Reviews of Lime Tree Lodge 5 stars

Nice property landscape pretty

The website promises a luxury stay, apertifs and canapés included in your stay. This did not occur. Although the hosts were polite, they did not go the extra mile, not chatty or informative. The property requires maintenance. The pool and spa area were poorly maintained, leaves everywhere dirty pool furniture shoved in the corner. The Tariff does not reflect the stay. I was happy to pay more for a special experience. This accommodation is false advertising and I wonder if this is even legal.

Very peaceful and comfortable place to stay, very welcoming staff

See above

We stayed here for three nights and it was a very mixed experience because of the way the facility is run. The facility itself is magnificent but the maintenance is so bad that it substantially detracts from the experience. The negatives start at check-in. Everywhere else on our trip hosts have gone out of their way to advise us of local facilities' activities etc ,here we were handed a map and a laminated sheet with some restaurants recommended but not a brochure in sight for the many attractions in the place, and no time spent welcoming us. In the bedroom there was a laminated sheet saying that the safes do not work and that Netflix is accessible on the TV . The latter is not true( despite the efforts of both the proprietor and the proprietor's young  son). Netflix could not be  accessed and the warning regarding the safes is correct but clearly this has been the way for some considerable time. It had been a hot day so I went to the communal kitchen to find the cold drinks and ice making fridge freezer. I pressed for ice and plenty was made but nothing happened.  I opened the door and a shower of ice landed on the floor. The equipment was blocked  with old ice which had closed over the piping. The quantity of ice suggested it had not been cleaned in ages. I cleaned that up and went and to join my wife who was complaining at the amount of bird poo on the garden table and chairs where we wanted to eat later. She cleaned it up herself.  It took about 10 minutes to lock the door to the garden from our bedroom.  I think I succeeded on the 10th attempt. The mechanism is so loose the locking action only works sporadically. We were glad of the slippers provided as the path to the pool was covered with rabbit droppings and garden dirt. The pool was dirty and full of leaves at one end but the hot tub was very enjoyable. The whole pool area looks neglected with no evidence of sweeping or cleaning.

Quite Location comfy rooms and excellent host

Not a don’t like but a suggestion. A fridge in the room and a TV .

Room was nice, comfortable bed. Pleasant grounds - could sit outside.

At the price and from the description we were expecting a really good experience (as at other similar lodges) but it was disappointing. This could be a special place but it wasn’t. Staff were helpful enough but no one went the extra mile to make it great eg on arrival the doors were shut & it looked closed. There’s a guest lounge with tea & coffee, TV, books etc rather than having facilities in the room, but whilst a coffee machine was supplied, there were no pods, empty biscuit jar etc. There was a kitchen, presumably for guest use but this was tired and there was no mention/explanation about using it. Overall, we could have stayed somewhere better in the town centre for less.

After driving for a few hours on twisty turny roads we arrived to find a beautiful lodge in the countryside with a small swimming pool and hot tub. Felt like Nirvana.

The staff tried to tell us that Booking.com had mixed up our booking - in fact I booked several weeks ahead of time and they sent me a confirmation and a follow up email acknowledging a request and acceptance. We arrived were acknowledged as having booked and shown to our room - the staff then confronted us with rubbish that the system had confused a booking - it wasn't an error on our or Booking.com part

The Black Rock suite was a very spacious room with lots of facilities and two patio areas in different directions. Beautiful view. Comfortable inside the room - beds, sofa, dining table. Very attentive and responsive staff. Quiet location outside of town - but only a 10 min drive to restaurants etc. Lovely to have the swimming pool on a hot day. Breakfast option and shared lounge if you want it. We had everything that we needed and more.

Some minor repair work is needed to make this fully 5 star.

The location is perfect. We were glad we stayed just outside of Wanaka. It allows for a quiet night in a beautiful location yet it’s easy to get into town and to a nearby lavender farm. We had dinner at the lodge one night and it was excellent. Far surpassed our expectations. We enjoyed breakfast as well Everyone went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

The room was clean. The area and the lodge are beautiful. The staff are very nice and helpful.

It is expensive based on the fact that It is quite far from Wanaka town centre and the size of the room that was a bit small. It is difficult to find with Maps.

Very clean room with lots of space. John very froendly and helped with taxi

No laundry facilities despite website saying there was. No breakfast offered

Fabulous room and great common area, with huge trampoline that the kids loved :). Plus lots of wildlife - bunnies, lamas, horses :) Very welcoming staff

Very nice property. Big room and bathroom, very clean

It was not possible to get breakfast

Wonderful staff! Spacious accommodations. Lovely property.

Lovely peaceful setting. Great staff.

The whole venue was excellent, the grounds were lovely and peaceful, and the proximity to Wanaka Airfield was outstanding.

$317 was way too much.

The location on our way to Dunedin to see our granddaughter at Otago University.

Communal kitchen and lounge. We were very tired after a very long day of travel. Socialising was not on our agenda. Strong unpleasant smell in the bathroom on our arrival. No underlay on bed. No armchair in our room.

Nice stately small lodge just outside of Wanaka with a spa and pool set in a nice garden. Full cooked breakfast was really nice and gave us a chance to chat with other guests.

The king size bed was not very comfortable; had a strange center lump like two mattresses pushed together. On arrival. the reception area was not very welcoming but the proprietor was very friendly.