Located in the heart of Tongariro National Park, Skotel Alpine Resort offers a restaurant, a hot tub and a terrace bar with a fireplace. Most accommodations boast stunning mountain or region views.
Zeta
New Zealand
Location was great, easy for pick up for the shuttle
Located in the Tongariro National Park, The Park Hotel Ruapehu offers affordable accommodations in a stunning alpine setting. Guests are provided with free parking and 500MB of free WiFi.
rpgrafael
New Zealand
Good heater.
Good location.
Easy check-in and check-out.
Built in 1912 and offering budget, backpacker-style accommodations in a charming historic building, National Park Alpine Lodge features free WiFi in communal areas and both Netflix and satellite...
Ulrike
United States of America
Room was good, several bathrooms to use in the hall. Did not use the kitchen. There are several restaurants and bars in town. Close to the National Park (about 10 minute drive) and skiing. Sink in kitchen, also a small shop onsite for snacks and sodas.
Located in a quiet location off the main highway in National Park Village, Adventure Lodge and Motel is family-run accommodations offering free unlimited Wi-Fi access and a comfortable guest lounge...
Ana
United States of America
The staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful, and the rooms were clean, cozy, and perfect for resting after a long hike.
Featuring a guest lounge with a fireplace, Howard’s Lodge is located in National Park Village, less than 9.3 mi away from Mount Ruapehu. Free WiFi is included.
Karla
New Zealand
It was good value, not too far from supermarket, restaurants and train station. The staff was friendly and helpful. We even got a piano concert just before we left. Thanks heaps we had a great time.
Located in National Park, within 10 miles of Mount Ruapehu and 10 miles of Taranaki Falls, Manowhenua Lodge has accommodations with a shared lounge and free WiFi as well as free private parking for...
Set in tranquil surroundings with large landscaped grounds and a picturesque garden terrace with mountain views, Tongariro Crossing Lodge offers uniquely spacious rooms with historic character.
Set in National Park, Mountain Heights Lodge offers six self-contained motel units and four ensuite B&B rooms, BnB rooms welcomes children over the age of 14 and above. Private parking is free.
Set in the heart of National Park, Pipers Lodge features an onsite bar and restaurant. Guests can socialize in the shared lounge and warm up by the fireplace.
The isite leaves a lot to be desired. It could easily go from barely adequate to basic competence by putting boards outside stating the office is closed. As walkers are supposed to register their walks on the mountain you wonder how accurate their information is when the office is closed and there isn’t even a notice board outside for walkers to use to show they’ve left or returned.
The village in summer, now the Chateau is closed, has very little available accommodation.
There is a shop for basics and Skotel runs a great restaurant and bar.
Lin
Australia
8.0
Scored 8.0
Absolutely recommend the 2 hour walk to Taranaki Falls.
Absolutely recommend the 2 hour walk to Taranaki Falls. You can do it in sneakers, some parts are lovely bush right alongside the river. The landscape keeps changing. Its beautiful and the air is so fresh. There's a table at the falls so take your picnic and stop for a while.
Get your caffeine fix from TNT Pataka Food Truck at Whakapapa Holiday Park, they make a decent coffee and the food looked good too.
Unfortunately some places in the area closed due to staff shortages, so it might pay to check for what is open when you visit.
Lisa
New Zealand
8.0
Scored 8.0
Hi,
It is better to plan your trip for at least two days.
Hi,
It is better to plan your trip for at least two days. You can enrol your kids to ski school at the nearby school for a longer duration trip so that they learn the art of skiing. Bringing chains with the car will help you to revisit the Whakapapa skiing location often and reduce the commute cost. All in all, it was good to see snow all around especially if you are coming from the northern part of NZ.
Muhammad Asif Ali
New Zealand
4.0
Scored 4.0
Meant to say in my review last night that we had a lovely...
Meant to say in my review last night that we had a lovely waitress for dinner, young girl,Lisa? And the main reason we didn't pay for the dinner was because it came 10past10pm, besides one was not eatable.
Stephen
New Zealand
6.0
Scored 6.0
The staff and food were excellent but the Hotel was...
The staff and food were excellent but the Hotel was understaffed because of "Grab 1" patrons filling the Hotel. The Management should not have allowed the "Grab 1 " to sell more places than the number of staff they had could provide the correct service.
John
New Zealand
10
Scored 10
visitor centre so welcoming and helpful about weather...
visitor centre so welcoming and helpful about weather forecast, sorting out car permits for leaving our vehicles for 4 days while we do the tongariro northern circuit.
beautiful and tidy village, everything was so clean and well sign posted.
cafe in the chateau, beautiful food, welcoming, and kept clean with clear rules for COVID.
skotel motel was just perfect for our group of 12 trampers
doing Tongariro northern circuit was just amazing with perfect weather and all DOC huts were welcoming, comfortable and the views of nature, volcanic landscape, mountains, bushes, scrubs, flowers, rivers, streams, waterfalls, springs, sun, moon, stars in the sky were awe inspiring, precious and irreplaceable.
it was so wonderful to only see few people around - huge difference from 2 years ago where it was absolutely packed on the Tongaririo crossing - 4, 000 people on the trail
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Anonymous
United Kingdom
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Spur of the moment one night stay over a long weekend. Staff all very friendly, from the young lady at checkin to the barstaff and waitresses. Was a busynight. Dinner was very nice. Meals were a good size. Gold old fashioned crumble for dessert. 😋Room was very clean, a little dated but cozy and warm. Comfortable bed. Will definitely go back again. They are catering for a variety of ages, solo traveller's to families who are all into some sort of outdoor activities . So not your usual big city hotel. Had a nice feel about it.
Old school ski lodge, cosy and close to the hiking trails. Felt good being isolated away from the world in the national park. Dinner was good and portion large. I was a bit unsure about the condition/comfort of the property due to other reviews, but I did not notice the issues they mentioned, such as damp/mould smell, noisy etc. Due to conditions we weren’t able to do the alpine crossing, however did the upper tama lake hike. The accom was good value and suitable for 3 star. I would recommend.
Beautiful location right in the National Park with walks and activities nearby. Staff were friendly and helpful, and managed a midnight fire alarm really well. Our room and ensuite were clean and included a mini fridge, complete with a small bottle of fresh milk. The extra amenities like the spa and games room was also a great plus. Good value for money.
This is a majestic old hotel that is classy in many ways. The room was comfortable and the staff were very helpful. The location is very good but only if you plan to take a major hike on Mt. Tongariro. For our purposes the locale was not so convenient nor was the area itself particularly attractive.
The location is excellent. Very close to significant mountain walks and valley walks, including waterfalls. The hotel has a lovely terrace, sunny late afternoon - a good place to be for a drink after a long walk
The ambience of this great Art Deco hotel. Staff were very helpful too. Room was comfortable, but wish I would have spent more and stayed in a room with a view in the older Heritage wing.
We got an upgrade. Extremely friendly staff - especially in restaurant. Great Buffet. Atmosphere within hotel is great: it feels like stepping back in time to grandeur of historic hotels
Nice amd comfy, really warm for winter. Love the location, its the closest hotel to Whakapaoa Snow Fields. I've stayed here twice already, always a good experience.
Location is amazing right on the side of Mt Ruapehu. The olde world grandeur and huge windows in the lounge bar are something you don’t find in modern hotels
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