Bay of Islands Holiday Park
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Bay of Islands Holiday Park
Tent Sites
Non-power grass sites. Over 100 sites available so you have plenty of choice when it comes to where you camp. Riverside and sheltered camping under trees is available.
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Powered Campervan Sites
Hard sites and grass sites available for campervans and caravans - some with river views. Sites available close to playground and swimming pool. Secluded sites also available.
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Cabins
Each cabin consists of a double bed, and 2 single beds and 2 bunk beds. Linen includes bottom sheet, pillow & pillow case. Extra bedding can be hired. Sleeps 6.
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Studio Tourist Flats
Fully self-contained (motel style) accommodation. Linen included. Some with large deck overlooking playground and park. One unit with garden view can sleep up to 5.
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2-bedroom Tourist Flat
Contains queen bed, double bed, bunk bed and foldout couch, bathroom, full kitchen, lounge, Freeview TV, WiFi, quiet position, large deck overlooking Waitangi River.
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Bay of Islands Holiday Park
Bay of Islands Holiday Park is a 4.2 hectare Holiday Park providing Paihia accommodation and is well located for exploring the Bay of Islands.
Plenty of trees for shade and the Waitangi River running along one boundary for safe swimming and kayaking up to the Lilypond Falls. Listen to the peace and quiet of nature as you gently paddle upstream to a tarzan swing and waterfalls and great swimming hole.
Swimming pool, playground and wireless hotspot. BBQ and pizza oven. Safe river swimming, kayak hire. Camp kitchen, laundry and recreation room with pool table. Non-metered showers. Waste station. Convenience store.
Office hours are 8am - 7pm April to October and 8am - 8pm October to March.
Well presented two bedroom tourist flats with private deck and river views. Glamping tents, designed for two persons to treat yourselves for that special stay, both are located alongside the river with private deck. Small studio tourist flats and cabin accommodation. Level tent and power sites for campervans and caravans. We cater for group bookings. Ample parking for boats/trailers.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Paihia |
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Reception is open from 8.00am - 8.00pm in summer and from 8.00am - 7.00pm in winter. If outside these hours please use the night bell next to the reception door. |
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Reviews
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3.5/5
We will be back..
Staff really helpful and friendly. Our 2nd stay and we found the 2 bdrm self-contained (bed linen & blankets with towels included) accommodation modestly furnished CLEAN, Full sized oven and fridge/freezer with enough kitchenware, blankets etc to service 5 people. Our unit was serviced daily with clean towels and tidy up.
I can see a positive difference between my last stay and this.... Can tell current managers/owners/staff are working on the facilities and park surroundings.
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4.5/5
Bay of Islands Holiday Park is one of the best I have ever stayed at.
Wanda, The Manager is friendly and so very helpful. Facilities are clean and well stocked. Grounds are nice and clean and tidy, with nicely mowed lawns. Facilites are well presented and clean. Beds are comfortable. I will definitely return.
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5.0/5
Stayed here for 3 nights, ticks all the boxes.
Toilets are very clean, hot showers, laundry facilities on site and great views of the stars
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5.0/5
Very warm welcome.
Manager and staff very friendly, accommodating. Facilities were clean and user friendly. Lovely riverside situation. Couldn't fault it. Special thanks to Wanda and Jem.
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4.5/5
We had a family cabin which could have slept 6 but we were only 2 people.
Superb value for money.
Easy booking
Friendly staff.
Really comfortable bed and a fridge in our room (the first one that's not been frozen up!)
Good kitchen facilities and lovely to have your own allocated crockery and cupboard. Nice dining areas (inside and outside) and lounge area.
The washroom facilities are dated but there are lots of toilets 😀 and the showers are brilliant.
Nice view of the river and only 10 minutes to Paihia.
Highly recommend.
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2.5/5
I was charged $20 for my dog which weighs just over 10kgs and according to their policy, is therefore classified as a big dog.
When I queried the amount I was told that big dogs are a nuisance.
However whilst I was walking my dog in the grounds of the holiday park she was attacked by an unleashed dog which belongs to one of the permanent residents. They apologised but I certainly won't stay here again. There are other much friendlier parks in the area.
