Hotels with Parking in Mount Cook Village

My wife and I stayed here recently and the location is great. On a good day you can see Mt Cook in all its glory but the hotel itself is average at best. Where you want to stay is the Hermitage but unfortunately it was full the two days we were there. We still spent all of our time in the Hermitage Hotel. They have a really nice restaurant, Wonderful Gift Shop, Museum, Alpine Center etc. our hotel had nothing but shared refrigerators on the second floor. The room was incredibly small, the bed uncomfortable. The desk had very limited hours of operation. There was no reason to be there except to sleep. Parking was OK. The woman at the desk was nice but not that helpful, had no people skills. Again, where you want to stay is the Hermitage. The difference is daylight and dark. I would say it is like a 5 star and a 1 star difference. Be sure and do the ski plane or helicopter tour while in the Mt Cook Village. We had a perfect day! They said they get a day like that 1 out of 200 days, not a cloud in the sky.

The hotel facilities are better than ordinary motels and better than ordinary budget hotels. There are cutlery, plates and a microwave kettle in the room for simple cooking. The view from the hotel is great. Watching the sunset over Mount Cook from the hotel is very beautiful. Parking/driving is right outside the room door, which is also very convenient. The only drawback is that the hotel seems to have central heating and you can't turn on the air conditioning yourself.

Please note that the entire place does not have any rooms that have ensuite bathroom, it doesn’t exist. I remembered checking on this before I booked, stated that there was an ensuite bathroom, that’s why I booked it. But when checking in, the receptionist say that it doesn’t exist, we only got a private room. He mentioned that maybe there was way back before a change in management/renovation, but now there isn’t any more. There are 4 private rooms on the 2nd floor, and 1 shared toilet and shower room for the 4 rooms, but if it’s occupied we can go the 1st floor. The room is quite tiny, with minimal space for luggage. So don’t bring all ur luggages if you are only staying 1-2 nights, pack it into 1 bag would be good, also cuz there’s no lift, you’ll have to carry up your luggage up the stairs.

I stay at his house every time I go hiking on Mount Cook. You can see the snow-capped mountains from the room, the bedding is very comfortable, and the buffet is rich enough. There is also a memorial hall for the first warrior to climb *************. I have no choice but his home.