Southern Comfort

Excellent, I stay every time

The host and the facility

Parking is a little bit limited

Very homely feeling. There was home baked cake, a tee and coffee corner with lots of choices. Our host put the heater on for us in the room as we were arriving late. I was first skeptical if the high ratings for this hostel were real, they are! More than justified.

Tout était parfait ! L’accueil, les espaces communs sont grands et vous y trouverez tout. La chambre était super, lit confortable, salles de bains et wc propres. Petit + pour le petit déjeuner varié à disposition et un délicieux gâteau fait maison. J’ai adoré mon séjour ici, j’ai même prolongé et si j’ai l’occasion je reviendrai sans hésiter ! Le prix est très très correct pour ce qui est proposé

Rien

アットホームな感じで、外国のホームステイをしている様だった

特になし

PERFECT! Unfortunately I staied only one night, but this place really really perfect to stay more than one night. Needless to say that, just come to this place! I bet you that you want to stay here as many nights as you can as soon as you see this house! CLEAN, NEAT, WELL ORGANIZED, KIND HOSTESS, BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, and more!!! NO MORE,WORDS, JUST COME! I will stay here whenever I visit Invercargill.

NOTHING.

L'auberge est située dans une maison style victorien, tres jolie, propre et confortable. La cuisine est bien aménagé. On partage le salon et les salles de bains fonctionnelles. La maison se trouve dans un quartier pavillonnaire très calme, juste en face du parc de la ville.

Personne au check-in, personne au check-out. Juste un post-it sur le comptoir avec mon nom et ma chambre (il etait 15h). Je trouve dommage que dans un environnement aussi chaleureux, l'humain ne suive pas. Un voyage c'est aussi des rencontres (j'en ai eu de belles dans d'autres auberges).

Great Host and really nice place, cooking facilities are great and breakfast options a great bonus

It felt like a beautiful home.

Room was comfortable, facilities excellent. Place lived up to my expectations. Host was helpful.

Nothing - was perfect as was.

Merlyn was a great host. The rooms were clean and comfortable.

The whole setup was great. The setting is a beautiful old house with excellent amenities and thoughtful host. Clean and well organised kitchen, comfortable lounge/dining room, wonderful hot showers and even a laundry. Great central spot from which to explore Invercargill and surrounds. Would thoroughly recommend.

There was nothing we didn't like.

Awesome clean and great relaxing atmosphere!

Great place, super clean and great relaxing atmosphere!

clean, there are free tower, milk

Beautifully presented and homely

Nothing

Welkome ontvangst, schoon, sfeervol, goede keuken, lekkere bedden

Magnifique maison ancienne bien rénovée, vintage… Cuisine magnifique et fonctionnelle, belle vaisselle, vue sur le jardin fleuri

Rien

Great host Great Location Great Kitchen . Quiet Clean etc etc Highly recommend

Nothing

The perfect Guesthouse, i would highly recommend this place for a stay in Invercargill.

I would always come back.

Lovely homely hostel. Fab facilities with tea/coffee included and breakfast bits

All great!

Good value, great location, breakfast provided. Clean and tidy. Beautiful garden. Warm.

Our room was small and the double bed uncomfortable, too hard and roll together on the left hand side.

Une hôte adorable. C'était super propre et très bien équipé. Serviettes, savon, shampoing... Dans la chambre des filles il y avait même des serviettes hygiéniques. Un lave vaisselle dans la cuisine, de quoi prendre le petit déjeuner. Un jardin et une pièce à vivre très agréables. C'était très cosy. Une des meilleures auberges de jeunesse où j'ai pu dormir en NZ.

Le parking est dans l'annonce mais il n'y a pas de parking privé... il y a des places gratuites dans la rue. Le matin et en journée c'est plein de travailleurs, mais le soir aucun problème. Arrivez après 17h 🤭

Danke, es war sehr schön! Das Personal war sehr nett und der Flughafen Shuttle ist super!

Tout était parfait avec un accueil très agréable et sympathique et attentionné. C'est très familial on se sent à la maison !.

Tout ma plu.

Lovely homely feel. Fantastic friendly host. Great location. Very quiet 😀

Single bed top bunk. Only because Im used to sleeping in a queen size. But it's all that was available as it was a busy week in Invercargill

Exceptionally clean Merlyn was lovely to allow us to check out 1 hour later to attend Park run coffee Comfortable beds Definitely not run as a backpacker Excellent value Continental breakfast provided

The photos don't do it justice

Affordable. Close to town. Free wifi. Nice people, tidy grounds. Nice house.

