Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park
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Reviews
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4.0/5
Place is closing in November (22) for renovations, they aren't taking more guests at the moment.
Website no longer has availability (but that's no help if you have no internet to check!)
That being said, had a nice stay in peaceful surroundings. Hopefully once it's renovated they reopen to campers as it's a lovely setting.
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0.5/5
Shocking place now, stayed recently for 3 nights, no manager, no eftpos, wifi is rubbish, toilets are filthy and wet, lucky if you get hot water, the laundry washing machines are filthy.
Place seems full of Chinese workmen. I believe this place is in the early stages of closing down.
Not recommended to stay here
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5.0/5
This campsite is so lovely!
We travelled around New Zealand for four weeks and this was without a doubt our favourite campsite. We got a site along the riverside and borrowed kayaks for free to paddle down the river. The facilities are good and clean. We payed 22 NZD each for a powered site. It’s definitely worth a visit!
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4.0/5
Small site with friendly people.
Excellent for trout fishing. Lovely spots by the stream. Free canoes. Convenient for Rotorua main sights. Clean facilities. Good size pitches. Generous WiFi
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4.0/5
Lovely campsite with good, clean facilities.
We received a warm welcome and free WiFi tokens on arrival. We stayed in a powered site. Lots of space and felt private with the surrounding hedges. Just outside of the main drag, so was a quiet spot to camp for the evening. You can take a free kayak down the river. Also has a swimming pool and a small games room (pool table and table tennis).
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5.0/5
We had to go there because all the free spots in Rotorua were taken - and were very happy that we found this place!
Super friendly and helpful stuff&permanent Camper. Clean facilities, free hot showers, nice and fully equiped kitchen, everything you need! They also have free ping pong, pool table and kayaks. Good place to stay!
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4.5/5
Lovely little campsite.
We couldn’t find free camping and so stayed here and were very glad we did. Friendly staff, good pitches (be got one right next to the stream) and kitchen facilities. The shower block is a little dated but does the job. The best thing was the free kayak hire, you can paddle along a beautiful stream and then out onto the lake, not to be missed!!
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3.5/5
Nice campsite really close to Rotorua.We spent a night before visit Hobbiton(less than 1 hour).
It is a small spot with all facilities, we had a site close to the stream which pass surrond the campsite; there are kayaks that you can enjoy for free.The worst point is that Internet access is too weak, just you have 500MB to use per person.
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4.5/5
We parked our camper here overnight and it was a lovely place.
Friendly staff. We had a spot right beside the stream which was great (though the mosquitos were out at night). The amenities were nice and clean (bathroom and shower). Didn't use the kitchen or common room. We were given some complimentary WiFi passes which was great to back up our holiday photos. In the morning we were visited by a group of friendly ducks looking for a snack, very cute
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4.5/5
Friendly owner who helped us with a fridge problem with our campervan.
Fishing on the river and use of free kayaks. Electric, water and sewer at individual sites.
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4.5/5
Beautiful place.
Went for a paddle on the stream.
Sites are spacious and amenities are very clean. Perfect!
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4.5/5
Really friendly owner.
we arrived quite late without a booking and he came down from what I can only assume was his house and booked us when we called the number provided. Large allocated spaces, in a picturesque background, toilets and showers were clean,well kept and of good quality. There was even a hair dryer available to use in the toilets. Laundry was fine there was two washers and two dryers. There was also free WiFi which worked pretty well.
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3.0/5
Good extra activities (canoeing on the stream; trout fishing); reasonably well maintained but the laundry driers costed way more than they should because it kept cutting out 10mins into the cycle and the
customer service was chequered
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0.5/5
If i could give it 0 stars or Negative stars I would!!
we went there on our recent holiday in New Zealand and used Campermate to find this recommended holiday park/campsite. We had a van and needed a powered station. It was 22 dollars per person. The man (Mike) who greeted us was lovely, although quite racist towards me (which I only realised later). The site itself was nothing special, their selling point was canoes and fishing and smoking of fish available - there was no canoeing, no fish and the smoking facilities were not available. The worst however, is being threatened by Jeanette (assuming the wife as she never identified herself), who came into the kitchen at just before 10PM demanding we leave or else she will chuck us out. All we wanted was to cook beans (which were cooked) and just quickly use the toaster so asked if can we just turn things off and clean up and we'll leave in the next 5 minutes. This was greeted was threat of police and senseless arguments from her, with eventually demanding that we leave 'her' property or else she will call the police. We then politely said we will leave if she refunds us the money, which she said NO to and still demanded us to leave immediately. We didn't get dinner, and most of all creepily, she fished our uncooked dinner out the bin, followed us in the dark to our van, and then disappeared before we could confront her. I felt SO uncomfortable and upset and scared she would damage our van, we packed up and left immediately.
