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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman ▷
Abel Tasman Marahau Beach Camp
5.0/5
If you're looking for a place to stay in Abel Tasman, I would 100% recommended this campsite.
We initially booked for one night as a group of 11 for tent sites. They gave us our own grassy area just for ourselves and were really welcoming.
The showers are $1 for 5 mins but the pressure is great and hot. Plenty of time and worth it. Free, fast wifi. The facilities were sparkling clean and the caretakers work really hard. It's directly opposite the beach and they run sea taxis from the campsite.
The cafe does great food, beers, coffee and homemade cakes.
We decided to stay another night as it was such a comfortable place to be.
On the third morning, we were unable to start one of our cars and the caretakers and other campers came to help. The lady in the cafe called her husband to help, and he also brought a mechanic.
We were stuck in the rain all day, however they allowed us to use their facilities and were extremely friendly. We needed to stay another night, and the receptionist offered us beds in the backpackers for the same price as it was raining and they wanted us to be comfortable.
All of the staff went above and beyond to make our stay amazing, and we are massively grateful to each and every one of them. 10/10 for facilities, location, price and above all, staff!!
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Gore ▷
Dolamore Park
5.0/5
For $10pp for a powered site, you cannot go wrong!
Better than many paid sites for double the price!! We stayed for one night on our way to Dunedin from Milford Sound and it was just 10 mins from the main road passing through Gore. The park is huge, clean and very pretty. We were the only ones that stayed too which was a nice surprise, it was silent all night :-). Hot shower for 5 mins, toilets, big kitchen and inside area with books and seats, dump station and water refilling. Definitely worth staying if you want a peaceful night without all the frills!