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Reviews of La Casa Te Puru Lodge

3.5 out of 5
La Casa Te Puru Lodge
468 Thames Coast Road, Te Puru, Waikato

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 76 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely fab! Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely separate rooms with ensuite in a private house. Own entry onto terrace and the gardens Great views and very quiet. Not too far from Auckland airport which made it an ideal place for us to recover from a long flight
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hosts, beautiful view, amazing gardens, wonderful building. Great value for a wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

We enjoyed our stay. A lovely spot to relax and all services excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had beautiful views and decor
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

8/10 Good

ernst

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

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only stayed one night, wish it could have been longer. Welcoming hospitality, comfortable clean room, everything we needed for a short stay, beautifully kept gardens and the most glorious view. Would love to return.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Gregory John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Laid back and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Drue and Kristine were fabulous hosts. They saw to our every need. What a wonderful place to spend a few days!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from muff on 26 Oct 2023
Thank you for your excellent review. We enjoyed meeting you both and our conversations with you.Kind regards,Drew and Christine

10/10 Excellent

Dinesh

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a lovely time over Kings bday weeknd.
It was a weekend away with my wife for her bday. Our arrival was a little challenging at night to find the driveway. But once we did it was an amazing place with stunning views out over the huraki gulf. Such a place to be and enjoy the beautifully kept gardens and the morening view was stunnning. Thanks for making a bday celebration worth remembering.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They were great host.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from muff on 31 May 2023
Thank you for your kind review.We enjoyed hosting you here at La Casa LodgeDrew and Christine

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from m on 27 Jan 2023
Thank you Ian

8/10 Good

Dr David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Amazing views, beutiful gardens.Bathroom and toilet rather cramped.
Response from m on 27 Jan 2023
Thank you for your review. Renovating the lodge has been a huge mission here.We have had to work within the structural walls of the lodge which has meant that two bathrooms are smaller than the others.The gardens have been a challenge especially with the sloping banks. We are pleased that you enjoyed them.Drew and Christine

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
extensive, immaculate gardens; unparalleled view from spectacularly situated property. Relaxed, friendly host.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leonie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Picturesque at Te Puru
This was our second stay. This Lodge has amazing views over Te Puru Bay with lovely gardens. Our hosts were friendly and welcoming, our room warm and comfortable with everything we needed. Thank you for the delicious ginger cake. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from chrissie on 9 June 2021
Thank you for the awesome review. We look forward to your return one day to our lodge.The view today is just a misty one but still pleasant with the light drizzle here. Thank you Drew and Christine

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Chrissis on 21 Feb 2021
Thank you for your awesome review rating. We are loving the kiwis traveling around NZ and sharing their road trip with us.

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible views, very comfortable with hospitable hosts..Great place to stay 😜
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Chrissie on 21 Feb 2021
Thank you for your review on La Casa . We have had such an awesome summer here with beautiful guests and long hot days.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful Stay
Excellent venue and hosts. Could not ask for more. Great location and excellent views. Christine and Drew were marvellous hosts. Could not have asked for more.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location with great views. Very kind hosts. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth your stay
Unbelievable lodge Location few minutes from shops,room & BBq area overlook water, very tidy Owners on site are extremely friendly, helpful & could not do more to make us comfy. They upgraded our twin bed single room to a beautiful double bed room with full water views at no extra cost! We had a full warm Breakfast with prior notice at a minimal charge on their sunny deck.
View from the room
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from chrissie on 14 Jan 2020
Thanks so much for the awesome review. We so much enjoyed your company and interesting conversations. Regards, Drew and Christine

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Maori heritage was very interesting & significant & it was shared with us by the owners. The view was spectacular! A real bonus for me was the fact that there was a piano which I was able to play
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from chrissie on 12 Jan 2020
The music you played was delightful. Thank you for your kind review. Owners

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful setting and view. Highly recommend. Wished we could have stayed longer and experienced a meal.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from chrissie on 12 Jan 2020
The ocean today is a turquoise blue and sparkling. Another kind review, thank you. Owners

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
1 night stay only. The bed was super comfy and I had the BEST sleep. Had my own bathroom and it was very clean, great sized shower. Christine was extremely friendly and very accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from chrissie on 12 Jan 2020
We call our lodge "The Sleeping Lodge" The sea air and peaceful setting gel together for a great sleep. Love to chat with guests and offer local knowledge. Thank you Owners

10/10 Excellent

Liliane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super view. Great location. Perfect host Would stay there again
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from chrissie on 12 Jan 2020
There was a beautiful sunset last night. You would have loved the skies bright red colour. Thank you for staying at La Casa., Owners

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely fabulous
Fabulous Accomodation, views. Our host's were absolutely delightful people. They couldn't do enough for us to make our stay so good
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chrissie on 5 Dec 2019
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay here. The days here are so beautiful. A hatching of little quails the size of bumble bees are running around the front gardens. Quite delightful to look at. Thank you for great review, Owners.

