Travel Reference
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OFFLINE MAP
( 09-372 8971;
www.kinabackpackers.co.nz
; 421 Seaview Rd; dm $28-34, s/tw $55/72, d $72-90;
)
This old-style, well-positioned hostel has a large garden and lawn overlooking
Onetangi Beach. Relatively compact dorms and private rooms are shared between an
older building and a newer wing, and it's run efficiently by a Kiwi couple with young
children and a friendly Border Collie.
Whakanewha Regional
Park Campsite
CAMPSITE $
OFFLINE MAP
( 09-366 2000;
www.arc.govt.nz
;
Gordons Rd; sites per adult/child $13/6)
A pretty but basic
campsite with toilets, gas barbecues and drinking water. Self-contained campervans can
stay in the adjacent Poukaraka Flats campground.
Tawa Lodge
GUESTHOUSE $$$
OFFLINE MAP
( 09-372 9434;
www.pungalodge.co.nz
;
15 Tawa St; r $120, apt $175-240; )
Between the
self-contained cottage at the front and the apartment at the rear are three reasonably
priced loft rooms sharing a small kitchen and bathroom. Look forward to excellent ocean
views from the shared deck.
Punga Lodge
B&B $$$
OFFLINE MAP
(
09-372 6675;
www.pungalodge.co.nz
; 223 Ocean View Rd; r $145-150, units $140-200;
)
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. There's a spa, and prices include
homemade breakfast, afternoon tea and wharf transfers.
The Oyster Inn
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
$$$
OFFLINE MAP
( 09-372 2222;
www.theoysterinn.co.nz
;
124 Ocean View Rd; r $285-335)
With a breezy and
cool ambience inspired by classic American Cape Cod style, The Oyster Inn has just
three luxury rooms in the heart of Oneroa. Guests are picked up from the ferry at Matia-
tia wharf in a retro VW combi van, and this attention to luxurious detail is further en-
hanced with chic decor, stellar bathroom products and personalised service.
Enclosure Bay
B&B $$$
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