Te Puia Hot Springs Hotel

When i first entered the lobby, I thought "OMG what is this place ?" It seemed like a hotel version of the Bates motel. The owner who is less than fluent in English seemed incredibly enthusiastic to please but his ideas about running a "hotel" need some mentoring.. The hotel is past its best and is probably more suited to be classed as hostel style accommodation. Certainly not in the $100 a night (solo) that is was listed. $70 would be tops. I arrived wet from a motorbike ride so having a clean bathroom, a hot shower and a/c in the room that I could use to get warm was great. The room was clean, the bed comfy but as other reviewers have said, it needs crisp white sheets.. It is a big, largely empty building and doesn't seem very inviting and has that smell of a million fat fried meals having been cooked there. In summary, it was convenient for me to use but nothing like the picture i had of the place after going to the au.trip.com/hotels to book.

2 of us travelling around the cape decided to stop at Te Puia hotel for one night. Very quiet when we arrived, office closed and bar looked closed. Had rung to book an hour before we arrived so we did find a staff member. Pleasantly surprised by room with heat pump, clean and big bathroom, tea & coffee making and a shared fridge in hallway with fresh milk. The lounge downstairs was cold so didn’t use. Hot pool outside, private and great soak after a long drive, then off to Tokomaru Bay for dinner, recommend the hotel on waterfront. The hotel is very tired but original features include lovely chandelier in stairwell, plenty of cats around the local area.

Dirty dormitory style room. Floors filthy, don't walk barefoot, even in bathroom- bring bathroom slippers. Big spiders and webs INSIDE room. Bed sheets were clean, but stained. Glasses and cups clean, everything else filthy. Felt like cheap hostel... bed too soft, terrible sleep. I was shown around when we checked in and my husband was given a block of chocolate, other than that, service was hard to find, in fact we had to return later in the day just to check in. Confused why anyone would give a better review. We were keen to check our before anyone saw that we even stayed the night. Bad experience

Très vétuste. Vitres cassées. On s'est demandé toute la nuit si la tringle à rideau allait tenir ou nous tomber dessus. La douche était pré salie : pleine de longs cheveux noirs, plafond moisi. Mais le pire a été l'odeur : dans la chambre en entrant puis une odeur d'égout toute la nuit persistante bien que j'aie fermé la fenêtre (j'avais oublié les carreaux cassés) du coup nous n'avons pas essayé la piscine d'eau chaude naturelle en imaginant le bouillon de culture.