Name: Pinedale Lodge & Apartment
Address: 11 Alford Street, 7730 Methven, New Zealand, Methven, Methven, Methven, 7730, New Zealand
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Family room

DVD Player

Hairdryer

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Rooms

Iron and board

Laundry

Wake-up service

Iron

Services and amenities

Packed Lunches

Meals

Internet access

Internet

Spanish

English

Languages Spoken

Free bicycle rental

Library

Barbecue grill(s)

Billiards

Recreation

Parking

Playroom

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Ski storage

Skiing

Winter sports

Location

At the apartment

Room amenities

Pinedale Lodge & Apartment

Methven

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

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2-beds

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23-beds

24-beds

25-beds

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3-beds

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32-beds

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39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We stayed with 4 adults on a boating trip for a long wk end. The apartment was perfect for our needs. Had everything in kitchen provided. 
Lounge had plenty of games/ movies/ books, and a very comfy big couch, made me wish I could stay longer to use them all. 
Beds were clean and comfortable. Shower had excellent pressure and soaps provided were great! 
Would highly recommend and will definitely be back!

Great little apartment!

Value for $$. Homey and the TV is sharp, showers hot, has a stove, beds great, spacious, internet works really well. Kitchen fully equipped. Has Washing machine too. Liked the homey touches and the furniture was comfortable.

Really Nice Apartment Sort of Like Being at Home

We had a fantastic stay in the apartment.  We had troubles with the gas bottles and really appreciated the extra trips Clare made into Methven to sort out the issue for us. The apartment had everything we needed and it was great that the bus up to the ski fields stopped right outside the door.  We actually stayed in September 2014.  Clare took over Pinedale after we had already made the booking and the transition from the previous owner was seamless.  Thanks Clare

Family fun winter break

We spent a comfortable two nights in the Pinedale apartment. Note that you are expected to clean the apartment before leaving or will be charged extra. There is a well equipped kitchen, clothes washing facilities and a clothes line in a shed behind the apartment.  Beds are comfortable - a double in the bedroom and two singles in the lounge. The big sofa was a little deep and soft for my liking.  The kitchen table is in a very small room at the entrance so not a lot of space for dining.  This is compensated for by outdoor furniture on the small veranda behind the apartment - okay for summer but probably not for winter.  Short walk into the centre of Methven with supermarket, bars and cafes. Helpful hosts just a phone call away; a lock box makes getting the key and dropping it off nice and easy.

Comfortable apartment but you have to clean before departure

This was our first stay at a self contained apartment in NZ and it was where we experienced the least level of satisfaction and service.
Firstly the apartment does not have an office onsite and we didn't realise receive any instruction as to how to access the apartment. When we tried to call the owner, get phone was diverted to voicemail.  It was at least half an hour before we heard back.  
Other disappointments included, bike as mentioned on website was not in usable condition,  only 3 towels given for 4 people, dining area is not usable due to lack of heating, had to get our own toilet rolls, not a scheduled stop for ski shuttle, refused access to games room in the lodge when we needed entertainment for the kids on one rainy day, 
All other self contained unit we stayed in after pinedale, included pick up and drop off from our coaches' stops and not once did we need to self supply any essential items.
A couple of pluses are there is a washing machine and dishwasher in the apartment.

Don't expect too much.

Don’t stay here. When we arrived, the place hadn’t been cleaned since the last people. Impossible to get hold of owners - eventually they returned my call (over two hours later).  In meantime had to find alternate accom (Sat night in middle of ski season makes last minute accom diff to find and expensive). They agreed to refund the cost of the booking which I’d paid in full for. Still waiting on the refund … it’s been a week - despite numerous texts and phone calls….. never again.

Unprofessional on so many levels - Don’t got there.

I booked a 2 bedroom apartment months ago and it has been fully paid for however I have needed to change the dates. 
For three days now I have not heard one word back from them to confirm the new dates requested through booking.com
I have rung, text, emailed direct, and messaged through booking.com MULTIPLE times. I find this very unprofessional and certainly raises alarm bells. To others….I would be wary about  booking this lodge.

Un contactable

No sure how long it's under new management for as I didn't see anyone else have this issue in the previous reviews so could be due to new management or a once off event. 

We booked and got an email saying we could call them to be welcomed or let ourselves in (we were given a code to unlock the key box on the fence).

When we got there the reception was closed so we went to the key box and unlocked it but it was empty!! We called but no answer. We ended up calling the booking provider who spent over an hour trying to contact them with all their numbers but they also could not get through to anyone. We ended up getting moved to a different lodge by the booking provider but it was a big waste of time and we were travelling with a 3 year old who was tired and hungry so it was a rough few hours until we got rebooked elsewhere.

Worst part is they still (5 days later) have never called or emailed us back to explain therefore warning others to be careful as we could have booked it on our first night when we got there at 130am then it would have been much worse.

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