Waimarama Lodge, Tongariro, is available to single parties as a self-catering vacation rental and can accommodate up to 8 people at one time. Luxury accommodation is provided in the main house of the Lodge and a cottage situated in the gardens.

The house accommodation consists of living room, dining room, library, kitchen, laundry, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

The master suite is furnished with double bed, double wardrobe and writing desk. It opens to a full ensuite marble bathroom. The bed linen is tailored percale cotton and a goose down duvet and has an electric blanket during the winter months.  

The second bedroom also provides a double bed, wardrobe, reading chair and antique scotch dresser. The bed linen is also percale cotton and a goose down duvet, and may be warmed in winter with an electric blanket.

The third bedroom in the house has 2 single beds, a wardrobe and  chest of drawers. The beds are dressed as above and have electric blankets during winter.

In addition to the large open fire in the living room, all rooms in the house are heated by electric central heating during the winter. During the warmer summer months the system operates to circulate cooler air through the house.

The Lodge house has a fully equipped kitchen, including a pantry stocked with base provisions, and an extensive library. Match lined ceilings in native Rimu timber are a feature throughout. The house features art works by New Zealand artists Elizabeth Knapp, Marion Campbell and Nannette Quincey.

The cottage was originally a pottery studio but is now furnished to provide a romantic adjunct to the accommodation in the house. It has a large double bed, a small kitchenette with microwave oven and a refrigerator. The cottage has its own bathroom and shower and opens to a deck that catches the sun most of the day. It is heated in winter by its own open fire or by electric heater. 

Lodge House Master Suite

Lodge House Second Bedroom

Lodge House Open Fire

Lodge House Kitchen

Lodge House Dining Room

Cottage Interior