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Nestled at the foot of the rugged Southern Alps, Geraldine is the perfect place for a break …
Your hosts Brian and Kathryn Horrell and their team welcome you to Geraldine Top 10 Holiday Park and Motel which is the only Holiday Park accommodation situated in the heart of this unique boutique town.
Geraldine Top 10 is in a prime location in the centre of the town, just step out the back gate to find many shops to browse and places to eat. Just across the road is the Geraldine domain which has a playground and outdoor pool to keep the kids entertained.
Geraldine Top 10 offers an excellent range of accommodation styles to suit every budget, from powered and tent sites to self contained motel units, there is something for every type of traveller.
With a variety of sleeping options on offer, the Geraldine Top 10 Holiday Park and Motel caters for virtually every style, budget and preference. From motels to cosy self contained units and cabins to parkland spots for your tent, with ample parking at your site/unit. Rich and sprawling farmland and the Southern Alps fringe the district and act as a natural catalyst for many of the district’s activities and attractions. Come and stay with your friendly local hosts and experience a kiwi warmth you won’t forget.
The Geraldine Top 10 Holiday Park and Motel has excellent facilities. And the only holiday park in centre of Geraldine, which is just a two minute stroll to the village centre, so food and fun are very nearby. With accommodation to suit all budgets, we hope you enjoy your stay.
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Geraldine Top 10 Holiday ParkCommercial organisation |
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Location |
South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Geraldine |
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Operating Season And Hours |
Office Hours from 8am - 8pm.
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Overnight Camping Site Cost |
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Overnight Camping Site CostWhat is the approximate per-person cost to camp or park your vehicle overnight? Premium Camping Top quality facilities, powered sites and hot showers can be expected. Price is per person per night, based on a powered site for two people. |
Overnight Stay Rules |
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Overnight Stay RulesWhat are the accommodation rules for overnight stays at this campsite? Camping and any vehicle You are permitted to stay overnight and camp (with a tent) or in any vehicle. |
Payment Requirement |
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Payment RequirementIs there a cost for this experience or is it free? Paid access/participation The experience costs money to access or take part in. |
Dump Station |
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Dump StationDump stations allow the safe disposal of sewage and greywater from self-contained vehicles. Does this site have a dump station? Dump station available There is a dump station available at this location for the safe emptying and disposal of waste water from recreational vehicles. Dump site is only available for use by paying guests who are staying in the park. |
Booking Required |
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Booking RequiredIs it necessary to book a campsite in advance in order to stay overnight? Booking is Required Staying overnight requires booking a site in advance. |
Powered Sites |
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Powered SitesDoes this establishment have powered sites? No powered sites This campsite does not offer any powered sites with an electricity supply. 73 |
Large Vehicle Access |
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Large Vehicle AccessCan large vehicles such as motorhomes, housebuses and caravans gain access? Large vehicle accessible The site is accessible with large vehicles such as motorhomes and 5th wheelers. |
Cabins |
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CabinsDoes this holiday park have a cabin (no kitchen or en suite)? No cabins This location does not offer cabins for rental accommodation. 6 |
Cabin with Kitchen |
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Cabin with KitchenDoes this holiday park have cabins with a kitchen? No cabins with kitchen This location does not offer any cabins with a kitchen for rental accommodation. |
En Suite Units |
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En Suite UnitsDoes this holiday park have units with an en suite? No en-suite units This location does not offer en-suite units for rental accommodation. |
Self Contained Units |
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Self Contained UnitsDoes this holiday park have self contained units? Self-contained units available This location offers self-contained units for rental accommodation. 8 |
Park Motels |
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Park MotelsDoes this holiday park have park motels? Park motels available This location offers park motels for rental accommodation. 3 |
On Site Caravans |
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On Site CaravansDoes this holiday park offer on-site caravans as accommodation? No on-site caravans This location does not offer on-site caravans for rental accommodation. |
Non-powered Sites |
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Non-powered SitesDoes this holiday park offer non-powered sites? Non-powered sites available This site offers non-powered camp sites. $36-$39 per night in non peak season, for 2 people. |
