Awaroa Lodge

The Lodge is the perfect place to stay when walking the Abel Tasman track. Our room was clean with a large bathroom, comfortable bed, a sitting area and a private balcony. Food in the restaurant was amazing. Both my partner and I really enjoyed our meals- so delicious. Service provided by all the staff was excellent. Everyone was friendly and helpful

Beautiful tranquil location. Very nice staff who were flexible and willing. There was a lack of options for vegetarians however, meaning we are the same thing for dinner 3 nights in a row and had the same packed lunch 3 days in a row. A lot of things not available due to being the end of the season.

Stayed two nights here during our honeymoon. It is a truly incredible setting, accessible only by water, then a short walk. Staff at the lodge transport guests luggage from the beach using a quad bike/beach buggy. We checked in with a lovely English girl at reception, whose name we completely forgot to ask! She was very personable and knowledgeable on the area, providing recommendations and guidance on what we could do during our stay there. Including feeding the eels in the wetlands, seeing the glowworms and the local walking/hiking options. We stayed in a superior suite. The room itself overlooked the wetlands and surrounding hills, it had a large decked balcony which was very tranquil. The restaurant has a good number of beers and wines on option and the gourmet food was nicely presented and tasted delicious, and there was a good variety so we were both able to try different dishes each night, this also applied to breakfast and lunch. Unfortunately whilst we were there due to the season, the outdoor pizzeria was closed.

Great place to stay. Young receptionist helped us a lot with our lost luggage transport. Dinner was delicious and the hikers lunch was amazing. Friendly staff up for a chat and did everything to make our experience rememberable Beautiful beach out the front of the lodge.

The most depressing experience during our entire one month New Zealand trip. Staff was noisy and blunt, the place attracts loads of day-hikers and backpackers and has zero atmosphere. The rooms are outdated, tired, and poorly maintained (and not even cleaned properly). Don't bother booking a suite, when checking in we were told there are no suites, just rooms (and if you don't like it go talk to your agent). Our experience was so poor that we left after the first night. There must be better ways to visit Abel Tasman National Park. Life is too short to stay in places like this.

We had the most wonderful time visiting the lodge towards the end of our trek. We were kindly allowed to check in early as the room was ready, which was really appreciated. We ate lunch, dinner and breakfast at the lodge, all meals were delightful and the staff were really friendly. We even believe that our evening meal was some of the best food we had on our whole trip, so thank you! This is a gem of a place, in a secluded and magical location. We would not hesitate to recommend.

I am not use to traveling on my own but I felt very much at ease here and very comfortable to be alone. The staff were so helpful and the room clean, spacious and had everything I needed. I was very happy with the selection on the menu and the wines were superb. A place to be alone, but not alone !

We arrived by water taxi, this alone made for a worthwhile experience. The captain of the boat was funny, well informed and great company. The porter met us on beach took our luggage to the room with his quad bike and trailer, we walked down beach which we enjoyed. We got checked into a really nice room overlooking the wetlands. Peaceful well appointed room with balcony and spotlessly clean with air conditioning/heating. Staff more than helpful under the supervision of Nick the manager, couldn’t be more helpful. Dinner was excellent and the chef and staff need special praise as they had only just arrived for the season, commented this was their third day ! Very accommodating and a special place to visit, there was nothing negative to say about our stay. Even the weather didn’t spoil this wonderful place. Thank you all

We spent the day at Awaroa and visited the Lodge for Lunch. They need to pick up their game. Such a jewel this Lodge is for Nz but really when the food is second rate you have to wonder. Admittedly the Meze platter delivered was as described, but really! No effort has been put into presentation or product. This is a top Tourist destination. The chips were on the verge of being burnt. Dry and unappealing. We decided it wasn’t worth ordering lunch. I feel embarrassed that we in Nz can’t cater better for our Tourists. Very disappointing. Don’t visit for the food.