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My family and I have stayed at Ratanui on many visits to Taranaki over the years. The cosy units are set in amazing park-like grounds and the place almost feels like a second home to us. For travelers who enjoy the peace and serenity of the countryside.
This is a beautifully tranquil countryside setting
The room was great, and met our needs
The only detractor was that the view, seen on the advert, and the reason I picked this venue isn’t there!
Huge trees now block the view of the mountain, and you have to leave the property and drive down the road to see it fully.
We stayed at the Ratanui Villas previously and absolutely love this place. Stunning gardens, comfortable and super clean.
The only reason I didn't rate it 10/10, is because our unit didn't have a heat pump and it was super cold. A heater was in the unit but it barely threw out heat.
Very friendly host and cleaning lady.
A stunning setting, quiet and private and not far out of town at all. It was a treat to return after a busy day of sight seeing to find our unit tidied and towels replaced... doesnt seem to happen much anymore. The units were gorgeous and had everything we needed. We would certainly recommend and return in the future.
Very clean, very quiet. We had very bad weather with heavy rain which meant we could not enjoy the lovely property. Would have appreciated even a small covered outdoor space. It also meant the lack of dryer with laundry facilities was a problem--and we booked because it said it had laundry.
Valerie
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Ratanui Villas on 28 Apr 2023
Hello ValerieWe are pleased you appreciated the peace and quiet at Ratanui Villas.Our laundry facilities are free and yes you are correct - presently we do not have a dryer in our laundry as it is being replaced. We are sorry you were 'caught' in the interim period of new appliance being installed. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your journey in NZ with beautiful autumn weather. Thank you
Ratanui villas is a lovely quiet motel, set in gorgeous park-like grounds, very handy to New Plymouth and also for us to family who live in the same road 😊, perfect for us.
Very nice refurbished units, very comfortable and peaceful.
Peaceful beautiful surroundings. Good parking and unit had everything we needed for stay
Mary
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2020
10/10 Excellent
Verified traveller
10 Sept 2020
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
10/10 Excellent
Patrick
24 Jun 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent lodging near New Plymouth
Comfortable, clean, and generously sized suite on the outskirts of New Plymouth. Lots of trees around. Good access to Taranaki. Well-equipped kitchen. Friendly host.
Quiet and lovely grounds driving in to property, one thing our family disliked, we locked up the unit before leaving for a full day out with our belongings inside the unit as staying another night, but housekeeping had been in and left back door unlock and a window open being away from the property from early morning to late evening coming back knowing our belongings weren't safe like we thought when we left as anyone had access to our room was off putting.
Lovely accommodation. Clean and well cared for. They had a water pipe issue while we were there, so had to pump water from the pool for showers and toilet. Provided us with bottled water for drinking.
Wonderful quiet location just out of town in a rural setting these spacious units have all been tastefully updated, meticulously maintained and squeaky clean! Comfortable bed, beautiful grounds - like staying in a park. Highly recommend.
Such a beautiful place! So peaceful and pleasant:) wouldve been nice to have stayed longer with the weather a little better too but enjoyed the little time we did spend here..
Service was great too! Didnt come to find our room was in fact missing a kettle until the morning though but was happy to make do with alternative as we were only there for the night.
Would love to visit again next time were in the area :)
Lovely spot, short drive into town, extensive beautiful grounds, clean, tidy, modernised units and we were able to take our fur babies with us! We will be back
Pip
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Ratanui on 7 Sept 2018
Hi Pip
Many thanks for your kind words and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay
Nicely renovated villa situated 5 minutes from town. Peaceful and no traffic to wake you up. Owner was very friendly and helpful. He turned our heaters on prior to our arrival which was lovely.
Signs to the villas were hard to see as a real estate sign is in front of it for another property. We actually missed the sign completely in the dark.
Sign shows where reception is but leads to a door that looks like a back door of a house. So a sign on door saying reception would be good.
An email from villa to say they had received our booking via wotif woulc have been reassuring.
Great place to stay especially with kids. Two separate bedrooms was fantastic.
Great stay.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Ratanui on 7 Sept 2018
Hi
Many thanks for your kind words and for your suggestions.
We are pleased you enjoyed your break away with family.
Thanks
This place was a very pleasant surprise. The units are very modern and the setting is very inviting.
Patricia
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
8/10 Good
Rose, wellington
9 Jan 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Out in the country
They are so lovely and friendly. Very helpful and go the extra mile. Hard to find as on a corner and couldn’t see any sign on road.
Room clean and comfortable.
Rose
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Dianne on 12 Jan 2018
Thank you Rose - hope you enjoyed New Plymouth and reminiscing?
It's really good choice for our family. I had a headache and asked medicine to host. He directly gave me it with his smile. Very nice and clean and calm. I could relax and remove my all of my stresses. My children really enjoyed here and we planed next trip in here again. Hope you enjoy your trip in here.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Ratanui on 1 Dec 2017
Thank you for your kind words - so glad that you were able to 'de-stress'.