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Reviews of Altamont Lodge

3 out of 5
Altamont Lodge
121 Wanaka Mount Aspiring Road, Wanaka

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 129 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 189 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I couldn't fault this place. Spotlessly clean and uncluttered. Even when the lodge was full it never felt crowded because there is plenty of space in common areas, while still feeling cosy. Kitchen was large and functional. Never had to wait for bathrooms or shower. My room was upstairs where there is only 2 rooms, as opposed to off the main hallway where the majority of rooms are, so I can't comment on noise overnight from neighbouring rooms. The managers here are friendly and do a fantastic job of maintaining the lodge and grounds to a high standard.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 14 Mar 2024
Glad you enjoyed the lodge Emma - thank you for your glowing review...Lynn and Jeff

8/10 Good

Xiangrui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful lodge and very clean! Good for a short stay! But the wall of the room is very thin, and we had an annoying neighbor we’re talking until the midnight, so didn’t get a good sleep at that night.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 29 Jan 2024
Thanks for your feedback..

10/10 Excellent

Verena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptionally clean and quiet accommodation with access to garden and well-equipped kitchen. Felt safe and home-y. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 30 Nov 2023
Thanks for that Verena -

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Clean & tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 21 Oct 2023
Thanks Kerry - hope you had a good night....

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful place to stay with friendly staff and very clean and tidy shared facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 1 May 2023
Thanks Thomas - hope the wedding went well...

10/10 Excellent

Vinh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleaness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 1 May 2023
Hope your travels are going well....

10/10 Excellent

John

Well stocked shared kitchen.. Clean resort with nice large lounge .. Very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 26 Apr 2023
Thanks for your great feedback....

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a fabulous stay at Altamont - very friendly staff and clean facilities and great value for money. Shared kitchen was spacious, well-appointed, clean and organized and shared lounge was very welcoming. Thank you!! I’d definitely stay again!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Lynn and Jeff on 18 Apr 2023
Hi Anne - thanks for your great feedback....we would love to have you back anytime...

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This has to be the best “hostel” we have ever encountered. All areas were spotless. Large open eating and lounge areas. The kitchen was stocked with all dishes cookware and cutlery you could need. Separate refrigerator shelves for each room. Bathrooms with individual stalls. Friendly, welcoming staff. It was all good and well worth the price.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Jeff on 30 Mar 2023
What a great review - thank you so much for the kind words...Lynn and Jeff

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Lynn on 24 Feb 2023
Thanks for review Geoffrey...

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay, facilities were perfect and immaculate. Would definitely stay again. Great location, more of a hotel than a lodge
Response from Lynn on 10 Feb 2023
Thanks for the great review...we hope you do come back and stay again...

8/10 Good

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and quiet with a lovely large kitchen and comfortable, quiet lounge room. Very warm and welcoming setup. A good 15-20min walk from the centre of town if you dont have a car.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Jeff on 3 Feb 2023
Thanks Nicole - glad you enjoyed your stay with us...

10/10 Excellent

Vince

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Room was comfortable and clean facilities were amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Lynn on 31 Jan 2023
Thanks for your great review...glad you enjoyed your stay..

10/10 Excellent

Meie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Response from Lynn on 14 Jan 2023
Thanks for the feedback.

8/10 Good

Janie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great way to meet fellow travelers and share stories! Surprisingly comfortable.
Response from Lynn on 8 Jan 2023
Glad all went well for you here at the lodge...

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners are really friendly and welcoming!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Lynn on 2 Jan 2023
Thanks guys...hope you had a great time at the concert....and behaved yourselves...

8/10 Good

John Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Satisfactory but not outstanding. Not a 9.3 rating
Furniture in the common room needs some cleaning. Bad smell and felt dirty. Otherwise a very well stocked kitchen and satisfactory accommodation
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Lynn on 5 Dec 2022
Hi John...I have sent this review on to the owners - the furniture was something we were going to address next year....might get it done earlier....thanks for letting us know....

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean and tidy we stayed 1 night only there were no vacancies as fully booked but still very quiet so slept well.. Kitchen area and fridge all marked out so everyone knew where their own drinks/food was kept.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Jeff on 27 Nov 2022
Hi David - glad you enjoyed the lodge....hope you return sometime...

