Great 1 night stay on our way from West Coast back to Christchurch with a hire car so we could visit the NZ Alpine & Agriculture Encounter in town with our 4 year old daughter (highly recommended! we spent 2 hours there!), followed up by a delicious meal at Cafe 131. The lodge is huge, comfortable, warm (with heaters in every room except the toilet), relaxing (with lots of magazines, books and DVDs supplied), great for our daughter (basket of toys to play with) and the beds were comfortable and shower interesting and practical (the only time I've seen a dial instead of taps to set the temperature of the shower - perfect to get a very accurate temperature!). Thanks Chris & Julie and we recommend your place to anyone wanting to visit Methven