Lodges in Canterbury

"When traveling in this area you don’t have many options, either this place, or the hotels in the Mt. Cook village. The location is amazing and an easy walk to the lake for sunset or sunrise. We stayed for 1 night and it was OK. The room was full of flies, the front desk said they don’t bite, which probably is true, but still, the flies were everywhere. I asked for a fan and they don’t have. Due to the flies you cannot open the windows so it was a hot night. I paid almost $200, which for a...

"Average place, staff upstairs was very loud moving furniture or s hurd of elephants. Unfortunately no T.V. in the room. Restaurant looks quite nice."

"This was a comfortable place to stay with pleasant older style character run by friendly and helpful people. It would have been good to have contact a bit earlier about how to check in but that may have been at least partly my fault in that I only made contact the day before I arrived. It was clean, comfortable and secure. There was some street noise but that is to be expected in a central location. The shower in my room made a screeching noise and seemed to take a long time for the water to...

"Lovely place, clean and comfortable. Nice welcome from staff as we did not have our self check in code. Beautiful location but consequently overpriced compared to other lovely places in New Zealand. "

"We had such a lovely, relaxing time at Matuka Lodge. Luxury accommodation with a family vibe, so friendly and welcoming. Everything was wonderful, highly recommend this gem!"

"We felt really comfortable here because the owner/managers were helpful, welcoming, lovely people. The hotel looks old and stylish and it is refurbished to a high standard. We chose a room with a jacuzzi bath which was great. It’s situated near the main road but we didn’t find it loud inside our room. Facilities for food prep were useful and we made our own breakfast and light lunch. There are great cafes and restaurants very nearby too, great quality and budget prices. There is a good shopping...

"Beautiful place!"

"Fabulous!! So glad we were able to stay here. Totally recommend this lovely and beautiful place."