Lake Matheson Motel

Very comfortable and warm place. We travel in a party of 5 and had plenty of spce. Great off road parking and close to town. Fantastic views. Guess you get them anywhere here. Community centre and post at the back door

Convenient location to stay for a night before the glacier hike the next day. Love their password lock, making it easy. All kitchen utensils and bathroom amenities are provided.

The check-in was a unique, first time experience. There is absolutely no staff in the hotel! No desk clerk, no waiter, no room service boy, no room cleaners. They all come at 2 pm & leave at 6 pm. There was a notice hanging outside the reception office informing me, "Mundhada, your room is ready & open, keys are inside, tomorrow morning's breakfast is placed on the dining table, WiFi password is *****".||||There is no restaurant in the hotel though there are some nearby. Not even security, only electronic surveillance is there. Lake Matheson is a calm, peaceful, desolate motel. Rooms are good with a heater & a well equipped kitchenette. Toilets and toiletteries were good. The toilet too had a heater & the towels were always maintained warm by electric heating. Breakfast placed in the room was delicious. Christi was extremely polite and helpful.

We stayed for one night in one of the cottages during our month long motorcycle trip. We are on a month long motorcycle ride around NZ, it was raining like crazy when we arrived at 2:30 PM. were thankful to have the overhead sheltered car park to load and unload the bike. Every room had a covered car park which is a great idea when you are in a rain forest. The cottage was basic but equipped for what you need for a few nights. There is a kitchenette with and hot plate and microwave and all the necessary dishes. The shower was hot with heated towel racks and the bed was comfortable. The location is close to town and in easy walking distance to Betsey Jane restaurant (amazing restaurant) It is had to rate the service as noone was ever at reception desk when we arrived at 2:30 in the afternoon. There was note taped to the office window telling us our room number, the key was in the room and have at it! In my opinion this is a basic cottage, a 2 1/2 star room with no service other than the fact that the room was made up for our arrival. The unit has all the basics for a cottage but shows signs of wear, the carpet in the living area is stained and the kitchen floor is sticky so your feet stick to it when you walk on it. This definitely detracted from the experience.

Awesome motel, beautiful spacious room and the comfiest sleep/bed we had in the 2 weeks we were away. Very accommodating with our last min cancellation for us booking in on another date. Thank you for a great stay. :)

Great spotlessly clean motel. Your vehicle can be parked right outside the room for easy unloading. Perfect for a South Island Road trip. Bed comfortable and plenty of sockets for charging. We had a king bed and spent a comfortable nights rest. No complaints.

Stayed at this self rated 4 star motels and couldn't have been more disappointed. Reception was someone of a ring doorbell with terrible reception telling us to go to our room but took multiple times to.get the room.number. we got to our room and the room was closed up we opened the door and a immediate smell of sewerage we opened and aired the room for most of the night and when we closed the room the smell was back immediately. Definitely not a 4 star motel. Rooms and service get 1 star but the location is good so that gets 4 stars.

What a great stay over 3 nights. The receptionist was lovely and welcoming. The rooms were comfy and pleasant, so even though it rained for 2 days, our room was.good to be in and included an exceptionally comfy bed. This motel is a little tucked away, yet everything was easily accessible. What a gem!

Absolutely spotless and clean with new, modern furnishings. Easy check-in and only one block away from the main road w/numerous eateries. Loved our stay...best of all the places we stayed during our 3-week stay in NZ.

Amazing accommodations!! After a long bus ride we were met with a warm welcome by Heather and Mike. Our room was very clean with all the necessities. We enjoyed our evening meal with a view of Mt. Cook, just outside our room. As a surprise bonus, Mike was kind enough to drive us to an overlook to see Fox Glacier. Staff were friendly, happy and so accommodating. I definitely recommend and will stay at no other place on our next trip.