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Reviews of The Camp - Lake Hawea

3.5 out of 5
The Camp - Lake Hawea
1208 Makarora-Hawea Road State Highway 6, Albert Town

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 93 out of 221 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 76 out of 221 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 221 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 221 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 221 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic setting, great views, quiet place would recommend
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from The Camp Lake Hawea on May 22, 2024
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We enjoy sharing the amazing mountains and lake with our guests. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for a quiet place to recentre that also has stunning view, look no further. Lakeside cottage is nice & private, with an excellent sunrise view every morning, nice & cosy during the colder montjs
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from The Camp Lake Hawea on May 20, 2024
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us! The tiny cabin is indeed a snug place to relish the amazing lake views.

4/10 Poor

Olivine

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Regina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall, We're satisfied and happy with our stay. It's just that I needed to book 2 cabins instead of 1 cabin that can accomodate family of 5-6. Hoping also they got dim lights specially at night. We can't sleep with a full light on.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Camp Lake Hawea on May 22, 2024
Thank you for your review. Three of our cabins can accommodate up to six guests, but the specific numbers must be requested so our staff can assign the appropriate cabin. We understand that booking through a third-party site can sometimes be complicated. Additionally, we avoid using outdoor lights to prevent light pollution and enhance the stargazing experience for our guests. We hope you choose to stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Parthiban

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kimberley

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night in a Bell Tent. The tent was gorgeous and cosy, and the property/campground is absolutely stunning! A few things let us down slightly - firstly we requested an infant cot which we were told could be put in our tent but when we arrived (after hours) we found no infant cot. As the office was already closed we just had to make do but unfortunately our 1yo daughter rolled off the bed in the night and we had a terrible sleep trying to make sure she was safe. Secondly we didn’t realize the Bell tents are located the furthest from the water at the back of the property near the main road. It didn’t matter so much as we arrived when it was dark and in the morning took a drive around the lake but if you want to be right on the lake you need to book a Denver Tent instead. Otherwise the location is fantastic, the bathrooms were a close walk and very clean, and our tent was super warm and cosy.
Response from The Camp Lake Hawea on May 22, 2024
Thank you for your review. Unfortunately, we do not normally provide porta cots in the Bell tents due to limited space. Our staff member must have overlooked this issue. We apologize for the inconvenience it caused you and for not notifying you in advance.

6/10 Okay

Keith

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful area very peaceful, sadly the bed in the bell tent was like sleeping on concrete and so uncomfortable we left 2 days early.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The Camp Lake Hawea on May 20, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We understand that guests have different preferences when it comes to mattress types. Our mattresses are of medium firmness to try to accommodate most people. We're glad you enjoyed the location.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

McKenzie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Glamping tent was clean and as expected and parking was easy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Gregory, London

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great quaint little cabin right on the lake. Be advised that there is no private bathroom and the lake noise may keep some up at night. All in all, we enjoyed our stay and was glad they had a decent food truck on the grounds.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

aideen

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly & helpful check in staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suan, Toronto

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love our glamping bell tent, it's so lovely and romantic under so many stars above. Inside the tent, we got comfortable queen size beds with nice lighting, heaters and electric changers are provided for our convenience! the keyless entry and wine glasses are a great touch!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really good breakfast from the food truck!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

mitzu

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Beautiful area and tent very clean but zipper didn’t work at all so the tent was basically open
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

PEIZHEN

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Angela

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The Camp is in a fabulous location on the edge of Lake Hawea, it is very quiet and appears to be a lovely place for children to play. However, while adequate for a 2 night stay, I wouldn’t like to stay for any longer. The cabins are tired and dated. The was only women’s 4 toilets and the same number of showers which were grubby, particularly first thing in the morning. Likewise the kitchen. I couldn’t find a clean work surface to prepare food, and the bin was overflowing. I saw a man was cleaning his shoes in the kitchen sink which was not hygienic at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Courtenay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ginni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim May

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay but could have had milk in the unit
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hanh Hong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location on the lake. Bit of a drive into Wanaka but Lake Hawea is beautiful in its own right. Facilities were simple, comfortable and clean. Requires a walk outside to shared bathroom. Shared kitchen facilities in good shape, have to pay ~$5 for kitchen supplies and they ran out when we were there.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

George-Lucian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Fatima

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rocio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place to stay some days with friends or family! The only thing that was bad is they just have 6 kitchen packs and is not enough.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful stay
I booked a Glamping tent, it was as advertised and quite a nice day. Only downside was the access to toilets and showers. Majority of the showers were out of order because they didn’t have hot water, leaving only three showers for the whole site. The other was lack of Wi-Fi. I purchased a voucher for 24 hours, however Signal was not available in the room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bosong

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully view
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

ed

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicest camp site we have stayed at. Highly recommend the bell tent glamping!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Why would you stay in busy Wanaka when you can be in this paradise? We had a cottage which was just brilliant. Took some coffee & sat for a while just admiring the view from edge of park over the lake - wow! Girls at the desk were very helpful. Wish I could have stayed a lot longer - was at the top of all the places I stayed in NZ.

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Rene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Negatives: Ablution block was too far away, especially in the dark of night. The tent was advertised with lakeview, which it did not have. Receptionist not friendly. Positives: Heater in tent, electric blankets on bed, inside of tent clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

John

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Camp is a beautiful site with exquisite views.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. I stayed in a bell tent and it ticked all the glamping boxes including a mess tent and fire pit. They have plenty of other accomodation to choose from. Super handy to the lake and highly recommend booking in at The Secret Sauna too. Lovely, friendly staff. Would stay again and highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jenny

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The view from our cabin. Amazing Didn’t like that the kitchen had no cutlery or crockery
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful with beautiful view❤️
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam, Brisbane

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A lovely location by the lake with some excellent faclities at this camp site location
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice little cabin on lake, comfy bed
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness
The 'little cabin' was very difficult to find in the dark since I arrived late, after the office was closed. It needs to be labeled, as it looks like an storage shed or something other than a cabin. Extremely tiny. It is clear this place is really for campers and for that likely great given the beautiful location. Not sure it even makes sense for them to have the 'cottage' and 'cabin' there as it is just confusing.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jiahui

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Harsh

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When I checked in at 630pm the office was closed but my keys were there to pickup. When I saw my room I was aghast since it was dirty, linen on the floor. It seemed that it was not cleaned before my arrival. Tried to call the manager on call but never replied and I was standing in dark with my family. Finally I had to book another hotel. Stay away from this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Prelyza

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and with different options for accommodation. Amazing views being by the lake and being able to walk around the site. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Samara

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a nice location, just needs to improve the amenities provided.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Kitchen has cooking facilities, only about 4 pots/pans, no crockery or silverware. Had to buy disposable plates/knives and forks in town.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved glamping here! Lovely tent! Beautiful views. Bathroom was clean. Nice staff who checked me in. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Bahareh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable beds at the cottage.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Claudia

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Gerry

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023