9 Rewcastle Road, RD2, Owaka, 9586 Chaslands, New Zealand
#1 of 1 hotels in Chaslands
Guests' ChoiceBased on 394 hotel reviews
6.9Cleanliness
7.6
Comfort
7.5
Location
8.5
Facilities
7.0
Staff
8.0
Value for money
6.7
Free WiFi
6.2
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End of dialog contentReviewed: May 20, 2024
Dave
New ZealandRooms were a little tired, especially bathrooms, but nothing bad.
Quaint, nestled in bush area in middle of Catlins, so good jump-off point. One of few facilities open during winter - was definitely a plus.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 2, 2024
Xiao
New ZealandShared kitchen had no heater and was lacking cooking utensils. Heating in the room wasn't as effective either, we were mostly cold through the night.
Spacious room, comfortable bed.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 2, 2024
Joshua
New ZealandStaff were a little disorganised. For example at check-in I was given a site map directing me to the wrong cabin.
Cabin was tidy, as were communal facilities.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: April 27, 2024
Carrie
New ZealandThe fish wasn’t fresh and so wasn’t as tasty. The next day we went in for coffees. The flat white and cappuccino had the milk burnt. The milk had formed skins in the cup what wasn’t pleasant to drink.
It was a nice place to stay. I like that they had a restaurant attached for dinner. We could borrow a DVD to watch in our room after dinner, what was a nice addition.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: April 27, 2024
Kristen
United States of AmericaThere was no one there Sunday morning to sell us breakfast, and we didn't come very early -- 8:30am. A ghost town.
Spiciest, most authentic chicken curry. Good beer. Bird song and cow neighbors
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: April 27, 2024
Coleen
New ZealandThe heater could have been put on before we arrived.
We have stayed there before and we like the location.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 14, 2024
Debbie
New ZealandWe did find that there were no dessert plates in the kitchen and few utensils.
It provided an ideal location for our sightseeing between McLean Falls (seen late afternoon) and Cathedral Caves (the following morning). The curried meal option was filling and good value.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 7, 2024
Beverley
New ZealandEverything was fine
Great restaurant..clean and great location for travelling and exploring the Catlins.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 4, 2024
Marc
New Zealandno BBQ, toilets could be cleaned better
location, small kitchen
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 2, 2024
Antonius
NetherlandsThe room was really very small. The heater was about useless. It took me a quarter of an hour to get the TV to work. (I had to delve deeply into the settings.) And the only other facility was an electric water boiler. (This corresponded more or less to the information on the pages of booking.com, but it was still a bit of a shock.) The men's bathroom, especially the urinals, was not very clean.
The staff was very friendly. There was a restaurant which was very convenient as the next restaurant was quite far away. The location is really excellent, especially for visiting the Cathedral Caves.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Sarah
New ZealandI was charged prior to our trip despite specifying to pay on arrival. Was charged more than the stated rate, and when tried to discuss this with reception was told it was “taxes” which were clearly already included in the receipt. Then told it must be a credit card surcharge- which I had not chosen to use and was not advertised. No refund was offered, and was told “you can have %20 off the restaurant, which is clearly offered to all guests on posters at the site. Very poor.
The location was convenient.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 27, 2024
Steve
New ZealandEnsuite was dated and shower tray didn't drain. Was overpriced compared to other similar accomodation that we have had on this trip.
Nice clean kitchen
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 21, 2024
Cathy
AustraliaIt was a little cold inside, definitely get a fan heater from front desk.
Great location, near to McLean Falls. Clean and comfortable
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 14, 2024
Ines
SwitzerlandFacilties (shower, WC) a long walk at night time. Wlan not really working in the cabin.
Small, cute cabin. Parking in front of the cabin. Lounge is warm and good to meet other people. Extra heater for the cabin. Coffee and kettle in the room.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 13, 2024
Andrewjburns77
New ZealandN/a.
The restaurant had a good selection of food. We had the Whistling Frog pizza. It was very tasty and the food service was prompt.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 11, 2024
Kevin
New ZealandStaff seemed disorganized and not overly friendly. Couldn't find our booking booked for 3 adults and had us in room with 1 double bed Changed to one bedroom with single bed in lounge, which was fine. Didn't eat there it has a reputation for not having good food ( from people who have stayed previously) Could tell people on arrival what facilities they have, like they have happy hour, copy of menus Update resort info in room looked like info from previous owners
Good location room was fine and clean
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 7, 2024
Jason
AustraliaVery dated, was clean but needs some investment to improve standards. Shower head held on with rubber band.
Location worked for our travel plans
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 3, 2024
Mathilde
AustraliaThe common kitchen didn’t have any cutlery
Great to be so close to the Mc Lean falls.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: February 29, 2024
Anthony
New ZealandNo complaints.
Being in an isolated area, the Restaurant was a bonus. A satisfying meal. Finding the motel unit was a bit of a challenge. The map presented should have circled "Sampson Hill Lodge" which was faded out as that is the lane we were supposed to enter. It is quite a large complex. Otherwise, the unit was clean and the facilities on offer are quite extensive for the more expensive units.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 25, 2024
Ivan
CanadaThe shared kitchen was the worst we have seen on our travels. Inadequate equipment and dishes very dirty. Not sure when tea towels had last been washed. No cutlery and bugs in the cutlery container. Shared bathrooms were not clean with very low water pressure for the ahowera.
The cabin and restaurant were good. Cabin was quaint and clean. We had a good pizza at the restaurant.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 17, 2024
John
New ZealandThe cabins are falling apart and do not have any fridge for milk despite ther being tea/coffee making equipment.
Restaurant was open all day. Breakfast options were very poor (no museli or continental breakfast). Lunch / evening meal options were fine.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 16, 2024
Hans-peter
GermanyNothing
Everything was fine. No problems with check in, even though we were earlier than expected. The room was clean and met our expectations.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 14, 2024
David
United KingdomOur room was very old and dated
Good location close to Cathedral Caves
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 9, 2024
Dean
New ZealandThe cabin had many contents but we could have done with knife, fork and spoons.
The remoteness was what we were looking for and this was brilliant.
Stayed in February 2024
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