We enjoyed our 2 night stay in Tongariro National Park. Everything was as described & was clean, with a comfortable bed & lovely hot shower. The restaurant across the road was closed Mondays & Tuesdays (the 2 nights we were there) & the hotel next to that was only able to serve their own resident guests those nights. Thankfully, we accidentally found an amazing food van down Carol Street with outdoor seating & delicious, restaurant style burgers, being sold by people who felt it wasn’t good for the town to be without somewhere for the tourists to eat on 2 nights of the week! Recommend a ride up & down the Sky Waka Gondola (about $30 NZ each) that goes up Mount Ruapehu - a stratovolcano & has an incredible view & nice cafe at the top!