Lakefront Lodge Taupo

Pretty cozy place. Felt very homely to me.nnCleaning crew are amazing. They come and go and you barely notice, unlike other motels that try to really tidy up and move all your stuff around. They cleaned the necessary, empties the bins, replaced the towels and moved on. Absolutely perfect.nnOther comments complained about thin walls. Had no such issues, even above the restaurant.nnI wish there was some more staples like plates and cutlery. But we would have only used them 1 out of 3 nights so, not a deal breaker.

Good price. Good size rooms. Good shower. Amazing view upstairs of the lake. Rather unusual policy of nice warm spa pool closing at 8. Could not really understand this. I would have thought 10pm would have been the norm. Restaurant and drinks upstairs if you don't want to go upmarket in the main street. Again average. So id class it as a good value motel with nothing extra to make it 4 stars

Would give no stars if possible. I booked a studio unit that was so small you couldn't swing the proverbial cat in it. Nowhere to put your bag. Nothing in the room except a bed. Nowhere to put clothes etc. Lost the soap down the shower plug hole. Very cramped. Not recommended

We stayed here for three nights and on the whole we had no problems. When we checked in the lady did remind us that we had booked a small basic room but actually, we were quite happy with the size. The bathroom was a good size and although a wet room, the slope of the floor kept it from being too wet. Bed was fine although a little small. Kettle and fridge provided and worked fine. Absolutely fantastic location, the lake is right there and an easy 15 minute walk to the main streets.nnAs others have said, the soundproofing is not good here and we think we were lucky. You can clearly hear the upstairs neighbours we were ground floor but all three nights all noise stopped at a decent time. We were woken up at around midnight by a family coming in and being noisy in the corridor. Difficult to say how we would have rated the Lodge if we had less considerate neighbours but we enjoyed our stay here.

Staff were lovely! And location was amazing being right on the beach and only a short walk into town.nnThe social club resteraunt above the hotel was great with amazing views of the lake.nnRooms were reasonably priced for what you get, though our room had a strange chemical smell which wasn't ideal but hey things happen.nnOverall I would consider staying again as it was a good stopoff on our way down south.