Hotels Near Tangiwai Rail Disaster Memorial in Ohakune

Handy to town restaurants and the mountain. An old style motel but it is Clean and tidy with what looked like recent paint and decorating within the unit. Good easy parking. Nice amount of tea and coffee. Shower had poor water pressure and should be better given the amount of money you pay to stay there. Would not recommend a mountain view room as the extra cost is not worth it . No fault of the motel but Mother Nature meant we did not see the mountain for the two days we were there. Ground floor units are the same as the second story but at a much cheaper price. No shower gel for the two days we were there. Desperately needs a heater and extraction fan in the bathroom. Staying in a ski town where temperatures can dip below zero made the bathroom freezing cold and unpleasant when getting changed. A heat pump would also be great instead of a stand alone heater in the main room. Only saw the staff on checking and it is encouraged to just leave the key in the Dropbox on departure. Third step from the bottom of the north end staircase is broken and the only thing stopping you from falling through is the rubber mat screwed to the step. We did not want to ring the bell to let them know as the young mum has at young child which meant having to come down stairs holding the toddler and we just felt bad about that. Please also check the step closer to the top. Sorry but won’t stay again and will look for something that has extras like heat pump, decent shower and a bit more modern. Lady on check in is pleasant and friendly and change our room without fuss when our shower was found to be broken and did not work.

The hotel has very friendly staff, there is an option to rent hiking and skiing equipment, the rooms have their own bathrooms, and some basic kitchen things, such as plates, are provided in the rooms. An option of a whirlpool is also nice. Just be careful that the views from the rooms on the pictures only applies to the rooms on the side down from the hill. The side up to the hill, such as where we had our room, faces a parking lot with facility's background. I visited the place in December and at that time, there was no vegetable at breakfast buffet, just some canned fruit. I would have very much appreciated some veggies. Other than that, you are close to the national park with a lot of hiking trail options around, especially if you have a car.

The current rating of this hotel is too low, and it seems that the data has not been refreshed. In fact, the hotel is very good. If you stay for two nights, the cleanliness is the best among all the hotels I have stayed in. The food in the restaurant is very, very delicious. I highly recommend it if you go to Tongariro. You don’t have to worry about running out of food! Moreover, this hotel can pick up and drop off the mountain climbing shuttle bus, and the facilities are also very complete! The only drawback may be that the room is a bit small, but the service, facilities and restaurant are enough to give it full marks! ! ! Highly recommended~~

The plateau lodge is great! The staff are friendly and helpful. It’s in the small village of National Park and directly across the street from the excellent ski outfitters shop. The room was small, but we spent little time in the room anyway. The large community room and kitchen were nice places to relax on rainy days.

Fantastic place to spend the night before a hike in the National Park. Welcoming, clean, tidy, everything we needed was available. A quiet, comfortable sleep. Kitchen well set up for cooking and storing food in the large fridge/freezers.