Clearwater Motor Lodge

Stayed here and could not wait to leave. Never had an experience like it before with any accommodation. Place is not clean at all, stains on the sheets and hairs. Staff are useless. We were polite and showed pictures. They said we must have done it. Hardly, when we had checked in 5 mins prior.

I made a reservation in Jun'24 for a visit in Dec'24 so I could compete in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship race. Two months after I made the reservation, I received an email from the hotel indicating they had given the room to someone else, and that the hotel was otherwise full. I was incredibly confused by this explanation and lack of professionalism. I asked for clarification but did not receive any additional information as to how this could happen. I highly recommend finding a different accommodation as this hotel is not trustworthy and lacks professionalism.

Website is misleading - we booked and paid for a studio lake front upper level room because the website states airconditioned - this was not the case. When we contacted reception and told them this the suggestion was to open the balcony door. The room was really uncomfortably hot. Lovely lake view, but really close to the walkway which means people can see right into your room. When standing on our balcony we could see right into your neighbours room. I was also asked for my vaccine pass which was no problem for us but could be for others - probably something people should know at the time of booking. Disappointing stay.

This is my favourite place to book in Taupo. The view is nothing short of magnificent and breathtaking as you are right on the waters edge. The bed is so comfy with high quality linen. The spa in the room is a godsend after a long day or enjoy the pool outside. Love this place!

Really nice stay. The room came with a massive hot tub in the room which was really nice. We had the upstairs corner room so had a great view over the lake, especially because we had the corner room with extra windows. We could hear the waves splash at night which was quite calming. The bathroom was a bit old, but otherwise clean. An enjoyable stay

We booked a Partial Lake view 2 rooms over $330 for 1 night. 1 double bed+2 single beds for 1 person and a toddler. They called 6pm to ask when to check in and who do we bring, they said $30 extra for 1 more person. Staff threatend there are CCTVs in the corridors, they would take actions if we bring more people in when checked in. Room Phone rang randomly at night time. Very basic furnitures, short narrow shower, only can see a slice of lake view on the left corner. Very unpleasant stay as we felt being blackmailed and spyed on. They cancelled the reservation booking confirmation order on Bookings.com after we stayed, so we are not allowed to write our reviews.Definitely won't stay again and not worth the money!