Dogs |
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DogsDoes this establishment allow dogs? No dogs allowed The location does not allow dogs under normal conditions. Their may be be exceptions granted under specific circumstances eg. guide dogs. No animals allowed on site. |
Conference Facilities |
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Conference FacilitiesDoes this establishment offer conference facilities? No conference facilities This establishment does not offer conference facilities. |
Vehicle Access |
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Vehicle AccessCan vehicles drive in? Vehicle accessible This location is accessible in a vehicle. |
WiFi Internet |
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WiFi InternetWhat type of WiFi internet access is available? No WiFi There is no WiFi access available. Unlimited wifi |
Campfire Rules |
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Campfire RulesWhat are the rules for open air fires? Fires prohibited There is a total fire ban -no fires are permitted. |
Local Ownership |
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Local OwnershipHow locally owned and operated is this business? Locally owned and operated A small company with one (or maybe a few) places of business. |
Toilet |
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ToiletIs there a toilet available? Customer toilet There are toilet facilities available to the paying customers only. |
Barbecues |
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BBQ FacilityWhat BBQ facilities are provided? Shared Barbecue Shared BBQs are available The are BBQ facilities provided with the accommodation and they are shared with other guests. |
Rubbish Disposal |
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Rubbish DisposalWhat facilities are provided for the disposal of household rubbish? Trash (large bags) This location provides the facility to dispose of large bags of household rubbish. Mixed Recycling (plastic, cans, glass) This location provides the facility to dispose of recyclable household items. Generally this includes small plastic, glass and metal items. Glass Recycling This location provides the facility to dispose of recyclable glass items. Paper Recycling (paper, card) This location provides the facility to dispose of recyclable paper and cardboard items. Compost (organic waste) This location provides the facility to dispose of biodegradable household rubbish so that it can be composted and recycled as organic compost. Generally this includes kitchen scraps such as vegetables, fruits and meats. |
✓ Spotless facilities
✓ Great showers
✓ Friendly staff
✓ Close to town
✓ Good value for money
𐄂 6-minute shower timer
𐄂 Washing machines take coins
Another of our favourite sites.
Realy good spot for a first night's stop.
Very clean facilities, nice service.
Best site by far out of the 11 we have used.
Nice, quiet park in town.
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10/10 | 31 |
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9/10 | 24 |
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8/10 | 19 |
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7/10 | 6 |
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6/10 | 0 |
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5/10 | 1 |
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4/10 | 0 |
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5.0/5
Very nice park with spotless facilities and great showers.
Large flat sites. We will be back.
Reviewed 3 months ago
Customer
4.5/5
Fantastic campsite.
Stayed in a powered site with a motorhome for 1 night (2 adults) - good value for money compared to places we've stayed before. Big and spacious campsite with brilliant toilets and hot showers (they are free but on 6 minute timers). Didn't use the kitchen or laundry facilities but they looked good. Pleasant staff and everything was well maintained and immaculate. Would definitely stay again.
Reviewed 3 months ago
Customer
5.0/5
Loved this park.
Friendly people, clean facilities, and Geraldine is a nice little town. Good coffee and cake at walking distance (Barker’s, must try). Cheese too, if you’re into that. Campervan, family with kids (2, 4).
Reviewed about 1 year ago
Customer
5.0/5
Great location right in town.
Powered sites are flat with a mix of gravel and grass. Good kitchen and bathrooms. Great areas and activities for kids.
Reviewed about 1 year ago
Customer
5.0/5
This Top 10 Park is exactly what I look forward to when looking for a place to camp for a night or a week.
The park has manicured grass, abundance of trees and nice flat, level gravel parking spaces. There is a picnic table and plenty of room between sites. The facilities are very clean and kitchen is spacious. Town is within walking distance as well as several attractions. The camp hosts are present and very helpful. The price is one of the most reasonable we’ve stayed at over our 6 weeks traveling.
Reviewed over 1 year ago
Customer
5.0/5
Our last night camping in New Zealand was at the nicest campsite!
Honestly the best place we stayed in 5 weeks in New Zealand. This place is immaculate, big trees, clean facilities top to bottom, and a short walk into town. Friendly staff, reasonable price.
Reviewed over 1 year ago
Customer
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a great review. We are delighted you had a great experience on your last night in New Zealand.
Regards
kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Great little ground and fantastic facilities!
