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Mahitahi Lodge

This is the place to go for that wonderful get away holiday,  amazing location and excellent accommodation , but the real bonus here is your hosts Wendy and Duncan,  they are warm, welcoming, friendly and so knowledgeable about the areas history and activities.  Thanks for a memorable stay.  Vince , Kris and Phoebe.

Having missed the turn into the lodge after driving past Bruce Bay we realised the error of our ways and made a U-Turn back to the lodge where we received a very warm welcome on what was a windy and rainy day.

The lodge is very spacious and having booked the standard suite we had a big part of the ground floor to ourselves. The room itself was spacious and had a separate shower room next to the bedroom. On from that was a spacious kitchen area equipped with everything you’d need to have a meal in, as well as tea and coffee. This led out to a lovely garden area but we weren’t able to utilise this due to the weather. The room would be perfect for a family with children or just someone looking for some extra space.

Our hosts, Jacqui and John, were fantastic. Extremely friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and sociable! We thoroughly enjoyed a tour of the grounds by John leading to a stream with eels - well worth seeing. Due to the remoteness of the lodge, we opted for an evening meal at the lodge. This was a social affair with the other guests staying at the lodge, starting off with canapés by a lit fire. The food was delicious as was breakfast.

All in all this was a great one night stop en route to Queenstown. Despite the remoteness you could certainly spend at least a couple of days and enjoy the wild natural beauty of the area and the lodge itself. Highly recommended!


We stayed at Mahitahi for 2 nights with amazing hosts John and Jacqui. As well as supremely comfortable surroundings and top notch food and wine, both of our hosts went beyond the extra mile in being informative about local history and Maori tradition as well as making great recommendations about sights and things to do. As a result, the 48 hours we spent in this beautiful part of the world was filled to the brim with awesome adventures.
 

Can’t praise Jacqui and Mahitahi Lodge enough. Friendly hospitality from the moment we arrived, lovely clean and warm room, great dinner and breakfast, great company, great scenery. Sorry we missed John but Alan was great company too. Enjoy this if you can. 

Everything about the lodge was perfect. It is a beautiful home in a beautiful setting. The rooms are comfortable, clean and well decorated. The food is amazing. We felt so welcome and at home. John and Jacque were warm and interesting hosts. 

We stopped at Mahitahi Lodge on the way to the glaciers. Jacqui and John are amazing and lovely hosts. We had the pleasure of enjoying the best breakfast on our three week trip around the island. The lodge is perfect for re-energizing after some travelling. Clean, quiet, spacious and feeling like being at home. Also Jacqui had a lot of recommendations available for us which helped a lot to plan the upcoming activities activities for the remainder of the journey. Would definitely stop there again if we do a similar trip. 

Conveniently located within 30-45 minutes of Fox Glacier, this is a great location to see the Southwestern beaches and glaciers.  The hosts are friendly and cook wonderful breakfasts and dinners along with a wine, cheese, and meat social hour.  We also enjoyed peaceful walks along the beach.  Highly recommended if you enjoy peace and quiet.

What a great place stay. Jacky and John are very nice and friendly dedicated hosts. They keep their professional distance and are there when you need them. Jacky is a great cook and John makes a perfect personalized breakfast. Apart from that John has great knowledge about Mauri culture and is willing to share if you are interested. He is a story teller. We highly recommend this lodge !!

We enjoyed our night at the lodge and had a great breakfast followed by a nature walk and petting of the neighborhood eels! Thanks guys for the wine and hospitality we really enjoyed Bruce Bay for a few days on the way to Queenstown. 

After almost a month in New Zealand, we stayed with John and Jacqui in their home in Bruce Bay. This was a unique experience. The room is nice and convenient, but this is not the main point.  The hospitality was the memorable part of our stay. We had dinner WITH our hosts at their dinner table, and the same is true for breakfast. The food was great, but the conversation was fascinating - we have learned a lot about the area, its history and geography, and about New Zealand in general. there are many nice B&Bs in New Zealand, we have sampled a few, but Mahitahi in Bruce Bay (population 6) is unique among them. If we ever come back to the area, we will certainly stay with them again, and will send all our friends to sample this real Kiwi hospitality.   

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We arrive at Mahitahi Lodge on a cool, wet autumn day after a lovely drive on the spectacular Haast Highway.  We were warmly welcomed by Jacqui and John. We were given a tour of their beautiful home built by John and invited for appetizers and drinks in their great room with a lovely roaring fire. In the morning, we were delighted to be served with a delicious breakfast which included an omelet, bacon, oatmeal and various fruits. Jacqui went out of her way to accommodate my gluten free dietary requirements.  

After breakfast John took us on a tour of Bruce Bay. During the tour John spoke about the history of the area including that of the indigenous people and pointed out some of the ancient Kauri trees. 

Jacqui and John were wonderful hosts and made our stay with them very memorable.

Lovely Lodge with welcoming hosts

Relaxing getaway with a family atmosphere

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Coming home far away from home

Excellent stay in Bruce Bay

During a 3 week trip around the South Island, we were just looking for a place to break up the drive down the West Coast and, giving that Mahitahi Lodge was not really near anything, we expected a good experience even though it had received glowing reviews. It exceeded all expectations. A beautiful house where, no detail had been over looked and Jacqui & John had anticipated every eventuality. They were were the absolute perfect hosts and we left feeling as if we had spent time with good friends. Definitely a place to consider.

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Stayed 2 nights travelling south down the west coast. We wanted to avoid the motels of Franz Josef and Fox Glacier and find somewhere more personal. This exceeded our expectations. It’s easy to stay here and visit the Glaciers, and you have the added advantage of being in a very unique and beautiful bay. John and Jacqui are excellent hosts. We loved the evening walk with John on the beach - he is a lovely and very interesting man, with lots of fascinating knowledge and stories. Jacqui cooked two really delicious dinners on both nights, and we enjoyed the company of other guests. Really recommend a visit.

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