Murchison Lodge

Lovely part of the world, very comfortable and well-appointed property with river frontage, splendid host, exceptionally good breakfast. This was a return visit and we again particularly enjoyed the spacious River room with its appealing outlook.

Absolutely fantastic! Cannot recommend Murchison Lodge enough. Just book it! Family of 4, stayed in December for 1 night. Had we known how wonderful it was, we'd have booked for longer, we didn't want to leave! Booked direct. Philip replied promptly and was incredibly helpful. On arrival he greeted us and showed us round the beautiful lodge. Everywhere was incredibly clean, beautiful views, homemade cake, well stocked - basically everything was so easy and provided and just what you want when travelling. Philip very kindly accommodated our very last minute request for an extra room, even though he'd already set up Koru room especially for our boys as a twin. Large bedrooms and bathrooms, all tastefully decorated. Breakfast was outstanding. Lots of home made delicious products. Nice walk down to the river and easy to walk in to town. Truly wonderful hosts.

The best place we have stayed during our whole New Zealand trip. The owner Philip is a great guy and takes care a lot for his guests. He was cooking a marvelous breakfast by his own according to our individual wishes which left nothing to be desired. The whole house has so many small things and items which really make the difference to all other places such as matchsticks in the toilet, hair shampoo and toilet paper of highest quality and many others. It is definitely a home away from home and whenever I have the possibility, I will return.

We absolutely loved this lodge! Phillip was a wealth of information and helped us have an incredible stay. The breakfast was top notch and the best of our holiday. The lodge was warm and welcoming and the views from our room were outstanding. There’s a guest refrigerator, and delicious snacks available anytime. I wish we could have stayed longer.

This is one of my most favourite places I have ever stayed. The hosts were wonderful and we really enjoyed our chats and their food is incredible. They really are absolute stars and the level they provide is immaculate. We felt so at home we never wanted to leave. Thank you

friendly and helpful host Nice garden and river view platform. We enjoyed in particular all the singing birds. Excellent breakfast with homemade bread and marmelade A little difficult to find as the b&b is off the road ( which makes it very quiet)