While I had a relaxing and mostly enjoyable stay here, I really can't recommend it because of what felt like pervasive maintenance issues.

Pros:

* quiet beachside location

* friendly caretaker

* free washing machines for laundry

* free unlimited hot showers

* bins available (rubbish only)

* spacious kitchen with sinks, 2 ranges/ovens, microwave, fridges

Cons:

* no drying machines (clothesline available)

* kitchen is missing some basics (I don't just mean cooking utensils: no soap, missing jug/boiler, no towels)

* feels poorly maintained (details below)

I don't just mean the facilities are dated; that's fine, I'm not demanding modern luxury renovations or anything. I'm referring to things like:

* light switch in laundry room doesn't work

* one of the men's showers had a couple slugs in it crawling on the walls, which was quite disconcerting (showers need cleaning and holes to the outside plugged!)

* kitchen is "half-stocked" with cooking utensils: there are bowls, plates, pans, toasters, and a microwave, but everything else was basically junk and it would have been a lot nicer if it was simply thrown out. Things like rusty cheese graters, dirty slow cooker and toastie machines, a steamer insert, old bottles, that sort of thing

* several electrical outlets in the kitchen don't work

* there is no system to clear old food from the fridges and something had definitely gone off in one of them at the time I was there

All in all, the price point of $25/night feels too high. It's probably fair if you make full use of the laundry and showers, but I can't hang dry clothes in the rain so the laundry was essentially useless for me. Meanwhile, all the maintenance issues added quite a degree of unpleasantness to the experience which I haven't experienced at other campsites, even simpler ones at $20, $15, or even $10 nightly. I feel like this could be fixed if the ownership took a bit more pride in making the camp feel presentable and pleasant.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Large grassy camping area with plenty of families and children while I was there.

Several walking tracks and other attractions (see the eels!) nearby. No showers (or any other camp buildings) besides 2 chemically freshened running water toilets and soap to wash hands. Price seems to have remained the same over the past several years despite all the fun 🎈🎈 pushing up the cost of everything else. $8 per adult is noticeably below average now.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Pretty barebones as of September 2023.

Peaceful and secluded with a clean toilet and a tank of drinking water. Easy-to-navigate parking spots flanked by picnic tables. The free wifi was highly appreciated. Overall good value for charge of $10 nightly per adult.

I was amused by a couple of weka hanging around the field after dark. They are fun to chase around 🏃

Reviewed about 1 year ago