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4.5/5
Far North NZMCA Rally weekend.
Thank you so much Jenny and your team. Great weekend with 25 + vans. You did everything in your power to provide stable parking for us after such adverse weather conditions prior to the weekend.
A lovely campsite. We will be back in the future.
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4.5/5
Highly recommend beautiful place to stay especially with a huge group like we had.
Lisa and her partner (managers) went out of their way to make my dads 50th and our stay at the holiday park memorable, fun and relaxing. Quiet and safe and clean. We had heaps of noisey kids and sometimes adults and we had no issue. Has a park and pool and sports gear to hire. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROPERTY for groups big or small. The only downside id have to say was the staring neighbour in the motor homes (who stays and works there) and the fact you HAVE to be vaccinated. Id love unvaxxed to enjoy that place as we did.
Thank you Lisa for the awesome stay !
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5.0/5
I have been here twice with our church ladies ministry trip & both times our stay was perfect, staff were absolutely awesome, kind, helpful & considerate.
Made a third booking for my little family holiday. We are excited..
Great work team...
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4.0/5
Very good place near the river.
We stayed here for one night. We paid $38 for 2. Toilets and showers were clean.
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5.0/5
Absolutely love and enjoyed every moment being here.
One of the best holiday parks me and my kids have stayed at. Me and my sons have all felt welcome here and we will definitely be coming back to stay next time we are up these ways which most likely will be in February. Fingers crossed there's vacancy.
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2.5/5
I was charged $20 for my dog which weighs just over 10kgs and according to their policy, is therefore classified as a big dog.
When I queried the amount I was told that big dogs are a nuisance.
However whilst I was walking my dog in the grounds of the holiday park she was attacked by an unleashed dog which belongs to one of the permanent residents. They apologised but I certainly won't stay here again. There are other much friendlier parks in the area.
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3.5/5
We will be back..
Staff really helpful and friendly. Our 2nd stay and we found the 2 bdrm self-contained (bed linen & blankets with towels included) accommodation modestly furnished CLEAN, Full sized oven and fridge/freezer with enough kitchenware, blankets etc to service 5 people. Our unit was serviced daily with clean towels and tidy up.
I can see a positive difference between my last stay and this.... Can tell current managers/owners/staff are working on the facilities and park surroundings.
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4.5/5
Bay of Islands Holiday Park is one of the best I have ever stayed at.
Wanda, The Manager is friendly and so very helpful. Facilities are clean and well stocked. Grounds are nice and clean and tidy, with nicely mowed lawns. Facilites are well presented and clean. Beds are comfortable. I will definitely return.
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5.0/5
Stayed here for 3 nights, ticks all the boxes.
Toilets are very clean, hot showers, laundry facilities on site and great views of the stars
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1.5/5
Pretty location, but right on the main road.
Cabin was made of concrete, so cold, but tidy. Need to pay $8 for bed linen or can bring your own.
However the female toilets were a mess. There were multiple blocked & not fixed over the days we stayed here.
The kitchen was clean and it was nice to have our own assigned cutlery, but not a huge range of cooking facilities and had to pay to use barbecues.
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5.0/5
Very warm welcome.
Manager and staff very friendly, accommodating. Facilities were clean and user friendly. Lovely riverside situation. Couldn't fault it. Special thanks to Wanda and Jem.
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4.5/5
We had a family cabin which could have slept 6 but we were only 2 people.
Superb value for money.
Easy booking
Friendly staff.
Really comfortable bed and a fridge in our room (the first one that's not been frozen up!)
Good kitchen facilities and lovely to have your own allocated crockery and cupboard. Nice dining areas (inside and outside) and lounge area.
The washroom facilities are dated but there are lots of toilets 😀 and the showers are brilliant.
Nice view of the river and only 10 minutes to Paihia.
Highly recommend.
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0.5/5
We stayed here summer 2021 and 2023, but can confidently say will never ever go back here again.
