Mountain View Backpackers

08/10/2026

☀️ WANT TO SPEND YOUR SUMMER IN BEAUTIFUL WANAKA?
WE ARE HIRING! 🎉
We have TWO live-in positions available for the summer:
📅 Position 1: Starting Monday 12th October
📅 Position 2: Starting Monday 19th October
We’re looking for friendly, reliable people to join our little hostel family as cleaning & reception superstars:
🧹 Position 1: Friday–Sunday
🧹 Position 2: Saturday–Monday
🏡 THE JOB
Live-in position
Around 16–20 hours per week ( plus a few more available)
Great if you have a night job or want plenty of time for climbing, hiking, exploring & enjoying everything Wanaka has to offer!
Competitive wage
Strong reception computer/english skills
Love having FUN and meeting new people
Minimum 3-month commitment
Must have a valid NZ work visa
🌿 THE PERKS
✨ Central Wanaka location
✨ Laundry, Wi-Fi & bedding included
✨ Big garden + veggie patch + bbq
✨ New friends & fun vibes
✨ Epic Catan battles 🎲
✨ And, of course, Buddy the cat 🐈
(Really, it’s his house and he just lets us live here.)
If this sounds like your kind of summer, drop in and say hi or email us at [email protected] — we’d love to meet you!
🏔️ Good people, good vibes, and a summer in Wanaka. What more could you want? ☀️

14/08/2026

Such a thoughtful gift from one of our lovely repeat guests! 💕

These beautiful Tibetan prayer flags will certainly be going up straight away, ready to fly in the Wanaka breeze. 🌬️🏔️

Thank you so much — we absolutely love them! 🙏✨

10/07/2026

It’s hard life being a hostel cat

25/06/2026

FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON and everyone here Mountain View Backpackers is frothing!!! Hello Cardrona Alpine Resort and a few more dances to the snow goods and we will see you soon Treble Cone Ski Area

01/02/2026

📢 WE ARE HIRING!!! - Start Date Monday 9th February
Love Wanaka? Want to stay longer? 🌄
We’ve got a spot opening ASAP to join our little hostel family as a cleaner & reception superstar (Thursday–Sunday).
✨ Live-in position (sorry, no couples)
🕒 Roughly 16 hours/week – great if you’ve got a night job!
🌞 Nearly the whole week off for summer adventures!
Perks include:
🏡 Centrally located
🐱 Buddy our pet cat
🎲 Epic Catan battles
🪴 Big garden + veggie patch
👯‍♂️ New friends + fun vibes
🗓️ Minimum 3-month commitment
🛂 Must have a valid work visa
Sound like you? Drop in or email us at [email protected] – we’d love to meet you!

20/01/2026

20/01/2026

Birthdays when you are on the other side of the world is a bit tough sometimes! But then random strangers, now friends make you birthday cupcakes!!!

19/01/2026

Today’s Feel-Good Story 🥹
A legend in Christchurch found two backpacks dumped by a river and inside was our Mountain View Backpackers late check-in letter, so he called us, here in Wanaka!
With a bit of detective work, we tracked down the guests that had stayed with us. Sadly the bags had been stolen, but thanks to this absolute good Kiwi, they got most of their belongings back 🙌
Shout-out to Glen, who even drove to return the bags to where they were staying! Dad hat well and truly on 🧢💛