Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
This place caters particularly to Tongariro Alpine Crossing trampers, offering accommodation and transfers, with all-inclusive packages available (two…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
This place caters particularly to Tongariro Alpine Crossing trampers, offering accommodation and transfers, with all-inclusive packages available (two…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
This popular park beside Whakapapanui Stream has a wide range of accommodation options, including campervan sites surrounded by beautiful beech forest …
Taupo
A pleasant holiday park with corrugated-iron native birds scattered between well-established trees and hedgerows between sites. Also has a playground,…
Rotorua
Cavernous Rock Solid occupies a former shopping mall: you might be bunking down in a florist or a delicatessen. Dorms over the street are sunny, and there…
Coromandel Peninsula
Located in Port Charles, Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat offers eight one- or two-bedroom self-contained wooden cottages, each pair sharing a barbecue. There’s a…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Just out of town in a rural setting, these two- and three-bedroom 'chalets' are a good option for families and groups. Each one is individually owned, so…
Taupo
More a huge holiday park than a flashy resort, DeBretts offers everything from hedged tent sites to motel units and even lake-view villas. The five-minute…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
If you think of it more as a hostel than a hotel, you'll excuse the odd bit of stained carpet or cheap lino, and enjoy the timber-lined alpine ambiance…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Back when Pipers started in 1966 it was a ski lodge, but these days you'll find everyone from backpackers and adventurous couples to school groups and…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
This big, old board-and-batten YHA hostel has a large garden for lounging, a well-equipped kitchen and standard rooms. It's a good one-stop shop for…
Bay of Islands & Northland
With an absolute waterfront location on the sandy expanse of Mangawhai's estuary, this laid-back combo of campsites, units and new cabins is a short walk…
Wellington
Built in 1883, the super-central, chocolate-brown Cambridge is a sporty corner pub, with old-fashioned budget rooms above (can you believe that the Queen…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Family-friendly Plateau has cosy rooms, some with en suite and TV, as well as an attractive communal lounge and kitchen. The dorms don’t get bigger than…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
A bubbling stream borders this neat holiday park, which has a wide range of accommodation, including small cabins and motel units sleeping up to six…
Rotorua
Things get more active than a geothermal field at this huge hostel that's ever popular with partying backpackers, especially when nights get flowing at…
North Island
You couldn't say that this large, leafy park is fully engaged with NZ's contemporary holiday park zeitgeist ('No Visitors Allowed'), but it is well…
Wellington
A highlight of this back-lane hostel is the funky foyer hang-out (with pool table) and snug TV lounge. Sleeping quarters and kitchens are squeezed between…
Napier
One street back from the foreshore, Archie’s is a shipshape modern hostel filling an old office building. It's a quiet and secure arrangement with…
Waiheke Island
Both the colourful en-suite rooms in the house and the self-contained garden units have access to decks looking onto a lush tropical garden. A renovation…
Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park
Wellington
Around 16km northeast of central Wellington, the Top 10 delivers the closest camping to the city. Family-friendly facilities include communal kitchens, a…
Napier
Formerly an actual stables, this is an atmospheric, laid-back place to get off your horse, with hippie vibes, a barbecue courtyard, murals and saddles…
Bay of Islands & Northland
Well-travelled Swiss-British owners rent out this self-contained two-bedroom apartment attached to their modern hillside home. To get here, take Rust Ave,…
Bay of Islands & Northland
The Farm is a rough-and-ready backpackers rambling through various buildings, including an old woolshed. The rooms are basic and it's a popular park-up…
Taupo
In a confusing move for travellers, Acapulco bought Catelli's next door and now runs both of them under the Acapulco name, despite not making any changes…
Rotorua & the Bay of Plenty
This simple campsite is located on the shores of Lake Tarawera and can only be reached by the Tarawera Trail or by water taxi from the Landing. Book…
Wellington
Smack bang in the middle of town, Nomads has good security, spick-and-span rooms with en suites and an on-site cafe-bar. Kitchen and lounge spaces are…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
Handily located a short walk from the bus departure point to Hobbiton, this well-run and welcoming 2017 opening offers the best-value beds around town…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Located in Turoa Village, a small area with mostly private accommodation, all eight rooms on this lovely property have a second mezzanine level. There's…
Hauraki Gulf Islands
West of Tryphena, these smart motel-style units have some wonderful sea views and helpful owners. The cheapest room doesn't lend itself to cat swinging,…
Tauranga
The layout at this harbourside holiday park feels a bit tight (don't expect rolling acres), but it’s well maintained, clean and tidy, and offers the…
Wellington
A lopsided proposition, the high-rise Quality is joined to its lesser-quality sibling, the heritage Comfort Hotel, by way of a shared reception and…
Waiheke Island
With a breezy and cool ambience inspired by classic American Cape Cod style, the Oyster Inn has just three rooms in the heart of the Oneroa shops. There…
North Island
This tidy and welcoming motel may look old-fashioned from the outside, but the rooms have been updated, there's a solar-heated pool and, since the new…
Taupo
A young crowd gravitates to this hostel, attracted by its pub-like hub (with retractable roof and pool table) and carefree style. It’s refreshingly modern…
Bay of Islands & Northland
The rooms at the old Opononi pub aren’t huge but the white-paint and blonde-wood makeover has left them quietly stylish. Try to grab one of the front two…
Taupo
Rooms range from seven-bed dorms to studio en-suite units and a family room for up to eight in this large complex, trimmed in shiny corrugated steel yet…
Napier
Just 80m from Westshore Beach, the Rocks has corrugated and mosaic stylings that have raised the bar on motel row. Interiors are plush and roomy with…
Taupo
If you can get past the gaudy decor and the fact that the name is a play on the word 'view', you can have access to your own private thermal spa pool and…
Wellington
Three-tier, lemon-yellow Victoria Court continues to deliver satisfaction in the city, with spacious studios and apartments with kitchenettes. There are…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Two kilometres from town along Ohakune Mountain Road and open throughout the year, this campsite operates on a first-come, first-served basis and has 12…
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