Milford Sound Lodge & Pio Pio Cafe

It was an amazing stay at the lodge, with the stream just by your side. The staff were friendly, and as their kitchen was under repair, they delivered our dinner to our room. Food was amazing, and they delivered regardless rain or shine. They were all so friendly and welcoming. The place is beautiful! And even on rainy days when you cant do any activities, you wont feel any regret just being in the chalet and enjoying the view that you will never ever forget.

Aside from the sandflies milford sound was perfect and this lodge nestled in the middle of nature. Beautiful mountain and riverside view from the chalet we had and amazing food both nights from the restaurant - even accommodated our change from dining in to room service. Wish there was a cooked breakfast as well but the muesli and croissant was lovely. They even let us borrow the phone to make an urgent phone call and looked into booking our helicopter flight and booked our wonderful 3 hour scenic cruise with a picnic lunch which was oe of the highlights of our trip. Highly recommend staying here, the hot chocolate is also fantastic! Bring sandfly repellent though.

This is a magical place to stay. The mountain / river / waterfall views from the rooms are incredible - we sat and watched / listened to it for hours. Food was also great at the Pio Pio restaurant - make sure to book for dinner as it gets busy but well worth it. Brilliant location if you plan on going for a cruise / kayaking.

Absolutely the best place we stayed in New Zealand! The mountain view chalets are gorgeous; you can hear the waterfalls from the outdoor picnic area. The service was exceptional. The lodge arranged for a shuttle to and from the Deep Water Basin dock (for our day hike) as well as the airport. They also brought us a delicious and very large breakfast. Would 100% recommend!

Pio Pio Cafe had delicious food with great vegetarian options.

We had dinner at the Pio Pio restaurant and loved it! It is the only restaurant in Milford Sound, and it is definitely worth a visit. Excellent service and divine food.

Loved our stay here. The staff is so friendly and kind; we loved chatting with all of them. The mountain view chalets have some of the most breathtaking views; I can't think of many places where you get views like this from your room. We had 100-ft falls plunging down the mountainsides, a river running course in front of the chalet, and Kaka, Keas, and shelducks flying around. A Kea even came to visit us outside our patio!

The breakfast included is *delicious*; the croissants, the muffins.etc.were all amazing.

This is the perfect place to treat yourself to.

This is the best accommodation I've ever stayed in. It's expensive but it's special. The views are spectacular. I didn't want to go anywhere, just wanted to sit outside my room and look at the fabulous vista.

The rooms are well furnished, tasteful and with all conveniences.

The gentleman at reception was so warm and welcoming upon arrival! He gave us all the info we needed and made us feel at home. And also the gentleman with the cool accent who drive us to the ferry terminal was so lovely it was refreshing:) we absolutely loved our accommodation and only wished we were staying longer! Breakfast was super yummy too, we can't wait to come back again one day the best place we have stayed easily

Stayed there in our camper. Absolutely magical, stunning location. Awesome facilities, want to go back there.

3 stunning nights in Milford. Felt we got awesome value for money in our 2 bdrm chalet with an online 2+night deal. Super roomy for family of 5. Included breakfast was delish (did us for lunch as well!). The little things are done so well.
Staff are all just lovely.
A longer stay can defintely be done and kids kept busy for a couple days if you head down to the commercial fishing boat wharf and take a look at the resident 7giller sharks that like to visit. (If you have bait, even better!)
One of the Lodge staff gave us directions on where to find the local glow worm cave (bush whacking in the dark required! Take a torch!) Kids also just occupied themselves nicely, making a dam and catching cockabillies at the creek below the lodge.
We took food in to cook dinner in the communal kitchen for 2 of the nights. We dined at the restaurant on the last night. Beautiful food, great service.
For Kiwi families that want to make the most of their back yard while the roads are quiet - Milford is simply stunning. Can honestly say it was up there with one of our best family holidays.
Thank you Milford Lodge!

Loved my stay at the lodge. The staff were fantastic, every one of them were kind and helpful. The food portions are very generous, and may be the best in the township (to be fair it is a very small town hahaha). The views from the riverside chalet are stunning, especially when the rain fills the waterfalls. I'd like to visit again in the winter to see those mountains topped with snow.

The Lodge is sited superbly close to all the Milford Sound attractions. The coffee was marvelous, staff were particularly friendly with outstanding service. Excellent maps and weather information - just what you need in an outdoor place like this. Excellent facilities - thoughtfully designed and well maintained made the cost absolutely worthwhile. We would stay here again.

What an incredible place! Situated right in the forest with kea buzzing the place in the mornings. The cafe was lovely and the staff very helpful. Considering the location, the price was very reasonable too. A pleasant river/bush walk to the foreshore. Thanks very much.

Absolutely amazing experience being there. Food was absolutely yummy very delicious lamb shank, and vegetarian soup. Next day pizza and nachos were delicious too

Spent 4 days on a dive trip recently and called into the lodge several times during our stay. We found the staff helpful, courteous and friendly. Really appreciated their help and for providing a great place to get wifi and phone service. Tough times currently with the lack of additional travelers (that actually makes its better in a way) it was good to see services still running and facilities still running. Highly recommend stopping in on your Milford experience.

Great camping spot, very clean showers and toilet, good size kitchen (but, bring all you need to cook), comfortable lounge area and beautiful surroundings, 15min walk to Deep Basin Rd where you can take the water taxi to the track or a kayak in the fiord. Staff very friendly and helpful always. Dinner in Pio Pio was good, but coffee was better.

A SLICE OF PARADISE! We love coming to the Milford Sound Lodge, it's an absolutely stunning place all your round. We went this month and stayed in the Mountain Chalets which is a modern, spacious room close to the river with stunning mountain & waterfall views. The breakfast is included and needs to be ordered the day before. We had yummy croissants & ham-cheese toasties, which we enjoyed outside of the chalet. The staff is always super helpful, friendly and gave us great tips for the region. I highly recommend having dinner in the PioPio restaurant, I had the curry with was delicious. We can't wait to come back, thank you for the great hospitality?

We stayed in a campervan and checked in relatively late. Whilst there are some freedom camping spots heading towards Milford, this is the closest place to stay and it's worth staying if you're doing activities right in the Sound. The road there is a little dangerous so I wouldn't drive after dark. The facilities were clean, tidy and there were hot showers which was great after a long day traveling. The birdsong is beautiful when you wake up and we had a curious Weka walk up to the van when we woke up looking for food. We would likely stay here again.

This is the perfect place to stay if you’re exploring the amazing Milford Sound. The view from the chalets are ridiculous. Photos could never do it justice. We were greeted by Kea at our door the two mornings we stayed, which was an added bonus!

The facilities were top notch for somewhere so distant the staff very accommodating bring your sand fly repellent and just wait to be amazed I'm Southland born and bred if I'd known how amazing this place was I would have done it earlier cheers jase