Chateau Tongariro

The Grand Chateau
Alternative names	Chateau Tongariro
General information
Type	Hotel
Architectural style	American Colonial Revival
Location	Tongariro National Park
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	39°12′00″S 175°32′21″E / 39.2000°S 175.5392°E / -39.2000; 175.5392
Completed	1929
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Herbert Hall
Developer	Mt Cook Tourist Company
Main contractor	Fletcher Construction
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Designated	6 September 1996
Reference no.	7318

The Grand Chateau, also known as the Chateau Tongariro, was a hotel and resort complex located in Whakapapa Village close to Whakapapa skifield on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, within the boundaries of Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's oldest national park. It is also close to the volcanic peaks of Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe. The building was completed in 1929 and, despite extensive refurbishment, still retains much of the style of the pre-Depression era. It is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 historic place.^[1] The Chateau Tongariro Hotel closed permanently on 5 February 2023, largely because the building has significant seismic risks.