Manapouri Motels and Holiday Park
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Manapouri Motels and Holiday Park
Manapouri Holiday Park puts you on the doorstep of Fiordland National Park adventures.
Explore Doubtful Sound with cruises departing nearby, or plan your hiking, biking, or swimming excursions in the surrounding pristine beauty. The park is within walking distance of restaurants and a pub in Manapouri township.
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Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday ParkCommercial organisation |
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Manapouri |
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Our Reception Chalet is open from 2pm-7pm. For guests checking in after 7pm, we will leave an envelope out with your name on it (beside our reception door) with check-in information. |
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Camping Grounds
Dump Station
Reviews
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5.0/5
I loved my stay here!
Such a cosy vibe, lovely staff and good and clean facilities. Also just a 10min walk from the doubtful sound cruise departure and doable distance from milford sound.
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5.0/5
Our favourite campsite in New Zealand!
It's super cosy, it's clean, it's pretty, it's quiet, it's close to the lake, it's got everything you need, we *loved* everything about it. Also, beautiful night sky!!
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5.0/5
Nostalgie, Nostalgie!
Sehr schöner Platz, 5 Minuten vom Strand entfernt. Besitzer sehr hilfsbereit. Für die Sauberkeit wird alles getan und sind wir doch mal ehrlich: wir können einen Großteil dazu beitragen. Leider ist das bei manchen noch nicht angekommen!
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5.0/5
Beautiful,clean and friendly camping ground.
Lots of powered and unpowered sites with beautiful vies to pick from. Our new favourite and already planning our next stay.
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5.0/5
We had a good stay here at the campground.
Reasonably pricing (45/50$ per night) for a powered site. 20gb wifi included. Laundry and dryer available. The facilities have the charme of the good old days, but the owners have changed only recently and the new ones are full of energy and try to improve things day by day.
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4.0/5
Henry and Joris made us feel so welcomed.
They are both friendly and personable. Do yourself a favor and stay. You won’t regret it.
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5.0/5
Beautiful campsite, definitly one of the most beautiful ones I stayed at during my trip through this country.
22$ unpowered for 1 adult. Free showers, clean facilities. Wifi around 2GB, free and fairly decent. Heaps of spaces, lots of shadow with lots of trees and an amazing look on the sound. 2min drive from the Doubtful Sound cruises, which I highly recommend!
All in all felt really safe, would stay again immediately!
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4.0/5
charming, cozy and quirky campsite with great view.
50$ for 2 people on a powered site. showers were indeed a bit tricky: the women‘s shower 2 didn‘t work properly but 3 was perfectly fine.
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1.0/5
Note - showers are not free!
We paid for an unpowered site and innocently used the shower. The elderly owner then came to our van and tried to extort money from us ($5 for the shower and $5 for ‘lying’ apparently) after bullying us and telling us what a problem campers are in NZ. Beautiful location, shame about the unreasonable and confrontational owner.
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5.0/5
Our favourite campsite in New Zealand!
It's super cosy, it's clean, it's pretty, it's quiet, it's close to the lake, it's got everything you need, we *loved* everything about it. Also, beautiful night sky!!
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5.0/5
I loved my stay here!
Such a cosy vibe, lovely staff and good and clean facilities. Also just a 10min walk from the doubtful sound cruise departure and doable distance from milford sound.
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5.0/5
Nostalgie, Nostalgie!
Sehr schöner Platz, 5 Minuten vom Strand entfernt. Besitzer sehr hilfsbereit. Für die Sauberkeit wird alles getan und sind wir doch mal ehrlich: wir können einen Großteil dazu beitragen. Leider ist das bei manchen noch nicht angekommen!
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5.0/5
We had a good stay here at the campground.
Reasonably pricing (45/50$ per night) for a powered site. 20gb wifi included. Laundry and dryer available. The facilities have the charme of the good old days, but the owners have changed only recently and the new ones are full of energy and try to improve things day by day.
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5.0/5
Beautiful,clean and friendly camping ground.
Lots of powered and unpowered sites with beautiful vies to pick from. Our new favourite and already planning our next stay.
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4.0/5
Henry and Joris made us feel so welcomed.
They are both friendly and personable. Do yourself a favor and stay. You won’t regret it.
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5.0/5
Beautiful campsite, definitly one of the most beautiful ones I stayed at during my trip through this country.
22$ unpowered for 1 adult. Free showers, clean facilities. Wifi around 2GB, free and fairly decent. Heaps of spaces, lots of shadow with lots of trees and an amazing look on the sound. 2min drive from the Doubtful Sound cruises, which I highly recommend!
All in all felt really safe, would stay again immediately!
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4.0/5
charming, cozy and quirky campsite with great view.
50$ for 2 people on a powered site. showers were indeed a bit tricky: the women‘s shower 2 didn‘t work properly but 3 was perfectly fine.
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3.5/5
Nice spots, kitchen and dining room are fine.
Bathrooms have room for improvement. Hot or warm water wasn‘t available during our stay. wifi is limited and unstable. So a bit overpriced. 21 NZD for non powered.
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4.0/5
Very big campground, cozy and a little bit dated.
Unpowered site for 1 person 21,-
Laundry, fully equipped kitchen, hot showers (you have to activate the hot water before entering the shower and it lasts for 7 min, included in the price) only 3 showers but did not have to wait. WiFi does only work next to the office, limited to 400mb
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4.0/5
Ended up here after Possum’s didn’t have any vacancies left (hung a paper on the porch that sad “Don’t come in and ask!”).
