About this hotel
Skotel Alpine Resort is New Zealand's highest hotel and is located in the heart of the North Island within the Tongariro National Park.
The hotel, offers guests a variety of room types, from backpacker students rooms, to view rooms of the Park and the volcanic mountain peaks of Ngauruhoe, Tongariro and Ruapehu.
Skotel Alpine Resort is located in Whakapapa Village at the foot of Mount Ruapehu. Conveniently located near Whakapapa skifield during the ski season (June to October), within 1km of Tongariro National Park Whakapapa Visitor Centre and at the entrance to the Taranaki Falls Trail walk. The Mount Ruapehu ski area is a 6km drive up the mountain from the Village.
Skotel Alpine Resort is a 3 hour drive from Hamilton Airport, 4.5 hours from the Auckland and Wellington Airports.
The hotel is the ideal base for exploring the UNESCO world heritage parks - and the many hiking and biking trails in the area. From the hotel you can walk to Taranaki Falls, Tawhai Falls, Tama Lakes and for those up for a day trail walk, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
After an exciting day hiking, biking, skiing (Jun-Oct) or sight-seeing guests can enjoy a refreshing sauna, a relaxing spa, or unwind over a drink or a meal at the Skotel Restaurant and Bar.
At the Skotel our friendly, experienced staff have all the information to enable you to design your own adventure.
No 24-hour front desk. If you arrive late, arrange your arrival with the hotel in advance.
- Wi-Fi
- Spa & wellness
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Gym
- Family friendly
- Ski access
Facilities and services
Facilities 18
- Car park
- Key Collection (07:00–19:00)
- Check-in hour (15:00–19:00)
- Check-out hour (07:00–10:00)
- Wi-fi
- Laundry service
- Hotel safe (extra charge)
- Newspaper stand
- Shop
- Garden (extra charge)
Show 8 more
- Terrace
- Gym
- Newspapers
- Luggage room (extra charge)
- BBQ facilities
- Grill/BBQ
- Library
- Towels and bed linen
Catering 5
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking area
- Smoking area (extra charge)
- Highchairs
Health & wellness 4
- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Hot tub (extra charge)
- Spa centre (extra charge)
Entertainment & pools 2
- Children playground (extra charge)
- Game room
Sports 7
- Canoeing
- Table tennis
- Fitness (extra charge)
- Horse riding (extra charge)
- Cycling / mountain biking
- Golf (extra charge)
- Skiing (extra charge)
Business 3
- Conference room
- Meeting room
- Photocopier
Meals 5
- Breakfast
- Continental breakfast
- Hot breakfast
- À la carte dinner
- Picnic
Payment methods 2
- MasterCard
- Visa
Good to know 4
- Early departure
- Flight information required
- Non-smoking establishment
- Minimum check-in age (18)
Rooms and suites
Double room
Backpacker Double - Shared Bathroom
Double room
Standard Queen Room
CAB
SELF-CATERING CABINS
Double room
Backpacker Queen with Ensuite
Triple room
Backpacker Bunk
Double room
Queen Room
Family room
Family Suite
Family room
Family Room
Double room
SUPERIOR QUEEN ROOM
Room
Tongariro Room
Room
Ngauruhoe Room
Family room
Backpacker Family Room
Room
Ruapehu Room
Occupancy by room type
- Double roomup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 1 children)
- Double roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Family roomup to 5 guests (max. 5 adults or max. 4 children)
- Family roomup to 8 guests (max. 8 adults or max. 4 children)
- Family roomup to 8 guests (max. 8 adults or max. 5 children)
- Family roomup to 4 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 2 children)
- Quadruple roomup to 6 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Suiteup to 8 guests (max. 8 adults or max. 5 children)
- Triple roomup to 3 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 2 children)
- Triple roomup to 5 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 4 children)
- Twin roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
Room types and occupancy come from this hotel's Hotelbeds catalogue entry. Not every type can be booked at all times; ask the hotel to confirm availability and bed layout.
Location and surroundings
Ngauruhoe Place, 1, 3951 Whakapapa Village, Mt Ruapehu
148 km to Hobbiton (film trail). Straight-line distances: real driving time depends on the road, the season and the traffic, so plan extra for mountain roads and in summer.
- Mt Tongariro2 km
- Ski slopes4 km
- Bus/Train station15 km
- Airport90 km
- Taupo Airport97 km
- Rotorua Airport177 km
- Auckland Airport345 km
Meals and features
Meal plans
Type of stay
Key facts
- Year of construction
- 1986
- Total number of rooms
- 50
- Number of floors (main building)
- 2
- Single rooms
- 1
- Double rooms
- 26
Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 04/08/2026.
