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Youngmargaret

2/5Tripadvisor· 8 months ago

The lodge has clearly changed ownership since many of the reviews were written. I guess this was at least a year ago as one reviewer mentioned their safe not working last February. Eleven months on, ours wasn't working either but had a note on it suggesting it would be fixed soon.... The welcome was very friendly. Unfortunately that in itself isn't enough. Our room, although quite small was comfortable, with a large bed but there was no television or coffee making facilities (these were both communal.) Maybe that's in keeping with a normal high end lodge? Coffee was always available in the lodge, though, as were biscuits and mini chocolate snacks. If you wanted a tooth mug, you had to get that from the kitchen - there were no glasses in the room. There was just one, small chair but a pleasant patio area with seating outside. The kitchen is confusing. It appears to be communal but it isn't. We were kindly invited to help ourselves to milk, water or fruit juice from the fridge but as this clearly wasn't a guest fridge we didn't feel comfortable about putting our own items inside. There was no fridge in our room. The set breakfast alternates over two days. Although certain elements were freshly cooked, others were precooked. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but the food appearing to be kept warm in the oven was actually almost cold when served. This was the same on both days we were there. Cereals and yogurts were both sugary and very processed. Dinner is not offered and there are no alcoholic drinks available. The swimming pool is robotically cleaned to keep the leaves from the surrounding bushes at bay but there is not a single sun lounger or chair to sit on! (The pictures on the website are clearly from the previous ownership.) There is an abandoned barbecue area, with seating, by the pool. As the lodge is some distance from Wanaka, what a pity this isn't maintained. It would be a small task to put some lights up and maybe enterprising to sell simple pre orderable barbecue packs. The pétanque court is abandoned - rusty balls left out randomly with no jack (although the shingle is too deep for a decent game, anyway.) My understanding of a lodge is a a place that is self contained, providing food, drink and a sense of conviviality. Unfortunately this is not the case here. I don't feel happy leaving such a negative view but this lodge really isn't the luxury establishment described on the web site. The building itself and surroundings are lovely. Attention is definitely needed to the facilities, though.

TM

Trip.com Member

5/5Trip.com· 8 months ago

Lovely place in beautiful countryside. Nice rooms with porch seating and comfortable public rooms.

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Lexie Fisher

1/5Google· 6 months ago

The room was expensive at $377 a night. Staff were nice enough but didn’t give a lot of information. There was no TV in the room or in the common area. Tried to watch TV using the wifi on our phone and it kept cutting out. Wouldn’t recommend at all.

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209betsyg

5/5Tripadvisor· 5 months ago

This is a very comfortable lodge. Cindy and her partner are wonderful hosts. The freshly prepared breakfast was excellent.

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RBonTheLake

4/5Tripadvisor· a year ago

Unfortunately we didn’t have much time to spend here but it is set on a beautiful farm – 5 alpacas and TONS of rabbits around. We walked around a bit - it was so peaceful. Our room was huge – a king sized bed, large living area and bathroom. Breakfast was included and we were made fresh to order scrambled eggs and bacon. A very pleasant, if short, stay.

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Kevin Megarry

1/5Google· a year ago

We stayed here for three nights and it was a very mixed experience because of the way the facility is run. The facility itself is magnificent but the maintenance is so bad that it substantially detracts from the experience. The negatives start at check-in. Everywhere else on our trip hosts have gone out of their way to advise us of local facilities' activities etc ,here we were handed a map and a laminated sheet with some restaurants recommended but not a brochure in sight for the many attractions in the place, and no time spent welcoming us. In the bedroom there was a laminated sheet saying that the safes do not work and that Netflix is accessible on the TV . The latter is not true( despite the efforts of both the proprietor and the proprietor's young son). Netflix could not be accessed and the warning regarding the safes is correct but clearly this has been the way for some considerable time. It had been a hot day so I went to the communal kitchen to find the cold drinks and ice making fridge freezer. I pressed for ice and plenty was made but nothing happened. I opened the door and a shower of ice landed on the floor. The equipment was blocked with old ice which had closed over the piping. The quantity of ice suggested it had not been cleaned in ages. I cleaned that up and went and to join my wife who was complaining at the amount of bird poo on the garden table and chairs where we wanted to eat later. She cleaned it up herself. It took about 10 minutes to lock the door to the garden from our bedroom. I think I succeeded on the 10th attempt. The mechanism is so loose the locking action only works sporadically. We were glad of the slippers provided as the path to the pool was covered with rabbit droppings and garden dirt. The pool was dirty and full of leaves at one end but the hot tub was very enjoyable. The whole pool area looks neglected with no evidence of sweeping or cleaning. In one corner of the pool there is a pool cleaning machine frantically cleaning one end but it's piping is so tied in knots it cannot clean all the pool especially where the leaves and dirt lie on the bottom. The suite of rooms we had been allocated were splendid with three beds in two bedrooms but the kitchen was very poorly equipped. We had three eating utensils each, two side plates, one dinner plate and two cups and saucers. We had intended to self cater but there the lack of kitchen implements made this impossible. See the photographs attached. We found a leaflet recommending a local Asian restaurant with a ten euro voucher but the offer ran out in 2022. The bathroom is magnificent with well-functioning underfloor heating. There are two wash hand basins but on arrival, the kitchen plug had been provided for both basins. It didn't fit.We told the owner and after a delay of a few hours another was produced. It didn't fit. The day after another was produced which worked. We made do with the one. Despite its perfect surroundings and short distance to Wanaka, we cannot recommend staying here. The tourist information centre in Wanaka is fantastic. Rochelle couldn't have been more helpful and gave us wonderful advice on local walks and excursions. Show quoted text Show quoted text

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BlueIslanddivers

5/5Tripadvisor· a year ago

We really enjoyed our stay at Lime Tree Lodge.|The room was large and comfortable. The grounds are beautiful with an added bonus of several llamas they keep.|Laxman, our host, was vary friendly, helpful and eager to make certain we enjoyed our stay. We had a nice time chatting with him while he prepared our breakfast.|We recommend the Lime Tree Lodge and would love to return.

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515marcb

2/5Tripadvisor· a year ago

The property is nice, but the rooms, common area and pool/jacuzzi could use some updating. Upon our arrival, the 2 gentleman that were present could not locate our reservation that was made 10 months prior. After a call to our travel agent, it appeared. Rooms are very dated. No iron or ironing board, safe did not work, AC did not turn on. Patio outside room very dirty as were the windows. No lounge chairs at pool and also littered with dead leaves. |Breakfast limited, but the host was very friendly. Did not clean rooms during stay or offer fresh towels. |Would not recommend or return.