You would never know this place exists on your way to Mt Cook…read more There are few places to spend the night close to the park. Sure there is the hotel right there...but that is meh and expensive. Sure you could stay in Twizel but that is so so. Stay at Pukaki Lakeside getaway where you can rent either a large or small home on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the lake. Really clean and loaded with amenities. I would stay here again for sure.

We stayed here for 3 nights…read more Pros. The Views. That's why you stay here. That's why it gets 5 stars. (Closer to high 3 low 4 without view). Bathroom. Tub and Shower Combined with View. Cons. Dinner Menu being preset. Price. It runs 1,000 NZD a night on shoulder season. Room (bathroom and view aside) is nothing special. No fridge, no dressers, etc. Room is more in line with a 3 star. The property felt more like a BandB than a lodge/hotel. No real area to lounge at. Location. Nothing other than the hotel around. Which can also be a pro.

Our visit was pleasant. We didn't get to see that many stars because of the clouds, but it was…read morestill a unique get away experience for our honeymoon. For those who never heard of SkyScape, it's a small family owned bed and breakfast with a focus on star gazing and being off the grid (getting away). The building you sleep at is enclosed with mostly glass walls and glass roof so that you can watch the stars at night in the comfort of your own bed. You are surrounded just by nature. In fact, the closest living creature we saw where cows off in the distance and two bunnies running around next to our room. As of now, you won't have any neighbors because there is only one building. The business is however, expanding so you might lose some of that privacy later. The next building isn't in view from your room, but is just a short walk away. Just remember, the building has nothing but glass walls and are equipped with binoculars. Just adds a little paranoia. They are also building a hydro-electric generator for clean renewable power, but adds a humming noise in the distance. Luckily, our host offered to turn it off during our stay. It didn't bother us at all. The room and amenities are nice. They have an outdoor bath tub, gas stoves (mostly for heating water in the kettle), and refrigerator. We felt quite at home during our stay. Our hosts were very nice and polite. You'll be meeting them at the check in office before you head to your building. We ordered the cheese and deli meet platter for dinner. We actually didn't know what we were ordering at first, but glad we did. It came with lots of high quality cheeses, meats, pickles, and bread. It was delicious! A tad expensive, but perfect for honeymoon or nice occasion. No regrets! Breakfast was very nice. It's all pre-made continental style such as cereal, juice, milk, fruits, tea, and coffee but hit the spot. You'll have to drive a bit far away for food, so I recommend stopping by somewhere before coming if you don't buy the dinner option. Check out the local salmon farm after your stay! It's fun and you get to try fresh salmon!

What a incredible place to stay and lovely owners!! We loved our stay here, we arrived at 8pm on a…read moreSunday we asked the owner of there was a good place to eat and she wasn't sure if there would be anything open in for dinner. She owner offered to feed us if we were not succesful, lovely gesture!! We stayed in the lodge with communal kitchen with everything you need to cook or make packed lunches. Rooms were clean and spacious with a great deck overlooking Mt Cook and a great place for star gazing at night. A nice heater in the bathroom to keep you warm on cool mornings. The bonus of having a pet dog for a couple days was awesome for our son who read to him and played, i felt comfortably safe letting him play. Would stay here again and certainly will be suggesting this as great base for Mt Cook, the drive up to the village along the lake is exquisite.