It was quiet at night and nice to listen to the birds. Toilets and showers were extremely clean. Hot showers are 6 minutes. Washing & drying facilities take coins. Kitchen area is kept immaculate also. Would happily stay again. ☺️
Reviewed almost 2 years ago
Customer
Hi Caity
Pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us here at Geraldine TOP 10
Look forward to you seeing you again one day
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
A lovely campground.
Facilities were clean and today and had everything thay you needed. Lovley sites,sunny too. Loads of kids entertainment too. Staff were welcoming and helpful.
Reviewed over 2 years ago
Customer
Thanks Sam. Great to hear you enjoyed your stay with us here at Geraldine TOP 10 and kids found plenty to do Hope to see you again one day
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.0/5
Nice modern facilities, very nice little cabins for a good price.
There is an older but still fun little playground. Would definitely stay here again.
Reviewed almost 3 years ago and experienced in September 2021
Customer
Thank you Rosie for taking the time to review us. We really appreciate your feedback and look forward to you staying with us next time you are in Geraldine.
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.5/5
We found this camp very clean and tidy, well signed, child friendly and managers accomadating, considering we arrived late (after hours).
The book exchange, free food that has been left, the availability of cooking essentials was all very convienant. The rooms were new, linen clean, heaters adequant, and overall we were very impressed. We would reccommend this camp to anyone and would use it again.
Reviewed about 14 years ago
Customer
A very belated response, but thank you for your great comments about our park, we hope to see you again in the future
Kathryn
Geraldine TOP 10 Holiday Park
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Very nice park with spotless facilities and great showers.
Large flat sites. We will be back.
Reviewed 3 months ago
Customer
4.5/5
Fantastic campsite.
Stayed in a powered site with a motorhome for 1 night (2 adults) - good value for money compared to places we've stayed before. Big and spacious campsite with brilliant toilets and hot showers (they are free but on 6 minute timers). Didn't use the kitchen or laundry facilities but they looked good. Pleasant staff and everything was well maintained and immaculate. Would definitely stay again.
Reviewed 3 months ago
Customer
5.0/5
Loved this park.
Friendly people, clean facilities, and Geraldine is a nice little town. Good coffee and cake at walking distance (Barker’s, must try). Cheese too, if you’re into that. Campervan, family with kids (2, 4).
Reviewed about 1 year ago
Customer
5.0/5
Great location right in town.
Powered sites are flat with a mix of gravel and grass. Good kitchen and bathrooms. Great areas and activities for kids.
Reviewed about 1 year ago
Customer
5.0/5
This Top 10 Park is exactly what I look forward to when looking for a place to camp for a night or a week.
The park has manicured grass, abundance of trees and nice flat, level gravel parking spaces. There is a picnic table and plenty of room between sites. The facilities are very clean and kitchen is spacious. Town is within walking distance as well as several attractions. The camp hosts are present and very helpful. The price is one of the most reasonable we’ve stayed at over our 6 weeks traveling.
Reviewed over 1 year ago
Customer
5.0/5
Our last night camping in New Zealand was at the nicest campsite!
Honestly the best place we stayed in 5 weeks in New Zealand. This place is immaculate, big trees, clean facilities top to bottom, and a short walk into town. Friendly staff, reasonable price.
Reviewed over 1 year ago
Customer
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a great review. We are delighted you had a great experience on your last night in New Zealand.
Regards
kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Great little ground and fantastic facilities!
It was quiet at night and nice to listen to the birds. Toilets and showers were extremely clean. Hot showers are 6 minutes. Washing & drying facilities take coins. Kitchen area is kept immaculate also. Would happily stay again. ☺️
Reviewed almost 2 years ago
Customer
Hi Caity
Pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us here at Geraldine TOP 10
Look forward to you seeing you again one day
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
A lovely campground.
Facilities were clean and today and had everything thay you needed. Lovley sites,sunny too. Loads of kids entertainment too. Staff were welcoming and helpful.
Reviewed over 2 years ago
Customer
Thanks Sam. Great to hear you enjoyed your stay with us here at Geraldine TOP 10 and kids found plenty to do Hope to see you again one day
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.0/5
Nice modern facilities, very nice little cabins for a good price.
There is an older but still fun little playground. Would definitely stay here again.
Reviewed almost 3 years ago and experienced in September 2021
Customer
Thank you Rosie for taking the time to review us. We really appreciate your feedback and look forward to you staying with us next time you are in Geraldine.
