Mackenzie Country Inn

This was one of my favourite hotels on our New Zealand land tour. I had a ground floor room so no issues with no lift, the room was huge with a comfortable bed and couch. The shower was amazing. Also had a little balcony that looked out onto green space at the back of the hotel which was a nice bonus (although a new chair or at least a cushion or cover would be handy) Nice 10 minute walk into town

Looks very recently refurbished and mostly very nice and fresh, decent size room, nice new bathroom, great views out over the park and mountains, good buffet for the group in the evening. No lift and only one hard working little girl to help with getting cases upstairs, no ironing board and only one manky chair on the patio, but overall we liked it a lot.

Entering one's room at the Distinction is a pleasant sensation. It is large and seemingly well appointed. There is a good set of power points for those bringing laptops or other equipment that needs them. Then you realise that the lighting is poor and the funny bedside lights don't quite do the job. The bed was fine. The dining experience is however a very low point. The service was below standard and the food itself poor. Luckily there are other food outlets in the town. Use them!