Ratanui Lodge

“Wonderful stay”

Wonderful stay. Our room was extremely comfortable , quiet and spacious. We had dinner and breakfast in the hotel and the food and service were excellent. Nothing to complain about and plenty to praise. This is a little gem and we will back for a longer stay next time we visit

“Excellent lodging”

We enjoyed 3 wonderful nights at the Ratanui lodge. Excellent room and bed. Wonderful dinners and breakfasts. The staff were very helpful getting day trips set up for us in the Abel Tasman area. We enjoyed a day visiting the Farewell Spit and another day taking the sea shuttle into the Abel Tasm… lisää

We enjoyed 3 wonderful nights at the Ratanui lodge. Excellent room and bed. Wonderful dinners and breakfasts. The staff were very helpful getting day trips set up for us in the Abel Tasman area. We enjoyed a day visiting the Farewell Spit and another day taking the sea shuttle into the Abel Tasman park for a day hike.

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“Nice Stay That Does Not Reflect The Cost”

Firstly we really enjoyed our stay, I want to lead with that. The staff are lovely and the location good. Pohara is wonderful, as is the surrounding area. The lodge is immaculate, beautifully presented, particularly the gardens. The rooms are nicely done and if I had paid $450-500 a night, instead … lisää

Firstly we really enjoyed our stay, I want to lead with that. The staff are lovely and the location good. Pohara is wonderful, as is the surrounding area. The lodge is immaculate, beautifully presented, particularly the gardens. The rooms are nicely done and if I had paid $450-500 a night, instead of the $790 p/n, I would be saying how gorgeous the rooms were. We felt almost $800 is really getting up there and for this, Ratanui don't quite deliver. I am well used to NZ prices, long gone are the days when Europe was expensive and NZ was good value. Even when paying Euros. However when I hear 'lodge', I think of places like Huka Lodge and Lakestone Lodge (where I have stayed). I feel that $790 a night for a twin room with breakfast is too much. On booking 8 months in advance, I requested twin beds. On arrival the bed was a king. The staff were apologetic, we waited 45mins while this was rectified. Into two single beds. We ate dinner at the restaurant the first night, both choosing the beef. It was nice, but again expensive. Breakfast was not great - first morning granola with yogurt and fruit. In mid-summer I would hope for some berries, not oranges and apples which are autumn fruits. This feels like a cost cutting measure. The granola was predominantly oats, very few nuts. And the ratio between the granola and yogurt meant it as dry. The following morning we chose the full cooked breakfast - 2 rashes of bacon seemed again a cost cutting measure and the single hash brown appeared to be a frozen item, deep fried as it was soaked in oil. Would have expected a home-made, light crunchy hash brown at a lodge. As I say, we enjoyed our stay, however it's the little things that make a difference or highlight an issue around value.

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“Very clean and pleasant hotel located very close to Pohara beach.”

Very nice hotel situated across the road from lovely Pohara beach. The grounds are pretty with planted borders. The room was very clean and comfortable. We ate in the restaurant the first night and the food was very good. Excellent breakfast too. We had to leave early on our last morning and w… lisää

Very nice hotel situated across the road from lovely Pohara beach. The grounds are pretty with planted borders. The room was very clean and comfortable. We ate in the restaurant the first night and the food was very good. Excellent breakfast too. We had to leave early on our last morning and we missed breakfast but Geraldine made sure we had a packed meal to take with us which was much appreciated.

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