Great and convenient location to visit the Waitingi treaty ground and museum.

The view on the bay of Islands is simply stunning and worth the stay.

However, we stayed 2nights over Easter and the facilities got quite busy and noisy as one could expect. The bathroom/toilets were at full capacity. There were only 4 showers (2 in 2different buildings) total for women and 4 for men. The wait was long as campers were not mindful of the time spent in the shower.

Also, they got very dirty as there were more people using them. I communicated and shared to the management rules we saw in other campgrounds that seemed to work well: they could anticipate and clean during the evening during peak days and they could put a sign regarding the use of shower.

Last but not least, contrary to most campgrounds we visited the kitchen were not well-equiped (no cutlery, no pot, no pan).

Reviewed over 6 years ago

Nice view and convenient location if you wish to visit Akaroa town.

The facilities (and showers) were clean. We paid $20 pp for a non powered site including shower. Good value for money campground in Akaroa vicinity.

Reviewed almost 8 years ago

The overall experience was good but a tad expensive (we paid $65 for two in a self-contained camper van) for basic use of a campsite.

The good points are that it is well-located, it has large clean private bathrooms and the check-out is later than others (10:30am).

Reviewed almost 8 years ago