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4.5 out of 5
Lake Roxburgh Lodge
20A Tamblyn Drive, Lake Roxburgh Village, Central Otago

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 40 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Warwick

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Murray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fanstastic food, dinner and breakfast, in the restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Rosie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super food highly recommended, lovely property but in the middle of nowhere. Beautifully quiet All in all great place to stay

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable room in a very natural, garden setting, although it was near a large hydro dam. Excellent dinner prepared in the restaurant by the hosts, with a nice selection of local wines.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Jaap

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, great hosts and wonderful food
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Lake Roxburgh Lodge on 9 Jun 2021
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden gem
This is the epitome of a hidden gem! The restaurant is world class.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Lake Roxburgh Lodge on 9 Jun 2021
Thank you for your review Michael!

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Murray

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place, quiet, comfortable, and everything we needed was provided. Interesting walks with impressive views of the power station in close proximity. Great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a Lodge as We Know One
Room and overall condition of property not as advertised so we left and rebooked elsewhere for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Lake Roxburgh Lodge on 20 Feb 2020
Thank you for your feedback John! As we aim at providing excellent service to all our guests, could you please provide some more details on what was wrong with the room and the property that you found it not as advertised? Your feedback will be of great help to us. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stop for the night after a long day travelling
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Russ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in quiet place.
Room was great, warm, comfortable. Shower had loads power and plenty hot water. Food was fantastic and freshly cooked. Checking in/out was easy. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Anna on 21 Nov 2019
Thank you Russ! It was great to have you here with us. We'll be happy to host you again, and hope the weather will be better!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked how hassle free our check in was and how lovely and warm the room was. The only bad point was that my phone operates on 2 degrees network and i was unable to get signal or make use of the wifi
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Sarah & Leah on 13 Jun 2019
Thanks very much for staying with us, we are pleased to know you enjoyed your stay! Rural areas such as ours unfortunately at times have Wifi connection hiccups, we do hope this didn't inconvenience you too much! Kindest regards,

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small, boutique hotel in a fabulous setting
A fabulous little "hotel" with about 5 rooms, a restaurant and a huge balcony area. Very large and pretty gardens surround the premises. Nice walk down to the dam wall. Very friendly owners and the restaurant is quite popular with the locals. Great stopover point
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Sarah on 13 Jun 2019
Thank you very much or coming to stay with us! Very glad you enjoyed it and hope to see you again! Thanks again,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Lodge Manager on 10 Apr 2019
Hi there, Many thanks for leaving your kind review. We do hope that you will think of us again for your travels. Kindest Regards, Leah

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This very nice property is a top quality accommodation. The landscaping, building exterior, room finishes, bathroom qualities and supplies are all superior. There is a dining room with a great selection of food, local beers and wines. In particular the two site managers/operators provide a high degree of hospitality and service.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Lodge Managers on 10 Apr 2019
Good morning from Roxburgh! Thank you ever so much for your lovely review. We are pleased that you enjoyed our property and service, and would love to host you again should you be back in the area. Best wishes for your future endeavours. Warm Regards, Leah & Sarah

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little spot on the River.
Had a great time, the pair running the place were great value and really helpful. I don't often need to travel to Roxburgh but will definitely stay there again next time I'm in town. Only reason I dropped the comfort level by 1 level was because I didn't have a table or desk in the room which made getting work done after hours a little cumbersome.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Lodge Managers on 10 Apr 2019
Hi there! We want to thank you for taking the time to leave your review. It is always a pleasure hosting our guests and we appreciate suggestions for improvements. Some of our rooms do more comfortably hold space for desks and we will look into this for future. Alternatively we find that the outdoor tables on each balcony can be quite sufficient, depending on the time of year of course. All the very best! We do hope to welcome you again to the Lodge. Kindest Regards, Leah & Sarah

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very quiet location lovely restaurant and very friendly staff enjoyed our stay very much
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Sarah on 13 Jun 2019
Thank you kindly for choosing to stay with us, you're welcome any time!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Great staff and the food was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Sarah on 13 Jun 2019
Glad you liked it!

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Sarah & Leah on 13 Jun 2019
Many thanks for taking a moment to review us!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to take a break. Beautiful gardens to sip your tea at.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Derek, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night at the Lake (once we found it,)
Lovely room in a Lovely setting,strange place took us a while to find the road to the lake. The dam was easy to find. Probably superb for cyclists but for us road trippers it was a long way from anywhere’s. Need to say that the stars were phenomenal. No less with recommending this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Caitriona, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little lodge. Great for short stay.
We managed to secure a last minute booking and we are very glad we stayed at Lake Roxburgh Lodge. The room was very comfortable and the staff were externally friendly. Make sure to book into the restaurant for dinner...the food was fantastic! Very high quality and excellent value for such a high standard. Unfortunately the weather was terrible for our stay but there is a beautiful lake and great cycling routes close by which we will definitely for.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food excellent

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and professional

10/10 Excellent

Eva Hirt, Yarram, Vic, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel near Lake Roxburgh
Will be definitely returning. Proprietors Phil and Kym extremely helpful and accommodating. Great food and beverages! Extremely good value. Best nights sleep on our holiday in NZ.

8/10 Good

Torben, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopover in Central Otago.
Fine, friendly lady, a bit on the dear side - its not as if it was high season as I was the only guest.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to good salmon fishing
Staff was very friendly, food was excellent all home made very nice.

10/10 Excellent

Barbara, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpful staff, beautiful location.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay near the cycle trails.
We came to Lake Roxburgh Lodge to do some local cycling trails, which proved very enjoyable. Phil organised a jet boat trip between sections and then used our vehicle to come and pick my husband up at the end, which meant we were able to get to Alexandra!

8/10 Good

Di, Oamaru, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice lodge near lake and bike tracks
Very comfortable unit. Great size bed. Clean and new bathroom. Great shower. No Sky or Wi-Fi. Nice restaurant with amazing food and good bar selection. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. A great stay!

8/10 Good

Megan, New Zealand - Otago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Moderate; Service: Remarkable; Cleanliness: Ok; Lovely people.

10/10 Excellent

Zoe, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: A steal; Service: Remarkable, Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless; Great place for a quiet weekend away!

10/10 Excellent

Neal, Australia - QLD - Gold Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: A steal; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Immaculate;

10/10 Excellent

Roley, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Great deal; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless, Immaculate; lovely people, easy to talk to, helpful and engaging. Would definitely go back!

10/10 Excellent

Ute

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Übernachtung
Schade, dass wir nicht länger bleiben konnten, wir hatten ein tolles Familienzimmer und wurden sehr freundlich begrüßt und betreut.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Lake Roxburgh Lodge on 15 Jan 2020
Vielen dank!

10/10 Excellent

竹内達郎, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
オタゴ中央部にある川沿いの素敵な場所。従業員は全て若い女性で親切です。こんな場所に暫く数日間泊まりたくなります。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Sarah & Leah on 13 Jun 2019
Pleased to hear you enjoyed our little slice of paradise and thank you for the lovely comment! Hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

钟智康, ホーチミン、ベトナム

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
庭が広くて綺麗なコテージ
ダムの側で高圧線が多いが、とても静かないいコテージ。夜空はもちろん、朝も爽快です。部屋も広くて清潔でした。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Guido, Köln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ruhig gelegen, ideal zur Durchreise
Schöne Anlage mit schönen Zimmern.Gutes Free WIFI. Parken kein Problem.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017