I have stayed a few times and always chose to stay here, sadly this time didn't meet expectations. The cleanliness was not at its usual standard. I didn't want to use main showers due to several public hairs, a wet dirty used bathmat you had to touch to get down to open shower door. Bathroom floor wasn't clean. I actually didn't sit on the toilet seat it was dirty. In the morning I went to use toilet and I couldn't bring myself to as there was vomit on it and floating corn in it. The shelf next to my bed had not been wiped down in a while with lots of old hair and dust. It's sad as this place normally really clean. It was more full than normal and maybe this is why. I'm sorry I don't like giving bad reviews, but when I leave and sanitise my hands straight away, can't use toilet as it's dirty. Sadly it didn't meet normal expectations and I wouldn't chose to stay here again.

Excellent accommodation I would recommend this to anyone

I like to everything

Very cozy, flexibility when rebooking

All 100%

you felt like adopted by the lovely host. the where milk and oats offered, coffee, and towels. garden with couches and launch areas inside. clean bathrooms and big rooms.

想家的感覺

Very comfotable room and bed with heater! Very kind and friendly staff and owner! free and clean and comfortable towels provided! Good breakfast provided! Nice cake and snacks provided sometimes! Amazing house with high ceiling and high class of decoration, Beautiful garden with lots of flower and birds! Top grade of utensils provided! Dishwasher and bike provided!

De rustige locatie

Beautiful old house to stay and relax in for a couple days, very peaceful and quiet. I love that it is in a quiet neighborhood close to the Queens park. One of my favourite stays in NZ.

No complaints at all but be aware that it is about a 15min walk to downtown or the grocery store.

Everything was perfect and Merlyn such a lovely host. A real home away from home. Beautiful interior design and gardens. So clean. Such comfy beds

Nothing

This has to be the best and most amazing hostel i have ever stayed at. Everywhere you look you can see the care and love and attention to detail which has been done by Merlyn the owner. Its really like a home away from home Such a special place. The garden is amazing. The decor in the rooms is like it has been done by an interior designer but its all Merlyns. Such comfy beds. The kitchen is beautiful so clean and even free breakfast provided. Its a place where i felt really at home. If ur ever in invercargill, this is a hostel id highly recommend. Would love to return sometime

Absolutely nothing. Everything was perfect

Vooral de sfeer en vriendelijk host. Verders van alle gemakken voorzien.

The owner was lovely. A place where definitely stay..

The location to the bus stop was great (10-15 minute easy walk). The kitchen was very clean and well-organized. The owner was friendly and happy to have a chat with the guests. The breakfast options and hot drinks offered in the morning were much appreciated!

Großzügig, gemütlich, sehr sauber, liebevoll gestaltet, sehr ruhige Lage, Optionen für Frühstück und Kaffee. Ich würde jederzeit wieder kommen.

Ich war jeweils für eine Nacht im Hostel auf dem Weg nach und zurück von Stewart Island. Auch der zweite Aufenthalt war perfekt, hervorragendes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis

Stayed here again after my trip to Stewart Island, this time in a Double Room. The room is really tidy, just like the rest of the place. The hostel has absolutely everything for a comfortable stay: all the toiletries, lovely living room, beautiful garden, plenty of pamphlets with information about Invercargill and the things to do in there. I absolutely loved the place! It's not too far from the city centre and yet it's really quiet. It's also 5 mins away from the Queen's Park. The hostess Merilyn is such a lovely and caring person who is always willing to help! The whole house is filled with love and character!

The house looks very cozy. The host was very nice, and we were able to meet new visitors too.

We are a couple but the only available room is a twin room. There are 2 single beds but due to the size of the room, the 2 beds can't be put side by side.

Absolutely gorgeous historical home with stunning gardens. Was not expecting bread and milk to be available. Merlyn is the sweetest host.

It felt like coming home, once you enter the door.

Great value and so comfortable. Would highly recommend! Lovely facilities with every care taken to ensure the stay was comfortable. Excellent location too within easy walking distance of the town and parking directly outside the property.

Lovely stay! Definitely stay again.

Very homey and comfortable with a gorgeous garden!

One of the best hostels I've ever been and there's been a lot of them. Everything is perfect!

Very quiet, dark, comfortable night - such a good sleep. We have stayed here multiple times and will always choose southern comfort over any other option. It is a lovely place to stay!

Nothing

Clean and nice

When I first arrived, I interacted with the host, and her responses toward me were unusually cold, brief, and dismissive. At the time, I thought maybe that was just her usual communication style. However, the next morning I saw her speaking with other Western guests, and she was completely different — warm, friendly, and very engaging. This contrast made me feel quite uncomfortable, and it seemed like she might be making assumptions about people based on appearance. It didn’t feel very professional, especially for someone working in hospitality. Aside from this interaction, the accommodation itself was very clean, comfortable, and overall a pleasant place to stay.

One of the best places I have ever stayed. Old converted home which is more like a B&B. Everything is lovely and clean and practical. Could find no fault at all.

It was your typical breakfast, like light and tasty

Not applicable

The beds were really comfortable and having an en-suite bathroom with towels provided was lovely. The property was very nice and not too far from the bus drop off point.

Great location, excellent facilities and very friendly. Great kitchen and lovely touch to do some baking for residents staying. Highly recommend.