Tongariro Holiday Park

The only reason to stay here is if you’re doing the Tongariro Great Walk. The park is a 5 min drive from the shuttle pickup location. Front desk staff were friendly.

Facilities are dated, cabins filled with dead/living bugs, there are all these unwelcome signs about how you cannot use the toilets/trash after the 10:00 check out. I get if they have issues with people using the facility after check out but there are smarter/nicer ways of addressing it rather than filling the space with huge hostile messaging.

Location great, very cleaner, easy access

Cold showers!

location, kitchen, cleanliness, accessibility and cleanliness of the spa, staff were great

the bed took up almost all the room

The park itself is fine and the personnel is very friendly. The toilets and showers are fine and well looked after. The location was very good - close to the Tongariro crossing and shuttle, in the middle of nature and close to National Park (village). The nightsky is beautiful.

The cooking facilities are not so good. They actually tell you in beforehand in a message so it's not totally to blame on them. But there are no plates and no cutleries so if you're not self-sufficient or driving with a non-RV you're having a hard time eating. There are pans and pots but only one knife and no dish soap. You need to reserve your sheets and blankets in advance and pay for it extra, otherwise you won't sleep very well. Luckily we did book it but some people didn't and they were very unhappy. There were no towels included.So in conclusion if you are self-sufficient or bring all the stuff needed, you'll have a good stay. Make sure you bring or reserve/order the right stuff in advance.

The park was very close to Tongariro National Park, which made things very convenient for our hiking plans. The communal kitchen was clean and had nice equipment, the dishes they provided made cooking meals easy, and they provided the room with a minifridge that helped as well. It was perfect for campers and hikers who are hoping to have a comfy bed after tent camping or hiking a lot!

The cabin is small, so just be prepared for that if you book here. None of the accommodations were inadequate, it just isn't a fancy place to stay.

The location is just awesome - right near the Tongariro Crossing, a short drive into Turangi and also close to Lake Rotopounamu. The owners are just wonderful people. The kitchen is very basic so please make sure you bring your own cookware, sharp knife, plates, cups, cutlery. If you do that you'll be fine - two big fridges, plenty of room at the two big gas hob ovens for communal cooking, plenty of bench space. The kitchen has a great vibe with fellow travellers.

I wish I had known that the facilities were so basic in the kitchen before arriving - I would have brought my own pans, sharp knife with me etc. But apparently they do have spares if people are really caught short with this.

Clean, well organised, good communication & excellent value for money

Women & men share shower block

Perfect location to do the Tongariro Alpin Crossing! Friendly staff, room is very basic but matches with the price, clean

The accommodation was very clean and well located if you want to go hiking. There is wifi which you can buy for an extra charge. You can cook well in the communal kitchen. The staff is very friendly.

This is a very basic but clean and convenient cabin accommodation with facilities such as the communal bathroom, laundry room, kitchen, tv room and a sitting area outside. They paid attention to little details such as the racks and hooks in the shower room. The bedding needs to be reserved in advance and rented out for 15NZD if you’re not bringing your own. Overall, the stay was very comfortable and the hotel was really well organized. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a budget accommodation near the Tongariro Crossing Parking lot!

They don’t provide dishes and silverware in the kitchen so if you don’t bring your own, it was difficult to cook/eat!

Very friendly at reception and great campground with shared amenities such as kitchen and game room. Room had everything we needed and close distance to the tongariro crossing.

WiFi was limited and bed creaked at times, but very manageable!

Great location to access the Tongario alpine Crossing. The staff were amazing and they also operate their own bus to drop off and pick up from the walk.

Very accommodating with late check in due to delayed ferry.

Coffee/tea/milk/sugar would have been awesome. No mobile network coverage. WiFi vouchers can only be purchased during office hours. We were late, so no wifi.

A peaceful place .Location was only 20 minutes to whakapapa village our destination.for sight seeing and snowboarding.

No WiFi.

The place is cleaned and comfortable, the staffs are lovely and very kind.

the wifi wasn’t reach to the room

We liked the location and the host family.

Beds are not comfortable from our point of view. Cold in the winter. Beds come only with mattress protection so for sheets and blankets you need to pay extra unless you bring your own which is extremely inconvenient. You go on Holiday and pay an accommodation not to carry half of the house with you plus a heater and utensils etc. However, the host family was lovely and provided us with a heater plus welcomed us with a fairly warm room. We visited during winter(-5 degrees).

We liked the benchtops in the kitchen and the benches in the bathroom.

We would have liked to have a table and a few chairs in the cabin.No heated kitchen.

Had bathroom, drying room, comfy bed, heater.

Had to bring own bedding. Had to bring own kitchen ware - bowls, cutlery etc. Lucky to have a fry pan there.

Friendly staff, super comfortable bed, everything you need, clean and cheap. Will stay again when I can.

No WiFi, but you can get some Starlink pretty cheap. The queen suite was great but after shower, condensation found it hard to escape.

Everything we needed, and if not provided, then this was clearly communicated beforehand (e.g. we chose basic rooms so were therefore required to bring our own sheets and blankets).... also it was clear that our accommodation included shared bathroom, shower, kitchen and laundry facilities.The heating in the rooms was absolutely essential and worked really, really well for the camp's position and proximity to the mountains. This stay was a timely test as it was the first dusting of new snow on the nearby mountains and we were cosy warm throughout the night without being overheated... well equipped in this way.

The rooms are not sound proof at all due to little or no insulation so the noise level is to be expected as other occupants move around during the night or get up really early in preparation for the Tongariro Shuttle... but the warmth of the rooms made up for this small inconvenience.