Title: Visit Te Anau Downs: Best of Te Anau Downs Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca

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# Te Anau Downs

## Travel Guide

![Tranquil morning at Te Anau Downs, New Zealand](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6048064/1c0b784a-4a0d-4f17-a446-de90d4bce6c6.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

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## Visit Te Anau Downs

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Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park & Motels

77 Manapouri - Te Anau Highway Te Anau 

CA $78

CA $91 total

Mar 17 - Mar 18

includes taxes & fees

Stay at this holiday park in Te Anau. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a garden. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular ...

8.6/10 Excellent! (1,000 reviews)

Extremely disappointed. This was the worst accommodation of our NZ trip. They use high-end photos to lure you in, but the actual rooms are crowded and nothing like the pictures. Most shockingly, they don't disclose extra charges for basic essentials like kitchenware and towels until AFTER check-in ...

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2026

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Fiordland Great Views Holiday Park

129 Te Anau Milford Highway Te Anau 

CA $53

CA $61 total

Mar 6 - Mar 7

includes taxes & fees

Stay at this holiday park in Te Anau. Enjoy free parking, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the bathrooms in our reviews. Popular attractions ...

7.6/10 Good! (341 reviews)

Demanded we pay cash despite Expedia saying Visa and Mastercard are accepted. Had to make a trip into town to withdraw cash! Not acceptable in this day and age. Spa pool is advertised on the website, but there is none! Amenities could be improved, for instance: hooks on the wall for hanging up jackets, ...

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2026

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Fiordland Hotel

1 Burnby Drive Te Anau 

CA $104

CA $120 total

Mar 30 - Mar 31

includes taxes & fees

Stay at this hotel in Te Anau. Enjoy free parking, breakfast (surcharge), and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...

7/10 Good! (655 reviews)

Room was clean. Complex was dated. Hopefully it will be modernized.

Reviewed on Feb 16, 2026

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Toddy’s crib

 Glenorchy Otago

Book a stay at this golf cabin in Glenorchy. Enjoy a garden. Popular attractions Glenorchy Golf Club and Glenorchy Waterfront Reserve are located nearby.

9/10 Wonderful! (18 reviews)

Comfortable little cabin in a great location!

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Holiday Home Close to the Lake

 Te Anau Southland

Stay at this vacation home in Te Anau. Enjoy laundry facilities. Popular attractions Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre and Luxmore Jet are located ...

8.8/10 Excellent! (26 reviews)

The house was old and extremely tired with lights not working and dripping taps in bathrooms. The kitchen cupboards were old and could have been improved with a coat of paint and liners. On the plus side it had clean carpets, clean and comfy beds, a new fridge and good heating.

Reviewed on Feb 17, 2026

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Birchwood Cottages

208 Milford Road Te Anau 

Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and room service. Popular attractions Fiordland Cinema and Luxmore Jet are located nearby.

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### Popular places to visit

#### Te Anau Downs Jetty

After visiting Te Anau Downs Jetty, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Te Anau Downs. While you're in the area, stroll along the lakeside. 

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### Things to do

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#### Milford Track Multi-Night Hike - Water Taxi Transport

CA $202

per adult

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## Reviews of Te Anau Downs

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### 4/5 - Good

KS

We went on two cruises - one on Lake Te Anau including the glow worm caves with Real Journeys, and another on Milford Sound with Mitre Peak - both were excellent.

## Cities near Te Anau Downs

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### Te Anau

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