Talk:Taupo

Merge with Lake Taupo?
Should this article be merged with the Lake Taupo article?

No
The lake itself is not so much a destination as an attraction and perhaps the page should be developed as such. Along the lines of the Mount St. Helens, Mount Rushmore pages possibly? This would leave the towns/settlements pages ie. Taupo, Turangi to provide information on accomodation, activities etc. in the relevent locations.

Motels
I've moved the following from a Taupo Motels page-- we don't create article for sections. We also like to offer people a short list of recommendations-- it is not one of our goals to be a yellow pages. It would be great if this guide featured 7-9 hotels in each budget range. Think of the places you'd send your friends and family-- you don't just give them an A-Z list. Anyway, this guide is coming along great, but this will make it even better. Let me know if there are any questiosn! (WT-en) Maj 15:36, 10 January 2007 (EST)

The following is a list of Motels available in Taupo, New Zealand. The list is aplhabetical and subject to change as the industry in Taupo is evolving at a rapid pace.


 * Acapulco Motor Inn - 19 Rifle Range Rd – 0800 378 7174
 * Accent on Taupo - 310 Lake Terrace - + 64 7 378 9919
 * Adelphi Motel - Cnr Kaimanawa & Heu Heu Sts - +64 7 378 7594 or 0800 233 574
 * Alpine Lake Motor Lodge - 141 Heu Heu St - +64 7 378 0899
 * Anchorage Resort Motel - 346 Lake Terrace- +64 7 378 5542
 * Ascot Motor Inn - 70 Rifle Range Rd - +64 7 377 2474
 * Ashbrook Motel - 9 Scannell St - +64 7 378 5836
 * Barcelona Motel - 21 Taniwha Street - +64 7 378 8915
 * Bay Court Motel - 104 Lake Terrace - +64 7 377 2420
 * Baycrest Lodge - 79 Mere Rd - +64 7 378 3838
 * Baywater Motor Inn - 126 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 9933
 * Beech Tree Motel - 56 Rifle Range Rd - +64 7 377 0181
 * Bella Vista Motel - 145 Heu Heu St - +64 7 378 9043
 * Birchlands Motel - 120 Roberts St - +64 7 378 8569
 * Boulevard Waters - 215 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 377 3395
 * Bradshaws Lodge - 130 Heu Heu St - +64 7 378 8288
 * Camellia Court - 50 Tonga St - +64 7 378 4346
 * Cascades Motor Lodge - 303 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 3774
 * Catelli’s of Taupo - 23 Rifle Range Rd - +64 7 378 4477
 * Chandlers Lodge - 135 Heu Heu St - +64 7 378 4927
 * Chantilly’s Motor Lodge - 112 Tamamutu Street - +64 7 376 5720
 * Chelmswood Motel - 250 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 2715
 * Cheveron Motel - 102 Tamamutu St - +64 7 378 7360
 * Clarion Suites Sacred Waters - 221 Lake Terrace - +64 7 376 1400
 * Clearwater Motor Lodge - 229 Lake Terrace - +64 7 377 2071
 * Colonial Lodge - 143 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 9846
 * Cottage Mews - 311 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 3004
 * Courtney Motel - 15 Tui St - +64 7 378 8398
 * Cypress Villas - 37 Rifle Range Rd - +64 7 378 4322
 * Dunrovin Motel - 140 Heu Heu St - +64 7 378 7384
 * Executive Motel - 114 Lake Terrace - +64 7 377 0661
 * Gables Motor Lodge - 130 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 8030
 * Golf Course Motel - 123 Tauhara Rd - +64 7 378 9415
 * Great Lake Motel - 56 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 0018
 * Huka Village - 56 Huka Falls Road - +64 7 376 0260 or 0800 485 284
 * Karaka Tree Motel - 216 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 2432
 * Kinloch Villas - 704 Whangamata Rd, Kinloch - +64 7 378 0044
 * Lake Taupo Motor Inn - 33 Kaimanawa St - +64 7 378 5401 or 0800 333 442
 * Lakeside Villas - 96 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 1540
 * Le Chalet Suisse - cnr Northcroft & Titiraupenga Sts - +64 7 378 1556
 * Lynwood Lodge - 52 Rifle Range Rd - +64 7 378 4967 or 0800 88 73 78
 * Motel Taupo - 50 Wharewaka Rd - +64 7 378 5992
 * Mountain View Motel - 12 Fletcher St - +64 7 378 9366
 * Oasis Beach Resort - Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 9339
 * Phoenix Holiday Resort - 210 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 7216
 * Prince Motor Lodge - cnr Titiraupenga & Roberts Sts - +64 7 377 8888
 * Quest Taupo - 9 Tui St - +64 7 378 7487 or 0800 350 005
 * Rainbow Point Motel - Rainbow Drive - +64 7 378 9681
 * Sacred Waters - 221 Lake Terrace - +64 7 376 1400
 * Sahara Lakeside Motel - 58 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 4440
 * Sails Motor Lodge - 138 Lake Terrace - +64 7 377 0655
 * Shoreline Motel - SH1, Waitahanui - +64 7 378 6912
 * Spa Hotel/Motel - Spa Rd - +64 7 378 4120
 * The Lake - 63 Mere Rd - +64 7 378 4222
 * The Reef Resort - 219 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 5115
 * Tui Oaks Motor Inn - 86 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 8305
 * Twin Peaks - 76 Lake Terrace - +64 7 378 8614
 * Village Lodge - 10 Maire St, Wairakei - +64 7 374 8265
 * Waitahanui Lodge - SH1 Waitahanui - +64 7 378 7183
 * Windsor Lodge - SH1 Waitahanui - +64 7 378 6271

Internet Cafes?
Should there be an internet cafe section at the bottom with a basic list of services it provides? After all tourists (who would be more interested in a page like this) would need a statement of where they can access reliable secure systems to upload photos and email people while being in taupo, staying eating doing all of the things listed before internet cafes are listed.

t94xr.


 * Per Where you can stick it - goes in the ==Contact== section, which I've just added. ~ 203.144.143.4 04:15, 25 January 2008 (EST)

Poor banner
The banner is rather poor. Just water. Nurg (talk) 10:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)


 * I agree - maybe the banner Bannertaupo.jpg is an attempt to show that the water is so clear that you can see the bottom of the Lake. I think it would be better to crop the source image File:Lake Taupo 1.jpg Lake Taupo 1.jpg to show the shoreline, or find another picture. AlasdairW (talk) 19:48, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I have replaced the banner with a picture that I took from the lakeside, but feel free to revert it or change to something else if you disagree. AlasdairW (talk) 20:42, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * That's better. thanks. Nurg (talk) 08:38, 28 February 2015 (UTC)