Excellent!! The host…read morewas pleasant and obviously hard-working, hearty breakfast to start the day, rooms were in excellent condition and tastefully decorated. This B&B is quaint, charming, has fabulous views, peaceful and tranquil, we wish we would have stayed more than just one night. Close to Wanaka downtown, don't hesitate to stay here, for us it was outstanding!!

To anyone that is even considering Maple Lodge Wanaka as a wedding venue, think again! I would hate…read morefor someone to have to go through what this place put us through. There are so many other venues that would allow someone's wedding day to be all that they dreamed of, and Maple Lodge defiantly is not one of these venues! We used Maple lodge as our wedding venue, we loved the look of the venue and it was just what we had wanted for our wedding, however after having secured the venue by paying our deposit to Paul and Bernie everything nice about Maple Lodge changed. They continued to make promises they would not keep and deny that things were even discussed. From changing the time of our wedding a week before the wedding, not allowing our guests to arrive until only 15minutes before the wedding ceremony, too not even allowing our 14 guest's (who were staying in the lodge) to get into their rooms until after the wedding ceremony, with no negotiation of the guests to even be able to have one room before the wedding to get ready in (all these guests had travelled to be in Wanaka for our wedding). We were even given a voucher for a free case of bubbly wine when we booked the venue however they also denied any knowledge of this and were reluctant to provide what they had offered, luckily I had kept the voucher! On the wedding weekend, Paul and Bernie spent all of the day's wandering/storming/eagle eyeing (in shorts and sandals) our guest's and taking photos of everything and everyone without permission. Sadly, they ended up being in all of our professional photos! They continued to storm around during the wedding telling guests what they could and could not do and even asked my father (father of the bride) and MC to leave the venue on the day of the wedding because they didn't like their attitude! This was because the MC had asked if the only one toilet for all 120 guests could be cleaned. We paid around $1,000 extra to have a marquee set up for the wedding weekend, however during the BBQ the day after the wedding this marque was pulled down in front of everyone meaning that during a hot Wanaka day no one was able to enjoy what we had paid for! Before the wedding day the continuous changes were too stressful for me to deal with, there was no negotiation with Paul or Bernie and they continued to change everything to suit themselves with no consideration of us or our guests, it got to the point that I asked someone else to deal with them as it was just to much and all I wanted was our wedding day to be perfect. There were so many more things that happened however I think the above is enough to give you a clear picture.

I absolutely loved my stay at The Farm Wanaka!…read more Tabatha and Jamie were absolutely darling! They personally welcomed and greeted us and gave us restaurant recommendations! The bed was very comfortable and there was a space heater just in case it got too cold. The room was adorable and comfortable! Bed was large and the room has a large window! There is a TV and fridge stocked with free yummy food, beer, and breakfast for the next day: yogurt, ham, cheese, milk, butter! The adorable tea service has a hot water heater, dry food, fruit, tea/coffee, milo! They also provide tons of activities and lawn games! The bathroom has a shower and a vintage cistern for the toilet! It's a little finicky but they provide instructions which makes it easy! There are lovely outdoor seating areas and picnic tables! You can see the rolling hills and the flocks of sheep! Tabatha also has two pet sheep and four pet cows! She provides you pellets so you can feed and pet them! They're incredibly friendly! Just watch out for the bull's horns! They're large! And watch out for the one electric wire! I zapped myself! But it was more funny than painful hahaha. Just one small issue popped up, which was that the WiFi was unreliable but it was wonderful and relaxing to be disconnected! Tabatha and Jamie were very kind and offered us late check-out! So darling! Absolutely love this bed and breakfast! We will definitely be back!