Liverpool Hut

About this hut

Facilities and services

Huts have basic facilities. You'll need to take:

• Sleeping bag
• Stove and fuel
• Pots/pans and utensils
• Toilet paper
• Rubbish bag (to pack out all rubbish, including food scraps)
• Torch

Facilities

Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply

Fees and bookings

Fees

• NZ Alpine Club members: $17.50 per night

1 May - 30 September

• Adult (18+ years): $35 per night
• Child/youth (5–17 years): $17.50 per night
• Infant (0–4 years): free

1 October - 30 April

Weekdays:

• Adult (18+ years): $40 per night
• Child/youth (5–17 years): $20 per night
• Infant (0–4 years): free

Weekends:

• Adult (18+ years): $42 per night
• Child/youth (5–17 years): $21 per night
• Infant (0–4 years): free

1 December - 29 February

Weekdays:

• Adult (18+ years): $45 per night
• Child/youth (5–17 years): $22.50 per night
• Infant (0–4 years): free

Weekends:

• Adult (18+ years): $47 per night
• Child/youth (5–17 years): $23.50 per night
• Infant (0–4 years): free

Labour Weekend (late October) – 30 April

Pay when you make a booking. Backcountry Hut passes cannot be used at this hut from Labour Weekend to 30 April.

1 May – Labour Weekend (late October)

Bookings are not required but fees still apply.

Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass. 

Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May until Labour Weekend (late October) each year. 

Bookings

Bookings for stays from 22 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.

• If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
• No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
• Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
• Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.

Labour Weekend (late October) - 30 April

Bookings are required. 

A $10 service fee applies to all phone, email and in-person bookings. New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) members applying for their discount will not be charged this fee.

Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival. 

1 May - Labour Weekend (late October)

Bookings not required - first come, first served. Fees still apply.