Awaroa Lodge

“What an amazing place to stay!”

What an amazing place to stay! Offgrid (almost!!) With beautiful scenery and wild surroundings. Walk till your heart's content. Great and picturesque beach with extensive bay rambles. Restaurant food first class and served by attentive and friendly staff. Comfortable and well appointed room. Fab!!

“Wonderful place - would highly recommend, tranquil setting and fantastic food.”

What an amazing place to stay. Set 5-10 mins walk from the beach with amazing views out to the forest. The food is absolutely fantastic & they even did pumpkin with feta cheese as a starter (using side dish) on request. The beef & lamb were the best I’ve had in NZ. Rooms were very large & co… lisää

What an amazing place to stay. Set 5-10 mins walk from the beach with amazing views out to the forest. The food is absolutely fantastic & they even did pumpkin with feta cheese as a starter (using side dish) on request. The beef & lamb were the best I’ve had in NZ. Rooms were very large & comfortable, they were clean but could be done a bit more closely. Beware - despite dousing ourselves we did get a number of bites. Great walking/hiking but beware the Sky trail it’s very steep steps (& especially tricky when wet). Marking hotel down as receptionist said it would be ok even when I told her I’d hurt my foot - once you start going up you just have to keep going! View at top is amazing! Lovely on a bad day to sit playing games (local Monopoly board was fun). WiFi not bad despite not expecting anything much. The toiletry products smelt devine - would have purchased some if I’d got room in my suitcase. Tip - don’t take too big a suitcase on water taxi as you have to walk it up the ramp. Pizzas at outdoor pizzeria looked great but we didn’t have a chance to try them. The beach is fabulous & easy to get to by water taxi. Thank you to the Spanish luggage guy who gave me a lift up/back to the lodge as walking on sand was tricky - made my day!

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“Good food and poor service”

We stopped in for lunch yesterday for a break on our hike. We had burgers and beers and they were excellent. We sat for about 30 min with no one taking our dishes away or asking if we wanted another beer (and we did). The bill was $132 and they had the nerve to charge $5 for wifi access.

“Not the tranquil lodge experience we expected”

Overall, the stay was mixed and didn’t fully meet expectations of a luxury lodge retreat in a national park. While the setting suggests tranquillity and escape, the reality felt more functional than restful, which was disappointing. What stood out: • Room: we stayed in the Superior Suite (one of … lisää

Overall, the stay was mixed and didn’t fully meet expectations of a luxury lodge retreat in a national park. While the setting suggests tranquillity and escape, the reality felt more functional than restful, which was disappointing. What stood out: • Room: we stayed in the Superior Suite (one of the higher-category rooms), which was a good size with a nice layout and a comfortable corner sofa — this worked well and was one of the positives • Staff: generally friendly and helpful, though service felt fairly functional rather than particularly warm or polished • Bathroom: very dated and not clean enough, which was the biggest issue for us and detracted noticeably from the overall experience • Communal areas: the main lodge areas felt tired and in need of better cleaning and general maintenance, which further impacted the sense of calm • Food: the restaurant food was very good, albeit with a limited menu — compliments to the chef, who clearly excels and stood out as a highlight of the stay Overall, there were some positives, but expectations around tranquillity and lodge quality felt misleading, and the property would benefit significantly from refurbishment and higher standards of cleanliness to better align with its positioning and pricing.

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