Ratanui Lodge

9.8

Exceptional

143 Guest reviews

9.8

Exceptional

143 Verified Reviews

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Cleanliness10/10

Service9.8/10

Comfort9.6/10

Condition9.8/10

location10/10

Neighborhood9.4/10

Value9.4/10

Amenities9.6/10

Great launch point for many activities. Breakfast was excellent

It was quiet & peaceful & relaxing. Staff were friendly & helpful. Outdoor dining area was just lovely with a lovely garden. Expedia's pricing on line was confusing. We ended up paying more per night than what was advertised.

Nice but not the price

Not what we expected for the price but it was nice. Their restaurant is very good and the people who work there are very nice.

Great place central to hiking

It's always a treat to stay here. Quiet and clean in a central location to so much to do.

A comfortable stay with very friendly staff. New furniture and bathrooms were very clean. We used the hot tub and were provided with extra towels. Breakfast was excellent and parking was easy.

This place is awesome! Great location, close to beautiful beaches. They also serve delicious food here. My room was clean and comfortable.

Wonderful two night stay at this beautiful property. Great value, and incredible service. The breakfast was especially good.

Wonderful boutique lodge.

Lovely stay. Staff were wonderful and the food exceptional. Room was very clean and comfortable. Great place to explore the Golden Bay area. Highly recommended.

Staff were very helpful and friendly. Beautiful rooms and lovely location

Ratanui Lodge was awesome, the staff were friendly and knowledgeable, providing lots of information on hikes in the area! Location was fabulous and directly across from the beach.

Amazing staff and beautiful accommodations. We loved our stay here!

great

This place exceeded all of our (high) expectations - an excellent place to stay and eat.

Excellent client service and upscale feel to the entire property. While a bit “off the beaten path”, was really quiet, much less commercialized but we were treated to a beautifully appointed room, a fine dining meal and atmosphere with superb service and quality.

Very comfortable lodge with great restaurant and friendly staff in

Great location, amazing staff, wonderful food, comfortable accommodations. We will be back!

Great place with exceptional staff, they are just awesome

The most charming and beautiful place with touches that made our stay so comfortable. The manager Ethan went above and beyond. Highly recommend.

What a wonderful place to stay and dine at. The food is amazing and everything is so clean and comfy. Love the gardens and would be keen to return

Our room (#10) was huge, with wonderful antique furnishings. The lobby was furnished the same with comfortable seating for reading with a cup of tea or a wonderful gin and tonic from their range of NZ gins. The dinner was excellent.

Comfortable but overpriced

Very comfortable rooms and beds. Continental breakfast supplied but quite basic for overall price. For example no special muesli or porridge or different yoghurts. Would have appreciated plunger or machine made coffee. No cheese knives for cheese board. Dinner was good. Cheerful service

I don’t know about the other rooms on offer, but both our bedroom and bathroom were furnished with an array of antique furniture which looked attractive, but was not particularly convenient or user friendly.

Nice and cozy.

Clean hotel and restaurant. Spacious bathroom however airflow was non-existent therefore making the floor tiles extremely slippery and dangerous. Used the outdoor pool and spa. Very peaceful out there however there was a swarm of ants around the spa tub. Check out communication wasn’t so great. Hotels.com mentioned an 11am checkout however we were asked to leave earlier (around 10:30am on the day) due to the next guests checking in at 11:30am. They apologized for not letting us know but again, communication wasn’t great.

Great NYS 2020/21

First time staying here and I can only just praise the hotel managers and staff for a lovely stay. Dined twice for dinner and highly recommend the restaurant as well. Great you can now have a one night stay too.

Spacious, clean and comfortable. Small and personable. Fine dining on site. Across from a beautiful beach. Bathroom and show floor very slippery, with no shower bars.

Simple but confortable and cosy

Very cute , small hotel that is very charming. Staff is very nice and friendly, rooms are simple but confortable

Ratanui Lodge is a gem. The Lodge is in a great location to explore Abel Tasman. The dining room has an excellent chef. The hosts are terrific, provide guidance on excursions and will make bookings. I highly recommend staying there.

Comfortable rooms in a beautiful location with hosts Steve and Paul making our stay very enjoyable. Dinner was very special and breakfast hearty in a convivial atmosphere. This is a great place to stay and highly recommend it to all visiting Abel Tasman National Park.

Beautiful property: rooms and gardens. Not ocean facing but still a beautiful spot and loved the fact that is was a small boutique hotel with only 10 rooms.

Beautiful place. Steve was very helpful and welcoming after a long journey. Highly recommend!

Beautiful 2 night stay. Exceptionally comfortable beds. Steve was a great host. He gave us a lot of useful information about the surrounding area and trips that we could do. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

I can't recommend this highly enough. The superb service and attention to detail is impeccable. Super comfy beds, great shower, lovely toiletries and tasteful decor are better than a 5 star hotel. The food is wonderful too!

From the offer of tea or coffee on my arrival (which I enjoyed overlooking a well tendered garden) to the exceptional care and attention to make me and others feel welcome it was no average accommodation lodge. Breakfast was a total delight and dinner highlighted New Zealand produce and culinary skills - the duck (served that particular night) was fantastic. I’m so glad I (very) spontaneously booked (and extended) my stay.

