Name: High Country Motel and Backpackers
Address: 23 Mackenzie Drive, Twizel, Twizel, Twizel, 7901, New Zealand
Rating: 5

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Garden

Television in lobby

Terrace

No elevators

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Breakfast

Common kitchen

Microwave oven

Meals

Internet

Bike rental

Barbecue grill(s)

Picnic area

Barbeque

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

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High Country Motel and Backpackers

Twizel

The person in charge of the reception accomodated us being late. Entered the room its spacious and the bathroom has a good space and a nice hot water pressure. 
Close the everything a traveller needs.

Downside of our stay is when the fire siren triggered and asked everyone to leave at 5:30 am that lasted under 5 mins which i think is a fake one because there was no warden in sight when that happened.

BUDGET STAY

The room we were in smelt terrible like only smokers have ever stayed there and the smell had imbedded in the curtains and couch. Left as soon as we woke up . The walls are paper thin so could hear old mate in the next room snoring his ring off all night. 

Smelly

I don't know how to make an official complaint about this. I did book at this lodge but not for the dates or the number of people. I tried several times to correct this online but to no avail. Then I get a phone call from a very rude lady to say that I did in fact book those dates and for 2 people. She basically said 'too bad.......you've been charged anyway"

Charged for dates I did not request and also charged for 2 people when I was solo

We stayed 1 night with our daughter, worse night sleep ever. The beds were old and all 3 beds were saggy and very uncomfortable and all ended up with sore backs the next morning. The kitchen cupboards needed a good clean so we did not eat in the unit. Ended up leaving at 7 am next morning as we couldn’t wait to leave. Definitely would not recommend this place.

Worse accommodation I have ever stayed in

High Country Holiday Lodge is located about 45 minutes from Mt Cook. I had a room with shared bathroom facilities. It was comfortable enough with a double and single bed, fridge and TV. The bathroom area was fine. The shared kitchen/dining area is pretty good. There are supermarkets and restaurants closeby also. I thought this place represented good value for money compared to other places I stayed on the South Island

Value for money

A good place to stay, in a quiet town, close to the fabulous Mt Cook. The owner gave us great advice and we had a good visit to the surrounds. A different , spread out resort, but well run and excellent value

Mining Camp rejigged

Were does one start.  Well we gave 1 star because there is no half star.  The room was stale smelling with minimal everything.  The room was tiny and uncomfortable.  Shaving, teeth cleaning and washing up had to be done in the same sink as it was the only one.   We did not use the the bits of odd crockery as they did not appear to be clean.  The television was an old 14 inch with 2 channels.....the binoculars were not supplied.  The website information was very misleading.  We paid $100 for the night.  This was definitely not value for money.  Next time we will not be stopping at Twizel.  

Walk away fast

How to say it's just embarrassing to dare to rent this kind of room we had a private room but what a horrible smell all the old dirty moose carpet from another time the bed top limit we looked everywhere to see if there were no bed bugs or fleas or even cockroaches personal up to the height of this gourbi in short to avoid...

How to Avoid Shame

We stayed here 20 years ago in a motel unit and it was good.  It has really gone downhill.  The booking form said there were breakfast facilities.  To us that meant breakfast is provided. We were told it didn't mean food but a toaster. There were three cups none of them matched. Apart from a cup of tea, we did not use any of the other crockery or cutlery as they did not look clean.  We couldn't wait to leave.

One night was enough

Worst stay ever. Where to start, the room was incredibly uncomfortable, I believe the thought is to give on purpose an uncomfortable stay because the room doesn't come with bedsides and the power points are too far from the bed. The furniture is incredibly old that when you open a draw or the wardrobe a stale smell cames out, which doesn't have any sense to use it and store your clothes. No ventilation in the room. The mattress is also uncomfortable and gives you back pain. The Wi-fi keeps dropping off, so you can't use it. The TV is an old CRT TV with only one channel. I get there are not many accommodations available around, but charging for just a roof above the head I think is too much. I'm sure the owner knows where to improve, but without  many competitors around, why spend money on refurbishment? Not an honest  way to take the money from tourists!!

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