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NZ - Turoa and / or Ruapehu (July 2014)
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi. So now that my skiing for the season is done (came back from Mayrhofen on Sunday), it is time to start looking to the next fix snowHead

We'll be off to NZ last week of July. Can anyone recommend places to stay at/near these resorts? I know Okahune is the nearest town, but am hoping for specifics about hotels/lodges/guest houses/holiday homes/etc.

It needs to be suitable for little kids (5 and 2) too, so (sadly) we won't be able to do "youth hostel" type places.

Any ideas about childcare and child lessons?

Thanks all!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

A few years ago I stayed at Ohakune Court Motel not sure if its what you are after you can check it out online.
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Chateau Tongariro Hotel is the best place to stay near Ruapehu - 10 minute drive to the bottom of the slopes - but it is a little pricey. Have a play room for kids and a little pool that seemed kid-friendly. It's generally quite swanky (or perhaps, pretentious) but my main tip is don't trust the barman to make a Manhattan correctly. They think they know, but they don't really.
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boardiac, We stayed here http://plateaulodge.co.nz/ , a few years ago admittedly,which is nearer to Whakapapa than Turoa. Not a plush place but family run, the one son had done at least one season in the alps. My experience in NZ was that the bigger hotels were very poor, but maybe we were unlucky, and the owner run lodges were the best place to stay to get local info with generally very easy going people. Although we were right at the end of the season in September I enjoyed it immensely. Completely different experience from euro alpine resorts. No trouble with queue pushing there, they have a very organised system that fills every seat.
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