Station Lodge

Taupo & the Ruapehu Region


Housed in a lovely old villa with wooden floors and high ceilings, this excellent YHA hostel has a well-equipped kitchen, two lounges, a spa pool, and a garden with a pizza oven and trampoline. Apartments sleeping between two to six people and separate chalets (some with two bedrooms, gas fireplaces and private spa pools) are available, as are campervan sites.


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1. Bridge to Nowhere

25.49 MILES

With no roads on either side, you don't need to be a genius to decipher this bridge's name. Originally built so that horses could cross the river to…