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Mt Cook Lodge & Motels

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior
Mt Cook Lodge Room Village View with 1 King Bed
Mt Cook Lodge Room Valley View with 1 King Bed | Terrace/patio
Reception
Mt Cook Lodge Room Village View with 1 King Bed

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Bowen Drive, Aoraki, Mount Cook, 7946
  • Aoraki / Mount Cook Visitor Center
    6 min walk
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre
    8 min walk
  • Old Mountaineers' Cafe, Bar and Restaurant
    8 min walk
  • Mount Cook (MON)
    6 min drive

Room options

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Mt Cook Lodge Room Village View with 1 King Bed

Mt Cook Lodge Room Village View with 1 King Bed

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Mt Cook Lodge Room Valley View with 1 King Bed

Mt Cook Lodge Room Valley View with 1 King Bed

Mt Cook Lodge Room Valley View with 1 King Bed

  • 21 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Mount Cook

When you stay at Mt Cook Lodge & Motels in Mount Cook, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute walk of Mount Cook National Park and Te Wahipounamu. .This motel is 14.2 mi (22.9 km) from Lake Pukaki and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Aoraki / Mount Cook Visitor Center.
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What's nearby

  • Aoraki / Mount Cook Visitor Center - 6 min walk
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre - 8 min walk
  • Mount Cook National Park - 9 min walk
  • Kea Point Walk - 4 min drive
  • Tasman Lake - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Old Mountaineers' Cafe, Bar and Restaurant - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Mt Cook Lodge & Motels

Motel with free parking, a short walk to Mount Cook National Park
Mt Cook Lodge & Motels offers 59 accommodations with safes. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 59 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and electric kettles.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Chamois Bar & Grill Menu serving guests of Mt Cook Lodge & Motels. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Chamois Bar & Grill Menu - This restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English, French, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM: NZD 37.50 for adults and NZD 19.50 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Chamois Bar & Grill Menu

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately NZD 37.50 for adults and NZD 19.50 for children
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Mt Cook Lodge & Motels Motel
Mt Cook Lodge & Motels Mount Cook
Mt Cook Lodge & Motels Motel Mount Cook

Mt Cook Lodge & Motels Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 44 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Larisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The views!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brigan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunning view from the hotel. It was clean and comfortable, restaurant was decent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Very nice hotel and room with wonderful views.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dmitry, Marsfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jingyi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is clean and have enough space. Friendly staff, good accessibility to hermitage.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it
We really enjoyed our stay here. Rooms seem updated and clean, and had great views (the front rooms have a better view of the mountains of course). Also the on site restaurant was perfect for dinner.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
My room had a stunning view of the mountains. You should ask for a room that faces the mountains. The room was modern and very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Habibur, Dhaka

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The motel staff was great ! They definitely need to think of a shuttle to go to and from motel to Hermitage specifically for senior travellers. Hermitage average service inspire of making a reservation for dinner they messed it up. Had a similar experience for the experience booked but Sophie was great there and sorted out the issue quickly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zuling

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our valley view room has the best sunset view of Mt Cook. Very modern and clean room. Comfortable beds. Easy access to all the attractions in the park. Had breakfast buffet every day, well worth the money!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Motel room with a gorgeous view. Comfy bed, decent shower. Noise from others was not an issue for us. For breakfast and lunch options you have to go to the Heritage, which is a 10-minute walk.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable rooms with modern fittings, perfect for 1-2 nights. Staff were friendly and the building feels quite new. Downsides were that breakfast is not on site despite there being a restaurant upstairs (which was good for casual dinner), the shower is too low for tall people to stand underneath, no lamps / dimmable lights in the room, and had an issue where there were no parking spots left so had to use a disabled bay. Would still recommend to stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Brady

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Expensive stay for limited service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and convenient in the park. Wish we had a front room with a view of Mt Cook, but room was still nice and had a balcony with a ridgeline view.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Heads up for travelers in the area
I wanted to give a warning to anyone who might stay in the area. If you plan on eating dinner here I would try and pack something or stop in another city before getting to mount cook. I tried to eat at the sister restaurant which had 2 people in the entire room and they told me the soonest they could sit me was 2+ hours later, so I ate at the restaurant at mount cook and it was terrible but there are no other options. I was told there was breakfast at the other place as well but for the price I just drove away the next morning and found something an hour away. In addition, the parking situation doesn't seem to have enough spaces for cars that will be parking at the lodge. I watched multiple cars circle 3-4 times until someone left. The way the parking lot is shaped is also odd because it appears you can circle the lot but you end up in the back of the hotel where you have to maneuver in order to back up. There isn't an elevator either so I had to drag my suitcase upstairs. If you're of limited mobility there isn't an option for how to get to the second floor aside from the steps. Which is odd considering their lot has 4 handicap spaces. Overall, this stay was fine for one night in which I hiked in the area. I intended to do a tour but unfortunately that was cancelled due to weather. I think in the future I would stay in a neighboring city instead.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Xiaorong

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Check in too slow. Room available time was late. It was said 3pm but not available even at 4pm.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

kwok kay

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Nikki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and quiet
Mt Cook Lodge was surprisingly pleasant. I wasn't expecting much but the room was well fitted and quiet, and the bathroom was spacious and had heated floors which would be very good in winter. The cafe was a bit pricey but the food was very good. The walks were great fun and the views amazing but unfortunately the glaciers are receding rapidly and icebergs in the lakes are very small. I suggest you stay here a night or two and see them as soon as possible before they're gone forever.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The location in the park is great. The room was small, uninteresting and had a boring view. Staff said they could not change us to a room with a better view, even if we paid more, since we had booked through a third party. There were no options for grab and go coffee; you had to sign up for their expensive breakfast buffet. We ate dinner in the bar. The beet root salad was great, and the pork loin dinner was not.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The front desk staff was wonderful. When we arrived, we were assisted with our luggage, as this property does not have an elevator. We received advise and assistance on several other occasions and always felt like honored guests to this beautiful area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel with a great view, confortable and clean. The issue was with the service. We asked for a mountain view room and we were told they were not available however the hotel was half empty. We Had problems with our television and we were told that they will call us back with an answer, never did. The next day we go back to our room to find someone from maintenance in our room it would’ve been nice to be inform of the situation beforehand. They, again told us that they will be back to check on the problem, two hours passed and nothing. We called the reception and on the third try got an answer and told us there was nothing they could do. Just disappointing in the communication of the place. The food of the restaurant is nothing amazing. The location is nice because it’s beside mount cook so very close after a hiking day, but don’t expect an amazing stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023