Kia ora JennyThank you! We apprecaiete you taking the time to provide us such lovely feedback. We look forward to seeing you again one day. Travel safe.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora CorrinaThank you for taking the time to provide us contructive feedback, it is appreciated. We are actively working on our chef shortage so we can urgently address the menu. We are pleased you expereinced all Lochmara had to offer and enjoyed the animals and wildlife. We hope the next time you visit you will have an improved food expereince.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora ShuvranilThank you for taking the time to provide us such a lovely review, it is really appreciated. We agree re the menu, we have only had to limit it due to chef shortage and we are avtively working on trying to resolve this. An ongoing hospitaltiy challenge at present! We look forward to seeing you again one day soon.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora ElaThank you for the lovely review! We agree it is time for an upgrade and we are working ont he plans and budget for this! We are pleased you had a lovely time and thanks for taking the time to endorse us. Travel safe.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora GrahamThank you for taking the time to provide us constructive feedbck, it is always appreciated and we will review your ideas with the team. For the water taxi we are unable to include it in the room rates as we have people stay with us who are walking the Queen Charlotte Track and don't need the boat, and others arrive to stay on their own boats, and those who head out on our water taxi. We are glad you enjoyed your stay in and hope the remainder of your holidays are wonderful.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora WendyThank you for taking the time to provide us feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us and the walk up to the Queen Charlotte Track too. We hope to see you again one day.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora LouiseWe love that you enjoyed our little peace of paradise and had such a wonderful time giving all we have to offer a go. Thank you for taking the time to give us the feedback too.We look forward to your return one day, travel safe.Nga mahiNiki

Kia ora MarkThanks for giving us great feedback and we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay! Yes the instant coffee is a tad different to what our barista can produce in the cafe isn't it! Look forward to seeing you again soon.Nga MihiNiki

Kia ora KayeThank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We love that you enjoyed our little slice of paradise. We hope to see you again one day soon.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora ClaudiaThank you for providing us your rating, we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope the rest of your travels went well. We look forward to seeing you again we day. Ngā mihi nui, Niki

Kia ora JinhyeLove that you had a great stay with us, we hope the rest of your holiday went well and we hope to see you again one day soon.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Kia ora ShelleySo sorry we missed seeing you review! Love that you had a great time and it was so special that you got the seals around you when kayaking! Thank you for such lovely feedback about Lochmara and we hope to see you again one day.Ngā mihi nuiNiki

Hello Julia, Thank you for your feed back. Yes at different times of the year ,they are around more than other times, especially when the humidity is up and it has been raining. February was wetter than normal For those who forget we do have some available for sale at reception

Hi Emma, Thank you for taking the time to review Lochmara. Much appreciated. When guests provide us with their arrival details it does assist us to prioritize rooms. Not always possible but we do try.

Hello Aimee, Thank you for taking the time to review Lochmara, it is great to get positive feedback. We have had the same executive chef for 5 years and our kitchen team consistently delivers.. we would love to see you return

Thank you for your positive review about our staff. Our Kotuku Room photo is available online to preview. Hope you nejoyed the rest of holiday

Thank you for posting a review and please you enjoyed your stay

Thank you for your review and pleased you enjoyed your stay

Hello Neil, I apologise you were inconvenienced by our location, The water taxi cost was for a private transfer out of schedule. Lochmara does not operate a water taxi service at 0500 in the morning and we are not the only water taxi company in Picton. These instructions below are on the first page before considering booking Lochmara .Special check-in instructions There is no road access to Lochmara Lodge. The lodge can be accessed via water transport from Picton (surcharge), which the property can arrange for you (with advance notice) or by walking in off the Queen Charlotte Track. If you discover you have booked without realising you can't drive here, please cancel immediately or contact us.

Thank you Kevin for your review and pleased you enjoyed your stay. It's great to see the kids outside enjoying their environment.and learning at the same time.

Hello Mary, I am so please you enjoyed your stay and stayed awake long enough to see the Glow worms. I hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday

Thank you for your review

Thank you for your review and pleased you found your bed was comfortable and enjoyed the food. We do not charge for guests to view the animal feeding. If guests would like the opportunity to go inside the Kakariki (native parakeets) enclosure, and hand feed these beautiful birds a gold coin donation is mentioned. The gold coin donation, supports our ongoing work we provide, at no cost to the Department of Conservation and Project Janzoon in teh Abel Tasman National Park The Lochmara cafe building and the Wing of 7 rooms and reception and, the boat shed were completely repainted in August 2019. Carpets in the Weka and Tui chalets replaced. All outdoor furniture repainted and extra tables provided. All out door umbrellas replaced and extras added The outdoor areas of the cafe were completely remodeled August 2019 by removing the dead grass and replaced with decorative stones. January and February have been very dry windy and may have offered this appearance. I am happy you enjoyed your stay.

Thank you for your review. Art is in the eye of the beholder and we do have many who really enjoy the trail. and sometimes some of the art you can walk past without realising it

Thank you so much to hear you enjoyed your stay. We do pride ourselves on offering a special experience to our guests with plenty to do

Hello, Thank you for your comments and I apologise you had trouble finding us and that we were unable to assist you in the evening. Yes you are correct, we are not accessible by car. this information is available on all websites. Google maps unfortunately thinks we are. The cafe staff were correct with the information they provided you. . Yes our reservation desk closes at 5.00 pm when the last scheduled water taxi leaves Lochmara and our cafe is available to answer any questions. The last scheduled service departs Picton at 3.15 pm with non scheduled services available to be booked if this does not suit There are 4 water taxi companies available online including our dedicated service We do request from guests how they are arriving so we can assist with arrangements before their arrival day if required. We do have a lot of people who choose to walk, kayak in I was not aware of unanswered calls the following morning. and apologise for this I do hope you enjoyed the rest of New Zealand and had a safe travel home

Thank you for your comments. Our beautiful location and logistics of operating in such an area does come at a cost

Hello and thank you for your feedback. Lochmara does provide free wifi to every guest. Due to our remote location wifi coverage is limited to certain areas of the property with suggestions of how to best utilise this, Details are in all room compendiums to assist.

Thank you, I am glad you made the effort.

Thank you for your response and pleased you enjoyed our facilities to the fullest.

Thank you, wonderful thing with the doors open is the birdsong in the morning

Thank you Elaine, we are pleased you enjoyed your stay

HI Donna, Pleased you enjoyed your stay, dolphins are frequent visitors to our bay but you were lucky for them to allow you to be so close. I hope you enjoyed your walk out

Hello, My apologies for not responding sooner. Thank you for your positive review and would like to say we have now added paddle boards to our facilities

Thank you Cathi for your great feedback, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay.

Hello Lina, Please you enjoyed your stay, we do have a caring team of people here. the 4 piglets born Christmas day are all doing well

Thank you for your positive feedback and very pleased your enjoyed your stay at Lochmara Lodge, There is a lot to do and sometimes the hardest thing if choosing. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your break.