Ruapehu

One bedroom motel units with King size beds
- Studio Motel units with Queen size beds
- Double/Twin/Family and Quad Lodge Rooms
- Breakfast and Dinner Available
- Fully Licensed
- Large open Fire in the Lodge
- Two hot spa pools
- Sky TV
- Large Drying Room
- Guest Laundry & Kitchen
- Catering for Mid Winter Christmas for your family or friends
Check out our website for hot deals and the Ruapehu Weekend Specials.

Well-known for its friendly atmosphere and situated in a fantastic location at the base of the Whakapapa chairlifts, the lodge is run by the University of Auckland Snowsports Club, founded in 1966. We are a membership based club and are always looking for new members. Non-members are welcome to enquire about our great membership rates! The lodge sleeps 32 people in backpacker-style accommodation, and has full kitchen, drying room, ski workshop and bathrooms facilities. With 2 meals a day included in the nightly rate you would be hard pressed to find better value for money anywhere near the mountain!

We are the closest hotel to Whakapapa Ski field on Mt Ruapehu. With 106 beautiful hotel rooms and 9 adjacent motel units, an excellent variety of restaurants and bars, a gym, sauna and hot plunge pool, tennis court, a cinema and the highest golf course in New Zealand. In winter and spring, you’re literally minutes away from exhilarating ski slopes.
Since early last Century, our guests have enjoyed service and ambience that is simply second-to none...Nestled on the often snow-capped slopes of Mt Ruapehu, Bayview Chateau Tongariro places you in the midst of the Dual World Heritage Tongariro National Park. Built in 1929, the hotel is one of New Zealand’s most historic national icons with unsurpassed views of the National Park.
Ask us about our winter packages and book your winter stay now.