Motels in Lake Tekapo

Staff were very kind as we only communicated over message due to checking in late & checking out early. Everything was prepared to include a very toasty room! View from our room was GOREGOUS! The room itself was very nice, clean, and spacious. There are negative reviews of the shower but I had a bit of a cold from the weather and liked the steam!

Lovely quiet secluded location yet on the main road. Warm and comfortable and everything you need for a one night stopover. Good value for money

This delightful (and tiny, 5 room) motel was the perfect stop for us. We were not looking to city walk in the evening, but if we were, it was about 30 minutes away from Lake Tekapo. Instead we went to dinner at a delightful restaurant in nearby Fairlie (6 minutes), the only town of consequence. (Kimbell is not a town, just a spot on the map.) We could also have had dinner at the delightful Silverstream Hotel, which is not related to the Mt. Dobson Motel although they share a parking lot. The room was very large and had a full kitchen which would have been very useful if our stay was more than one night. It was a bit of step-back-in-time furnishings but impeccably clean. On our way out of town the next day we stopped at the Fairlie Heritage Museum and learned a lot about the area. They had a section devoted to the Hamilton Jet boat engine... this company invented the jet boat and is the world's largest manufacturer of them; he got his start here! That was a delightful (unresearched) surprise! It has a little cafe as well. We also ate at the popular Fairlie Bakeshop in town.