Mountain Chalets Motel

3.0 star property

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Exterior detail
BBQ/picnic Area
Two Bedroom - CHALET | Private kitchenette
Beau’s Abobe – 2 Bedroom HOUSE | In-room dining
Studio

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Wairepo Road, Twizel, 7901
  • Place, Twizel Town Centre
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Mueller Ridge
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Lake Ruataniwha
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

Beau’s Abobe – 2 Bedroom HOUSE

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

Six Bedroom Lodge

  • 6 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 10
  • 8 Twin Beds and 2 Double Beds

Studio

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Studio

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Small Studio

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

One Bedroom - CHALET

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Two Bedroom - CHALET

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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About the area

Twizel

With a stay at Mountain Chalets Motel in Twizel, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Pukaki and Twizel Town Centre. .This motel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Mueller Ridge and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Lake Ruataniwha.

What's nearby

  • Twizel Town Centre - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Mueller Ridge - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Lake Ruataniwha - 3 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Lake Pukaki - 10 min drive - 13.5 km
  • Lake Ohau - 29 min drive - 25.1 km

Getting around

  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse) - 111 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Top Hut - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Musterers Hut - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mint Folk - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Fishtail Authentic Indian Cuisine - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Ministry of Works - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Mountain Chalets Motel

Motel in Twizel with free parking
Mountain Chalets Motel offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and safes. Accommodations at this 3-star motel have kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Ski shuttle nearby
  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room washing machine/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 floor
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 8 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

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Mountain Chalets Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 415 out of 935 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 386 out of 935 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 108 out of 935 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 935 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 935 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Having stayed in one of the A frame units previously i anticipated that this what i had booked again. However i was told i was actually in the 'cottage'. This was a sleepout/low end air bnb at best, not to mention that it was on the other side of twizel in an urban street (not part of the motel complex and therefore not associated with all their facilities). There was nowhere to sit and eat (counter top or table). No milk, sugar, salt/pepper. A microwave with no bowls and utensils was the only cooking option. In fairness, milk was provided when i called. The cottage was not serviced during our stay. This was an extremely disappointing booking and i will not be repeating the experience again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kannan, Beaverton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Weird front desk... Seemed it never exists... Picked keys from the room that was open & info at reception door showed my name, room number & where key is located! Checkout was even more interesting as everyone dropped keys in front of the reception door!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An affordable (non-camping) choice to base yourself for the Hooker Valley and surrounding hikes. The A-Frame rooms reminded me of school camps. Lots of timber and basic facilities. The room was clean and large and had everything you need. Great location, plenty of parking and the star gazing was incredible.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Tom

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Noise from highway Terrible shower Poor value for money
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chee Leong

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely A-frame, wonderful stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Rhonda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Breaking our journey from Dunedin to Christchurch with the idea we’d drive up to Mt Cook after check in. Had a few housekeeping issues which we brought to their attention, so hopefully they are resolved. Friendly helpful staff, comfy bed. Bathrooms need a bit of updating. Heating good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

ROMMEL MAX

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was horrible. The soaps were not refilled before the new occupant arrived. The carpet was dirty. It was so cold since there is no heater. The town has few dining options.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed the quietness of the motel and found the beds and pillows to be amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Rhidian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Rhidian Wilson

Not as advertised .. very disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A night in twizel

Always great to stay here, issues with heating and TV but hey all in all i will be back
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little run down but clean and a good quiet 2 night stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location to Mt Cook. Bed were very soft. Could use a mattress update.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Lindsey

Conveniently located near food and the main road to head out of Twizel. Appreciated the kitchenette with a kettle and refrigerator. Quiet and had what I needed. Wifi was very poor. Only briefly early morning was it ok and then it was so slow nothing would load.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple nice cottage
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good clean place to base to drive up to the Hermitage to see the sunset on Mount Cook
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Lesley

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not a private area since front slider opened on street
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great little town

Awesome little cabins with air conditioner right off the highway for easy access . We were in cabin 29 and was right at back private and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Choo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Brenda

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The staff was friendly and helpful. The check in was very easy. It was a great location for our activities. We were not expecting anything special and that is what we got so we were fine with the stay over all. It is a cabin after all.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

jennifer

The motel itself looked as if it needed tlc. Gardens were untidy and unloved. The actual rooms were ok and a good size and clean. There was no hairdryer and no milk left for us, everywhere else we were left it. If i was booking from the street i would not have bothered. If they made effort and did the gardens the street apeal would be better.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025