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Lake Taupo Motor Inn – reviews, photos

4.0 of 5
33 Kaimanawa Street, Taupo 2730, New Zealand
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Lake Taupo Motor Inn
Ranked #29 of 73 hotels in Taupo
4.0 of 5 stars 150 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Very nice(6)
  • Very friendly(6)
  • Spa rooms(5)
  • Hot tub(3)
  • Good value(3)
  • Friendly and helpful(3)
  • King size bed(3)
  • Executive Spa(3)
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“Soundproofing required!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 December 2011

This motor inn is modern, clean and very comfortable - but why didn't they put soundproofing in the walls and ceilings? We stayed one night, and could hear everything from the rooms around us - people's TVs, the kettle being boiled, the shower running, etc.

If you like privacy and peace and quiet, unfortunately this won't be the place for you.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Hamilton, New Zealand
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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“Forget breakfast”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2011

the place is nice enough but don't trust them to remember to deliver the promised breakfast, sadly i did and as a result had to check out and go on my pre-planned 4-hour hike on an empty stomach, puts a serious downer on the whole trip, i won't go back.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Great Value for Money”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011

We stayed 2 nights in the Executive Spa Suite.
The Customer Service was excellent. Off Street parking (which I prefer.)
Our stay included Continental or Cooked Breakfast which was very nice.
The rooms were exactly like the pictures showed (Which I find important - not trying to sell something that isn't)
The accomodation was very clean and modern. Bed and linen were clean too.
Excellent location and quiet. Just off the main road.
TV was a tad small but hey we were there mainly to sleep.

I will definitely stay here again!

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  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Napier, New Zealand
1 review
“Good value, but BYO pillow”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2011

We have stayed here before, so knew the location was very handy to town. Our room was clean, and had everything we needed. With our stay, a complimentary breakfast was supplied. We had bacon and eggs, which also came with toast, and hash browns - a lovely, unexpected surprise, and great value. The only improvement I would suggest would be to provide softer pillows. The ones supplied were were very hard.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“ok”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2011

We chose this motel based on Tripadvisor reviews and location as we wanted it to be a short walk from restaurants and shops.
Modern and clean.
We had a room without a view, our small portion of balcony(there's a very long partitioned one) was hovering on the neighbour's fence!
We had complimentary breakfast (choice of bacon and eggs or continental) which was good value with quite a nice muesli mix but slightly rubbery poached eggs.
Nice to find a plunger and coffee for it.
The table in the room only had 2 chairs but 3 of us in the room.We had to drag the table by the bed so we could all sit. There was a couple of tub armchairs but too low for table's height.(Well, I suppose we could've asked for an extra chair...but being the room designed for 3 guests we thought it should have been in there).
Quite a bit of noise in the room next door in the morning, first from other guests and then from the cleaners!
Swimming pool is not as big as it looks from the photos.Spa pools reasonably well kept.
Over all it was a good stay but will probably choose somewhere else next time.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 33 Kaimanawa Street, Taupo 2730, New Zealand
Price range (per night):* INR5,852 - 6,298

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