Big Tree Lodge vs Breckenridge Lodge Methven
Both are in Methven, 200 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
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Big Tree Lodge
- Guest rating
- 8.8 Excellent
- Location score
- 4.4
- Score by category
- 4 of 8
The short answer
Pick Big Tree Lodge
It comes out ahead on 4 of 8 compared facts. 200 m apart.
Choose Big Tree Lodge if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.8 / 6.1)
- more restaurants on the doorstep
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 6 / 16)
Choose Breckenridge Lodge Methven if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 16 / 6)
Why is Big Tree Lodge better than Breckenridge Lodge Methven?
- 1Earlier check-in (14:00 vs 15:00)−1h
Why is Breckenridge Lodge Methven better than Big Tree Lodge?
No clear advantages in our data.
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Big Tree Lodge vs Breckenridge Lodge Methven: which hotel is better? | Big Tree Lodge | Breckenridge Lodge Methven |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.8 | – |
| Location | 4.4 | – |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.8 +0.3 | 8.5 |
| Guest rating | 8.8 | – |
| Number of reviews | 36 +33 | 3 |
| Rank in Methven | top 45% +37% | bottom 18% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.4 | – |
| Distance to Methven centre | 2.2 km | 2.0 km −200 m |
| To the airport | 74 km | – |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 12 | – |
| To the nearest food shop | 400 m | – |
| Shops within 500 m | 3 | – |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | – |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★½ |
| Rooms | 6 | 16 |
| Floors | 1 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | 2024 | – |
| Listed amenities | 6 | 12 +6 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 −1h | 15:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Sauna | – | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | – | ✓ |
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Location
200 m apart
Big Tree Lodge: city centre: 610 m, Christchurch International Airport (CHC): 74 km, 12 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Big Tree Lodge or Breckenridge Lodge Methven: common questions
Which is better, Big Tree Lodge or Breckenridge Lodge Methven?
Big Tree Lodge leads in 4 of 8 categories, including StayVersus score, number of reviews, rank in Methven. Breckenridge Lodge Methven is stronger in distance to Methven centre, listed amenities.
Which is cheaper, Big Tree Lodge or Breckenridge Lodge Methven?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Breckenridge Lodge Methven is closer: 2.0 km from the centre, against 2.2 km for Big Tree Lodge.
How far apart are Big Tree Lodge and Breckenridge Lodge Methven?
The two hotels are 200 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score