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.5/5
Very nice and quiet and clean.
Hot 6 minute showers. 3 min walk to town. You do need the vaccine passport to stay
Reviewed almost 3 years ago
Customer
Thanks, Jenna for your review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay and the location of the park. Hope to see you again one day.
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
We had a great experience here.
The hosts were very helpful and most accommodating. We accidently left an item behind, they searched for it and then posted it to us - fantastic. Park and facilities are clean and well appointed with a very relaxed atmosphere. Just a 2 minute walk to the town centre. Hhighly recommend a stay here.
Reviewed over 3 years ago
Customer
Thank you for your lovely comments. We are always happy to return, left items back to their owners and pleased that you enjoyed your stay and the tranquillity of our park setting, situated in the centre of town.
Regards
Kathryn
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.5/5
Pretty campsite in the centre of town.
Nice facilities, friendly staff. Very quiet and relaxed.
Reviewed almost 4 years ago
Customer
Thank you for the lovely review, Felix, it is great to see you enjoyed your stay with us and we do really appreciate you choosing to stay here at Geraldine Top 10. Thank you for your kind comments and we are pleased you enjoyed what we had to offer. We hope to see you again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Nice, quiet park in town.
Exceptionally clean kitchen facilities, toilet rooms and showers. Very friendly staff. Close to cheese shop and cafes right around the corner.
Reviewed about 4 years ago
Customer
It is great to see you enjoyed your stay with us Jim, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We do try our best to look after the facilities and it is lovely to see it shows. We hope to see you again soon.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Superb campsite on a lovely setting.
Great showers, kitchen and laundry with communal washing line. Owners really helpful. It was a lovely place to rest after our climb up to the Mueller hut. We took the opportunity of visiting there Geraldine Observatory during our stay and that was also a great experience. Geraldine is a delightful town and we'd highly recommend Verde's for coffee, breakfast, lunch ... Sadly not open on the evenings.
Reviewed over 4 years ago
Customer
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and for your lovely comments. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and Geraldine itself, hopefully we will see you again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Very nice place.
All Top 10 classics as usual. And little public pool across the street.
Two especially positives to mention:
1. very nice friendly staff, that helped us a lot, when the road closures due to flooded Rangitata River occurred. Thanks again!
2. the best dumping station ever, with water hose and gray water hose already in place. Just plug and play :D Nothing to be taken out of our Van. Great thing!!
Reviewed almost 5 years ago
Customer
Thank you very much for the fantastic review Richard. We were more than happy to help with the road issues and glad that we were helpful! We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Great service and facilities.
Spotless clean kitchen area and TV Room. Would recommend
Reviewed about 5 years ago
Customer
Thank you Justin for your kind comments. It is great to hear your enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Friendly greeting.
Lovely facilities, all clean. Nice place close to town and shops. Quite however.
Reviewed over 5 years ago
Customer
Thank you Clare and Gerry for taking the time to leave us a great review, we are pleased to see you enjoyed your stay here. We are very proud of our park and the standards and are very pleased this comes across. We hope to see you again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.0/5
Facilities are great and clean.
If you want to be in Geraldine downtown is perfect. We were expecting better natural views. It is in the middle of the village.
Reviewed over 5 years ago
Customer
Thank you for leaving us a great review Pedro, we are sorry about the views. We do have lots of different types of trees in the park which a lot of our guests enjoy but we are in the town of Geraldine itself which gives us a very handy location to the town center. We are pleased to see you enjoyed the rest of your stay with us.Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.5/5
Very helpful staff, lovely and clean facilities, would definitely recommend it
Reviewed about 6 years ago
Customer
We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us here at Geraldine TOP 10 and really appreciate word of mouth recommendations
Hope the rest of your trip in NZ goes well
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.5/5
Camping bien situé par rapport au centre-ville et calme par rapport à la route.
Nous avons commencé par placer notre tente sur un emplacement prévu pour, les emplacements sont bien situés , nous sommes un peu isolés. Mais trop vent ce soir là donc nous avons fini dans un "cabin" . Très propre et spacieux, avec chauffage et rideaux, par contre pas de couverture. À vous de prévoir. Les sanitaires étaient propres, l'eau chaude n'est pas payante mais a un minuteur. La cuisine est très grande avec une jolie table centrale. Nous avons été bien accueillis par le personnel.
