Desert Road
Travel Guide
Visit Desert Road

Skotel Alpine Resort
Whakapapa Village, SH 48 Tongariro National Park
The price is AED 157 per night from Apr 8 to Apr 9
AED 157
AED 184 total
8 Apr - 9 Apr
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this family-friendly hotel in Whakapapa. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (827 reviews)
No shops nearby. Good view of Mt Ruapehu.
Reviewed on 13 March 2026

Mountain Heights Lodge
4576 SH 4 National Park Village Manawatu-Wanganui
The price is AED 284 per night from Mar 18 to Mar 19
AED 284
AED 329 total
18 Mar - 19 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in National Park Village. Enjoy free parking, onsite spa services, and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9/10 Wonderful! (206 reviews)
Very clean and quiet on the lake shoreline.
Reviewed on 11 March 2026

The Park Hotel Ruapehu
6 Millar Street National Park Village
The price is AED 300 per night from Mar 24 to Mar 25
AED 300
AED 349 total
24 Mar - 25 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in National Park Village. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 hot tubs. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)
The room was clean, bathroom tiny, couldn't fill the jug in the bathroom basin. My room was downstairs and the guests in the room above, you could hear walking around and ceiling creaked every time they moved around.
Reviewed on 13 March 2026
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Motuoapa Bay Chalets
16 Tangitu St Motuoapa Waikato
Stay at this cottage in Motuoapa. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a garden. Popular attraction River Vineyard is located nearby.
9/10 Wonderful! (91 reviews)
More than comfortable. Will stay again.
Reviewed on 9 March 2026

Rocky Mountain Chalets
20 Rangataua Road (State Highway 49) Ohakune NZ3
Book a stay at this golf chalet in Ohakune. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 3 hot tubs. Popular attractions Big Carrot and Ohakune Disc Golf are located ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (99 reviews)
Clean and cosy rooms. Central to the mountain and town. Very nice room layout! Washer/ dryer available in the villa. Check in process could be improved. We arrived earlier in the day and no one around to help us check in. We left and returned hours later and still no one to check us in. Another person ...
Reviewed on 15 March 2026

Pukawa Villas (Formerly Oreti Village Resort)
88 Pukawa Road Pukawa
Stay at this aparthotel in Pukawa. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Tokaanu Thermal Pools and River Vineyard are ...
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Popular places to visit
Tree Trunk Gorge
Explore the great outdoors at Tree Trunk Gorge, a lovely green space in Desert Road. Wander the lakeside or discover the area's volcano viewpoints.

