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10 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau, New Zealand
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Red Tussock Motel
Ranked #3 of 24 hotels in Te Anau
4.5 of 5 stars 32 Reviews
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Sydney, Australia
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Good location great stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

The hotel is across the road from the lake. This was an immediate plus for going for walks or just sitting down and watching the sunset. Pleasant room. All amenities. Helpful host. Great price. We stayed here for two nights and did the day safari into Milford Sound for a kayaking trip. While at the motel a group returned from the Milford track. Seemed a friendly place.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with family
    • 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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Dunedin
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Awesome place for a group holiday”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011

Took a group of 15 to Red Tussock for a weekend and had ball. Plenty of room. Warm and cosy. Everything you could want for a gals weekend.
Was so nice to arrive on a late and cold friday afternoon and to find all our units had their heaters on. Excellent . Rennie you are doing a brilliant job.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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North Carolina
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Good location, good rooms, pleasant stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2011

We stayed in the second room in from the street and the internet was terrible. Owner waived all internet charges and threw in free breakfast. Very pleasant owner. Neat picnic area for wine and cheese and chatting. Rooms sorta small but very well furnished.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Aachen, Germany
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150 reviews 150 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
“Great Place, good host, brilliant recommendations for activities”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2011

The Red Tussock was one of the best motels so far on our trip. Spacoius nd very well appointed unit; very clean and good service (we were there for three nights). Prices are absolutely ok.The host (Rennie) was very friendly and extremely helpful an all his recommendations were worth their weight in gold (be it for a restaurant or activities such as a cruise on the lake or our trip to Milford Sound). One hour internet was free which is fair enough., So, all in all, if you go to Te Anau this is certainly a very good place to stay.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with friends
    • 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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Newmarket, Canada
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Nice bright room”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2011
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We had the end Unit #1 and although it was close to the road it was very quiet and did not affect our sleep. It has a lovely alcove in the kitchen with large windows. We found the staff to be friendly and even let us use their washer and dryer as the guest ones were all in use. They had also prebooked our trips to Doubtful and Milford Sounds. The only negative was, we stayed for three nights and it didn't appear that any vaccuming was done.
A nice walk along the lake takes you to town where there is a large selection of good restaurants.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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10 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau, New Zealand
Price range (per night):* INR4,124 - 7,579

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