During our visit to New Zealand, we stayed in this motel for three nights. Good bedroom with facility for spa bath in which we enjoyed a lavender flavour bath. The bathroom and toilet too were very clean. Wifi was available. We visited nearby beautifying and scenic places.More
We booked here over other places in Taupo due to the great reviews on TripAdvisor. The cottage Mews is exactly what it says it is, little cottages on the lake which are immaculately maintained. I could not fault this place if I tried, if I had to make a bad point it is that it is a long walk to town although on a nice day that wouldn't matter along the lake.
Booking is essential and worth every cent free washing machine and $2 for dryer. Each Cottage comes with a backyard courtyard which you could also dry your clothes on. We used this as our base camp before our Tongariro Northern Circuit trip as it is only 45 minutes from Tongariro National Park and has everything we needed to prepare.
Look out for the gorgeous live-in cat named Lily. Who you see roaming or lazing about in the front patio. If you're lucky she'll let you pat her!!
Thank you for a wonderful review. We are so glad that you had fun on the mountain and made good use of the facilities.
I believe that Lilly is the lucky one, with so many admirers. If you ignore her, she will usually saunter past to check that all is well.
Cottage Mews is a fantastic place to stay while you're in Taupo. The accommodations are spacious and clean. The cottages have everything you need from a kitchen area where you can cook to an immaculate laundry room (with a free washer). The cottages are exceptionally comfortable and are spotless. Each comes with it's own garden area, which is absolutely lovely. The owners were exceptionally friendly and gave us wonderful recommendations for attractions around Taupo. Would definitely stay here again!
Thank you, Rebecca, for stopping over with us.
Please do visit again.
When we first arrived I was amazed by how beautiful the accommodation was and how friendly the owner was. It is located close to the main area and walking tracks close by. The only issue I had was the mattress I slept on was old and I could feel the springs. I was the only one that had this issue. Other then that I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting the area
Hello Rachel,
Thank you for taking the time to post a review.
I am really glad you enjoyed staying with us.
Thank you for pointing out that the mattress has become soft.
We have all ready replaced most mattresses in the last year and
have ordered new single mattresses which should improve your sleep next time you visit us.
Kind regards.
We stayed here for two nights at the end of January and found the accomodation extremely comfortable and good value. We received an extremely warm and friendly welcome and were really surprised at just how well kitted out the kitchenette was (it was our first stay at an NZ motel and set the bar very high). Free use of the laundry facilities was a bonus. We walked in for dinner one night (a decent 30 min walk each way along the lakeside!) and dined at The Plough closer by on the second night. We noticed that the nearby sailing club did pizzas and regretted missing out but did stop by for an excellent coffee on the morning we left.
Thanks, Ben and Susan, for your review.
The sailing center does a very good pizza and is also popular for a beer or wine on a Sunday night, as they usually have a live band.
Clean clean clean, and to us that's important. Very charming accomodation, relaxed, handy to the lake, just down a little private park. Lovely walks or bike riding by the lake. We had a full kitchen with cute retro fridge etc. comfortable clean bedding. Loved the wee private patio. The free wifi was excellent. Could go on about the friendly host, Sonyaand the beautiful cat, Lilly.....but advise you experience this motel yourselves.