This property is amazing. From the carefully thought out design of the grounds and rooms, to the amazing service from Steve and staff, I thoroughly recommend Ratanui Lodge.

Excellent stay. Beautiful property and beautiful rooms. Check in was a breeze and the property managers/owners were very kind and welcoming. Breakfast was a lovely affair with gluten free options and tons of choices and fruit. Great location right across from a beach.

Very relaxing.

Very relaxing. Clean as. Great pool and proximity to the beach.

Perfect Vacation

It was spectacular and our host was so gracious.

Fantastic personal and professional friendly service. Great pool and spa.

An excellent stay with an excellent host. The room was very comfortable and the meals superb.

Would recommend

I would recommend this place on Steve and his constant efforts to ensure all gets have a great stay alone, but the rooms are large and clean, the pool is great if you want a break from the sea which is only feet away. Steve one of the owners was great, nothing was too much effort and his knowledge on the area was very useful.

Ratanui

Steve, one of the owners, appeared to be everywhere. Greeted us with cookies on arrival, very knowledgeable about local activities (which he booked for us). The rooms were spacious, great shower. They served a 3 course dinner everynight (too much food for us) but we did have a fantastic cheese tray with wine on the terrace. Very friendly staff. All round great place to stay when exploring Tasman.

So close to the beach and the Steve and Pete are super friendly and always accommodated our every need. Perfect service!

The lodge was perfect in everyway. The decor is gorgeous and the facilities are fantasic. The cusotmer service is what really makes the stay though! Pete, Steve and the team go out of their way to make your stay a pleasure. So many little personal touches that make you feel personally welcome. My partner proposed to me while we were in the area and once Steve knew he helped us celebrate in every way. We will be going back for sure. I would highly recommend this lodge.

Above and beyond personalized care ! Very friendly and helpful !

Great location close to beach and set in a calm spot below a mountain .AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Amazing accommodation and loveliest personal touches in the service, would absolutely recommend!

Stay here. It’s the nicest.

Lovely spot in the middle of nowhere. Clean, updated and good coffee. Tasty breakfast and owner was helpful. WiFi was strong.

Welcoming, attentive, quiet, comfortable, excellent meals, value for money

Perfect! Great facilities great host.

A memorable stay in a high quality lodge!

Great lodge to stay in. It is up-market accommodation where the hosts go out of their way to make you comfortable and the service is outstanding. The rooms are furnished with lovely furniture and the en-suite bathrooms are large. Would recommend. The fantastic Abel Tasman area speaks for itself - a great place to explore and do some walking.

First class small motel experience.

Very welcoming. 5 star experience in a small coastal town beside the world class hiking and beauty of Abel Tasman National Park. All of the dinners and wine pairing were simply amazing. This was our best stay in the 2 weeks on the South Island.

Very Special service.

Outstanding service and awesome help with excursions. Great comfort. Steve, prop.. couldn't do enough and the sense of humour was catching. Food among the best eaten in NZ.

Personalized, comfortable lodge

30 minutes drive to Abel Tasman Park. Great service; we dined there twice. Well hosted small Lodge. Very friendly and helpful.

Wonderful British atmosphere and very comfortable and the garden was amazing. Perfekt.

Exceptional elegance, comfort, and very friendly!

From the moment we arrived and were warmly greeted, we felt pampered and cared for by Steve and Pete. Our room was immaculate and beautifully decorated. Great big shower with great water pressure, lovely continental breakfast service on gorgeous china, and helpful laminated directions to local hiking trails. Dinner of beef fillets and vegetables preceded by gazpacho was every bit as good as the best restaurants in Auckland and elsewhere. Would highly recommend!

Complete Experience

From being met at the car when we arrived to the friendly wave goodbye when we left Ratanui Lodge oozes with charm and friendliness. This also encourages the guests to interact with each other if they so wish and share experiences and ideas of where they might like to visit in the area. Steve also gives information of the hi lights of Golden Bay. The decor of the lodge is comfortably old worldly and lovely and the bathrooms are excellent as is dining room and lounge. A small pool adds to the experience even though The beach is over the road. The gardens are magnificent and well cared for. Ratanui Lodge tucked away in Pohara Golden Bay is a little gem and we certainly hope to return some time and as we live on Nelson this is a distinct possibility.

Location, service, accommodation - nailed it.

The reviews I read before booking were spot on. The hosts were delightful and very helpful and knowledgeable. The room was clean, welcoming and the bed very comfortable. The personal touches made you feel ‘special’ and genuinely welcom. Cocktails in the lounge are a must do and thoroughly enjoyable. I dined in the restaurant at a table that had been set properly (very rare these days!) with a cloth and silverware and the food was delicious. Continental Breakfast was included and plentiful with cooked being available for an extra charge. This is a jewel of a place with hosts and service to match. It will be Pohara’s loss when they move on to their next venture but I wish them all the very best, they deserve it. Thank you Pete and Steve.

Great location in a very beautiful corner of NZ

Immediately felt at home with the owners' friendly and welcoming approach, attention to detail etc.

