Mt Potts Lodge is a high-country lodge at 2131 Hakatere Potts Road in the Ashburton Lakes area, inland from Mount Somers. It sits on a rural station and, as its website puts it, was once an old woolshed and is now a homely lodge.
Options listed include tent sites, standard rooms, deluxe rooms with private bathrooms, cottage accommodation and an accessible room. Rooms have underfloor heating and linen and towels are provided. EV charging is available, and the property has an airstrip for planes and helicopters.
The cafe and restaurant open to the public Thursday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available to guests by booking, and there is a bar. Hours may change, so check before travelling.
The lodge lists weddings, hunting trips (in partnership with Hunt New Zealand), ski, photography and horse trekking groups, gatherings and special occasions among its uses. Capacities are not stated on the page, so organisers should confirm numbers by phone on 03 303 9060 or by email at mtpottslodgenz@gmail.com.
The website notes nearby attractions including Mt Sunday, Ashburton Lakes, Hakatere Conservation Park and the Te Araroa Trail.
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