Location was amazing. It is a winding road to get there but well worth it. You have to see the glooms at night. Quite incredible. Leaves Waitomo for dead!! The track down to the stream is a bit of a challenge if you are a bit infirm. But not dangerous. Tim and Debbie are wonderful hosts and the breakfast delicious. The tour around the property in the morning was very informative and Tim is a fountain of knowledge of the native flora and fauna. Feeding the sheep, goat and chickens was a city slicker’s new experience!! The experience is well worth the cost.

This is an eco-sanctuary so a lot of the construction of cabins 18 years ago has been recycled and it is getting a bit tired now. The bed was not the best.

Debbie and Tim are superb hosts, welcoming and enthusiastic to share their knowledge of the area. The glowworm guided walk was captivating and Tim's knowledge and passion for the subject as inspiring. The lodge is very clean and comfortable and the facilities are good. Breakfast is a good range of cereals and cooked fare... the eggs are from their own hens, who follow you round the garden. Two nights at the lodge was a wonderful wayvto end our tour of NZ. Thank you Debbie and Tim.

Overall it was an excellent two nights and in most respects more ghan met our expectations. The only possible criticism is that the shower was rather low pressure.

The rooms are charming and efficiently put together, the location is unique and the tours are fabulous. I don't think you would find a gloworm tour like that anywhere else!

My only small comment is that it might be good to have some warning about the narrowness of the lane, when you first turn off the road it does look like the drive may go nowhere, but once you start making your way down it is fine.

Tim and Debbie were amazing hosts who shared their lovely sanctuary with us in many ways. Great breakfasts and an amazing bush walk. But the top event was the glow worm tour, up close with the glow worms and guided by Tim and Debbie to understand these amazing insects. We also loved the casual birding we did almost every day with them. Such great knowledge and so perfectly shared.

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Can't say enough good thing about Debbie and Tim. They are great hosts and local guides willing to teach you about or help you with anything you need. We loved learning about their restoration efforts, meeting their animals, and seeing their beautiful glow worm display. There's certainly no way you could get bored here.

What an absolute treasure Mt Tutu eco sanctuary is! All the lovely personal touches, our fabulous hosts, and the magic place itself... I slept like a log and woke to the birds. It really did feel like a wee slice of private woodland paradise.

Nothing! If you are looking for a 5 star, modern, super high tech hotel stay, you're looking in the wrong place. If you are looking for unique and private down-to-earth accommodation, with great hosts (and delicious cooked breakfast), this is the perfect spot.

Beautiful caring hosts very welcoming and friendly.. Wonderful to see hosts that put time and effort into their guests. Glo worms and tracks to see. Beautiful views with amazing cute bedrooms where you can see native birds from inside your room.. Beautiful lovely breakfast .. 5 star from me they are beautiful couple and i will be taking my daughter next time .. thank you

Lovely complimentary glowworm tour, with the hosts giving fascinating insights and telling great stories. Breakfast was delicious. We also loved feeding the chicken and sheep.

Mold was evident on shower. Room is very small, but not the main thing about staying here.

Tim and Debbie's amazing hospitality. We love the glow worms, bush walk, star gazing, the entire property, and its location. Thank you so much, Tim and Debbie, an experience that we will cherish and will definitely come back to bring our daughters and my best friend. Keep up the amazing nature work .

Attentive friendly hosts in Tim and Debbie. The 2x toura were a fantastic "extra" as part of the room charge, both definitely worth doing. The twins beds were comfy in the Kereru room and it was a lovely quiet, idyllic break away from the city. We enjoyed the daily complimentary breakfast each day, good cereal selection and delicious free range eggs from the resudent chooks. Would definitely recommend Mount Tutu Eco sanctuary to relax unwind and step into some beautiful Aotearoa native bish