Taupo DeBretts Spa Resort

I stayed for a couple of nights in my van on a powered site. Nice quiet place, not too busy. Great clean facilities. Bathrooms are uni-sex and you need a code to use them. Works nicely. Hot showers, spacious sinks etc. Only 5 min drive to town and you get a discount for using the hot pools.

Unit we stayed in was clean but needed some TLC as quite sparse. Bed was uncomfortable and bathroom short on toiletries just a half empty bottles of body wash in shower and sink area. Heat pump kept lounge warm but no heating in either bedroom as it was the middle of winter we are glad we packed some wool blankets. Nice large screen tv kept our two grandsons happy along with the bouncy pillow area. We paid a reasonable winter rate but wouldn’t pay what they charge at peak season.

Our stay at DeBretts, was a pleasure from start to finish. The staff made us feel welcomed, and explained everything we needed to know, to us. The Chalet was warm, ( even though the temp dropped to -3 overnight), and the bed was really comfortable, with plenty of pillows. The bathroom was large, as well. Plus we got discounted hot pool and slide tickets.

First of all, the accommodation suited our needs perfect. It was a place to stay, somewhere we could have the car with us and we could access Taupō. The staff were also very friendly and the overall presentation of the site was well kept. The shower block and toilets were okay, relatively clean and quite modern, again satisfied our needs. The room itself was a little dated. We had a double, and a bunk, a small table and a kitchenette. We also had two leather chairs and a heat pump / ac, plus a large TV. The bed was super comfy and clean. The rest of the room looked a little tired such as the curtains, chairs and carpet. We could also slightly hear the other guests in the room that adjoined to ours. The only other issue is that some of the site is currently under construction/renovation and so we didn’t even attempt to use the hot pools. (I believe there’s only one pool available currently)

Fantastic family friendly venue. We stayed in the campground area and it was a great powered spot ($104 per night) which was private and yet big enough for our huge caravan and car to park. Every site also had a fresh water tap and a general waste bin. There are plenty of dump stations around and a recycling depot and tesla car charger spot. Fantastic huge kitchen with cooking facilities and a BBQ area. Coffee machine ($2) and filtered water station (by the bbqs). Has a lounge area with sky TV. Free wifi (however it is slow due to large demand). There is unisex shower and toilet facilities (so if you are parents do not let them go by themselves) there are hair dryers in the bathrooms and shower cubicles are decent sized. There is a kids play area outside the kitchen and an air trampoline pillow further around the bend (all sign posted). There is a laundry ($4 for washing machine or dryer) however the dryers are not great and you'll need about $8 just to dry one load. Cabins are available also for a range of budgets and choices. Onsite there is hot pools with hydroslides, which are fantastic (prices in pictures and you get a discount if staying on premise) there is also beauty spa (prices in pictures). All in all an awesome place to stay and well worth the money. Would stay again.

We were really impressed with the campsite. Lovely private sites with mature trees and hedges, great facilities, very clean and modern. Friendly staff, very accommodating. Would highly recommend. Awesome view of the snowy mountains too!

Great unit everything there nice and clean, plenty of room, amazing view if the lake. The new pool is well set out, the workman ship to refit this pool is A1. We didn't use it as wasn't open at the time. Highly recommend DeBretts.

A friend and I decided to treat ourselves and go to De Brett’s for a hot swim and then have a massage and facial. De Brett’s held many special memories for us both and unfortunately we were disappointed in the pools. However, the spa was fabulous and the massage and facial we both had was brilliant. Our beauty therapists were so good at what they did and would highly recommend going to them for some self care and pampering. So worth it

Turned up to find that house keeping had only remade current bedding from previous rooms occupants. Family bbq areas where taped off and the larger of the 3 slides out of action. They will weigh you in front of everyone at the gates if you want to ride the slides you need to weigh UNDER 90kg. I would recommend staying somewhere else and coming for hot pools as a day trip.

(Review from 2017) Go. Just go. This place is awesome. Got kids? They will love the slides, splash pad,and lounging with floaters. No kids? Even better! We spent three hours between the main pool, the water slides, the splash pad. I had to drag my husband here and now he recommend it to all our friends who visit Taupo. Seriously - if you love laying in the sun and hanging out - its a must!

I thought it was well priced, $22 for 45mins in a private pool then use of the main facilities. My only complaint was that the changing rooms were a bit run down.

This was recommended from our airbnb host. We went on our last day in New Zealand. There are 2 hot water pools. It's green because it has not been treated with chlorine. It's not recommended for you to dunk your head in it. There are signs. There are 2 normal pools, 1 hot tub, a kid zone, and 3 water slides. My family decided to come here because of the water slides. It was cold when we went to New Zealand and it was a relief to finally hang out in warm water. The water slides are heated, but aren't ridiculously hot so you can slide in warmth. The slides are a lot of fun, even for my 50+ dad. You can buy an all day pass to use the resort for $20 and if you want to use the slides, it's an additional $6. I thought this was a great deal especially since they close at 9pm. We were hoping to hang out there for a couple of hours late morning, grab lunch, then come back. We didn't end up coming back, unfortunately. It was a lot of fun and a great place for families.

Very old and tired location. Pools were green and fairly dirty, not kept up like it should be. Maybe it was nice in its day back in the past, but that time has come and gone. Hotel was also dreadful, stains on bed sheets, stains on carpet, no toilet paper in restroom, very old and in need of upgrades throughout. Customer services was also a joke. No one helped us at check in for almost 10 minutes, no one at the desk, and employees just kept walking by without even an hello since they knew they didn't want to help i guess, place was a total let down , please avoid at all costs!!

The two thermal pools are so warm, as warm as an exploding sun. There is one cooler pool and a warm bubbly spa. The heated water slides where extra extraordinary there was one dragon slide and two racing slides. The dragon slide was amazing, not as fast as the racing slides but more turny. At the end of the dragon slide there is a warm pool you fall into. There are two racing slides one orange and the other blue. The orange one you can't see at all, its pitch black. The blue one you can see through so at night you can see the neon lights so it feels like a disco slide. Both racing slides are incredibly fast! It has lovely villas with a really cool disco shower and comfortable beds. The gardens around them are pretty. The service was friendly and very helpful. There was an epic jumping pillow and a nice little playground. I had excellent french toast at the cafe and it has a great view of the wonderful Lake Taupo.