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Lake Tekapo Scenic Resort

| Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Brisbane, Australia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

We booked at quite late notice but got a clean and comfortable room, very handy for the bakery and restaurants. Nice steaming hot shower, a great sleep then admired the beautiful lake view in the morning. So easy to book, good value and friendly staff who pointed us the right direction of everything nearby. Would stop here again.

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Sydney
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

I stayed one night here on the way back to christchurch. The lake just beside the resort. Very nice view. The famous Japanese restaurant is 1 min walk. But it is not as good as I expect. The owner is very nice. You can have 50mb free wifi.

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Dubai
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Both my wife and I loved our stay at this place. The resort is over looking the lake and you can see the lake as you come out of your room. The location is ideal, right in the middle of the small town. A minute away are the restaurants and coffee shops. Loved it there.....

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Bangkok, Thailand
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

We stayed here for a night on a driving tour through the South Island. The first thing that you need to realize, which we didn't, is that this hotel is located at the back of a shopping strip along the highway. It's in back of a couple of restaurants and a gas station, so the location is pretty crappy, to... More

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Don Young, General Manager at Lake Tekapo Scenic Resort, responded to this review
1 May 2012

Thank you for staying with us, and taking the time to review your time with us; we are always looking for ways to improve our guests experience. While our location is very close to other businesses, and not so obvious from the highway, I hope you found our close proximity to restaurants and other services to be of some convenience,... More

Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Tekapo is really humming. The local hot pools are a great addition to the town. I've stayed at Lake Tekapo Scenic Resort about 6 times, it has nice rooms, a central location and great facilities.

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New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

We stayed in an upper studio. It exceeded our expectations. The view is great; the staff friendly; the room particularly clean and well equipped (with extra towels, dishes, refrigerator, and such). It is centrally located within the village, and therefore very convenient to restaurants. The staff were helpful with tourist information.

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Perth,AUS
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

I, along with my wife and one year old son stayed here for one night in March and for a short stay breaking up the drive to Mt Cook, the Lake Tekapo Scenic Resort is a pretty good option. We stayed in an upstairs executive apartment (think thats what they called it) which was the room closest to the Lake... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

This place is AMAZING!!! It's sooo lovely that I can't really put it on words. We got an upstairs room. The view was really breathtaking.. It's so peaceful and lovely. You can just sit on the balcony over cuppa hot choco, counting the stars on the clear nite sky or simply waiting for the sun to rise in the morning,... More

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New Zealand
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

From the initial phone call to make a reservation I was impressed. Don was extremly helpful and went out of his way for us even making a reservation for us to visit the ST John Observatory when we phoned again the next day asking for advise. On arrival Don greeted us and escorted us to our room....instead of just pointing... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012

The room itself is nothing exceptional, clean, spacious and well-kept, all good but nothing too special. However, we knew that we paid for the location and the view rather than the facilities. And the money was well spent. The place is right by the lake, with nothing to obstruct your view. The sunsets were unfortunately mediocre when we were there,... More

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