Awaroa Lodge

A magical place to visit. You arrive by sea (or helicopter) to be hidden away in the middle of the national park, surrounded by exotic vegetation and with your own golden sand beach. The fabric of the lodge is becoming a little tired but in every other respect this is a lovely place to stay. We were looked after mainly by a bright and very engaging young English woman called Anna but all the staff seemed tremendous.

What a slice of natural Heaven! Great getaway, with lots of walks, spa time and relaxation. If you haven’t, you should!

We wanted a quiet and relaxing “gap” in our travel program and did we get that - YES! All from the boat voyage out to the Lodge through the return voyage we were meet with nice and personal service, charming living huts, fabulous food and wines - and - fantastic nature. We got two days and nights at this fabulous place which felt like much more - when we left we just said to ourselves - what an experience!

We stayed a night here as part of our trip around New Zealand as we thought it was a good way to experience the Abel Tasman National Park with limited time, and we were right. We got the Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle there and back which is an experience in itself. Although the weather was patchy while we were there, it didn’t really affect us too much as there’s loads to do. We went on a hike in the forest, plus a hike along the beach and shoreline, plus we saw the glow worms and fed the eels. The meals we had were good and the staff very friendly

If you are looking for a piece of heaven on earth - you have found it here. From arrival shared areas are so beautifully appointed - welcoming receptionist so knowledgable and kind. Kevin and Amber in restaurant so knowledgable on wine and menu choices. Food is insane, each dish created with care and love. Such pride in what they do. I had a session in spa with Flo and I feel refreshed and totally relaxed. This is sheer bliss, even though the weather was stormy at night the warmth of the team made our stay so so special 🔥🔥

This place is a little gem - whole team were first rate. The room we had was well equipped and had fabulous views over the bush and the eel pond and very close to the restaurant and other hotel facilities as well within easy reach of the stunning beaches and walking tracks. The lodge has so many good features but with a few small easily sorted thing which stopped it getting a 10 out of 10. Rooms could have been better presented - with only a couple of weeks into the summer season - one would expect the rooms to have been freshened up over the winter - an hour with a screwdriver and a paint brush and some good "spray and walk away" and it would present so much better. Tea, Coffee and sugar (my partner likes a cup of tea after being out and about) was not refilled each day and biscuits on arrival did not appear on subsequent days. The real issue I had was - we were on a Dinner Bed & Breakfast package and for example - during meals we found it embarrassing and I am sure the staff felt the same - having to say within earshot of all the other dinners - "as we were on a package I was not allowed a certain fruit juice for breakfast as it was extra" - I do not drink tea or coffee so do like a nice fruit juice at breakfast - but did not want the world to know it was going to cost me extra!! - there has to be a better way !!!