Stay Mackenzie is a holiday home rental business in Twizel, in the Mackenzie District of the South Island. It is a fully New Zealand owned and operated company that rents a range of modern, spacious houses, many with mountain views, and describes its stays as a motel feel in a home environment. Each house is fully furnished, comes with commercial linen and a small welcome supply of tea, coffee, sugar, soap and toilet paper, and has a house manual covering the television, heating, Wi-Fi and rubbish. The houses are not staffed. Guests check in with self check-in details emailed the day before arrival, from 3pm, and check out by 10am. The company asks guests to email with questions. Extra guests are allowed only within the Mackenzie District Council district plan, and cost extra.
Customers are divided. One praises the presentation and care of the houses, the easy interaction and the good pricing, and says they will book again. Another says a to-do list was given on arrival that had not been mentioned at booking. A third is strongly critical: they say they were charged $500 for damage to a dining table that they believe was already marked. The reviews also mention booking through Booking.com and the cleanliness of the houses. Nearby comparisons are not in this listing.