Lake Ruataniwha Holiday Park

Outstanding in some respects

Outstanding in some respects and disappointing in others. There's acres of safe playing for the kids, the Lake at its doorstep with safe swimming bays to the side and the rowing course nextdoor. A 30min walk into Twizel passes the morning quite nicely. Showers are hot but fickle, everything works in the kitchen and washing machine have a reasonable charge.
But the buildings (except for the new Motels) haven't seen much improvment since they were built in the early 1980s, they are generally grubby, spiderwebed and roughly cleaned out, windows with months of accumulated flyspots, street lighting only half working, potholes get bigger every year, broken supports for watertaps, sun faded signposts etc. The camp shop doesnt cater for anything more than the peak holiday demands, ie no papers, milk from mid/late January.
Only improvement I could detect for 2008 was free handwash dispenser in the tired shower blocks.

Revisited in Dec 2009, a few new signs here and there, barrier gates installed, buildings still dusty and dirty, go elsewhere.

Revisited in Dec 2010. Much improved in the last 12mths, now 3 star, or 7 out of 10. Same buildings but much cleaner, improved lighting, signage, general cleanliness, worth a visit, no hesitation in recommending.

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Submitted by jhw on Mon, 2011-01-17 16:41

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