They place was very untidy

Stayed in March 2025

Suggest to add wall hook and hanger to hang the jacket/towel

Cozy and wonderful environment, friendly staff

Stayed in April 2025

Stayed a couple of years ago and room was ok. Now Room very tired. Curtains are mouldy. Shower needs replacing.

Lovely staff. Very welcoming and super friendly.

Stayed in April 2025

Great place to stay, handy to town centre and staff were warm and welcoming.

Stayed in March 2025

Friendly staff, great location. Poor wifi at end room. Could do with new towels/bedding

Stayed in March 2025

Always friendly and welcoming with great rooms at a good location.

Stayed in February 2025

No hot water,dead moths under the curtains, no hand towel for toilet basin. Very soft bouncy bed. Close to a main road so was very noisy Parking tight

Location

Stayed in March 2025

Comfortable relaxed place. Great common area for cooking Very friendly, helpful staff A view of the mountains that were snow covered when i stayed. Easy walk to the bus stop , shops. and resturants . Comfortable for solo travelers and travelers of all ages.

Stayed in March 2025

The Lazy Shag Lodge was comfortable, clean & good value . The host was helpful , friendly & relaxed .

Stayed in February 2025

It’s a bit out of the way but still walkable. It has a bit of a hostel feel to it and for that it’s quite expensive, but I guess that’s Kaikoura for you.

Friendly staff, has a kitchen and some nice restaurants nearby.

Stayed in December 2024

My room was full of flies when I arrived - about 20 - some in the bedroom and some in the bathroom. In the morning the toilet seat and hand basin were fly-blown. Yuk! There must be something you can do to alleviate that, if only partially! The shower was ok, very basic, but the water wasn’t draining away - and the tray nearly full of dirty water when I stepped out. Another yuk I’m afraid!

Friendly Initial welcome and help was great! The layout was good, in a beautiful setting at the back and it was very quiet at night . The bed was comfy and I slept really well. It was great to see so much recycling required in the kitchen - which was immaculately clean! Wow - and that’s a lot of work for the managers! Well done!

Stayed in March 2025

Nothing

Location & the owner

Stayed in February 2025

Bedding not as requested No parking Toilet seat broken Flies Kitchen smelled weird, flies dead and alive Grounds untidy, and unsafe Linen piled on deck by cleaners

Stayed in March 2025

Great location..walking distance to town. Good sized room,comfy bed & clean ensuite..liked having separate shower and toilet& 2 basins. There were Plates and cutlery in the communal kitchen which was great because we had forgotten to bring any from home. The host was very friendly and helpful..nothing was a problem. We would definitely stay again.

Stayed in February 2025

Our room had a musty smell. There were no forks, only spoons in the collection of utensils. Microwave w as not clean. Towels felt damp. The location was great, walking distance to food and whale watch.

Stayed in March 2025

Apart from the bed, there was no furniture in the room, no table, no wardeobe, not even a hook to hang my clothes on. The room was too small to open my suitcase on the floor. Linen was dirty. Only 1 plug socket in the whole unit. It was in the bedroom - but far from the bed. So it was impossible to use a shaver or hair dryer.

Stayed in February 2025

Though the wifi was generally good, it didn't reach my room. I was alerted to this when I checked in - and for me that wasn't a problem at all. However, if having wifi in the room is important to you, you may want to indicate that when you book (I instead indicated that peace and quiet were important to me, which is why they gave me that particular room - and it was great in that respect!).

The room and shared areas were very clean, the owner was super friendly/helpful, and I really enjoyed the room I was in (it was in a peaceful spot around the back, and it had a lovely view of the fields and setting sun). The location was also very convenient - about halfway between the center of town and the big supermarket.

Stayed in February 2025

Comfortable, casual and affordable. The balcony view was unexpected and appreciated. Had a lovely stay.

Stayed in February 2025

I can cope with basic & old & quirky, but the lack of cleanliness 😕 .... it just needed a good "deep" clean. If bushes were trimmed back parking would have been easier. Lovely kids need to be kept safe, not playing on the drive/car parking area.

The lady hostess was pleasant & accommodating. It was good & interesting to meet other guests in the shared kitchen & dining area.

Stayed in February 2025

The place was not well-maintained, grass growing in the gutters. The verandah roof had been damaged at the end and not replaced. The garden had huge holes in it, looked like a sand pit. The tea towels in the kitchen were really stained and dirty. Of the places we've stayed in in the South Island I have to say we have had much cleaner looking places all round for less money. It needs a going over to bring the standard up.

Loved the back verandah view. Kitchen was well stocked. Bed was comfortable. I liked the hostess, she was really sweet and helpful.

Stayed in February 2025

Bathroom very tired and in need of a Reno. Needs more dry tea towels in the kitchen

Great location, owner friendly

Stayed in February 2025

Great accommodation. Beautiful sea views too. The host was super accommodating as I got in so late after a very late ferry & road closure/detour. We communicated via messages in the afternoon & the room was waiting for me at 11.30pm. And my bed was the best mattress I’ve felt in years, so now I know exactly what mattress to buy. Thank you.

Stayed in February 2025

Lots of traffic noise from early morning. The place is in need of a good spruce up. Only accepts cash and bank transfers as payment (not an issue for me, but worth noting).

Good location. Lovely host. Cosy.

Stayed in February 2025

There was nothing to diskike the place

The location was great, super easy to get to.

Stayed in January 2025

Upon arrival the first thing I was asked was for my money, I was shown the room after asking to see it. There was no shampoo, one sachet of soap, toilet paper ran out and the kitchen was not clean on my first day there. They asked for a bank transfer or cash upon arrival. I do not like to use my bank acc online under a commonly used wifi site so had to go to the bank. It felt like the business was creaming it over the long weekend without putting the effort in.

There was limited accommodation in Kaikoura and I was lucky enough to get something. They did respond to say that there were no quiet rooms left, however I took the only one I could get. Road noise was not so bad as I am used to it.

Stayed in February 2025