De locatie was voor ons de reden om deze accommodatie te boeken, snel bij Manapouri en de uitvalswegen.

De eigenaar probeert gasten op een andere manier te verwelkomen, de accomodatie zal voelen als een thuis. Helaas valt dit tegen want hij woont er zelf niet. Daardoor mist hij tekortkomingen in het huis die hij normaal zou moeten opmerken. Zo was bv. de verwarming in onze badkamer stuk, de batterij in de afstandsbediening van de verwarming in de woonkamer nagenoeg leeg (met moeite kregen we deze aan, niet fijn als het 's nachts vriest...) en waren van de 10 lampen in de huiskamer vijf stuk. Ook hadden wij een groot raam in onze kamer zonder vitrage waardoor iedereen de kamer in kon kijken, met name bij het omkleden niet echt prettig...Ook was de batterij in twee van de rookmelders leeg waardoor we een piepende alarm in de keuken en nog een andere ruimte hadden. Het minst aangename was echter dat in onze kamer de warmwaterboiler voor het hele huis hing, waardoor wij elke keer dat iemand warm water gebruikte veel lawaai in de kamer hadden. Voor het feit dat de eigenaar pas na onze aankomst aan ons doorgaf wat de code voor het sluitelkastje was waardoor wij moeite hadden onze kamer binnen te komen, heeft hij later zijn excuses aangeboden maar er waren voor ons teveel aandachtspunten die niet goed opgepakt werden.

It's a great place to stay. Everything is very clean and the bathroom is bigger than in my own house. Parking is easy and shops/restaurants are at a walking distance. I decided to stay longer to enjoy my holidays.

Very clean. Well organised. Owner very helpful. Location and price very good. Suited our purpose perfectly. Was set up for disabled people and in that way was excellent.

Nothing that comes to mind.

I really liked the kitchen and living room.

Walking distance to shops and restaurants. Quiet on the edge of town.

Bed was uncomfortable and we never received a response from the owner after asking some questions.

Clean and comfortable on the outer edge of town. We stayed 2 nights in 2 different rooms. It was quiet and comfortable for the night.

We never received a response from the owner after asking a few questions. We had to make other arrangements.

Everything

Nothing

Location fabulous. Clean room, comfy beds and pillows. Staff very nice to deal with. Combo box for the keys.

Nothing really. We got what we expected.

Comfortable bed. Netflix available. Good wifi.

Feeling a bit in a remodeled basement. Not one chair or table in the room. Batheroom including shower with sort of marble floor that was extremely slippery when wet! And it was a handicap accessible room! We never saw anybody. It gave us the feeling that the owner was more interested to make $$ than to provide accommodations that create memories.

The room was on the lower floor of a converted house. The ceiling was low and we could hear other guests moving about in the room above. I had to call the host to get the code for the key box.

Convenient location only 15min walk along lake to the city. Room was small but comfortable. Bath tub in a bathroom is a big plus after all day hiking. There is also separate big common kitchen with all sorts of utensils. Parking located at the back of property. Nice quiet spot.

Could be a bit cheaper.

If you are a lover of vomiting and disgusting smell AND INSECTS, please stay in this motel :)

The Kea by the Lake motel got vomiting smell. I stayed in a room on the ground floor which had no window. The entire room smelled of detergent. The toilet was even worse and had an awful odor. The car park, previously converted from a garage, was located right in front of the ground floor room without any barriers to protect against cars potentially running into it - a very dangerous situation. Additionally, there were insects everywhere (INSECTS PHOTO attached). I do not believe this hotel meets min standards for accommodation. The ground floor room is nothing but containing filthy smells. Only windows are located in toilet. There is NO WINDOWS in the actual room. Vomiting and disgusting air circulating in the room. MY ADVICE - DO NOT STAY IN THIS MOTEL. Very funny, the host even marked my stay as "NO SHOW" in his system with booking.com After I presented booking.com with my bank statement showing the charges, booking.com then sent me a link to do this review. It further displayed how disgusting and conniving the host was. It was the WORST accommodation ever stayed.

Location was good.

Was expecting kitchenette. Nobtea or coffee or sugar. No milk. But noisey empty bar fridge. No toaster in the room No cups!