The accommodation options in Lake Hawea are limited to the hotel (closed for the night we wanted to stay), The Camp, and private rentals. Normally we would stay in Wanaka but we wanted to avoid the larger townships due to Covid, and it was just one night passing thru on the way to Haast. Our stay at a cottage was on a small rise. I felt the cottage could do with a spruce up as it was rather dated and wasn't really value for money. Just needs a refresh. The Camp itself is geared towards campers and glampers and motorhomes, thus the name, and a classic Kiwi holiday style. The Camp is on the shores of Lake Hawea, nice watching campers enjoying their watersports, and campers doing their camping ”thing” - ie just sitting around relaxing / taking it easy. Despite no full view of the lake, it was nice sitting outside on the cape cod style chairs just soaking up the warm autumn weather after a long day travelling.
HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND. Don't come here if you want a good time and what you payed for. We paid for 3 queen beds + 1 king bed. All we got was a room with 2 double beds + 1 single bed and an argument with a wall-faced staff member. We talked to a staff member onsite and she tried to tell us we did not need more beds and would fit perfectly in what they gave us. Mate it's not about if we fit or not. We're paying customers and thereby entitled to what we payed for. We tried to explain this to her and she had the nerve to try get us to pay $235NZ for an extra room with 1 queen bed + 1 single bed. We paid for a certain amount of beds and didn't get it and she wanted us to pay even more to still not receive the service. She tried to tell us we told them we only had 1 person staying on our booking form so we showed her our booking confirmation which clearly stated our guest number to be exactly how many people we brought. We even tried to suggest a compromise where they simply bring in an extra mattress. She refused our suggestion and kept trying to push us to pay for an extra room. She deflected all our requests to speak to another staff member, insisting that the manager shared her views. At this point she simply went back to her room despite our attempts to reason. We ended up having to BUILD a bed with two diagonally placed sofas. Upon further inspection of the rooms, we found that the showers were not very clean with spots of mould on the sides and some of the bedroom lights refused to switch on. Furthermore, one of the bedroom heaters did not function. Attached are some photos of the lights and heater. The photos of the beds with are for size reference only - taken in the morning after sleeping.
在漫步哈斯特山口的高山美景後,下SH6,路過哈韋亞湖到瓦納卡,我們被挑戰找到住宿。小屋位於該鎮的南部,在海濱的 Ardmore St .附近,開車上 Helwick St .經過了兩邊的幾家商店,穿過兩條公路布朗斯頓和厄普頓,到沃倫街,在左邊急劇下降。我們得到了一個寬敞的房間,一張大牀,和一個外面的休息區,可以欣賞到Cardrona Resort和Mt Aspiration National Park的景色。有幾個區域,廚房/餐廳和一個客廳/休息室,與其他居民共享,一個接待人員在下午中至下午晚些時候/傍晚。後來通過安全的數字鎖門進入。這些安排是不尋常的,但在市中心的邊緣上非常舒適和安靜,在 Helwick 街步行很容易的餐館和商店。我們在瓦納卡呆的兩天有時間在湖裏游泳,下午中旬,兩天熱了30攝氏度左右,猛衝到冰冷的湖裏,鬆了一口氣。這次經歷與我們女兒每天的冷水游泳形成鮮明對比,我們的女兒已經把我們介紹到了富麗灣,它明顯更清晰,不像海水那樣浮力。
We recently stayed at the Wanaka Hotel, attracted by its central location which did not disappoint being so close to the lake and the centre of town. However, our overall experience was marred by several discomforts. The hotel shows its age with a rather run-down appearance and old which could definitely use some modern upgrades. A minor, yet notable inconvenience was the provision of single ply toilet paper, of which there wasn't enough. The quality of toilet paper says a lot about a place. The bathroom was compact, to say the least, and while the heated mirror would be a thoughtful touch in winter, it made the room unbearably warm in the spring sunshine. The lack of a powerful shower further dampened our experience. The absence of air conditioning was felt, especially during the sunny afternoon when our room turned into a sauna despite opening the windows and sliding door. Parking was another challenge. It’s a game of luck to find a spot at times due to the pub . This could be quite inconvenient especially if you’re carrying a fair bit of luggage. The combined effect of these issues unfortunately outweighed the benefits of the location. We have decided not to return to Wanaka Hotel for our future visits to the area.
Nice comfortable unit. Balcony with table to sit and enjoy view of mountains. Great spot to watch the cloud sit on the mountains. Able to cook in kitchen. A little tired I guess but fully functional and comfortable. Warm and cosy. Walking distance to town. Great food caravans across the road.