Takatu Lodge and Vineyard

We are home and we're still raving about Takatu Lodge and Vineyard! The hostess was fabulous. The setting divine. The room over the top. We were tried from driving and hiking and eagerly accepted wine from the vineyard after the hostess offered to pop into town and pick up dinner for us! Otherwise, we might have been too tired to drive to town for food. Having our laundry completed was a real time saver for our trip and greatly appreciated. I would love to bring my family back in the future and really relax and enjoy ourselves to the fullest. Wish we had stayed longer in such a fabulous setting. Thank you Sharron!

Amazing frendly hospitality and service mind. Never experinced similar before. Food was excellent and the wine served at the dinner was perfect. The service the personell provided was excellent during the whole visit. We even got extra service after our visit. We really recomend this lodge.

I stayed at the Takatu Lodge for a night with my mum last weekend.It was an incredible experience. Beautiful lodge, scenery, Sharon is the most amazing host, we were served beautiful and innovative food that matched perfectly with the wine we tasted. I would highly recommend Takatu Lodge. Thank you Sharon, you made my birthday present a memorable souvenir. Merci

We were on a month long tour of NZ and this was one of our standout stop offs. This was the big extravagance for our silver wedding anniversary and it did not disappoint. The room was excellent and truly luxurious with private deck with amazing views. The most amazing part was the privately catered evening meal. (we happened to be the only couple that evening). An excellent private chef cooking delicious food and supplying amazing wines. Worth every penny and a memory we will keep for ever.

We stayed here for one night in March 2023 and had a wonderful experience. The Lodge has four villas I believe but we happened to be the only guests on that particular night. Sharon made us feel right at home and we really enjoyed getting to know her. She prepared a meat and cheese platter for us on our arrival and we got to sample some of the vineyard's wines. She drove us into town that evening for dinner and picked us up afterward to make the evening stress-free for us (she also has a service where she will prepare dinner for you at the Lodge but we didn't get to try this - I'm sure it would have been wonderful). Our room was very nice and a beautiful sunrise view. Sharon then made us a great breakfast in the morning and provided good recommendations for hiking later in the day. We would have enjoyed spending more than one night here. Highly recommend if you are in the Matakana area.

Had a lovely time on our return visit thanks to Sharon "mine host" who is a font of knowledge and a fantastic chef, using local produce in the main. Fantastic views out to The Barrier Islands, nice and peaceful spot and the massages are to be recommended.

From the moment we arrived we were made feel welcome and were spoilt. This is a place we will definitely return to. Sadly, in this instance, we only got to stay one night. During this time we enjoyed a fantastic dinner accompanied by several of the vineyards high quality wines and a scrumptious cooked breakfast setting us up for our return home. The location is close to several attractions, the view over the vineyard to the water is lovely, the rooms are comfortable and spotlessly clean and the manager, Sharon, great company, informative and willing to go out of her way to insure guests are happy and rested. We will definitely be returning and recommend, if you are in this area, look at Takatu for your stay and most certainly explore the option of dining in.