Lake Tekapo Village Motel

“Big rooms, comfy beds and good location”

I read the bad reviews of the Lake Tekapo Budget Accommodation and that was not my experience. Overall I had a good stay and would stay again. First, this is adjacent to the motel of the same name and you check in at the same place. It’s confusing to find it so look for the Greedy Cow on the inner… more

I read the bad reviews of the Lake Tekapo Budget Accommodation and that was not my experience. Overall I had a good stay and would stay again. First, this is adjacent to the motel of the same name and you check in at the same place. It’s confusing to find it so look for the Greedy Cow on the inner road and it’s right behind there. The hostel is nicely located near the lake, free parking and a grocery store. The dorm rooms are huge and even when full gives a lot of space. No locked storage area though. Laundry available on site. Kitchen is small and has sparse kitchen supplies but is fine. Not a lot of fridge space so reserve your spot early. No dry foods storage so that goes in the rooms. Hostel is quiet after hours and there is next to no outdoor noise. The only real complaint I had here is the WiFi. It’s terrible in the common areas and won’t work in the rooms. And you are allotted 2GB for up to 3 devices for 7 days. IMO not enough. Staff was nice and easy to work with and the bathrooms were big and clean. I would recommend this place in Tekapo.

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“Not bad ”

Our first dorm experience and it wasn’t bad. I was a little worried before checking in with the poor comments listed on trip advisor but then we felt lucky that our stay was pretty good. Bed was comfy, room and shower were clean. Didn’t use the kitchen much but it seems to me that amenities were s… more

Our first dorm experience and it wasn’t bad. I was a little worried before checking in with the poor comments listed on trip advisor but then we felt lucky that our stay was pretty good. Bed was comfy, room and shower were clean. Didn’t use the kitchen much but it seems to me that amenities were sufficient. Can’t beat the location. A few minutes walking distance to supermarket, restaurants, the lake and other stores. We had a little delay while checking in as no one was in the reception and it seems the bell wasn’t working well but staff came for help after we rang the phone. The only problem was the weak wifi, couldn’t get connected at all. Else everything was better than expected.

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“Needs a refresh and Wi-Fi that works”

I’ve stayed in lots of backpacker accommodation so feel I have a pretty good idea of what to expect. I was a little confused trying to find the place as it is part of the Motel and the backpacker sign is quite small. The backpacker accommodation is behind the ‘Greedy Cow.’ The price to stay here… more

I’ve stayed in lots of backpacker accommodation so feel I have a pretty good idea of what to expect. I was a little confused trying to find the place as it is part of the Motel and the backpacker sign is quite small. The backpacker accommodation is behind the ‘Greedy Cow.’ The price to stay here is pretty reasonable and it’s definitely handy to be really really close to the supermarket, cafes and shops. The standard of cleanliness was acceptable. The hostel has most of the things you need but it definitely needs a refresh as a few things were broken or looked rather worn. Mostly the kitchen and showers. The shower was very quick to heat up and refreshing. Unfortunately the two showers are in the same room as the toilets, which can mean waiting a while to use the toilet when someone is using the shower. I was given fresh bedding which felt and looked very crisp and clean. The bunk bed had a comfortable mattress, but the bar at the end of the bed restricted me being able to comfortably lay down due to the short length for me. An average person would be fine. There was enough room in the dorm and the door had a lock on it, although it was propped open when I arrived. I did arrive early though. I had plug sockets by the bed which was very useful but the Wi-Fi apparently is only good in the outside seating area. The Wi-Fi was the only thing that really bothered me, the other things aren’t big deal. I needed to upload lots of photos and videos to my iCloud account to free up space on my phone, but the Wi-Fi is pretty much non existent. Everyone else also wasn’t happy about the Wi-Fi, so this needs improvement, especially in these modern times. The lady at reception did kindly give me another Wi-Fi voucher so I could use more than 5GB (your initial quota), but it was more a problem of the Wi-Fi being incredibly slow rather than running out of data. Despite the staff being helpful and friendly, I’m afraid to say that I do think there are better options available. I don’t think this place is keeping up as well as other backpacker accommodation for a similar price.

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“Good for the price”

Its an alright place if you are looking for a budget stay and for a night. Place is central and all tourist places are in walking distance. They have provided all services such as kitchen, toilet etc but its not a place to stay longer as its not very comfortable.