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place has a very homely feel and is very clean. The owner is a gentleman. Excellent value. If I ever visit Wanaka again then Altamont Lodge will get my business.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Jeff on 24 Nov 2022
Hi Dean...thank you for your great feedback....great to hear you enjoyed the lodge...

8/10 Good

Ginny, Chantilly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice affordable place to stay in Wanaka. Place was clean, basic room, with onsite laundry in the building. Huge shared kitchen and dining area, had everything we needed to save money instead of going out to eat. Great location close to Lake Wanaka and hiking trails. Great place to go biking around, hiking, and trout / salmon fishing on the lake.
Response from Lynn on 5 Nov 2022
Thanks for the lovely feedback....glad you enjoyed our lodge. Great you enjoyed the kitchen - it is great when there is a lot of people in there all cooking...nice smells.Hope you return.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly hosts! Extremely neat and organized kitchen and dining area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Lynn on 18 May 2022
Thanks for your great feedback...hope your journey went well...

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay, lovely lodge atmosphere, very friendly manager
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Lynn on 29 Apr 2022
Hi Helen - thanks for your great review - glad you enjoyed the lodge. Hope to see you back real soon. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Marcos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

qcar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully maintained property and nice and tidy kitchen.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Lynn on 12 Feb 2022
Hi there - thanks for the great review. Glad you enjoyed your time with us...

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place to say! Has everything you need and is located in a very peaceful an quiet area. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Thanks for the stay!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Jeff on 7 Feb 2022
Hi Tiffany - glad you had a good stay - hope you enjoyed your time in Wanaka..Cheers Jeff

8/10 Good

Anand

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Lynn on 30 Jan 2022
Hi there....thanks for your review - we appreciate you replying..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay for two nights
The room, while simple, is very comfortable. Lynn and Jeff are very gracious hosts. A bit far from town, but highly recommend to any one travelling through Wanaka.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Lynn on 15 Jan 2022
Hi there....thanks for your great review...glad you enjoyed your stay with us....Lynn and Jeff

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little budget-friendly place in Wanaka! Was so good I had to go back the following week. Quaint little lodge with excellent facilities & super well-organized, kitchen is particularly well catered, and the staff are lovely. Couple minutes up the road from town, but well within walking distance still (they even have bikes you can borrow), and conveniently located on the road out to Mt Aspiring National Park - very close to some local attractions such as Roy's Peak, Wildwire Wanaka, Diamond Lakes etc. Would absolutely recommend and will probably be my place to stay each time I'm in Wanaka now!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Lynn on 13 Jan 2022
Hi James - we loved having you as well - and you were no problem so well behaved....thanks for the great review - we can't wait for you to come back real soon..... sorry about calling you Wing....see you soon....cheers Lynn

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay. Clean, great facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Jeff on 17 Dec 2021
Thanks for that John - glad you enjoyed our lodge...was very quiet though...cheers Jeff and Lynn

10/10 Excellent

Mara

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Family Atmosphere.
I was very impressed with the Lodge, very clean and tidy, well set up and managed to high standards, very spacious shared facilities, fantastic kitchen to cater for everyone, friendly fellow guests and hosts. Very comfortable private rooms and quiet location. Handy walking distance to township and lake. Affordable Tariff.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Lynn on 15 Mar 2021
Thanks Mara. Glad you enjoyed the lodge - look forward to you coming back sometime. Cheers Lynn and Jeff

10/10 Excellent

Suahm

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Elspeth, Dunedin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful and friendly staff. Super clean and well equipped.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Jeff on 8 Oct 2020
Thanks for that Elspeth...glad you enjoyed your time with us. See you again soon. Cheers Jeff and Lynn

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Lynn on 8 Oct 2020
Thanks guys.....hope you come back soon......Cheers Lynn

10/10 Excellent

Adam, Canada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent small lodge with good amenities. Large communal kitchen area fully equipped. Large lounge, and NO TV (which we loved). Close enough to town to walk in 10-15 minutes. Hot tub available for use, which was nice after long days of walking. Rooms were clean, but a little small. Communal shower/toilet area was clean, but also small with only two showers and two toilets, however there was never a wait. Staff was wonderful and very friendly. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Lynn on 9 Mar 2020
Hi Adam. Thanks for the wonderful review...really glad you enjoyed the lodge. Will pass your comments on to the owners - we will see you again soon hopefully.... Cheers Lynn and Jeff

