Saturday 12 May 2012

Taupo - Beechtree Motel

We had a productive weekend at Taupo and stayed at Beechtree / Miro's.  Beechtree / Miros http://www.beechtreemotel.co.nz/ has been our favourite motel to stay at since it was opened.  One of the bonuses that booking an access studio gets you undercover parking, which in winter means you can get into your car without getting wet or having to scrap off ice from the windows!  

There are five accessible rooms, our favourite being Units 2 & 24.   Units 1 and 23 are next to the stairwell to the upper units so you do invariably get noise from the stairs.  Unit 3 use to have the ice machine near it which could be noisy but it was turned off about 10pm.

The management are really wonderful and because we stay there often enough we never have to had over credit card details etc.

Across the road is a Four Square dairy and lotto store, a nice cafe (which is not opened Sunday's -more the pity) as well as a fruit and vege store and butchers, so for long stays the essentials are handy.

We were in Unit #23 (wouldn't actually recommend this one as it is next the internal stairs of the upper floor) and the layout is the same for all their Accessible Studios


The kitchenette - microwave but no hob or oven


Bathroom view 1
Although the floor is tiles I now find them quite safe to stand on.  They do provide non slip mats if required.



Bathroom view 2
The handbasins in Units 23 & 24 have the extra space on the side which is very useful.


Sorry this is a bit dark - shows the bed area.  There is limited space around this bed as it is two singles making a king bed.   There would be far more space as singles or with the queen bed as in other units.     Opposite is a small round dining table and two chairs.  Outside is a nice small sunny courtyard with table and chairs.


More often than not we walk to the waterfront for dinner at night to Jolly Good Fellows. Nice beers - Pete has the Kilkenny and a good selection of wines.  There has been a change in the ownership (I think) and the restaurant part seems to be run sort of separately, although the original owner seems to still be in charge and moving everything along.      The menu has been condensed down on the last visit, but it is good pub fare, although my Rogan Josh was a little on the spicy side.   We have always had a good night there and the locals are friendly, especially if there is a good game of rugby on!