AMAZING place!

Best place we stayed in New Zealand and maybe ever!

Location was lovely next to river with trout, yabbies and free use of dinghy and canoes.

Bathroom and kitchen/BBQ areas were clean and inviting.

Owner was so friendly and helpful with directions and vouchers for activities in town. Even called some bookings we had made to help us confirm pickups.

Ducks were allowed to be fed right by lake which made me happy {and the ducks too} Owner was lovely when I brought a duck up with hook stuck in its mouth and he helped me get it out.

If we had more time we would have stayed longer.

Will definitely keep recommending to others and hopefully will come back one day :)

Reviewed over 9 years ago

My boyfriend and I rented a 2 berth from Auckland last week for 10 days.

The service from Danny was great as he picked us up from our hotel and dropped us off at train station when we requested with no fuss. The van itself was good as we had no problems with driving or using it at all. However...on the first night we were a little annoyed to find some blood stains on one of the sheets we were meant to be sleeping on and a mass amount of hair through most of the bedding. (these were meant to be clean)

Only reason for lowish rating is due to the inconvenience of having to wash and dry all bedding before being able to sleep that night.

Reviewed over 9 years ago

Loved this but was a shame about the weather.

Make sure if it is cold that you expect it to be freezing at village. So wear covered shoes and long pants and a jacket.

Was a little wet and windy as we were outside for some demonstrations.

Food was beautiful but be sure you eat something prior to going as it is quite a while before you sit down to eat meal.

Awesome Haka, singing, dancing and explanations of history.

Reviewed over 9 years ago

This was on my list of things to do before I die and it was well worth it.

Amazing loved every second (even though it was pouring with rain)

My boyfriend and I were so impressed that we are investigating if we could start an Ogo business where we live at home.

Reviewed over 9 years ago

Butterfly House is separate to this Holiday Park even though it is made out to be part of it.

Washing machines worked well but were overprices compared to other establishments stayed at.

General store was very expensive also and understocked.

Facilities are very old and need updating.

But very nice people running park and was not a bad place to stay our first night in New Zealand.

Reviewed over 9 years ago

Stayed the night as had to get up early for fishing and was really close to wharf.

Got in late and had to leave early, so left and was going to return after fishing. Received a polite note on campervan to remind us to come back and pay.

We returned and were aloud to shower and fill up water and dump waste.

Nice people and great location.

Reviewed over 9 years ago

My boyfriend and I visited a few weeks ago and were a little late to getting to beach as it was raining so there were many holes already dug.

Most people could not find water (there wasn't many people due to the weather which was a good thing)

One hole was hot though and we were able to jump in and share which was awesome, then we shared with others as well.

Overall my mind was blown by how the hot water from underneath the sand was possible, but it was a shame about the weather and also that we were late so the water was coming in. My advice is to get there early and make sure you have a shovel. Also there are no showers where we parked so be prepared to be pretty sandy afterwards. :) All in all a pretty good experience.

Reviewed over 9 years ago