Waitomo Caves Guest Lodge

Really lovely, clean room. Excellent AC, which was welcome, as it was a hot and sunny day. I'm sure this would be a lovely warm room in winter too, as it is well equipped for all seasons. Kunal offered us an evening meal, but we'd has a curry the night before, so didn't take up the offer. Wish we had! Breakfast was perfect too. Beautiful location & the Waitomo area offers lots for the energetic or more sedentary visitor. Many thanks, Manci and Kunal, your welcome and hospitality were exemplary. E x

What an absolutely gorgeous find this place was! The owners are genuinely lovely people, a beautiful family who readily shared some local hidden gems with us plus we had the best nights sleep ever! Surrounded by beautiful gardens we saw lots of local birds and were delighted by the smell of both the flowers and the wonderful cooking from our hosts! Thank you so much for having us. Highly recommended

Room: Rooms were clean and manageable but I had a weird room where the room abd bathroom were connected to the main structure. I had go go through a hallway where they have storage and other doors. My friends 2 rooms were like a normal hotel. Service: Was great as they let us check in early so we could go to our excursion on time. Location: Good location center of town, not much here except few resturants. You come here for caving and not the rest.

We stopped in here for a single night during a tour of the north island. It is a cosy bed and breakfast lodge and our room was comfortable and had a nice view and an outside seating area. The highlight though was the attentive service of our hosts Manci and Kunal. We chose to have dinner at the lodge which was not just the same sort of bulk produced fair you get everywhere but a painstakingly prepared home cooked curry. In fact it was the same meal they prepared for their own family. It was such a treat, the nicest meal we have had since we have been in New Zealand.

Welcoming friendly hosts. We arrived late and were offered Dinner an Amazing chicken curry. Great local knowledge and recommendations. Warm comfortable beds good shower pressure. Perfect location. We loved the hand made artwork.

We stayed there for One day after our visit to the glowworm caves. Rooms were really nice and cozy. They had an electric blanket and an air conditioner. The host was very friendly and gave us tips for our further journey. he even made us breakfast early because we had to leave early in the morning. We definitely would go back and stay with him

Great location seeing the glow worms. Very cozy small lodge, friendly staff and very knowledgeable about the area especially the waterfall we knew nothing about. Good breakfast, Highly recommended.

Thank you for delicious food Manasi and Kunal. It was like welcoming home and was raining heavily. They made us homemade food. We loved it. Rooms are clean and nice.

The owner/hosts, Richy & Lynn welcomed us, like long lost family. Richy loves his village, made fabulous recommendations and encouraged us to stay longer to relax in the area he loves. Lynn sees to breakfast. I can't imagine anyone leaves the table hungry. The rooms are clean and quiet. The property is covered in flowers and birds. They recommended Spellbound tours for the caves, Huhu for dinner and told us of a waterfall we had mostly to ourselves. Think of your visiting your favorite Auntie & Uncle, that is Richy & Lynn.

A hidden gem that if i could keep a secret i would, just so they would have always have an opening. Owners are friendly and helpful and always there. Provided us with a little breakdown of their town and offered a few extracurriculars. Recommended a small late night glow worm hike and even gave us a map and flashlight(torch) to use. Nice little renovated en suite with all the little creature comforts you would need for the night! Awesome no hesitations to stay there again if we ever find oursleves back here.