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Great Lake Motel Taupo

2.5 star property
Motel with free parking, 4-minute walk to Lake Taupō

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Exterior
One Bedroom, Family Motel Unit | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Studio Unit | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker, electric kettle
One Bedroom, Family Motel Unit | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Great Lake Motel Taupo offers a tranquil garden setting for guests to unwind after a day of exploration. Enjoy practical amenities like free in-room WiFi and laundry facilities. Staff assist with luggage storage and can arrange tours and tickets to local sights.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Room options

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One Bedroom, Family Motel Unit | Free WiFi, bed sheets

One Bedroom, Family Motel Unit

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Microwave
Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Studio Unit, Spa Bath | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Studio Unit, Spa Bath

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
2 bedrooms
Jetted bathtub
Hair dryer
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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One Bedroom Motel Unit | Free WiFi, bed sheets

One Bedroom Motel Unit

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Microwave
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Studio Unit | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Studio Unit

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Microwave
Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
56 Lake Terrace, 3350 Taupo, New Zealand, Taupo, Waikato, 3330

What's nearby

  • Taupō Museum and Art Gallery - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Taupō i-SITE Visitor Information Centre - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Taupō Marina and Boat Ramp - 10 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Spa Thermal Park - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Taupō Hot Springs - 4 min drive - 2.0 miles

Getting around

  • Taupō Airport (TUO) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Vine Eatery - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Dixie Brown's Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Piccolo - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Replete Food Company - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Great Lake Motel Taupo

Motel near Lake Taupō
Great Lake Motel Taupo provides amenities like a garden and laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-out
  • Tour/ticket assistance, luggage storage, and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at Great Lake Motel Taupo offer comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee and electric kettles
  • Tubs or showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
  • 40-inch flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Kitchenettes, refrigerators, and microwaves

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: NZD 14 to 20 for adults and NZD 10 to 15 for children

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Guests providing vaccine records must have received complete COVID-19 vaccination at least 14 days prior to check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 14 to 20 for adults, and NZD 10 to 15 for children
  • Laundry fee: NZD 8
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Great Lake Motel Taupo pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Great Lake Motel Taupo?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Great Lake Motel Taupo?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Great Lake Motel Taupo?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Does Great Lake Motel Taupo provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Great Lake Motel Taupo located?

Located in Taupō Central, this motel is within a 10-minute walk of Lake Taupō, Taupō i-SITE Visitor Information Centre, and Taupō Marina and Boat Ramp. Taupō Museum and Art Gallery and Waikato River are also within 15 minutes.

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Reviews

Great Lake Motel Taupo Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.2

Amenities

9.6

Staff & service

9.0

Eco-friendliness

9.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 183 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 183 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 183 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 183 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 183 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Down for the McCartney football tournament. Location was convenient to all the shops and dinning options. Clean and tidy with well serviced amenities.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very comfortable stay, we really enjoyed the location and the room was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good place to stay in Taupo. Clean, tidy, everything worked. It was well above our expectations for the cost. Very close to the centre and just across the road from the lake. I will definitely stay there again when next in Taupo.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved this motel because it was so close to the cafes, shops and restaurants and the beautiful lake. It was also really roomy and quiet. The staff were really friendly too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Room is clean and spacious. Will go back.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Very pleased with our stay. Parking good. Clean and very pleasant. Close to town. Staff excellent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay in Taupo. Central right in town. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We chose it as we were arriving late afternoon and just wanted to walk into town for a meal. The motel suited our needs for just one night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paige

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were super helpful and accommodating to us for a late arrival and coordinating a surprise for a family member. Thank you!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lication cannot be beat across from lake just off the restaurant strip. Spacious rooms I lost my necklace. They found. Gave back. Stored luggage a few hours
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Sherrilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean tidy property. Thought it was abit strange that they have sky but only numerous sky sports channels. Not everybody enjoys sport watching. You might say we are on holiday why are we watching tv?? Its because the weather was atrocious. Otherwise friendly, clean, super close to town and enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Raj

Disliked: Staff & service
The location of the property is great. The front desk staff are not transparent. Some basic things like water bottles were not available even if you wanted to pay for it..
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Shunsuke

普通のモーテルです、価格が高すぎです
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, friendly and conveniently located. Breakfast is no longer offered, but is still displayed on the website.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Even though it was close to town it was nice and relaxing and pretty quiet. Rooms were clean and set out nicely.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Chor Yeong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spa bath, and Lakefront
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

EIKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff is very kind thank you very much
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room nimber 1 right by laundry so noisey apart from that ok
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Josephine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Margaret was very nice. We are able to checked in earlier than 2pm.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overnight in Taupo

Spacious convenient friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
1st class property overlooking lake Taupo,minutes away from various dining options, places to visit within easy reach
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
central to everything
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karel

Liked: Amenities
Great service at front desk, great room! Well done guys!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

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