Desert Road
Travel Guide
Visit Desert Road

Skotel Alpine Resort
Whakapapa Village, SH 48, Nagauruhoe Place Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park
The price is AED 198 per night from Mar 16 to Mar 17
AED 198
AED 228 total
includes taxes & fees
16 Mar - 17 Mar
Stay at this 3.5-star ski hotel in Tongariro National Park. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (738 reviews)
"Friendly staff. Great location. Good option for food and drinks with a bar/restaurant in the venue. Sauna and gym Included, gym was a bit dilapidated with the weights being welded onto the bars and unchangeable, and with most machines broken. Cleanliness and other amenities not an issue. Well stocked ..."
Reviewed on 12 March 2025

The Park Hotel Ruapehu
6 Millar Street, Tongariro National Park, National Park Village
The price is AED 291 per night from Mar 23 to Mar 24
AED 291
AED 337 total
includes taxes & fees
23 Mar - 24 Mar
Stay at this 3-star hotel in National Park Village. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 hot tubs. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff in ...
8/10 Very Good! (999 reviews)
"Dinning on site"
Reviewed on 14 March 2025

Turangi Leisure Lodge
Ngawaka Place, Turangi
The price is AED 259 per night from Mar 18 to Mar 19
AED 259
AED 298 total
includes taxes & fees
18 Mar - 19 Mar
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Turangi. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and an outdoor pool. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (390 reviews)
"Area not very cleand"
Reviewed on 14 March 2025
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Rocky Mountain Chalets
20 Rangataua Road (State Highway 49), Ohakune, NZ3
Stay at this 3.5-star golf chalet in Ohakune. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 3 hot tubs. Popular attractions Big Carrot and Ohakune Disc Golf are located ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (66 reviews)
"The facility was immaculate and well kept. All amenities were modernized. The bed was extremely comfortable, all necessities were taken care of. Will at the desk was awesome and gave me some good suggestions for dinner. I certainly would return."
Reviewed on 8 March 2025

Motuoapa Bay Chalets
16 Tangitu St, Motuoapa, Waikato
Stay at this 3.5-star cottage in Motuoapa. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a garden. Popular attractions River Vineyard and Kuratau Jetty are located ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (76 reviews)
"Great stay, AC/Heater quite noisy"
Reviewed on 8 March 2025

Powder Hut Ohakune
Ohakune
Stay at this chalet in Ohakune. Enjoy a garden, patios, and cable/satellite TV service. Popular attractions Ohakune Disc Golf and Mountain Bike Station are located ...
9/10 Wonderful! (155 reviews)
Nice place and area
"Enjoyable stay with good access to hikes and national forest. No WiFi so need to factor that in."
Reviewed on 20 February 2025
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Popular places to visit
Tree Trunk Gorge
Explore the great outdoors at Tree Trunk Gorge, a lovely green space in Desert Road. Wander the lakeside or discover the area's volcano viewpoints.
- Tree Trunk Gorge
- Lake Taupo
- Tongariro National Park
- Mount Ruapehu
- Tongariro Alpine Crossing
- Whakapapa Ski Area
- Tokaanu Thermal Pools
- Turoa Ski Area
- Taranaki Falls
- Tongariro National Park Whakapapa Visitor Centre
- Mount Tongariro
- Turangi i-SITE Visitor Centre
- Ohakune Old Coach Road
- Big Carrot
- Mangatepopo Trail Head
- Mt Ngauruhoe
- Ohakune i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
- Mount Ngauruhoe
- Te Porere Redoubt
- Opotaka Historic Place
- Lake Rotopounamu
- Waitonga Falls Walk Trailhead
- Kuratau Jetty
- Ohakune Disc Golf
- Tongariro National Trout Centre
- Lower Tama Lake
- River Vineyard
- Mountain Bike Station
- Raurimu Spiral
- Old Coach Road Bike Trail
- West Ridge Quad
- Rockgarden Chair