Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
Endless Summer Lodge
( 09-409 4181;
www.endlesssummer.co.nz
;
245 Foreshore Rd; dm $30, d $70-85; )
Across from the
beach, this superb kauri villa (1880) has been beautifully restored and converted into an ex-
ceptional hostel. There's no TV, which encourages bonding around the long table and
wood-fired pizza oven on the vine-covered back terrace. Body boards and sandboards can
be borrowed and surfboards can be hired.
HOSTEL
$
90 Mile Beach Ahipara Holiday Park
(
HOLIDAY PARK
$
0800 888 988;
www.ahiparaholidaypark.co.nz
;
168 Takahe St; sites from $40, dm/r $28/95, units $75-125;
)
There's a large range of accommodation on offer at this holiday park, including cabins,
motel units and a worn but perfectly presentable YHA-affiliated backpackers' lodge. The
communal hall has an open fire and colourful murals.
Beachfront
( 09-409 4007;
www.beachfront.net.nz
;
14 Kotare St; apt $175-310; )
Who cares if it's a bit bourgeois
for Ahipara? These two upmarket, self-contained apartments have watery views and there's
direct access to the beach.
APARTMENTS
$$
Eating
Bidz Takeaways
(Takahe St; meals $6-12; 9am-8pm; )
Fresh fish for sale, and the best fish, chips and burgers
in town (plus free wi-fi with purchase). There's also a small grocery store attached.
FISH & CHIPS
$
Gumdiggers Cafe
(3 Ahipara Rd; mains $6-26; 7am-2pm & 5-10pm)
Good coffee and huge portions are the hallmarks
of this friendly little cafe, serving cooked breakfasts, nachos, burgers and huge platters.
Dinners are on offer from 5pm most nights.
CAFE
$$
Getting There & Around
09-408 1092;
www.cbec.co.nz
)
runs services from Kaitaia ($3.50, 15 minutes).
Busabout Kaitaia
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