Name: Aotea Lodge Great Barrier
Address: 41 Medland Road, Tryphena, 0962 Tryphena, New Zealand, Port Charles, Port Charles, Port Charles, 0962, New Zealand
Rating: 9

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Aotea Lodge...Wow this place is a real gem in a beautiful natural bush rural surrounding. Very secluded private quiet. Excellent value - well equipped clean units. We hired their car as a package which was great to get about the island and explore. Fiona was great to deal with and very responsive to all my emails when booking. Recommend 💯

Great barrier island

This has to be one of my favourite trips to date. Staying at the Aotea Lodge in unit 2 was just right for us (2 adults and 2 children) then another adult joined a few days into the trip and still plenty of room with everything we needed.
Fiona has been fantastic since we first booked the trip and booked us and our car on Sealink at a discounted rate. 
Her place is wonderful with plenty of bird life and her pets of course including Snugs (cutest and most polite wee dog) a few chickens wandering around and some interesting wee pigs. And the spot is perfect! A few minutes walk from the beach and the store down the road. Even managed to do a 5km run each morning with the best views you could ask for. 
Fiona is very knowledgeable about the island and more than helpful to answer any questions.
Lovely place and will definitely be returning:)

Christmas Holiday

Stayed here for 3 nights while visiting Gt Barrier Island. A lovely place, easy to find, and a great base for exploring the island. Fiona is a wonderful host, and we loved staying in one of her units. Thanks Fiona! She also offers a package including rental car.

Ideal location

Fiona has a lovely wee place here - just four units, although she told me she has plans to add another couple in the future.  We stayed in Unit 2, which was lovely and sunny with a nice rural outlook.   

This unit has two bedrooms - a queen bed in one and a bunk bed in the other - perfect for families.  A comfortable lounge and fully equipped kitchen.  Everything was spotlessly clean, although the carpet may need replacing soon.  You do have to keep the front door closed though as the cheeky chickens like to wander in and poop on the floor!   Their new puppy Snugs was a cute visitor as well.  

Mosquito's were a nuisance at night so we kept our windows closed.  This would be too hot in summer though, so I recommend taking repellent and citronella candles/coils  with you.  Fiona does provide insect spray and the plug in mossie machines.   

The location is great - on the Medland Road, just up the hill from Tryphena.  

We took our own car over on the ferry which meant we could easily bring enough food with us for our breakfasts and most of our lunches, then treated ourselves out for dinner each night.  Flying over would limit what you can bring, and staples like bread and milk aren't cheap on the island. 

The Barrier Social Club is only 2 minutes walk - we had a couple of good meals there.

Fiona sends out heaps of helpful information when you make the booking.  And she booked the ferry for us as well, which was cheaper than me doing it.  The all up package price she gave us for our weeks accommodation and the ferry was very reasonable.  

We had a fabulous week, exploring just about every road and doing some great walks.  The Barrier is a special place - just don't tell too many people!

Great base for exploring the island

very clean and comfy room with ample room for everything i needed for my visit to the Island to compete in the 2019 Marathon. Very serene with birds and wildlife singing! 5 minute walk to Tryphena township and Pa Beach! Fiona is a great host!

Very Comfy, quiet and clean!

This is a lovely place to stay. Our host was wonderful and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We were upgraded to the house unit which had two bedrooms. It is roomy and comfortable. The place to stay in Tryphena.

What a lovely place

Aotea Lodge is owned by Fiona who is very helpful and great with advise and keeps in touch as she lives in part of the Lodge.  We found it very handy to Tryphena where the ferry landed.  It is also walking distance to a club, and beach.  We had our own vehicle which was handy to drive where we wanted.  Otherwise one would have to hire a car.  No taxis or buses!!  Native birds in Fiona's garden-kaka, tuis and others.  We found 3 great cafes.  The  service club we went to for a meal was handy.  Lovely meals.  Played pool.  We did a couple of day tramps and one where there was a natural hot spring.  Other was up the summit of Mt TeAhumata which is a nice steady climb 800 metres above sea level and the views were awesome.  Took a picnic lunch up with us.  We loved Great Barrier Island.

Very central

It was our first ever stay on Great Barrier Island and our stay at the Aotea Lodge was unforgettable! Fiona was an amazing host, very welcoming, and sympathic. The room was well furnished (there is even a big own BBQ on the outside of the room), very clean and tidy. We enjoyed a lot that there are 3 lovely chicken on the property, which you are allowed to feed (only feed provided by Fiona). It was a nice "green escape" and the night sky is incredible, as there are no lights at night time. We loved the sustainability of the accomodation. Thank you for an unforgettable stay, Fiona!

Lovely place to relax and recharge

Such a delightful place to stay put if you wish or walk/drive to the end of the road where the beautiful bay greats you. The manager is a lovely Scottish lady named "Fiona" who went out of her way to make us feel welcome. The gardens are stunning and there are friendly free range chooks. We will definitely recommend and return. Thankyou Fiona.

A lovely place to relax

This was our first ever visit to Great Barrier and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Aotea Lodge.  We stayed in the compact Unit 3 which was clean, well equipped and quiet.  
The point of difference was the owner - Fiona.  She constantly went beyond the call of duty, organizing shuttles, rentals, flights, ferries and providing accurate information about where to eat, what to do and see and how to get there!  We arrived just ahead of a storm and needed to make many changes - coming a day early, flying instead of waiting for the postponed ferry - all arranged by Fiona and all without hassle or drama.  
As experienced international travelers, her standard of hosting is at the highest level.


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