Loads of space for your tent, terrain is beautiful with many oldtimers, trees and plenty of picknick tables. Had a beautiful spot with views of the mountains out of our tent. Didn’t hear the road too much. Owner was very friendly and helpful. Showers are free and work, kitchen is a bit dirty and outdated.
This was the first night in ages I wasn’t attacked by sandflies! :) The beach with a great view on the mountains is within a 5 min walk, nice cafe closeby.
In conclusion, it isn’t a top10 campground, but it is a place with character with plenty of privacy and a beautiful environment.
Payed $42 for one night 2 adults non-powered
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4.0/5
We ended up here when we couldn't get into Possum Lodge down the road.
When we arrived the elderly owner started complaining to us about tourists and campervans which seemed a bit odd but I'd read a few other reviews that had mentioned this on CamperMate so I was prepared! When I mentioned we were going on to Milford she started on about how it had been ruined (which, having since been don't agree with). None of this was aggressive, just not the most welcoming.
Camp itself is nice enough and has some quirky but quite dated. Showers are free. Manapouri lake is just across the road.
Cost (2p, non-powered): $38
Location: Lots of space, close to Manapouri Lake.
Facilities: Kitchen with a few items and cooking facilities, showers and flush toilets. Good but slightly dated. The games room doesn't look like it's been used in years! Wifi is free (but didn't work)
Value: 7/10
Sandflies: A few at the lake, didn't see any in the camp
X-Factor: Nahh
Other: There's cheap petrol available in Manapouri so top-up before you drive up to Milford.
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5.0/5
Showers are free, they just have a timer on them like in many other camping sites.
Great experience, would go back right away. The owner was lovely and the camping is in a great location. We woke up yo views of the lake and the mountains. The place could do with an upgrade but it has a lot of personality and everything you need: spacious kitchen with pots and pans, bathrooms in good condition, laundry room (paying), and even a games room. There is a pub next to it as well.
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1.0/5
Note - showers are not free!
We paid for an unpowered site and innocently used the shower. The elderly owner then came to our van and tried to extort money from us ($5 for the shower and $5 for ‘lying’ apparently) after bullying us and telling us what a problem campers are in NZ. Beautiful location, shame about the unreasonable and confrontational owner.
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5.0/5
Great campsite with friendly owners.
There’s clearly been a lot of love and personality put into this site. Fantastic location, free showers and no sandflies!
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4.0/5
Nice place with much room to camp in the open or almost in the woods - whatever you prefer.
Staff friendly and welcoming, showers hot and clean.
Paid 20pp for two on an unpowered site - quite pricey imho, but no place around Te Anau seems be be much cheaper.
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3.5/5
Amazing views, My husband prefered this park more than myself.
He thought it was quirky, definitly a little unique. Clean facilities, a little dated.
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3.0/5
20 $ for an unpowerd site, 3$ washer + 4$ dryer (clothes weren‘t dry).
Limited hot showers, 100 MB Free Wifi. Old but clean. Nice campground but way too overpriced!
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5.0/5
Adorable cottages and nice camping spots!
They have nice bathrooms and a kitchen with a dining area. I highly recommend it! It’s our favourite spot so far!
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4.0/5
Found it a little over priced..
It was supposed to be raining , so got a Cabin for 2
Cabin was clean
Facilities were okay , the showers were good in the evening , bit next day morning they were clogged
Kitchen well equipped
Have to say a lot of old cars in the site
Staff friendly , really grateful the owner provided us with a cabin eventhough she wasnt keen on providing cabins for less than 2 night stay
Overall a pleasant stay
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4.0/5
Good facilities, free BBQ, free limited WiFi.
That quite a freaky place with olds fashion cars around the camping. The office also offer some snacks and few food items. Nice place for a tent.
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5.0/5
Large area, dump station, drinking water, kitchen, laundry, good views at some spots, great showers!
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5.0/5
Spacious site with plenty of places to hide, or camp out in the open; whichever you prefer.
Extremely amiable, interesting and helpful owners. Clean, well kept, no unnecessary regimentation and quirky without pretensions. Some fantastic Morris Minor ornamentations!
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4.0/5
Nice park with a lot of old cars sitting around.
Free WiFi, hot showers and a big kitchen. Nice location at the Lake Manapouri for having a walk along the beach.
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5.0/5
10/10 for ecological responsibility and not being beige.
Fantastic views, great facilities, very helpful owners, what a relief to be in quirky and interesting surrounds, definitely not a beige place, very conscious of being as plastic free as possible and ecologically responsible.
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5.0/5
Stayed three nights in a tent while exploring Doubtful and Milford Sounds.
Nice welcome by a lovely couple, clean and good facilities. And no sand flies :)
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4.0/5
Hard to review because we only saw it through the pouring rain....
Had to stay inside all the time. Friendly owner. Site bit old fashioned and retro but nice! Showers free.
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4.5/5
A very warm welcome!
Kitchen and sanitary facilities very neat. The seating in the dining room invite the comfort to stay. Unfortunately we had bad luck with the weather and the kitchen was unheated - so a point deduction. Otherwise, you can just feel comfortable here!
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5.0/5
We really enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed with our unpowered van. Cute kitchen with lost of appliances, laundry facilities, a tv room and good 7 minutes hot shower. The lady who runs the place is extremely charming. Thanks so much for an awesome experience!
Would definitely recommend your place on your way to/from Milford Sound.
PS: if you have Spark mobile there is a hotspot just outside the entrance and you can get connection from the kitchen!
