Mount Ruapehu Village

At Whakapapa Village, the large, elegant and expensive Château Tongariro is the focal hotel, with fine dining at the Ruapehu Room.

Whakapapa is served by a variety of hotels, motels, backpacker accommodation, taverns, and restaurants in Whakapapa Village, National Park Village, Tokaanu and Turangi.

Ohakune, the “après ski capital” of North Island, whose flagging fortunes were dramatically restored when Turoa was developed – is less than 10 miles away, with a wide range of accommodation, restaurants, bars, cafés and night-clubs.