Arthur's Pass Backpackers Accommodation
The Sanctuary Bunkhouse, Main Road, Arthur's Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand
Accommodation for groups, backpackers, hikers, trampers and casual visitors
The Sanctuary accommodation in Arthur's Pass offers visitors a cheap, clean and convenient place to stay in the centre of the village. This historic bunkhouse sleeps up to 8 people and provides:
- Bunk beds for 8 (mattresses and pillows provided, sleeping bags required)
- Kitchen facilities (e.g. hob, oven, microwave, cutlery, crockery, utensils)
- Coin operated public shower and laundry
- Large, sunny dayroom, with easy chairs and a small library
- Off street parking, 5 minutes walk from the railway station
- Easy access to the mountain ranges, including Avalanche Peak
- Internet café and bicycle hire available.
Accommodation Prices
- $15.00 per person 1 October — 6 April
- $15.00 per person 7 April — 30 September
- Discounts apply for New Zealand families — contact Bill for more details.
Book Your Bunk
- For advance bookings — phone Bill on 03 942 2064 or email bill@oneoutdoors.com
- For immediate bookings — phone Bill from the direct dial telephone at The Sanctuary
- Payment in an honesty box on site
- The Sanctuary is serviced fortnightly. Prices stay low because visitors help keep the accommodation clean and tidy.
Arthur's Pass National Park
In 1929, Arthur's Pass National Park became the first national park to be established in New Zealand. Arthur's Pass village offers visitors access to its peaks, passes, glaciers and tarns, gorges, waterfalls and deep river valleys, forests and alpine meadows. Mountaineering and tramping (hiking) are popular activities, particularly the day hike to Avalanche Peak (find out more about walks in the area).
Visitors to Arthur's Pass can arrive by Atomic Bus Shuttles or by the TranzAlpine train, running between Christchurch and Greymouth.
Arthur's Pass Live Weather Cam
Staying at The Sanctuary
Thank you so much for this peaceful sanctuary... a cosy and warm place in Arthur's Pass to reload my battery during traveling in New Zealand.
– Kristel
Thank you hosts, for the great trust, simplicity and warmth of this place.
– Jordan and Malini
A warm place to stay, excellent books on local history, hot tips on hiking and even a book on ice cream...
– Steve Hope and Kate Bernhandt
Great bed, great heater, fantastic bath... now I have a mission to come back and walk Crow Valley.
– Lynn
We had a good sleep, a warm fireplace and memories of earlier days when we were children.
– Brigitte, Manfred, Lothar and Karin
No room at the inn, but we found room at the Sanctuary. Bill, you are a star. Honesty policy shows you have faith in humanity.
– Sonia, Pat and Haruni