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
its like a dream...
A beautiful home with amazing views of the bay. The owners are warm & welcoming. I slept like a rock! You can tell this property has been restored and maintained with love.
The view from my room
The house
Delicious breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from chrissie on 18 Nov 2019
Thank you for your awesome review. We not only love this property but also have total respect for this historic Moari Pa site. Owners

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view is everything!! The hosts is very friendly, and the bed was super comfy!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from chrissie on 9 Nov 2019
Thank you for your kind words, Drew and Christine

10/10 Excellent

Roma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The PLACE to stay in Thames!
AWESOME AND AMAZING. Drew and Chrissy were so lovely and hospitality. The place is small (only has 5 rooms) but that’s why it’s so comfortable and not crowded. The rooms are kept clean and comfortable and the outdoor areas are very relaxing. You can tell that a lot of time, effort and love has been put in to maintain the place. The views are stunning! Wish I could have spent more time there so will definitely go back again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Chrissie on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you for your awesome review. We look forward to meeting again, Drew and Christine

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Chrissie on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you for taking the time to send a review score. Christine and Drew

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic sea views, best on the coast. Site of Te Apata Pa.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Chrissie on 1 Sept 2019
We are honored to be able to live on such a historic site. Yes the views are beautiful. This afternoon the sea was like glass, so calm. Thank you for the interesting conversations that we had with you.

10/10 Excellent

Annabel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in Thames area
The situation was amazing. Fantastic views and amazing sunsets. The owner's were so friendly too.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The sea view is amazing. The garden is full of colourful flowers - beautiful! Also, the owners are very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Giselle, Motueka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and Peaceful
A very comfortable and private location with exceptional views. Welcoming host and well presented facility with lovely gardens. We would be happy to stay again. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a beautiful property and view! The owners definitely go above and beyond to make you comfortable and to ensure you have all you need. The bbq area was super handy and very nice to sit outside and take it all in
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The view was amazing and the owners were lovely. We thought it would have been better if there was a kettle and tea facilities in each room rather than in the hallway.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place was a little piece of heaven Christine and Drew were so friendly caring and kind and made sure we had everything we could possobly need Our room and beds were so cozy it was like being at home in our own beds The views were so specatacular it was amazing Thank you so much loved it all We sl
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

James, Whanganui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quiet location, views are spectacular and altogether as very relaxing stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Drew on 22 Oct 2018
We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay at La Casa Lodge. Today was beautiful with the sea very calm, seabirds diving, and a pod of dolphins cruising along the coastline. Than you for sharing your holiday with us, Drew and Christine

10/10 Excellent

GLENN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place with fabulous views.
Beautiful place with a terrific view. The owners, Christine and Drew, were great, very friendly and accommodating. Their place is situation on the top of a hill with a very long, steep and somewhat gravelly driveway, so walking access is not the best.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful visit
Owners Christine and Drew were very helpful, friendly and available to us during our three day and two night stay. Room very clean and equiped, and the owners very accommodating in bringing us more clean dishes and extras every day. Overall, a wonderful stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Janine, Temecula, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightfully unique with beautiful views!
If only our stay could’ve been longer, this place was fantastic and reasonably priced!! Although the room was small, it had everything we needed and it was decorated nicely. We had floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked the gardens on the property and the ocean. It was great waking up to such breathtaking view!! This boutique-style property has a lot of character and even has a little restaurant! The hotel is located in a very small town but only about 10 minutes away from Thames which is a much larger town than we expected. The owners were very gracious hosts and were able to accommodate us when we were not able to check-in before 8 PM. Also, we are very thankful that the owner warned us about the potential for mosquitoes and bug bites and that we should not open the windows or keep the doors for too long. My only complaint was that they did not have an email address on the Expedia booking confirmation to contact them directly before our arrival (only a phone number). We had mobile internet access but did not have access to a phone to call them. We had to borrow a phone from a nice local person that we ran into so that we could call them to let them know we were going to be arriving late. After our stay, we did go to their direct website and found an email address but we didn’t think to look there when we needed it. SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Johnathon, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, with great view and friendly staff.
This is a nice hotel with a commanding position on top of a hill with a great view, it is also a nice quite location away from the hustle and bustle of Auckland city, so very relaxing. The staff are the owners and live on site, they are super friendly, and very accommodating
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Andy on 30 Jan 2018
So pleased that you were out there exploring the Coromandel region. Thank you for choosing our Hotel to base yourselves from. Christine and Drew

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First stop out of Auckland
Drew and Christine went out of their way to provide local information. Access to their kitchen for morning coffee etc was a bonus. Beautiful location and gardens. A great first stop out of Auckland. The Coromandel forest is breathtaking
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Andy on 25 Jan 2018
Thank you for choosing our lodge for your stay in the Coromandel. Always our pleasure to help guests where we can. The Coromandel is a very special area to visit in New Zealand, especially our forests.

8/10 Good

Mir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hosts!!!
The lodge is comfortable with stunning views. Christine and Drew (owners) are very friendly and welcoming. Located close to some good beaches.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from andy on 25 Jan 2018
The views have been stunning this week with the very hot weather creating short thunder storms over the sea. Thank you for your kind words.