The YHA are keen to encourage more families to visit their facilities around all the most beautiful parts of New Zealand, so engaged me to head off with the family on a long weekend jaunt to Franz Josef via Arthurs Pass & Hokitika youth hostels. Very welcoming, great facilities, each hostel with it’s own personality, from quiet and quirky in Hokitika to impressive and busy in Franz Josef.

We’ve also subsequently enjoyed a stay at Hanmer youth hostel too.