100% DO NOT GO HERE if you value your happiness and positive experience at as a camper. The staff were utterly rude and racist, the facilities were old, useless and not clean (the BBQ was rank!). it was a small site! Worst night of our whole holiday. Not worth your time and money this campsite.
Stick to DOC sites or free sites!!! Much prettier scenery, staff and less cost.
This is one of several reviews from this reviewer and the facts change each time.
The cost is $21 each per night. We reject any suggestion of racism but I guess when you are a serial reviewer and irrational the truth is not important.
The kayaks were available, as they are every day but the launching area was restricted due to the two cyclones. You have to catch the fish yourself which is why you received the free fishing rod and the fish smoker is working - you should have asked our advice if you couldnt read the instructions.
This reviewer forget to mention the note they left me "Thanks for the site and the free fishing rod". This was written on the Guest Information sheet which has the closing hours for the kitchen highlighted. There is also a sign with the operating hours.This is for the safety and enjoyment of all guests. When Jeanette tried to lock up the male guest who was drinking, became abusive and refused to leave. After several requests Jeanette told them unless they vacated the kitchen a Trespass Notice would be issued. They had already thrown their dinner in the bin before Jeanette tried to lock up - so who bins their dinner or there was another issue. When emptying the rubbish Jeanette noticed their dinner which appeared to be cooked and still warm.
The Park is old but most of the facilities have been renovated and as you can see from other reviews, clean.
The guests were on a prime streamside site 8m x 13m - hardly small.
I don't understand why you would feel scared from a small, older female when you admit you wanted to confront her.
I sure most people reading this review will compare it with the other positive reviews.
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0.5/5
Shocking place now, stayed recently for 3 nights, no manager, no eftpos, wifi is rubbish, toilets are filthy and wet, lucky if you get hot water, the laundry washing machines are filthy.
Place seems full of Chinese workmen. I believe this place is in the early stages of closing down.
Not recommended to stay here
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4.0/5
Place is closing in November (22) for renovations, they aren't taking more guests at the moment.
Website no longer has availability (but that's no help if you have no internet to check!)
That being said, had a nice stay in peaceful surroundings. Hopefully once it's renovated they reopen to campers as it's a lovely setting.
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4.0/5
Small site with friendly people.
Excellent for trout fishing. Lovely spots by the stream. Free canoes. Convenient for Rotorua main sights. Clean facilities. Good size pitches. Generous WiFi
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5.0/5
This campsite is so lovely!
We travelled around New Zealand for four weeks and this was without a doubt our favourite campsite. We got a site along the riverside and borrowed kayaks for free to paddle down the river. The facilities are good and clean. We payed 22 NZD each for a powered site. It’s definitely worth a visit!
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3.5/5
Nice campsite really close to Rotorua.We spent a night before visit Hobbiton(less than 1 hour).
It is a small spot with all facilities, we had a site close to the stream which pass surrond the campsite; there are kayaks that you can enjoy for free.The worst point is that Internet access is too weak, just you have 500MB to use per person.
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4.0/5
Lovely campsite with good, clean facilities.
We received a warm welcome and free WiFi tokens on arrival. We stayed in a powered site. Lots of space and felt private with the surrounding hedges. Just outside of the main drag, so was a quiet spot to camp for the evening. You can take a free kayak down the river. Also has a swimming pool and a small games room (pool table and table tennis).
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4.5/5
Lovely little campsite.
We couldn’t find free camping and so stayed here and were very glad we did. Friendly staff, good pitches (be got one right next to the stream) and kitchen facilities. The shower block is a little dated but does the job. The best thing was the free kayak hire, you can paddle along a beautiful stream and then out onto the lake, not to be missed!!
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5.0/5
We had to go there because all the free spots in Rotorua were taken - and were very happy that we found this place!
Super friendly and helpful stuff&permanent Camper. Clean facilities, free hot showers, nice and fully equiped kitchen, everything you need! They also have free ping pong, pool table and kayaks. Good place to stay!
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4.5/5
We parked our camper here overnight and it was a lovely place.
Friendly staff. We had a spot right beside the stream which was great (though the mosquitos were out at night). The amenities were nice and clean (bathroom and shower). Didn't use the kitchen or common room. We were given some complimentary WiFi passes which was great to back up our holiday photos. In the morning we were visited by a group of friendly ducks looking for a snack, very cute