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The Cove Taupo

3.5 star property

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Enjoy a kitchen with a large window offering a view of the sea and a wooden fruit bowl.
Relax in a serene outdoor space with a view of the lake, surrounded by wicker chairs and a small table for casual dining.
Relax in the welcoming lobby, featuring a reception area, comfortable seating, and a spacious staircase.
Enjoy meals in the spacious kitchen with a central island, sink, and glass dining table.
Enjoy the breathtaking view of the sea and distant mountains from this spacious balcony with a comfortable seating area.

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
213 Lake Terrace, Taupo, 3330
  • Taupō Hot Springs
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Spa Thermal Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Taupō Marina and Boat Ramp
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Taupō Airport (TUO)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Premium Spa Suite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Spa Suite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Executive Studio | Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Executive Studio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 80 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Spa Suite Access

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Triple Studio (1 x King and 1 Single beds) | Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Triple Studio (1 x King and 1 Single beds)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Mini Studio Balcony | Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Mini Studio Balcony

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Mini Studio Compact | Premium bedding, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Mini Studio Compact

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

The Cove Taupo

Beach motel near Maori Carvings
This smoke-free motel features a coffee shop/cafe, tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided.
The Cove Taupo offers 19 accommodations with a safe and a hairdryer. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodation at this 3.5-star motel has kitchenettes with fridges and microwaves. Bathrooms include baths or showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Taupō motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. LCD televisions come with premium digital channels. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Cove Taupo. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Lake Taupō. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and a coffee shop/cafe are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at Espresso Cove, a café with a beachfront location
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Lake Taupō and a few minutes from Maori Carvings
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. The Cove Taupo also features tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Taupō motel is smoke free.

Espresso Cove – This beachfront café serves breakfast, brunch and lunch.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Espresso Cove

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • On a lake

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
Guests arriving after 8:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our ratings system.

Property is also known as

Cove Motel Taupo
Cove Taupo
The Cove Hotel Taupo
Cove Taupo Motel
The Cove Taupo Motel
The Cove Taupo Taupo
The Cove Taupo Motel Taupo

The Cove Taupo Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 236 out of 472 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 148 out of 472 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 64 out of 472 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 472 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 472 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Quentin

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca Gary

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Communication was poor. Booked on wotif. Tried to extend booking, no answer for 0508 number on website and delay in response to email. No one seems to answer the phone for 07 number either. Finally got a hold of them at 8pm at night. Nice place to stay but lacks staff?
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We were in a very large executive suite. It was clean and comfortable. The only issue was a very loose tap in the bathroom .
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jiyoung

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great spot and clean & neat accommodation in Taupo. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the Cove , this was our second time staying there. Definitely will be going back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tim

Travelled with partner
Room was on small side even for a couple. “Kitchenette” had no sink ( only water in bathroom). Had to ask for dishwashing cloths. Cute little balcony but no light out there.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We would stay again, the only thing we could fault was on arrival there was a message on the desk to say 'back in 5 mins' but we waited quite a some time and eventually had to ring the phone number of the hotel to get someone to book us in.The lady who came was apologetic, but it wasn't a good look for the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Denis

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We felt the property is in need of an update Owner was very nice to deal with
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We were initially put in a room that appeared to be a former conference room (Room #22). It was cavernous—a huge room with a bed in the middle. Very odd, especially for the two of us. We requested a different room, and had to pay an additional NZ$75 for a more “traditional” room. This room had a spa tub, which was nice, but the mirror reflections from the building meant the people in the building next to us had a straight view into our spa tub. The restaurant didn’t open until 8 am, which is a little late for breakfast if you’re trying to get an early start. On the positive side, coffee and milk was provided. For the money, I would not recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Olly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the lake, nice view, close to the path for walking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Alagiyadura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The girl at the reception was very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, was nice staying a bit further out of town - still had a couple of great places to frequent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet area.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Parking was a constant gamble and the TV barely worked. Though the room was clean and it was close enough to town to get a good walk or a quick drive. Would stay again
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This place needs some refreshing and care. looking very tired and a little unclean, broken coffee plunger, kettle that leaked. Staff were pleasant enough and parking good, unfortunately our room had no view of the lake, but bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Barry

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and smart, with easy parking, great Cafe attached.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We found our stay at the Cove to be absolutely wonderful. The service was great, our room was serviced beautifully, the Cafe had lovely treats to eat, thanks for our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location. Very comfortable bed. Have stayed twice and would stay again. Bathroom needs basic update. No towel rail and only a hook on back of bathroom door.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Innes

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable bed. Plenty of towels and toiletries. Only two niggles: better not to have shower over bath as it was quite slippery. The gate on the spa should go the other way; it's difficult to get up the steps and having to push the gate back. Toilet seat is quite a thin plastic, not really "luxury". All other facilities great like fridge, jug, cutlery and TV.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
close to lake
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Travelled with partner
Does not match the pictures. Bedding needs to be cleaned as well as the drapes, probably carpet too . Lots of road noise. Would not recommend. Seems like they don’t care much about property.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024