If you think of it more as a hostel than a hotel, you'll excuse the odd bit of stained carpet or cheap lino, and enjoy the timber-lined alpine ambiance and decidedly non-hostel-like facilities: free sauna, spa pool and gym, ski hire, Terrace Restaurant with mountain views and bar (open 5pm to 11pm). Cabins sleep up to six people in four bunk sets.
Skotel Alpine Resort
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region