Name: Lake Tekapo Cottages
Address: 12 Sealy St, Lake Tekapo, Lake Tekapo, Lake Tekapo, 7945, New Zealand
Rating: 8

Air conditioning

Smoking areas

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Outdoor furniture

General

Non-smoking rooms

Soundproof rooms

Fridge

Family room

Cable TV

Hairdryer

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Toiletries

Rooms

Accessibility features

Accessibility

Laundry

Dry-cleaning

Iron

Services and amenities

Microwave oven

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

English

Languages Spoken

Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

Fishing

Sun Deck

Recreation

Parking

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Tennis court

Golf сourse (within 3 km)

Sports

First Aid Kit

Beauty and wellness

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Skiing

Ski school

Skiing Off-site

Winter sports

Temperature control for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Temperature control for guests

Personal protection equipment for guests

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the guest house

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kitchen

Back in February we booked and paid for 2 nights accommodation (Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen (The Eastwing)) with free cancellation at Lake Tekapo Cottages via a well known hotel booking site for a stay in November 2024. 

Earlier this month we received a couple of messages from Lake Tekapo Cottages via the booking site app to say they were under new management and that the booking site were blocking our messages so they couldn’t contact us to arrange our arrival. They asked us to email them directly which I have done asking about the status of our booking - strangely they didn’t reply directly to my email but through the booking site app to say that our booking is unaffected by the change in management - however the room we booked is no longer advertised on their own website or other well known hotel booking sites. 

I have emailed Lake Tekapo Cottages directly again to ask for clarification regarding our booking but again they have not replied to my email.

Various reviews in June and July 2024 on hotel booking sites say "... the new owners are in the middle of doing renos ...", "Bit of noise in morning from building works" and "... still under renovations. Will be even better when reno complete." 

Might be time to cancel and book somewhere else. 

Just wondering if anyone has stayed there or has a reservation there and might have some insight into what is currently happening at Lake Tekapo Cottages and why they are not answering emails. Thank you for your help.

Change of management, redevelopment and no reply to emails

Was expecting a cute ‘shed’ nestled in a cottage garden. However It was tucked in behind the house with no pleasant garden view as suggested on the website images- See photos below. This could be remedied by planting in front of the ugly back wall of the house. A bit shabby and not chic. Over priced for what it is. A group of people came past and lingered outside with the host while we were there - we felt this was an invasion of our privacy. Rats or something rumbled in the ceiling each night.  Some aspects of the cottage were ok - the host was friendly but gave no name, bed is small but comfortable, shower small too but worked well.   Good to have a fridge and microwave (not noted in blurb) but very tiny bench. Had to ask for cutlery and a flatter pillow which were promptly provided. But overall a disappointing stay.

Disappointed

This review is only for the cottage called "The Potting Shed". I hope the other cottages are a lot better. The Potting Shed should not be advertised as tourist accommodation. It is barely suitable for emergency accommodation. There was a double light on the wall and a bedside lamp on one side of the bed. Nothing on the other side and no power point either, so you couldn't move the lamp over. There is only room for 1 suitcase on a table, meaning you couldn't use the table for its intended purpose. The other suitcase had to go on the couch so you couldn't use that either. (No floor space for the suitcases). So the only place to sit was on the very small double bed. Bit awkward for breakfast. The only sink is in the tiny bathroom, and you couldn't get the electric kettle/jug under the tap to fill it. There were 4 kitchen appliances plugged into ONE power board: toaster, kettle, fridge and microwave. This cabin, if you can call it that, was very overpriced. Also, you couldn't park your car at the door but at the end of a long path.

Disgusting

Wonderful place to stay, less than five minutes walk to the lake and equally close to the town centre with shops and restaurants. 
Owners were very helpful and friendly. 
We stayed in a single bedroom Cottage, which was great.
Cottages were very well equipped. Added free laundry facility was a great boon for us.

Great Place to stay

Well done Lake Tekapo Cottages. Stayed with my husband and my son and his partner. It had absolutely everything we needed. The proprietor was friendly and informative. Shower pressure was off the scale and the water was hot. Super comfortable bed and the cottage was clean and well presented. Easy walk to town centre. Would absolutely stay again and highly recommend to others.

Great affordable accommodation

The cottages are off a quiet street and very close to the church/dog Statue and swingbridge to town.
Each cottage is individual and has mountain views. We stayed in the Tui Studio cottage which had everything we needed. Quiet location, Nice Queen bed, ensuite bathroom with awesome shower pressure, Milk,tea/coffee provided. A/C and free wifi.
Parking is directly out front. Owner very friendly and helpful.
Would highly recommend this to anyone staying in Lake Tekapo.

Great quiet location close to everything.

Perfect place to stay! Only steps away from the Good Shepherd church and walking distance to all the restaurants and shops. Steve the owner is easy going, super nice and helpful if you have any questions. I stayed in the honeymoon suite, the place is simple but it was very comfortable, fully equipped if you plan on making a few meals and very quiet. I loved waking up the the birds singing. I enjoyed my stay at the cottage. The only thing I missed was that I couldn't set up Netflix on the TV, even on vacation i like a good movie in the evening. 

Perfect stay 

I was charged twice on my credit card for a 1 night stay
I bought this to their attention 
But so far no refund
They don’t answer messages or phone calls
Dishonest
There’s better cheaper honest accomodations in Tekapo
 I’d advise anyone to look elsewhere

Dishonest

Quirky cottage with own deck looking at Bush and Apple tree. Birdsong plentiful. Very peaceful. 
Our Cottage was  The Honeymoon Cottage.
Very friendly host. Close and easy walk to Lake and Township. 
On clear nights or early morning the stars are amazing in this area.

A pleasant surprise 

Handy for Tekapo. The 'Cottage' was functional with en suite, hob, fridge, toaster etc and Stephen the owner? was very approachable. We only booked one night as we were passing through but probably wouldn't stay longer. The whole site is in serious need of investment when viewed against every other accommodation we've stayed at over the last two months touring NZ. 

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