Brilliant small hotel / amazing service

Fabulous stay in a small boutique hotel right on the beach with service other hotels can only try to emulate. Meals were brilliant, the attentiveness and careful yet never obtrusive availability of the owners just amazing and we've booked in again both for later this year and again this time next year. This is our go to hotel for every special occasion. Best value for money for enjoyment and service in NZ.

The perfect place to relax and be spoiled.

Only two days but a chance to do some walking, explore new places as well as relax at the hotel with a good book. The food and drinks were wonderful and Steve, the owner/manager made us very welcome from the minute that we arrived. The visit was a birthday treat and one that we will definitely repeat.

Fabulous!!

Lovely, clean accommodation. Fantastic hosts (Steve was a really nice guy and so helpful). Superb food (Pete, part owner and chef, deserves a Michelin star in our opinion). Good location too. What more could you want? We were there for only three nights but would love to have stayed much longer.

Upscale Motor Lodge Near Ocean

Upon arriving at the lodge I was a little disappointed that it was a motor lodge which I did not expect and it was right off the road. However everything went uphill from there. Steve the host is excellent and everything from check in to cocktails and dinner was terrific. Elegantly set table for dinner, nice room, flowers everywhere and a pool and hot tub.

Very Expensive, but Worth It

The Ratanui Lodge is directly across the street from the beach in Pohara. Steve, one of the owners is very friendly and very helpful. You have a choice of a continental breakfast or a cooked breakfast and cocktails and a Prix Fixe single-choice dinner menu is available in the evening. Suggest trying this dinner at least once during your stay.

Everything about this hotel was just lovely. Accommodation, staff, setting and food!

Great place to chill out

Walked into the lobby and just new it was going to be a great place, spacious , clean, good atmosphere. The room was just as good facing on to the gardens. I forgot to say luxurious. We ate there on 2 occasions food was amazing best meals we have had in nz. Steve was knowledgeable about places to go and went out of his way to help. Not forgetting it had a spa and pool.

Best WiFi ever

The Lodge Is very nice. Hospitality Great. Dinners were superbe. We enjoyed our stay.

Nice room, wonderful food, friendly people.

My wife and I stayed at the Ratanui Lodge for two days in early December and only wish we could have stayed much longer. Our room was great, the staff were extremly friendly and the resturant was fantastic. A very special thanks to Steve who helped make our stay very memorable. This is a somewhat small, pleasant lodge (I think 10 rooms) and has alot of character and class. If your in this part of New Zealand do yourself a favor and stay a night or two (have dinner and a drink also).

Clean hotel

Room was very clean , service great , friendly hosts , lovely 3 course meal and breakfast.

Beautiful location and excellent stay

Steve was a wonderful host! The rooms and reception/breakfast area are beautiful and charming. Very clean. Fantastic scenic attractions abound in the area here. The service we received was far and away beyond anything we ever expected. We loved our stay so much that we extended it for another night. We will definitely stay here again and recommend it to our friends!

Quiet relaxed refined accomodation close to Pohara

We had a warm welcome,offered tea or coffee brought to our room on arrival.Our room was immaculate Beautiful pool spa and garden area.Cosy fire in lounge in the evening.highly recommend and will stay again

Very nice hotel in quiet location

The rooms and bathrooms were very large. Breakfast was simple but delicious. We ate dinner at Ratanui one night and it was great. Steve couldn't be more helpful or accommodating.

Highly recommend!!!

One of the best that we have stayed at. Extremely well presented, lovely people, amazing food, awesome rooms. Absolutely wonderful. We will be back..

Great Hotel.

Great Hotel proprietor. Made you feel welcome from the first moment. Great amenities, close to the beach and great dining.

We absolutely loved everything about this hotel and its proprietors. The excellent service started months before we even arrived--Steve helped us with bookings and sent lots of information on hiking trails and suggested itineraries. The service continues to be wonderful when we arrived- restaurant is delicious, the grounds were lovely, and the room was perfect. We can't recommend this hotel more highly!

Where Hospitality And Pure Charm Meet

My 22 year old daughter and I wanted to take a mini-vacation to the Abel Tasman area, and stumbled upon one of the most delightful boutique lodges we have ever experienced! Upon arrival we were greeted warmly by name and shown to our lovely room…. complete with antique furnishings, fresh flowers, chocolates, and a personal note of thanks for coming to visit. Let me just say, the visit only became more impressive the longer we stayed. "Steve", one of the owners, welcomed us back into the dining room for a gourmet dinner service, including three delicious courses served on fine china, with sterling silver and beautiful linens. After dinner, Steve sat with us and helped us map out our trip, making calls for our kayaking and charting our course on the local map. The next morning, we were greeted with another great smile and the complimentary breakfast that came with our stay. Not only did we enjoy the fresh juice, beautiful fruits and yoghurt, but were also surprised by the gluten free items Steve had provided, knowing we had some dietary issues! Yes, the coast, the sea, and the park were astoundingly beautiful, but what will draw us back to that particular area will be Steve and his amazing hospitality at the Ratanui Lodge!