Great Lake Motel Taupo — Hotel in North Island

My Husband and I stayed here for two nights during Kings birthday weekend. This location is great if you want to be close to town, everything is within walking distance, and a stroll along the lake front is recommended. Our room was ready before the check-in time and check-in was superfast. We were on the second floor and the view from our balcony, of the lake and mountains in the background, was beautiful. Parking was ample for our large vehicle (Ford Ranger) and nice and close to our room. The room was spacious and clean, very comfortable for us. The weather was a bit cool but the heat pump in the room warmed us up nicely. The shower was lovely and hot with great pressure. The beds were nice and comfortable too. Even though the location is close to town we barely noticed the noise. The only downside was that one of the vehicles in the parking area was broken into. There was no sign of tampering on our vehicle though. This is a fantastic motel and excellent location, we will definitely book here...

The Great Lake Motel Taupo has been a fantastic experience for us. The staff at the reception was super friendly and helpful. She helped us with our laundry; we needed our laundry to be done express, she allowed us to use their own dryer which was a lot faster and more powerful. A super nice lady :) ||The location of the motel is superb, it is within few minutes walk to the town center where there were many great eateries; it is also right in front of the lake Taupo and the "ILOVELAKETAUPO" sign. ||The room was in a very clean state and well set-up. In addition, the jacuzzi was amazing with full bubble function. We usually hesitate to use hotel's jacuzzi due to hygiene, but the Great Lake Motel was super clean and we felt very comfortable. We stayed at this place right after our big hike at the Tangariro. So the bubbly jacuzzi hit the spot :) ||All in all, we enjoyed our stay very much and we would definitely come back to this place whenever we are in lake Taupo again. Highly...

We have stayed here many times. Found it met all our needs. Change of management, and we felt like we were staying in a place we did not recognize. On going to our room upstairs, and looking toward the end of the walkway instead of a view of the lake, we were faced with a drying rack with work clothes on it. Our family room ( the only room available) was very basic and un loved. It needed care. Ants were evident. Tho' someone came and attended to them. The shower with a dome smelt so moldy that it made us gag when we used it. It needed a good clean. Went out for dinner and on returning faced with bras and pants drying on a chair by the stairs. It's such a shame as it used to be our fav place to stay as it is so close to...