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Reviews of The Lake Motel

3.5 out of 5
The Lake Motel
63 Mere Road, Taupo

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 189 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 258 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy, Ipswich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small and friendly motel well placed for all activities. Rooms all have retro theme but are very spacious with good facilities and comfortable beds. Owners very friendly. Although we were only there for one night we enjoyed our stay. would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Funky! Not your ordinary motel. Do it!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bronwen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostess, gave us a free upgrade to one bed room from studio.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura, Maple Valley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable room and outdoor seating area which was just what we needed after 3 weeks camping. Very clean and well-appointed. Check-in was a breeze and helpful. The owner gave us a map and recommended several activities and sites in which we were interested. I highly recommend The Lake Motel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

laura

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
All fine. Perfect for what we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming, very clean, great that this motel is pet friendly. Recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Motel was old and verjy small.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts, simple and nice spot outside the hustle and bustle
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owner greeted us upon arrival and had excellent suggestions for thermal spa, dinner and other sites
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay，everything is neat and convenient. Beautiful yard.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Retro fit.. 4 women, 4 chairs, great room flow...decent shower!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tamsin

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always love staying here, as it’s peaceful and the decor in each room (we have stayed in a few) is unique and well curated. We love the retro, mid- century vibe and the rooms are always immaculate and accommodating. They have everything you need and the motel is peaceful and secure. The best part, they are dog-friendly, which is super rare and such a relief, as it means we can keep our two pups with us on holiday. Amazing option which we are grateful for. Will definitely be back and our preferred place to stay when in Taupō.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ludwig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable accommodation, central location
Comfortable, clean and reasonably priced motel unit in a central location, close to the shopping centre and a short walk to the lake. Nice manager.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ainslie

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property met our needs - clean, convenient, and dog-friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great 👍
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sweet place! Well equipped, clean and well organized, super comfy bed and pleasant welcome. Owner was very helpful and provided great recommendations and resources.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Karen Kim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great affordable motel in a quiet area!

2/10 Terrible

Howard

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Lovely boutique motel, we had our own little detached room at the back of motel, it was a comfortable twin room, nice and cosy. A short walk to the lake & not far to walk into town. It's great that the motel is also pet friendly. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Silverdale

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent little motel, great value! Rooms very clean, tidy, and spacious, older but well-maintained. We really enjoyed using the loaner bikes for free. This isn't a sparkling new luxury hotel, but is a very comfortable place that is highly recommended, especially for the price! I definitely plan to return if we find ourselves back in Lake Taupo.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, clean, casual and stylin. Great value. Wish I could of stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great place to stay, had everything we needed. Great location, would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well set out and had all you need
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very relaxing and comfortable overnight stay with a fridge to keep our food and drinks in and mini kitchen for preparing our own breakfast with coffee plunger for making that special brew. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were there for an overnight stay so didn't use all the facilities. Roomy bathroom, small kitchenette where you could cook a modest meal or microwave them. Big comfy beds, we had a twin bedroom. Pool available. We sat by the pool for a glass of wine, lovely spot, too cold for us to swim though, weather wise.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My daughter and I were in town for Equifest and the little sleep out was perfect for us. Lovely place. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

David

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Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely super clean room and ensuite… I was arriving late at night.. the hosts had turned on the heater for me.. such a nice grateful surprise
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy. Comfy twin beds. Lovely warm room. Room a little tight with 2 guests and luggage.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chaitra

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very cozy and neatly maintained. Very conveniently located and close to the town centre! Very reasonably priced. Will definitely come back!

10/10 Excellent

Myra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Apriel

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Aidan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Zosia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice decor but nowhere to wash dishes apart from bathroom sink. No bench space. Owner not overly friendly. Didn’t even ask if I enjoyed my stay ...
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Winetta

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great locatio. Small choice of eateries [but it is Winter combined with post cyclone conditions]
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

marian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth 11 out of 10 if it were possible
Excellent from the first contact. Clean, funky, great communication, well equipped, friendly. Just like coming home. Central, easy access. Can't fault it even if I think long and hard about it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heeekwang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved that we had a kitchen and dining room and lounge plus a seperate bedroom, really enjoyed the retro decor, would definately recommend, would definately be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vicky

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was nice and clean. Back yard was really good for our dog. Host is a friendly guy and even showed me the map about where to go.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neill

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and tidy, clean and comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Donna, Kerikeri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome retro decor
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, comfortable beds and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023