do
In and around Picton there is plenty to do. We can help to book or recommend your unforgettable experiences.
In & Around Picton
- FREE! Discover Picton's lovely beach and waterfront under palms
- FREE! Get soaked and take a swim at the beach 50 meters from Atlantis
- FREE! Look down on Picton from the Hilltop Lookout
- FREE! See the Picton harbour amazing night skyline from the Queen Charlotte Drive
- FREE! Discover the town and surrounds on our bikes
- Go abroad the historic ship "The Edwin Fox" built in 1857
- Watch a movie in the cozy cinema at the foreshore
- Admire our local sea life at EcoWorld Aquarium
- Book a wine & food tour with tasting stop at wineries
- Book a water taxi to Lochmara or any other beautiful location on the Queen Charlotte Sound
- Do dolphin swims and dolphin watches
- Watch seals, go sea kayaking, night kayaking, paragliding and much more - Just ask us!
- Atlantis Backpackers has special deals for paragliding over Picton:
Walking & Hiking
- Do the most popular activity around Picton: the Queen Charlotte Track - a one day or multi day walk (total 71kms long)
- FREE! Go for a bush-walk to the dams
- FREE! Night bush-walks along a river to see glow worms along the way
- FREE! Discover all the scenic one day walking tracks to Bobs Bay, Snout Lookout, Waikawa Bay, Endeavour Park, and many more.
Water Activities
- FREE! Go for a swim in Picton harbour at any time of the year!
- Sail a model yacht on the foreshore
- Sail on a real boat through the Sounds' Bays
- Book a water taxi to Lochmara
- Atlantis Backpackers guests get special deals for a sailing trip including night-kayaking, tracking, seeing fluorescence at night, sleeping on a sail boat - Just ask us!
Would you like some more?
We can help you to make arrangements for:
- Lochmara Lodge
- Dolphin Watch Ecotours
- Beachcomber Cruises
- Atomic Shuttles Coachlines Ticket
- Inter City Coachlines Ticket
- Ferries to Wellington: Bluebridge or Interislander
- Flights (Wellington & Nelson): SoundsAir
contact us
Howard and Sheira Hudson
Hosts, Howard and Sheira Hudson sailed to Picton from the East Coast of the United States. After five years of life on the water, visiting 15 countries along the way, at last the earth beckoned. We have found ATLANTIS BACKPACKERS a poetic fit. With the knowledge gained from all the places we were privileged to discover as wanderers, we can now enhance the experience of our fellow joyous travelers.
Address
Atlantis Backpackers
42 London Quay
Picton 7220
New Zealand
Free: 0800 4 A DORM (0800 42 3676)
Phone: +64 (0) 3 573 7390
Email: utopia@atlantishostel.co.nz
