Parautane Lodge, Nelson | ConcertHotels.com

Exceptional

Liked: Quaint and felt the owners did a great job of making us feel welcome
Disliked: Well maintained

Very good

The young German ladies who...

Liked: The view was good
Disliked: No fridge in the room, with 3 of the 4 units were meant to share a small fridge, along with the owners beer and wine (for purchase by the guests should they choose). Perhaps a larger fridge in the dining area or a small fridge in each room.Better option to take luggage down and up steep stairs, perhaps guests could use the owners driveway just to initially load and unload baggage only. It appears the house accommodation needs care and tlc.

Exceptional

Liked: We loved the view, the spa and the hospitality fantastic place to relax and take in the landscape

Very good

Superb

With just a lot more...

Liked: The view from the patio/bedroom window is awesome. The bed was supremely comfortable. The bathroom was superb. Breakfast was pretty good.
Disliked: It’s pretty remote, there was no welcome and the outside is very scruffy - so you’re starting to feel a bit concerned given it’s at the expensive end of the spectrum for B&B accommodation. Plus, little things are missing - no tissues, no comfy chairs in the large room, just a couple of tea and coffee bags. And $7 for a small beer and over $40 for a bottle of local wine! Most places at this price would throw a bottle in.

Very good

This sanctuary was exactly what...

Liked: The temporary hosts, Tim and Lorna, were very accommodating and helpful.The huge wooden deck was a great place to relax and dry laundry.The views were spectacular!Loved the big sit down dining table at breakfast time.Breakfasts were yummy - Tim even fried some tomatoes to go with my eggs one morning.Outstanding privacy - I barely bumped into other guests.The spa tub was awesome - I needed that after all my mountaineering aches and pains.
Disliked: Nothing really - it was lovely. However, there were two things out of the control of the hosts that I will mention. One night the rain set in, and with it came very low cloud cover that was so thick I had a lot of difficulty navigating up the very narrow and winding road to their hilltoplocation. It was actually very frightening in the dark as it was a dirt road with no lights.The second issue was the gigantic ditch in front of their driveway. It was extremely deep as I drove off the main road up into their driveway. I was afraid of scraping the underbelly of my rental vehicle.