Awaroa Lodge

Ladies were very accommodating and friendly with local tips. They were really helpful with our bag transfer. We enjoyed our stay here in this peaceful location and managed to also arrange an extra nights stay. Would highly recommend. Just beware of sandflies!

Worse lodge in all of New Zealand. They canceled our waterfalls to the lodge the 1st day and they wouldn't give us credit for the missed night. The male receptionist was arrogant and rude. The food was awful. The service was so bad except for Samantha and the girl from France. The rooms were ok. No view of the ocean. Our room wasn't clean. There were dark spots on the floor of fresh substance. The energy at this lodge was low morale. Don't stay here. Take the water taxi to hike and do an overnight in Nelson. This place was the worse place in all of New Zealand on a 35 day trip. The hike is nice.

Too expensive for what it is! The only positive point was the dinner, which was delicious.

We dropped in for breakfast while camping along the trail, so this is a review of their restaurant only! Excellent breakfast with friendly staff, and a much needed coffee when the camp stove doesn't quite cut it! We had the Big Breakfast option, which set us up well for the onward walk to Totaranui. They also have good access to the Awaroa crossing at low tide. There's a coastal route along the inlet, so you don't have to climb back up to the sky track after dropping down. They also packed us a couple of delicious blueberry, white choc and pisachio muffins for the road. Really reasonably priced and excellent quality.

What a gorgeous arrival to this little paradise in Abel Tasman National Park. It was our first trip to New Zealand, and we were celebrating my husband’s 60th—a detail I had shared with Awaroa Lodge when booking. Our room (over $700 NZD) was lovely, and everything initially felt perfect. We enjoyed drinks on the terrace before dinner, and our meal itself was delicious. Our (fairly new) German server was excellent—warm, attentive, and genuinely lovely. However, after finishing our meal, she disappeared and no one came to check on us for dessert or further drinks. After trying to get attention, we eventually ordered a chocolate soufflé from another staff member. We were then told it would take 12 minutes but can take it to our room as the restaurant was closing at 9:30pm. This felt odd, and we asked to have it at the table. A second (more senior) staff member reiterated the same point, suggesting there had been a misunderstanding and emphasizing that the restaurant was closing. The clear impression was that it wasn’t worth staff staying beyond 9:30pm to serve our dessert. As long-time hospitality professionals and owners of high-end hotels and a restaurant, this was surprising—especially given the room rate. We were also told she was “following the rules” and that we were being rude for questioning it. What had been a lovely evening ended on a disappointing note. My husband returned to the room, and as the soufflé order had not even been placed, I did the same. There was no attempt to offer a solution—such as sending dessert to our room—or any effort to handle the situation with warmth. Aside from the excellent German server, the rest of the restaurant/bar staff felt functional rather than welcoming or engaging. Disappointing after such a strong start

We arrived at Awa Roa Lodge by ferry on a beautiful day and had a wonderful afternoon on the beach. The bellman, beach team, and check-in staff were all excellent and very welcoming. Our room was acceptable—though at $745 per night, expectations are understandably higher. Dinner started well. Pre-dinner drinks and appetizers were fine, and the main course was actually quite good. Our initial server, a young German woman, was very pleasant. However, by the time we reached dessert, she was no longer there and the service noticeably declined. We had to ask multiple times to have our table cleared and to receive the dessert menu—twice, in fact. When we finally ordered dessert, we were told it would take 12 minutes and that we could take it to our room, as the restaurant was closing. This was reiterated by the duty manager. At $745 per night, after an otherwise enjoyable dinner, being told—twice—that we should take dessert to our room instead of finishing the meal in the restaurant felt completely unacceptable and dismissive. I’ve spent my life in hospitality, and this kind of service, especially when we were already experiencing delays, simply does not meet the standard one would expect at this price point. A disappointing end to what started as a promising stay. The server refused to give her name. The time we ordered desert was 915 and I write this review at 1005pm in my room with no dessert. The confirmation for our room said restaurant open until "late"... is 920 pm late? I will not be coming back The first time in may life I have had to walk out of a restaurant....shame on Awaroa lodge, you have let the hospitality trade down

We loved our stay here. If you’re looking for Instagram worthy five star luxe, this isn’t your place. But if you’re looking for a well located, well priced and well managed eco lodge in the Abel Tasman area then look no further. Head to the beach at sunset and you’ll enjoy the whole thing to yourselves. Magical!

Great coffee and the location is amazing

It was a real pleasure to be able to have a proper lunch after 2 days of eating dehydrated food on the trek! The food was very good and the service was pleasant.

Best kids menu ever. Icecream after for free. Thanks

Nice all round experience. Rooms tody, clean. Reception ok. Resturant service was very kind.

A beautiful native bush reserve with native birds.Awaroa lodge is worth seeing great setting we also had lovely lunch and then walked back to catch our boat trip back.