Nelson Lakes Motels is a family-run motel and lodge at 33 Main Road in St Arnaud, the small alpine village at the edge of Nelson Lakes National Park. The business offers studios, one- and two-bedroom units, and family cottages, along with the Travers-Sabine Lodge, which sleeps up to 34 people and is often booked for groups. It is about a 10-minute bush walk to Lake Rotoiti, and the village centre is about 150 metres away.
The village has a store, a takeaway, a petrol station, a bar, a cafe and restaurant, and a Department of Conservation office. The lodge suits family gatherings, large groups and winter ski trips. Walking, tramping, sailing, fishing, kayaking and paddle boarding are all close by on the lake and in the park. A local water taxi operator runs drop-offs to lakeside huts and tracks, but the website does not run that service itself.