Thanks Pete and Penny for an enjoyable stay. Really relaxed and welcoming with nothing being a problem. Made us feel at home. Great facilities and family friendly. Will definitely be back. Regards Dave and Mere.More
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Thanks Pete and Penny for an enjoyable stay. Really relaxed and welcoming with nothing being a problem. Made us feel at home. Great facilities and family friendly. Will definitely be back. Regards Dave and Mere.More
Show lessHi dave4mere,
Thanks for the great review and kind words. It was lovely to meet you both and we really enjoyed your company. We are pleased that you enjoyed your unit and all our facilities. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels and hope to see you again soon. Take care.
Kind regards,
Peter & Penny
We have travelled the world for over forty years and without exaggeration the Gables Lakefront Motel ranks up there in our top five for location, service, cleanliness and value for money.
Owners Peter and Penny Nash are perfect hosts. We felt at home right away with their friendly welcome. Our chalet, 14, was modern and clean with a sizeable living area, 50+ channel TV, a fully equipped kitchen, spotless bathroom with a power shower and fluffy white towels, a double bed room, and a private hot tub. The room was efficiently serviced. A free newspaper was delivered at 7.30, and apples and cookies were replenished daily. Sitting out front sipping a glass of cool nectar gazing at the lake and far-away snow covered mountains was sheer bliss.
Peter is on hand with lots of advice on sightseeing trips - thermal wonderland Wai-O-Tapo and sensational Huka Falls are just two of many. I will review his tip for a trout fishing excursion, which for this occasional fisherman was a day to remember, separately. (See ATTRACTIONS: White Striker - Richard Staines Troutcatcher - Lake Taupo.)
Peter and Penny Nash run the Gables Lakefront Motel with a friendly, charming and efficient manner, and we cannot recommend the Gables highly enough.
If you intend to visit the stunning area around Lake Taupo with its many attractions, don't miss this Kiwi gem!!
Hi NEALBOURNE,
Thanks for the great review and kind words. It was lovely to meet you both and a real pleasure to host you. We really enjoyed your company and happy that you had a great fishing experience. We are pleased that you enjoyed your unit and all our facilities. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels and hope to see you again soon. Take care.
Kind regards,
Peter & Penny
Peter and Penney are wonderful hosts and their warm welcome, apples and homemade cookies made our stay in Taupo special and memorable. The lakefront motel is an excellent facility and the view over the lake and the mountains is spectacular
Hi colinw3999,
Thanks for the great review and kind words. It was lovely to meet you both and we really enjoyed your company. We are pleased that you enjoyed your unit and all our facilities. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels and hope to see you again soon. Take care.
Kind regards,
Peter & Penny
Stayed for 2 nights, 9th and 10th Jan 2017. Hosts were very welcoming and friendly. Rooms were excellently appointed, actually better than the description on their website, all very clean and with everything you would need. Peter very knowledgable about the area and recommended several worthwhile activities and places to eat/drink. Excellent lake view, would definitely recommend staying here, if we get back to Taupo in the future we would have no hesitation in staying here again. Don't waste time looking anywhere else, just book here, you won't be disappointed!!!
Hi Richard F,
Thanks for the great review and kind words. It was lovely to meet you both and we really enjoyed your company. We are pleased that you enjoyed your unit and all our facilities. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels and hope to see you again soon. Take care.
Kind regards,
Peter & Penny
Loved this motel for it's location across the road from the lake. Spacious & very clean room. Very comfy bed for me & my husband, but not so comfortable to daughter on sofa-bed (bedspread on sofa bed also needed washing). Very friendly host with biscuits, apples & milk on arrival. Up-to-date magazines in room also. Would definitiely stay here again.
Hi NathNZ,
Thanks for the great review. It was lovely to meet you all and we really enjoyed your company. We are pleased that you enjoyed your unit and all our facilities. We do keep our bedspreads very clean, but if you did find a mark on it, I am sorry. Our sofa beds are what they are and will never be as comfortable as a luxury king bed. We wish you all the best for the rest of your travels and hope to see you again soon. Take care.
Kind regards,
Peter & Penny
Great position across the road from the lake .. clean and functional for a family
Delightful and helpful owners.
Delicious cookies and apples everyday
Huka Falls walk is a must do
We would stay at The Gables again and would recommend it to others driving through the North Island and Lake Taupo
Hi mandsjb,
Thanks for the great review. It was lovely to meet you all and we are pleased that you enjoyed your family unit and our surrounding ares around Lake Taupo. WE wish you all the best and hope to see you all again soon. Take care.
Kind regards,
Peter & Penny