Wanaka, New Zealand Hotel Rooms at the Independent

Great accommodation, we enjoyed our short stay here and I would recommend it to my friends.

What a pleasure this B&B was, The owners could not do more for us, there knowledge and love of this area was fantastic and we felt right at home with lots of laughs, we made 2 friends in our journey of South Island- Wanaka

I was welcomed in a friendly manner. Except that I had to pay for 3 people despite only 2 stayed -:(

helpful and friendly good central location comfortai room good facilities

Basic facilities, décor still in the 60's as per photos in foyer. More like a backpackers. Expedia please advise them money needs spending on upgrade.

We loved this place. They were very friendly and made us feel at home. They have a high standard of cleanliness. The kitchen is well organized and stocked with utensils and dish ware. Each room has its own assigned storage cubby in the kitchen for non-refrigerated food and also it's own shelf in the fridge. There is also a very comfortable lounge area. It is a sheared bathroom situation but we never had to wait for a shower. And the bathrooms, like everything else, we're spotless. It's a small, cozy place (10 rooms). The rooms are adequate in size, not at all cramped though not huge. It's a bit unprepossessing from the outside but don't let that fool you. As long as you don't require an en suite bathroom, you will find this a great base to explore the beauty of the Wanaka area.

Thought we'd just pass through and spend one night, but liked it so much that we spent a second. Very comfortable and loved the window seat and big windows looking out on the lake - very comfy!

This was by far by best experience with an accommodation yet during my NZ trip. The room was clean and had everything I needed (the included kitchen probably saved me $30-50 over 2 days in meal costs), I could walk downtown easily and do anything from get food or groceries to see a movie, to lying on the shore of Lake Wanaka, and the owners were absolutely wonderful - from the minute I arrived they did everything they could to help me with booking activities and making sure I had anything I needed. I highly recommend this motel and Wanaka as a whole!

Well presented room adjacent to family home, very clean and well equipped with kitchen facilities and parking.