6 places · 5 with rooms, 1 camping, 3 with meals on the North Arm Hut → Oban section of the Rakiura Track, in Oban. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
The island's only supermarket, at 20 Elgin Terrace, for track food and snacks, listed on OpenStreetMap as open 7:30–19:00 every day. Choice is limited, so bring most of your track food from Invercargill.
Small boutique lodge with 3 rooms above Oban looking over Paterson Inlet, offering bed and breakfast or lodging with dinner. About 1 km from the wharf; book well ahead.
Historic hotel on the Oban waterfront at 26 Elgin Terrace, a 3-minute walk from the ferry and flight depot, with hotel and motel-style rooms and a licensed café, restaurant and pub. Book dinner ahead in summer.
Backpackers at 18 Ayr Street in central Oban with dorm beds, single, twin and double rooms and a tent area. From 1 October 2026 a dorm bed is NZ$55, a room NZ$120 and a tent site NZ$30 per adult; no pets.
Bed and breakfast lodge on the hill above Halfmoon Bay, 5 minutes' walk from Oban, with 6 king or twin rooms with ensuites, continental breakfast and free transfers from the ferry and flight depot. There is a short steep climb to the door.
3.5-star motel in Oban with studios, spa units and a two-bedroom apartment, many with bay views, a few minutes' walk from the wharf. Book ahead for summer weekends.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. The huts and campsites on the Rakiura Track are run by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and must be booked for every night. Huts have mattresses and a wood burner but no gas cookers, lights or toilet paper; camp only at the three DOC campsites, and boil all tank water.
The Rakiura Track route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.