Adventure Inn Marahau is a backpacker hostel at 267 Sandy Bay-Marahau Road in Mārahau, Tasman, next to the Abel Tasman National Park. It is a family-run hostel with 6- and 8-bed dorms in converted shipping containers, air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter. Each bed has its own charging port and reading lamp. Guests can use a guest cinema, a pool table, foosball, a fully equipped kitchen, an outdoor BBQ area and a barista coffee.
Guests say the beds are clean, the staff are kind and helpful, and the social spaces make it easy to meet people. The walk to the start of the Coastal Track is short. One guest noted that there are shops nearby but that it is better to buy groceries before arriving in Mārahau. Free Wi-Fi is offered, and the hostel is near the kayak and water taxi operators. Our pick in Mārahau for a social base before a walk on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track.