Braxmere Lodge is located on the south shore of beautiful Lake Taupo, right the waters edge. It is an hours drive from Taupo, 10 minutes from nearest shops and restaurants in Turangi. So it a gorgeous and isolated setting. The unit was spacious and tidy and newly renovated. The king sized bed was very comfortable. There was a microwave, large fridge, and good range of basic tea and coffee making options. Look at the view from outside the lounge in our unit in the photograph below.

There used to be a restaurant at Braxmere Lodge, but it has been closed for some time, and there looks to be no prospect of it opening any time soon. So you need to bring some of your own supplies unless you want to drive from the Lodge for all meals. The access road off SH41 is at a difficult corner with limited visibility.

It was very easy to access the room and get unpacked. The view was great and the bed was very comfortable. Be aware that there are a few restaurants and a gas station about 10 minutes away but overall there is not too much close to this location. If you want to be 'off the grid', this is your location.

There was a strong odor from the bathroom within our room. I believe it was coming from the sink and it was very noticeable when you walk in the door. That would be my only criticism of the location.

The location was great with an amazing view of the lake and just what my wife and I needed on our honeymoon. It was great as a jumping off point to visit the surrounding areas like Lake Taupo itself and Tongariro National Park as we visited various Lord of the Rings filming locations surrounding and on the volcanoes. The room was clean and very spacious, with one of the largest bathrooms in our three week's staying all across New Zealand.

Don't leave the windows open or your room may get filled with blood sucking flies.

Such a peaceful place to stay and enjoyed walking the little beach in the morning, despite the rain.

The shower wasn't clean, black mould growing around the fittings on the wall and in the plastic strip on bottom of shower. Didn't affect me having a shower though, just thought I should mention it. Wifi was OK, very patchy, but coming from rural myself I know this is something that may not be able to be fixed, but was nice to switch off the technology because of this and take in the scenery instead.

Location is wonderful. Kids loved playing on the lawn & throwing stones from the beach. Rooms were warm, spacious and very well equipped. Showers were great. Best spot in the local area - mountain about 40 min easy drive.Overall a great stay.

The restaurant was closed and since we were 4 families travelling together, we would have loved using that space to lounge together indoors as it was raining most of our stay. The Beds were a bit on the hard, but sleeper couches were pretty good.

We loved the setting of the room, on the nice lake. The area was so quiet, that was also a special treat. The cooking facilities in the room were very good and handy. Housekeeping staff was very helpful.

It was a bit awkward to get our lock box key code via Booking.com messaging to enable us to enter the room. We didn't have working internet on our phones, but lucky the motel staff messaged us the key code the day before our arrival.

Lovely location gorgeous view of the Lake. Calm and serene. The lodge itself is clean modern and has basic amenities you’d need for a short stay. Nice toiletries and towels. Plenty of blankets and pillows

Only thing that was tricky is the parking. If your car is anything bigger than a small hatchback it will be very tricky to park 2 cars side by side outside the lodges. Unclear if there was any other parking available to guests

Waking up to the view

Spiders/ mold on the curtains,/big hole behind the tv

nice room, clean, good kitchen comfortable bed what is absolutely great - a view from a window

Small parking place for long car, parking was a challenge. It was written on a booking.com that there is a laundry. No, there is no laundry at all. It is dedicated houses, there is no staff in the evening. Only houses - in case of any problem - you have to wait.

Easy contactless check-in The facilities were neat and clean. The shower was AMAZING and there were the best smelling complimentary shampoo, bodywash etc It's a beautiful location overlooking Lake Taupo I love that it wasn't in a town as such, but close to one The restaurant was closed, but we weren't planning on going anyway, but it was nice that we were informed prior to our stay.

I think it was a pretty great place! No dislikes on my side!