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title: "Sunflower Lodge Backpackers, New Plymouth"
description: "Sunflower Lodge Backpackers in New Plymouth: rated 8.5 by guests, 3.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-11-14
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Lodge · ★★★½
# Sunflower Lodge Backpackers

Welbourn, New Plymouth, New Zealand

8.5 ·  Very good 44 reviews ·  #20 #20 of 27 in New Plymouth ·  3.7 Location score
## About Sunflower Lodge Backpackers

Sunflower Lodge Backpackers is an inn in Welbourn, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It holds a 3.5-star rating. Guests rate it 8.5 out of 10 across 44 reviews. Facilities include swimming pool, free parking, free wi-fi. It is 1.0 km from the centre of New Plymouth. The nearest beach is 1.6 km away. The nearest airport, New Plymouth Airport (NPL), is 9.8 km away.

- **Type:** Lodge

- **Star rating:** ★★★½

- **Check-in from:** 14:30

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Rooms:** 16

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 5

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33 Timandra Street

## Live prices around Sunflower Lodge Backpackers

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## How Sunflower Lodge Backpackers scores

Better rated than 19% of hotels in New Plymouth

-   Guest rating **8.5**
-   Location **3.7**
-   Beach access **4.8**

New Plymouth average

## Amenities

Swimming poolFree parkingFree Wi-Fi

### Pool & wellness

-   Swimming pool

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Kitchen
-   In-room safe

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **3.7**/10

- **Walk grade:** **21**/100 Car recommended

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **1**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **3**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Autere / East End Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">New Plymouth Airport (NPL)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9.8 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">22 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">New Plymouth</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.0 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">16 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">New World Merrilands</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">990 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">16 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Merrilands Pharmacy</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">990 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">16 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Headstone Warehouse590 m
-   The Gables (Colonial Hospital)910 m
-   Brooklands Zoo930 m
-   State Bistro1.4 km
-   New Plymouth Observatory1.6 km
-   Strandon Art Centre1.7 km

## Weather in New Plymouth

[New Plymouth weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/new-zealand/taranaki-region/new-plymouth/weather)

## Lists this hotel is on

-   [Hotels with a pool in New Plymouth](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/new-plymouth/pool/)

### Compare

## Compare Sunflower Lodge Backpackers with nearby hotels

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-   [Novotel New Plymouth Taranaki](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/novotel-new-plymouth-taranaki-new-plymouth/) Hotel ★★★★½ 1.0 km away
    
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## Questions about Sunflower Lodge Backpackers

### How do guests rate Sunflower Lodge Backpackers?

Sunflower Lodge Backpackers has a guest rating of 8.5 out of 10 from 44 reviews, which is better than 19% of rated hotels in New Plymouth.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Sunflower Lodge Backpackers?

Check-in starts at 14:30 and check-out is until 10:00.

### Does Sunflower Lodge Backpackers include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### Does Sunflower Lodge Backpackers have a pool?

Yes, Sunflower Lodge Backpackers has a swimming pool.

### Is there parking at Sunflower Lodge Backpackers?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Sunflower Lodge Backpackers from the airport?

The nearest airport, New Plymouth Airport (NPL), is 9.8 km away in a straight line.

### Is Sunflower Lodge Backpackers close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 1.6 km from the hotel.

### How many rooms does Sunflower Lodge Backpackers have?

Sunflower Lodge Backpackers has 16 rooms.

### Is there a supermarket or food shop near Sunflower Lodge Backpackers?

Yes: New World Merrilands, about 990 m away (16 min walk).

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to Sunflower Lodge Backpackers?

Merrilands Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 990 m away (16 min walk).

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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