Reviewed about 6 years ago
Customer
Thank you for the great review. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay. I'm glad that we had a cabin available for you and that you enjoyed staying here. We hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Very clean site we only stayed 1 night but was enjoyable.
2min walk to town centre, the lady was very helpful and friendly.
Reviewed about 6 years ago
Customer
Thank you for the lovely review, we are very pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
This is place if you want something special, very friendly
Reviewed about 6 years ago
Customer
Thank you for your comments, yes we also think Geraldine is special and that we have a tranquil park setting here at Geraldine TOP10, that you can wake to the sound of the bird life and explore our village by foot, with river/forest walks ,shops, cafes and museum to mention a few just just a few hundred meters away from the park. Hope you can revisit some day
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
3.5/5
We stay 1 night in winter with a van.
Very big kitchen and clean, although the heater was not working and was cold to stay there. Common living room with heater :) .
Shower with timer, i dont like it, and with 2 tubes, one for cold and pther for hot watter, so never could have warm. Better to have 1 tube for both runnig; still everything clean. Nice sites with ground and gravel and tables. The family running it was kind.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
Thank you for your comments, The heater in the kitchen does have a timer on the side, so maybe that was the problem. We try, with your help to conserve power, as we found people just leaving the heater on, and walking away. The showers do have mixers, and have abundance of continual hot water. We are pleased you enjoyed our park setting. Hope the rest of your travels went well
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
This would have to be the Jewel in the TOP 10 Franchize Clean Pleasant top acomadation and highly recommended by my Neice over from uk and my wife and i if you are in the area dont pass this camp by
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Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
Thank you so much for your TOP review, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Word of mouth is our best advertisement
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
3.5/5
Very central location to a couple of great restaurants and minimal mud for Motorhome parking.
Good space between motorhomes. The play areas were in need of repair and renovation. Facilities small and getting old but ok.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
Customer
Hi Vanessa, thank you for taking the time to review our park. We are glad your enjoyed your stay in our tranquil park close to town, and we will pass on your feedback to the owners about the play areas. Many thanks
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
My first Top 10 park in NZ and I loved it!
- genuine welcome we received upon arrival by Michael where he even walked us to our campervan pitch
- the immaculate toilets/showers (free hot water for 6 minutes)
- huge kitchen with 2 stoves, 2 microwaves fridge/freezer
- laundry with 2 washers (3x$1 coins) and 2 dryers (2x$2 coins for 45 minutes but we had to use it again as our clothes weren't fully dry)
- TV room with lounges and a heater
- 5 minute walk to bottle shop and supermarket
Would definitely recommend to anyone!
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
Hi Brooke,
Thank you for the absolutely fantastic review you have left for our park. We are glad your stay was up to expectations, and that we had all the facilities on offer you required. Our close proximity to town is a huge advantage for all guests staying with us, and we hope you choose to stay with us again in the future
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
3.5/5
Overall was nice and clean, just that the free hot shower only allowed for 6 minutes and toilets were cold.
Kitchen has 1 tiny heater so was freezing cold too.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
Hi Isabel, thank you for taking the time to review our park. Our showers are on 6 minute timers to keep queuing at a minimum over peak times, however if you want a longer shower you are welcome to reach out and press the button again for twice as long! We take on board your comment about the heater in kitchen as our kitchen facilities are being upgraded over the next year. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Stayed for 1 night on the way from Wanaka to Akaroa.
Good place to be. Facilities clean. Nice staff. Our son liked the playground. Short walk into town. Can recommend the place.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
thanks for that glad you enjoyed your stay,hope to see you another time
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
5.0/5
Another of our favourite sites.
A lovely spacious site with a good sized plot amongst the trees. Great facilities. Very friendly lady on reception. Home made scones and plums in the kitchen were an added bonus. Very handy for walking into town.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
glad to hear you enjoyed the scones they were left over from staff morning tea
Kathryn Horrell
Representative
4.5/5
Lovely campsite with very nice facilities close to town.
Everything very clean, safe and convenient. Probably best for families and people less inclined to explore, but a very comfortable stop over.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
thanks for your review hope to see you again one day
Kathryn Horrell
Representative