Best Whakapapa Village Hotels

This is probably the hotel accommodation closest to the top of the mountain. From the hotel, you can see two volcanic cones and the surrounding wilderness (not every room can see it). The hotel is at the starting and end of the Taranaki Falls Trail. The weather was clear that night, and I took photos of the stars with my phone. I booked the Ruapehu room this time. The room is relatively small. The Ctrip picture shows that there is a large bed and a bunk bed, but the upper bunk is a storage type. It is usually folded against the wall. If you want to use it, you can unfold it and it feels unreliable. There is thick dust, no mattress, and poor usability. In fact, it is a large bed and a small bed. The hotel ”mainly focuses on environmental protection concept” and does not provide shampoo and shower gel (there is a soap labelled shampoo, but I used it and it is far from real shampoo, it has no conditioning effect at all, and it is eye-irritating), does not provide plastic bottled water, and the room lighting is dim. There is a public laundry room, but the opening hours are limited, it seems to be 7:00-20:00. I checked in late and didn't use it. There is no one at the front desk at night. If you go late, you can open the door by yourself to collect mail. There is no food at night, you need to prepare your own. There is a kettle in the room, but no kitchen. There is a small settlement at the foot of the mountain 20 minutes drive from the hotel. There are some restaurants, but it is not clear whether they are open at night. Check-out time is 10 o'clock, very serious, housekeeping will knock on the door on time, late is not allowed, unless you pay extra $25/hour, I paid extra. This hotel is suitable for mountaineering and hiking outdoor enthusiasts who get up early and go to bed early. The main focus is on experience and naturally does not care about comfort.

Had a difficulty finding out how to chech-in,but it was a nice stay and good price.

It was a place that I couldn't go without a car. There were no local buses around and I didn't see any taxis, so be careful about transportation!

The boss and his wife are very responsible. We went to the back and rode a mountain bike. There are surprises and thrills along the way. Special reminder, this place is very suitable for walking to Tongariro, you can reserve a car directly to the hotel entrance to receive delivery. Behind the hotel is a pasture, which is beautiful in the sunset. The landlord is very helpful and caring, thank you very much

There is very little light pollution in this area, the night sky is beautiful, and long exposure can draw out the Milky Way The room is too small and the suitcase is difficult to open There is a bit of a question mark about the service in the restaurant. The lamb knee was replaced three times and it was still icy next to the bone. It needs to be replaced the fourth time.

Suitable for those who look for serenity, strategic location with scenic view of Mount Ngaruhoe right at the entrance if the weather is good. Clean and tidy kitchen area with plenty of kitchen equipment and utensils for cooking. The only downside I would nitpick is that the hot tub is located by the roadside so there’s not much privacy around.

It is a cute cabin with its own parking space. Generally speaking, the cabin in the mountain is not bad.  The extra item is that the breakfast provided by the cabin is about 30 yuan, and a breakfast is very good.  The downside is that the room I live in, the glass of the window of the door of his window can't be closed, probably because the room is very old. But the scenery of this mountain is really beautiful, I hope I can come back in winter to see how it is covered by water depth, because I came in summer, basically no snow