Scenic Hotel Punakaiki

Fantastic location particularly if you are travelling the west coastline. Really handy for pancake rocks as they are literally next door. Very good breakfast though it would have been better for pancakes given the location! . Apparently the place up the road a few minutes away serves them as a speciality; however, after a fill at breakfast as ours was included, we didn’t have the appetite or time spare. |Make time to take the walk through the rainforest to the pancake rocks and blowholes as it’s well worth it despite getting absolutely drenched.|Now, the accommodation…our view is this is not luxury. Nothing wrong with the room though it would have been better if the inside of the windows were clean to make more of the spectacular views. It is functional and comfortable but no more than that. |The staff were very friendly and polite and helpful.

A nicely situated hotel only yards from the beach, large and well appointed rooms many with sea views. There is no airconditioning but nights are quite cool-the small window has a screen but a screen for the french door would be a good idea to allow more ventilation without permitting access to the dreaded sand flies for which the beach is apparently notorious. The hotel is not in the town itself which is perhaps 15 minutes walk away. There is a pleasant bar area overlooking the sea, and dinner in the restaurant was very good and efficiently served.

Beds were lumpy. There was no air conditioning. Giant tour coaches pulled up in front of our beach front rooms. Food was poor and dining places were pre assigned. Such a shame because the beach is beautiful. I didn't bother to take photographs because the place was so meh.

The location, view, and restaurant were great. The restaurant was very good, especially with the 50% discount promotion for guests staying at the hotel. I paid for a rainforest room but my room had an ocean view so maybe it was an upgrade. It was a very nice view. Unfortunately, the room itself was disappointing. There was leftover food in the fridge from previous guests, no air conditioning, and the fan was old, rusty, and dirty. Our shower was completely broken, with water spraying everywhere from the hose. The staff were responsive and moved us promptly to a new room, which I appreciated, but it was still a hassle. Even in the replacement room, the fan had the same problem. There were also tiny dead flies on the bed, which made me wonder how long the room had been empty. Small things were off as well, like the lotion container that was not attached properly and fell off the wall. The rooms are also right on the highway, so it was a bit noisy. Overall, beautiful location and great food, but the rooms really need better upkeep.

Loved our stay at Scenic Hotel Punakaiki. We were planning for a trip with lots of hiking/camping and being next to Paparoa national park was amazing for our interests. It is about 20min from Greymouth so there aren't many restaurants or anything else to do in the area besides the outdoor activities, but we loved it for our trip. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The rooms were comfortable and well kept.

The hotel is direct to the ocean and the rooms are on top of a hill with view over the ocean. Our room even had a terrace with two chairs. Nice warm room huge bed and an extra bed, very good. The restaurant to the hotel is very fine and it is a pleasure to dine here with the view. Food and service was excellent. Breakfast is continental with extra goodies. Thank you.

Anyone who doesn't give 5 stars is being dishonest, they're really stuck up or they had a once in decade encounter. I stayed here 18 years ago and to return was just great. I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who made it a great stay. Also I thought $150 for dinner was super reasonable!

The room was okay but the bathroom was dated and the shower head leaked in several places. Also, the shower is super short and if you are tall it might be that you get half a shower at best. The windows were dirty and only one hand towel was supplied for each room. Both the room and bathroom could be lovely with a bit of money spent and some though given to the design and fittings. There was a lot of wasted space, hanging for about 4 items and no drawer space. The food was not great and the breakfast was pretty dire. There was filtered coffee and poor quality generally as regards the fruit, pastries, bread etc. Would recommend skipping breakfast there and walking 10 mins into town where there are several better options. On a positive note, the views are amazing, the walks were great and the Argentinian in the bar knew how to make cocktails. Shame he wasn’t able to have access to fresh limes though.