I believe there was a change of ownership between this period. On the first morning we woke up to sewage coming towards our tent, which was about 10m from the leaking site. Actual poops lay on the ground. Luckily we were able to re-locate to another site before it leaked onto the grass. The river and supplied kayaks were the main reasons we came back but the river was out of bounds. So many trees have been removed along the river and with the rain we had that week, the area become muddy very quickly. We found the facilities clean, however, the water had a soapy texture so we immediately stopped drinking it (even though it's claimed to be safe). We were kindly offered a nights refund by the receptionist for our experience however still waiting for it/any communication from the owner about this.
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1.0/5
Photos on website must be years outdated as run down.
Got to accommodation and room wasn't ready cleaners went thru mildew on window ledges, rubbish under beds and staff not very friendly 😑 needs alot of work to bring up to scratch. Pool table not working, showers in 1 part ready to burn people. Wouldn't recommend won't be coming back. Guess it's a place if you have dogs 🐕
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0.5/5
Heartbreaking how downhill this campsite has gone.
We stayed here after a previous experience but the new owners have run this place into the ground. Within 8 hours of our stay the sewerage had flooded the driveway and adjoining campsites, no one came to talk to the campers or explain what was going on, children and campers walking through silage and the family camping on the site had to bring the issue up to the campground before it was addressed. Found out this was an ongoing issue and was leaking into the river meaning the river wasn’t safe for swimming, one of the main reasons we had come to the site. The next day the drain on other side of the ablution block also blew, it covered our camp gear in sewerage as we were trying to pack up to leave.
The website has not been updated to advise the public of any changes and still advertise the river as safe when it hadn’t been for months. There was no hot water, we were surrounded by literal shit and the owners have no interest in making this a safe and clean place for families to visit.
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0.5/5
Wish I could give it zero, genuinley don’t know how these new owners have any good reviews.
Can Honeslty say it’s the worst site we have been on after travelling the north and south islands extensively. Bathrooms filthy dirty no hooks on doors etc. also we’re not cleaned once during the stay and it was obvious (wet tissues near sinks for duration, tissues on floor and waste in toilets) water was only luke warm not “hot” camp kitchen was beyond words, nothing worked and just plain filthy. Could of dealt with this as we could cook in our own van however Jenny and Murray are the rudest people we had the misfortune of coming across. Attitude on the phone and when checking in. Murray constantly checking what everyone’s doing and left us feeling quite uncomfortable. Made my girlfriend feel especially uncomfortable and came across very creepy. Threatened us for using the wrong bin on accident and spoke to my girlfriend (aged 25) like only a bully would! He humiliated us Infront of other campers trying to enjoy there stay. He Made us feel uncomfortable the whole stay as we didn’t want to be around him. He spoke down to us the whole time whether it was because we were young and he felt he had “power” over us or he is just genuinley not a nice guy. We wanted to leave however he told us “good luck” when asked if we could have a refund and leave. We are not the type to complain at all as we are very open minded however this was our last night in NZ and we felt it had been completely ruined and was such a shame to end our trip on such a bad note. They are both in the wrong industry if they can’t speak to people with respect. The whole bin issue could of been handled so well however Murray chose to be aggressive, entering our van and swearing at my girlfriend. We were both very shook up for the rest of our stay and couldn’t wait to leave unfortunately. I can only hope that this review helps other young couples or infact any other guests steer clear of this site
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4.5/5
Far North NZMCA Rally weekend.
Thank you so much Jenny and your team. Great weekend with 25 + vans. You did everything in your power to provide stable parking for us after such adverse weather conditions prior to the weekend.
A lovely campsite. We will be back in the future.
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4.5/5
Highly recommend beautiful place to stay especially with a huge group like we had.
Lisa and her partner (managers) went out of their way to make my dads 50th and our stay at the holiday park memorable, fun and relaxing. Quiet and safe and clean. We had heaps of noisey kids and sometimes adults and we had no issue. Has a park and pool and sports gear to hire. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROPERTY for groups big or small. The only downside id have to say was the staring neighbour in the motor homes (who stays and works there) and the fact you HAVE to be vaccinated. Id love unvaxxed to enjoy that place as we did.
Thank you Lisa for the awesome stay !
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5.0/5
I have been here twice with our church ladies ministry trip & both times our stay was perfect, staff were absolutely awesome, kind, helpful & considerate.
Made a third booking for my little family holiday. We are excited..
