Hot pool
Maruia Hot Springs
Lewis Pass, West Coast
Outdoor rock-lined hot pools and a Japanese-style bathhouse in the Lewis Pass beech forest.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A lodge and hot pool complex in the middle of Lewis Pass, with outdoor pools lined with river rock and a Japanese-style bathhouse. It breaks the drive between Christchurch and the West Coast nicely. Check what's open before you go, as the bathhouse has had maintenance closures.
Good to know
- Check which pools and the bathhouse are open before you visit
- Pools are open to resort guests 24 hours, so staying the night lets you soak under the stars
- Pack warm clothes, the pass can be cold
- Best time
- Evening or night
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Off SH7, sealed road and parking
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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