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Mackenzie Country Hotel

Christchurch · Hotel ★★★

Overview

The MacKenzie Country Hotel is situated in the heart of the Aoraki Mount Cook and Mackenzie Country region. Just off the main highway in the country town of Twizel, and surrounded by the stunning mountains of the Southern Alps, the MacKenzie Country Inn offers warm, friendly country style hospitality. Featuring natural stonework, the architecture of the MacKenzie Country Inn reflects and compliments the mountains and riverbeds of the surrounding landscape. It has plenty of accommodation, with 108 comfortably furnished guest rooms, all featuring their own private balcony or patio with mountain views. Facilities include a restaurant, rustic bar and modern conference facilities.

Rooms

  • Double room, up to 4 guests
  • DBT, up to 6 guests
  • Family room, up to 8 guests
  • Quadruple room, up to 6 guests
  • Room, up to 10 guests
  • Twin room, up to 4 guests

Facilities

Facilities

  • Car park
  • Check-in hour (14:00–23:00)
  • Check-out hour (10:00)
  • Mobile phone coverage
  • Wi-fi
  • Laundry service
  • Launderette
  • Bicycle hire service (extra charge)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • Fireplace
  • Hotel safe
  • Currency exchange facilities
  • Lift access (extra charge)
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Bicycle storage (extra charge)
  • Gym
  • Newspapers
  • Luggage room
  • Ski storage

Catering

  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking area
  • Highchairs

Sports

  • Fitness (extra charge)

Business

  • Conference room
  • Meeting room (3)
  • Projector
  • Photocopier
  • Business centre

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Continental breakfast
  • Hot breakfast
  • Buffet dinner
  • À la carte dinner
  • Breakfast and dinner
  • Picnic
  • Gluten-free meals
  • Vegetarian meal

Payment methods

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment

At a glance and nearby

Year of construction
1987
Year of most recent renovation
2010
Total number of rooms
108
Number of floors (main building)
2
Double rooms
96
Triple rooms
12
Family rooms
7
City centre
600 m
Bus/Train station
600 m
Nearest Bus / Metro Stop
600 m
Golf course
100 m

How far from Fiordland

  • Queenstown airport137 km
  • Milford Sound179 km
  • Te Anau227 km
  • Manapouri (for Doubtful Sound)243 km
  • Invercargill275 km

Straight-line distances, not road or driving time. In Fiordland roads wind around lakes and mountains and the real drive is longer; plan the journey with a current map and check the road status before you set out.

This place sits in Elsewhere in the South Island. The gateways section of the guide explains the road from Queenstown and Invercargill to Te Anau.

Contact and map

Cnr Ostler & Wairepo Roads PO Box 99, . 0 .
7901 Christchurch

Meal plans listed: Bed And Breakfast, Room Only

Oscalyden does not take bookings and shows no prices. Contact the hotel for rates and availability. Catalogue data last updated 2026-09-07.