Great work team...
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4.5/5
Excellent price for facilities.
$32 for 2 people & a dog on unpowered site. Free hot showers! Clean and Tidy!
Recieved a warm welcome on check in. Greeted by camp cat Nato aswell. Loved the river, ducks and birdlife around the grounds.
Would definitely stay again. Thankyou
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5.0/5
Nice park right by river perfect for our little family.
Very friendly and helpful managers. Facilities a bit older but clean and tidy and seemed like a massive amount of toilets and showers for campground size. Highly recommended enjoyed our stay here.
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5.0/5
Lovely clean facilities, warm non metered showers, first time stay close to paihia waitangi kerikeri waipapa awesome family break away from home, great river swimming spot and pool would recommend, lovely
friendly helpful staff
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4.5/5
We where very sceptical booking here as it was a drive out of Paihia.
Turned out to be a great spot between Paihia and Kerikeri. The hospitality was amazing and we were free to enjoy the camp grounds and the river.
Would love to see some updates done to the bathrooms and kitchen though, but otherwise it was an great experience staying with Bay of Islands Holiday park.
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5.0/5
Best place to book for..
I come during the summer every year... best place and best customer service.
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4.0/5
Location: Close to the road but no disturbance.
Price: $20,00 for one person with power
A side beautiful river.
Toilets: good and more than enough
Shower: are good
Kitchen: basic but good hot plates not very powerful to cook
Laundry: are present, no experience with it
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3.5/5
Stayed for one night, very quiet while we were there and had a pitch by the river.
Cooking facilities not very good with only individual hobs which took ages to work, it was a bit dirty in places and showers, kitchens need a bit of updating. The hosts were very nice and I don’t’ know how they manage on their own, as things are beginning to show. We hired a couple of canoe’s and a lovely trip up the river to see the waterfall.
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4.5/5
Great campground.
Good tent sites, but you should avoid pitching under the eucalyptus trees if it's windy - they have a penchant for dropping limbs! Hot showers were free and a complimentary wife allowance of 1gB a day is provided. Was unable to log in from my tent, and had to walk to the kitchen to do this. Only downside is there's a TV in the kitchen which some campers insist on turning on. Surprised it hasn't been sabotaged!
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4.5/5
Owners friendly and knowledgeable.
Amenities plentiful and very clean
Would recommend it.
Be careful putting coins in bbq, it gets a bit hungry. Otherwise great place
Hi there,
Glad you enjoyed your stay with us.Hope to see you again soon.
Kind regards,
Grant and Leigh(Managers)
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4.5/5
Fantastic facilities , lots of very clean toilets and showers, free (limited amount) WiFi and very friendly staff who helped us when we arrived after hours.
5 mins drive from haruru falls, the beach, Whaitengi treaty grounds etc. Was truly lovely. Powered site about $40 for two.
Hi Camerron,
We are happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and looking forward to seeing you again.
Kind Regards,
Grant and Leigh(Managers)
boi_park
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4.5/5
Very friendly welcome and very clean!!
Toilets were great and other facilities spot on too! Would recommend to anyone 😊
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5.0/5
What a wonderful place!
We will be back in summer and will bring more family next time!
We had the two room cabin and it was beautiful, better than many hotel rooms I have stayed at! Next time we will try camping, the camp facilities look lovely and well maintained.
The property is only a few minutes drive to towns and all amenities but the river running alongside the whole camp is so calming and beautiful that I would happily just sit and enjoy it all day.
We are keen to try the Pizza Oven when we come again, if I had of known it was here I would have brought more supplies!
Don't miss this place, it's calming and beautiful! Everything you want in a holiday without the major price tag!
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4.5/5
Large nice camp ground with some cabins.
Huge kitchen and many free showers/toilets, lounge with TV and pool billiard, kids playground, small pool. The camp is directly located at the river. Watch your children! And after sunset millions of mosquitos. Free choice of our pitch. Most pitches are under big trees with picnic tables. "Far away" from Paihia. Have to move the camper van to get to town (7.5km).
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4.0/5
Very good place near the river.
We stayed here for one night. We paid $38 for 2. Toilets and showers were clean.
