John Charman
North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷ Napier ▷
3.0/5
This site has everything going for it, beach front sites far enough away from the road so little noise and each site separated by planting.
Shop and cafe on site although cafe closes at 4.00pm. Disappointingly, the kitchen was smelly with rusty electric cooking hobs and filthy tea towels and cloths. We felt we couldn't use it. Most unlike the many and varied Kiwi sites we have used over the last three weeks.
North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷ Carterton ▷
5.0/5
A fabulous site, scrupulously clean and with little welcome extras such as crockery and cutlery in the kitchens.
The site is flat with large individual sites divided by hedging and wonderful trees. Near the shops and station, sheep and playing fields behind. The new owners are rightly very proud of their site. The location is very conveniently only 1.5 hrs from the inter-island ferry at Wellington.