Manapouri Motels and Holiday Park
4.5 51 reviews
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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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Reviews
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Beautiful mountain views -
Clean facilities
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Quiet and peaceful atmosphere
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Friendly staff
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Close to Doubtful Sound cruises
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Outdated facilities
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Adorable cottages and nice camping spots!
Hannah -
Great camping spot.
Viktoria -
A very warm welcome!
Catherine Focke -
Great campsite with friendly owners.
Emily -
Beautiful ground with unconventional service.
Christiane Lindenberg
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Great place to stay.
Quaint and interesting site. Loads of space to park up even when busy and able to get a good scenic site. Decent cooking area and nice space for sitting down to eat inside and out. Mens showers and toilet were great, very clean and spacious with a hot shower (womens showers weren't as clean or spacious). Very short walk over to the lakeside. Would definitely stay again
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A really beautiful spot!
The mountain view and sunsets were spectacular. Quiet and peaceful. Tons of room for non-powered spots with lots of trees for shade so you’re not cooked out of your car in the AM. Solo travelling female and felt safe the whole time. Would absolutely stay again.
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Calme et fonctionnel avec cuisine, grandes toilettes et douches.
A proximité de l'embarcadaire pour DoubtFoul Sound
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Great camping spot.
We had non-powered site, bathrooms were clean, there was nice common room and kitchen, hot showers also available. Stayed for two nights in the end.
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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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Clean, but old.
Powered sites very close together Only 2 working washing machines for the whole place
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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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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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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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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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The wrong side of tacky.
Rusting, rotting junk everywhere. You will hear nothing but the sound of campervan doors heaving shut for a full hour after a truly spectacular sunset view.
Bafflingly, the cleaning crew comes through and does the kitchen and shower facilities at 7:30 AM. Because who wants to cook or shower at a campground first thing after sunrise?
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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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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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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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Great place to stay.
Quaint and interesting site. Loads of space to park up even when busy and able to get a good scenic site. Decent cooking area and nice space for sitting down to eat inside and out. Mens showers and toilet were great, very clean and spacious with a hot shower (womens showers weren't as clean or spacious). Very short walk over to the lakeside. Would definitely stay again
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Calme et fonctionnel avec cuisine, grandes toilettes et douches.
A proximité de l'embarcadaire pour DoubtFoul Sound
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A really beautiful spot!
The mountain view and sunsets were spectacular. Quiet and peaceful. Tons of room for non-powered spots with lots of trees for shade so you’re not cooked out of your car in the AM. Solo travelling female and felt safe the whole time. Would absolutely stay again.
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Great camping spot.
We had non-powered site, bathrooms were clean, there was nice common room and kitchen, hot showers also available. Stayed for two nights in the end.
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Clean, but old.
Powered sites very close together Only 2 working washing machines for the whole place
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The wrong side of tacky.
Rusting, rotting junk everywhere. You will hear nothing but the sound of campervan doors heaving shut for a full hour after a truly spectacular sunset view.
Bafflingly, the cleaning crew comes through and does the kitchen and shower facilities at 7:30 AM. Because who wants to cook or shower at a campground first thing after sunrise?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.