10/10 Excellent

Farqad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Lynn on 2 Mar 2020
Hi there...thanks for the great review..glad you enjoyed your time here. Cheers LYNN

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Lynn on 1 Mar 2020
Hi there. Looks like you didn't enjoy staying with us. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
excellent accomodation, affordable and close to the lake (10 min walk). garden, lounge, tv, kitchen, laundry... very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Lynn on 22 Jan 2020
Hi there. Thank you for the great review. Glad you enjoyed our lodge. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Rooms are quite small, but kitchen and lounge are spacious and very well organized. Every room has a fridge space and pantry allocated. Well equipped. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Lynn on 17 Jan 2020
Hi . thanks for the great review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We will see you again soon I hope.

8/10 Good

Rod

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Lynn on 19 Dec 2019
Hi Rod - thanks for your feedback....hope you all enjoy your time here in NZ. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The kitchen amenities were great and very well laid out. They had everything we needed to cook for ourselves.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Lynn on 10 Dec 2019
Hi there. Thanks for that - the kitchen is pretty awesome. Cheers LYNN

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very clean throughout, and the beds were very comfortable! Huge kitchen and lots of common space to enjoy! Our family enjoyed the stay very much.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Lynn on 6 Dec 2019
Thanks heaps for your great review - always nice to get positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

simona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean friendly , simply wonderful place.
We absolutely loved this place. We hardly ever stay in lodges as we like our comfort but thought we would try but if ‘on The budget’ stay. We were so wonderfully surprised by this place! Clean, clean, clean! Comfortable, warm, beautiful staff! Just perfect. We only stayed one night and moved on to Franz Joseph Glacier. Our trip was meant to continue from there up to Arthur pass but decided to go back to Wanaka and booked 2 more nights at this lodge. We really really love this place. 5 STARS from us !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from LYNN on 20 Nov 2019
Simona you are a honey....we are so glad you enjoyed your stay here TWICE. We look forward to when you return. Cheers Lynn and Jeff

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from LYNN on 13 Nov 2019
Thanks for your review...we like to get good feedback. Cheers Lynn and Jeff

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and good location
Nice facility, Clean and Space kitchen
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Lynn on 8 Oct 2019
Thank you for your positive feedback = it is always nice to get. We hope you enjoy your stay in lovely Wanaka.....

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
This doesn't seem like good value given the walking distance to town and the shared toilets and showers. There's also no way to have the room warm when you get up in the morning due to a timer switch. It's not a bad place to stay but there are better places.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Lynn on 11 Sept 2019
Hi guys. Sorry didn't enjoyed your stay at Altamont. Perhaps you didn't realise when you booked that we were share accommodation. We hope your time in Wanaka was okay though. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm comfortable room. We didn't meet the staff but self-check-in was smooth. The bathroom was quite cold, but other than that everything was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Lynn on 24 May 2019
Hi - sorry we didn't get to catch up with you. There was a heater in the bathroom for you to put on - as we realise it is sometimes very cold in Wanaka in the mornings. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique building construction, Friendly Manager and staff, well equiped cooming facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Lynn on 3 Apr 2019
Hi thanks for that good feedback....looks like you enjoyed your stay with us. Cheers LYNN

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful budget hotel in Wanaka
I loved my stay at Altamont Lodge. The rooms are simple and small, with shared bathroom and showers, but everything is spectacularly clean and it's all very comfortable. The location is very close to Wanaka center and there is easy access to the beautiful pathway around the lake. The shared kitchen facilities are enormous, well organized, excellently equipped and kept sparkling clean. There are marked shelves in the fridge and pantry for each room. The owners are pleasant and helpful. No noise problems at all. I only wish I could have spent more time here. The wifi was not great, but not terrible, either. You do have to be alert to the cleaning closures for the kitchen and bathrooms at 10 AM.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Jeff on 30 Mar 2019
Hi - we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us....next time you might be able to stay that little bit longer. PERHAPS....Cheers Lynn and Jeff

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were very welcoming and friendly. You can walk to the town and lake ( about 15-20 minutes) . There was a laundry. The shared kitchen was clean and well organised with all cupboards clearly labelled and fridge and food cupboard space for each room . There was even a dishwasher. Very quiet at night
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Lynn on 20 Mar 2019
Hi Judith - we are glad you enjoyed your stay at the Lodge. Hope your holiday is going well. Cheers Lynn and Jeff