Lake Taupo Holiday Resort

Great park! We did a winter trip. Kids loved the pools and slides. Being able to watch a movie at night in the warm pool was fun. Parents being able to sit in the hot tub right next to the slides while kids go up and down was perfect. Very well organised and staffed park! Biggest drawback: The dryer didn't dry our clothes, even after two loads. They really need better dryers. Shockingly bad. Fine for Summer, as you don't really need the dryers, but for Winter you've got to have good dryers for a water-focused park. Be aware that they are very strict on rules (noise, how to park caravan, where to park cars, etc.). A bit over the top for Winter, but I can imagine it would be very important over the busy season (Summer, etc.) to keep everything running smoothly. One thing to note for Summer visitors: it's probably important to be aware that if you don't have your own toilet (caravan, etc.), you may have to walk far for the toilet and may face longer lines, as there are not enough toilets to sites yet (they look to have expanded the park for substantially more tent sites recently and don't yet have more toilets to match).

We stayed for a couple of nights in July on the recommendation of friends. We chose the ensuite sites which for a family of 4 with a camper are adobe $200 per night. That price includes access to the pools etc.||Good points: kids loved the pools and the swim up bar. The facilities are clean and pleasant. Ensuite bathroom situation was fab. ||Bad points: there is a distinct feeling of management prioritising making money over all else. For example: there are absolutely no rubbish bins anywhere except at the main waste area and no heating anywhere in spite of it being the middle of winter. I could see a singular lifeguard on duty even at peak times with hundreds and hundreds of people in the pool, and I’m actually not sure they were a lifeguard, perhaps just a staff member. And remembering this is a large swimming pool over 4m deep in parts with people drinking alcohol (PCBU obligations?). There is absolutely nothing supplied in the kitchens; no cooking utensils or detergent or tea towels. Not even a singular dishwashing brush. And at a minimum of $150 per night for the most basic of tent sites a massive walk from the pool or in excess of $1000 for a cabin, that strikes me as a bit of a piss take. ||So, in sum, there are upsides, but at the price, we expected much more.

Been going here since they first opened up, always been a really great place. This time we stayed 2 nights, as normal everything was tip top but the main pool was really really cold, was told a generator had failed and it would be warm the next day. Next day same thing, really unfortunate as this is the main reason we came. Hope this is not the new normal guys especially in winter, summer it would be fine but 26° is to cold really needs to be up around 35°.

Awesome place to bring your caravan. Yes slightly more expensive than most sites ….but it’s a resort! Powered sites a decent size with ground covers to prevent mud. An awesome place for young ones…. So much to do! Pool is amazing …. Drinks and food great and amenities clean and great also. Highly recommend treating yourself.

Wowie I love taupo it's SOOOO nice the pools are great I'm not overly a huge fan of the slides but STILL it's soo good it's a few hr drive I love it I love everything about it I just LOVE LOVE LOVE IT I highly recommend it'll definitely tire put kids for the night I WISH I could be there everyday but unfortunately you cannot it's a little expensive but so worth it highly recommended. The dryers they don't dry our clothes properly but we don't reuse them once we've got fresh on so they're ready for tomorrow and they're usually dry. And if you don't have your own toliet/shower+bathtub I highly recommend an onsuite they're clean and really nice otherwise it's fine even though we had one still booked one for obvious reasons they're clean but the showers don't have a lip so eater tends to come out I like to put a towel there to prevent slips. The playground is good not amazing my kids love the trampoline and the TV at the pools also not a huge fan with the slides I've recently noticed things are coming off menus that me and my kids are a little annoyed with but it's still great. Summertime trips here are so nice it's warm you can get the ice creams and other stuff the pizza isn't the nicest in my opinion it's too saucy and it tastes weird the curly fries though great I recommend That push button thingy won't work properly I don't recommend using it but the mini golf is super fun we all love it so yeah.

Great place for families. Definitely feel like we had a great holiday. The heated pools are awesome fun, with movies in the pool twice a day during weekends and school holidays, and a swim up bar. Well run campsite. The nightly rate is worth it for the pools, we had a great time. Bring your own pool noodles as they're expensive to buy, and a hooded towel is helpful as you'll be walking to and from the pools a lot.

Amazing Matariki Weekend with friends at Lake Taupo Holiday Resort. We enjoy the premium sites on Park Lane as they are huge, easy access for large vans, vehicle parking and extra tents. Also close to showers, toilets, kitchen and laundry. Pool, cafe, bar were well staffed so there was minimal waiting. The park was really full being a long weekend but with lots of space and areas for kids to play it didn't feel crowded. We have been coming here for 10+ years and enjoy it every time.

Reasonable price for a camping spot.Quite lots of activities for children as well. Nice temperature of the hot pool.i only capture facilities which is more important for us as a camper tent so we can be aware of what sort of facilities there are. All the facilities is so clean and tidy to use even the tent area.

I only have two words for this place: pretty disappointed. Let me first say this: the place is spotless, clean, and almost sterile. If you want a "glamping" experience this is the place to go. There are freezers, fridges, stoves, ovens, toasters, microwaves, you name it! The bathrooms are fairly pristine, and the only thing that makes this camping is sleeping outdoors (unless you are in a cabin). They have swimming pools (although I never visited them) and even a "sky tv room." If you want to sleep outdoors, but have all the amenities of home I guess this is the place you should book. This was recommended by Wanderlust Great Lake Taupo for camping for Wanderlust, so when we booked in we asked for the Wanderlust rates. We later discovered that they didn't even give us the wanderlust rate! When we questioned this they said, "sorry, but we can't refund you." We also called in a few days before to change our booking, and then to found out that they had no record of our conversation and refused to refund us for the extra day they charged. To top that, the people at the front desk were extremely rude about it. My friend, who organised the whole thing, was pretty shaken up after talking to them (and let me say she is the most reasonable and sweetest person I know). What happened to customer service? The people that work the front desk were extremely rude and unhelpful. Safe to say that I will never book accommodation at Lake Taupo Top 10 Holiday Resort ever again!