This " highest hotel in NZ" is in just in the Tongariro national park so ideal is you are going to do the Tongariro Alpine crossing. The building is a ski lodge style with half hotel rooms ensuite and half backpacker style rooms with 3 bunks and shared bathroom facilities. It's clean modern ,comfortable ski chalet style accommodation with helpful... More

We chanced upon Piper's Lodge a few nights before Christmas after a long and pleasant drive up the Wanganui River Road. We were made very welcome by Bruce. The free WIFI was an immediate success with our teenage daughter. Amazingly the local pub presented me with a complete Gluten Free menu for dinner that night - totally unexpectedly, and very... More

The most friendly and helpful group of staff you could ever ask for! Well run, efficient with lots to do and lovely people to help you whenever you need it. The food was delicious and they are super flexible in everything they do! 100% loved my stay!

Cabin rooms warm bed comfy. Open fire in lounge brillant. Hosts fantastic. Great location Value for money. Really like chilling back in lounge wif bar drinks

We stayed here for 4 nights whilst my partner was doing some skiing. Super friendly hosts Bruce and Denise, cant do enough to help you and accomodate you. They found us a horse riding company so we could do some trekking one day and even dropped us off as we didnt have a car to get there. Great range of... More

great accommodation, very helpful, would recommend highly, awesome manager.

Great place to stay in National Park Village. Incredibly friendly staff, lovely common area with roaring fire, late bar, table tennis and pool! Excellent set up for snow searchers - equipment hire on site, hot tubs for apres ski wind-down. Thoroughly recommended - and at $25 a night how can you complain. It's also close to Schnapps bar which is... More

One of the best places we have stayed! Great people, great food! (3 course meal every night, even for vegetarians!) The staff mingle in with the guests when their shifts are over, sometimes you cant pick them apart! They seem like friendly travellers with constant smiles on their faces! There were plenty of rooms, with shared bathrooms which were very... More