Westwood Lodge

Amazing and beautiful accommodation. It was a rainy day when we arrived. Audrey, made sure that our stay was a comfortable one. We played snooker/pool and lazed by the fireplace while enjoying our dinner which was delivered from a nearby restaurant in the town centre (2 mins drive). We stayed in the main cabin and our room was surprisingly huge! Will certainly stay here again when we are in the FJ area.

Relaxing and charming place Despite the stormy weather, we had a great time around the fireplace. Breakfast was good. Room and bathroom are spacious, very clean. We stayed only one night; I wish We has more time to stay.

Great lodge. Poor breakfast This is not a traditional NZ B&B. This is run by an Asian family who were charming - when you saw them. Great room, bath and location. The breakfast was poor. Most of it out of a packet. Cheap yoghurt, pre sliced bread. Only thing freshly cooked were eggs, that just appeared on a white plate on their own so widely unappealing in terms of presentation. . Help yourself to anything else you want. Reminded you of a US Holiday Inn budget or UK Travelodge. Cereal all had sulphates. If this is your first stop, it does not reflect NZ B&Bs. We had been offered delicious homemade sourdough, organic cereal, freshly made breakfast to order before this. Tables were not layed and you were expected to clear your own plate as if in a MacDonald’s. Let themselves down over breakfast as the location is amazing.

Beautiful Setting, Near Town Lovely setting, enjoyed the fireplace at the end of the day. Audrey, who checked us in & provided our breakfast, was very helpful & friendly. Situated nicely on the edge of town.

One night stopover, nice room just a bit soleless Stayed at the Lodge for one night as doing a heli hike next morning . The room was large, comfortable with a good sized bathroom and the best bit - a rolled top bath. There was a good selection of toiletries. We saw a lady on arrival who give us access to our room but saw no other staff about until we left the next morning. The TV was not working on arrival, found the aerial was not connected, after connecting there still were not any channels ??? The lodge did have some DVD’s on site so watched one of those instead The hotel is a short drive from the town and it’s attractions, unfortunately the breakfast didn’t start until 7am and we had to leave early. There was no one on site to get it early for us, so we had to make breakfast in our room - there was some crockery but only 1 bowl and spoon . We are travelling all over New Zealand and found the lodge to be the most expensive stay with the least service unfortunately which was a shame as a nice place.

Facilities Very disappointed there was no restaurant or bar as advertised. This was the reason we chose to stay and pay a premium. Felt we were conned on this