Rooms too close together and poor sound quality. Keep awake from heater in next door bathroom.

Beautiful tranquil location with amazing views. Staff friendly and accommodating.

Stayed in November 2024

Nothing

Location, location, location and the team that run. Especially the amazing Mel. The view from our suite was off the chart!

Stayed in November 2024

While initially, I expected tea facilities to be in room, the alternative of a shared tea room with homemade fruit cake and biscuits plus, was great.

Breakfast menu covered the usual items, with additional cereal, fruit, yoghurt, juice. We enjoyed the shared table experience with other guests.

Stayed in November 2024

Nothing at all

Lovely rooms overlooking duck pond with Mount cook views. Very friendly host. Delicious breakfast. Great lounge with cake cookies and fruit all day. A first class operation

Stayed in November 2024

Very clean and beautiful location. Breakfast was amazing. Mark and Mel were excellent hosts.

Stayed in October 2024

Nothing

Mel was an excellent host.. great fun and very accommodating. Property has a lovely outlook and felt like home

Stayed in October 2024

Nothing

The hosts & the beautiful comfortable room with amazing views !!! Also the delicious home cooked breakfast & their service was impeccable !!! Just wish we could have stayed longer . Will definitely recommend to family & friends in the future

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing to dislike

Breakfast was superb, accommodation and fact were first class. View was amazing. The hosts were welcoming and informative. This place has everything.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing

Exceptional. Great location. Great room, very clean and well presented. Everything considered by Mel and Mark. Very friendly hosts and easy to get on with. Great breakfast and lovely genuine warmth to the welcome and in the lodge. Would definitely return and would stay longer. No complaints at all

Stayed in March 2024

If we could give a higher rating, we would. One of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed at. Super warm and homey with an incredibly tranquil view. Delicious breakfast and an ultra clean room.

Stayed in March 2024

The view how clean it was and the breakfast.

The location and the view. The hosts were great. Wish we could have stayed longer.

Stayed in March 2024

We thought the property as on a large lake from the photos but loved the duck pond and view just the same!

Excellent breakfast and wonderful staff/owners who couldn’t do enough for us!

Stayed in January 2024

The lodge was absolutely incredible to stay in! Amazing views out of our room of the duck pond and the mountains in the background. Our room was spacious and well equipped, with an amazing spa bath in the bathroom. Mel was the most amazing host and made us feel so welcome, and went out of her way to help - including dinner recommendations and ten serving us breakfast earlier than scheduled due to an early start. We wish we could have stayed for longer than our 1 night!

Stayed in October 2023

The options for watching TV channels were very limited. Most things we wanted to watch required a different subscription so we had to settle for really bad TV shows. This didn’t affect the enjoyment of our stay but it is really the only thing that could be improved and that we would have welcomed.

Mel prepared us a wonderful breakfast, probably the best in our five weeks of travel. There were choices to suit what we felt like and the scrambled eggs were perfect. I loved the cereal choices and the great coffees. We also appreciated the fruit cake and cookies and other treats that were generously provided. The room was very comfortable with quality bedding and furniture and a beautiful bathroom and great views of the mountains. Mel’s care and warmth were very much appreciated, and her restaurant recommendations were great!

Stayed in November 2023

Nothing, faultless.

Mel was a fantastic hostess, she greeted us with warmth and energy that brings happiness. She cooked cookies that were yummy. She was very easy to deal with and well presented with how things ran. we had a wonderful night and would easily stay again. We will tell our friends and family.

Stayed in October 2023

Everything was perfect! The soundproof could be better, but guests in the house slept early, so didn’t have much trouble with that.

This is a very cozy and well maintained house. The view from the living area and also our room is astonishing! Few rooms which made us feeling like this is our home. Mel is super nice and the breakfast was well made beyond our expectations. The location was also not bad, about 10mins drive to the nearest town, Twizel, for gas.

Stayed in October 2023

That we had to leave

Everything. Mel welcomed us and looked after us throughout our stay. She is an absolute star. Rooms are spacious and comfortable and the view is awesome. Nice modern bathroom with spa bath. There are comfortable communal areas and tea/coffee is available all day long with freshly baked goods. There is also something stronger if required. Plenty of choices for breakfast cooked by Mel. Can’t recommend highly enough. Worth every penny.

Stayed in October 2023

Everything was great, but Matuka is more of a luxury B&B than a "lodge". Worth knowing that ahead of time so expectations are appropriate.

Our room was luxurious and well designed. Great bedding. Beautiful bathroom. Libby, the lodge manager, was friendly and full of good advice. She even reached out ahead of time to make sure we had dinner reservations in town. We would definitely stay here again if we were in the area.

Stayed in April 2023

We could not ask for a more comfortable or personalized experience/stay.

Amazing stay. Lovely bedroom, sitting area, and huge bathroom with luxurious spa tub, walk in shower, heated towel rack, plush towels, and great smelling shampoo/soap. Beautiful setting with well landscaped pond, Mountain View’s and even ducks in the pond. Great welcoming snacks and really excellent breakfast…best tasting mushrooms ever! Friendly, attentive hosts as well.

Stayed in March 2023

none

The hospitality

Stayed in January 2023

We loved our stay at Matuka lodge. Geoff & Libby were fatastic hosts and the breakfast made by Libby was fantastic each morning. The lodge is a beautiful location to spend time and a great place to access Aoraki / Mt Cook National park.

Stayed in January 2023

Breakfast was vey poor Oily food Not even the hash browns were home made.no home made jams very little fruit. Breakfast a great disappointment

room was very nice good view from the room

Stayed in January 2025

absolutely nothing it was perfect

the property was amazing and the views were spectacular

Stayed in April 2023

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Stayed in April 2025