Is Nomads Rest pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Nomads Rest?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Where is Nomads Rest located?

Situated in a rural location, this vacation home is within a 15-minute walk of Cowans Hill Walkway and Church of the Good Shepherd. Sheepdog Statue and Lake Tekapō Regional Park are also within 1 mi (2 km).

Nomads Rest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

10/10 Excellent

Bret

2020/3/12

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

awesome choice in Lake Tekapo

We absolutely loved this little house! We could see Lake Tekapo from the front porch and we grilled out and had dinner outside there one night. The place is super comfy clean and perfectly appointed with everything you need for a relaxing vacation. A short walk or drive into town brought you to shops a grocery and restaurants. The location was great and quiet and safe. We would stay here again in a heartbeat!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Tom

2020/3/2

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bhgump

They did not have wash cloths to use. They asked us if we wanted shampoo, it was not at the room. The location did not have the address labeled, so we had to figure it out. They are adding onto the house now, which is under current construction, so we had to walk around the house to get information on picking up the key.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2020/2/17

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nomads Rest Lake View Lodge is one of many vacation rental homes in the Tekapo area. It is kind of like a "tiny house" but very comfortable and spacious for a couple or small family. There are some nice features like patio furniture and lots of natural light. It is also located close enough to the town center to walk (about a 10-15 minute walk). The cons were: no washer/dryer, confusing heating system that was not explained anywhere, construction next door, broken oven, broken sliding glass door.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2020/2/3

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Good location. Some unfinished parts to the house need attention.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Denise

2019/11/24

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay away - part of construction site, floppy bed

Our experience started bad with the managing office - telling us "make sure if you eat in - wash the dishes and clean up". We could not find the property as it was part of a construction site. No soap for shower, shampoo and rough towels. The bed was old and sunken in. The manager agreed to move us. This property was ok - basically a room under a house. At 1 am we returned from Star Gazing and the hot water did not work. We dropped off keys at the office - Book Tekapo and requested the manager call. He has not. We called and requested a call back but no. Disgraceful customer service

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

YUKIKO

2019/9/30

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

wonderful staying

it was so lovely staying there. and first time to have a fireplace experience!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Jiacheng

2019/7/8

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Poor accommodation arrangement without instruction of check in like emails or phone calls. The house is very cold and the air conditioner is not working properly. Besides, the bathroom is leaking out with water. The accommodation experience does not match with the price.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/4/20

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Woman who checked us in was a bit rude and rushed. The cabin is lovely but feels unfinished, there's a big hole cut in one wall next to the aircon, the bed wasn't made properly, and bathroom tap fittings were loose or missing parts. No laundry facilities either. Open fireplace was beautiful but there was nothing to light it with, we used toilet paper (which there wasn't much of). View of the lake and mountains was mostly obstructed by other buildings, and it's not really walking distance to the town centre. Overall not worth the money at all, and that's a shame.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Yuhsien

2019/4/18

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

很好的住宿設備，度過非常棒的一晚。

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/4/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Lovely spacious bungalow in a quiet road. Generally clean and well equipped but there were a few niggles which would be easy to fix. The briefing booklet had a very negative feel with lots of threats of extra charges for infringements. May be this is necessary but it didn't give a welcoming impression. There was a panel missing from the wall next to the heat pump. The sink tap in the bathroom was loose. There were a whole load of CD cases for film videos - all empty. The heated under- blanket was underneath a foam pad which meant it was useless. The kitchen had no sharp knife and there were no instructions for the very complicated coffee machine. There was no kitchen roll or any vileda cloths for mopping up spills. If there were a little attention to details like this it would be an excellent place to stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/3/17

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I loved staying at the Nomad’s Rest. We stayed in New Zealand for 2 weeks. 4 nights were in the Nomads Rest and I wished I had stayed here the full two weeks! Property is spotlessly clean, and very well maintained. There was a cute porch which we had dinner on one night and it was lovely. A working fireplace is inside but we did not have a chance to use it. There were instructions on how to start it and it said wood would be provided in the shed, but we did not see any wood. The only negative was that there is no actual laundry machine within the home. In order to do laundry we would have had to bring it to the main office which is a 5 min drive away. This was disappointing as I had planned to do my weeks laundry here and when I had emailed and asked the office prior, they had said laundry was available but did not mention it was not on site. We ended up doing our laundry by hand as we didn’t want to be beholden to the office schedule. If you don’t plan to do laundry this home is perfect and it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/1/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Good location clean and it had double glazing and under floor heating

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

aussiedays, Perth

2019/1/2

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely accom for a couple, very spacious, quiet area and easy walking into town. Definitely cant see the lake but a nice view of the mountains in the distance. The mattress needs to be replaced, very soft and rolling. TV wasnt working. We had a lot of trouble finding the building to collect the key.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Cindy, Canberra

2018/12/7

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

The property was spacious, modern and comfortable. The bed was not firm enough. It was hard to seperate recyclable waisted because only one bin was provided instead of two bins for different types of waist.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2020/5/24

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Cleanliness

Stayed 2 nights in May 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/8/14

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/5/17

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2018/11/19

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2018/11/3

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

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