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Sleeping
Aquarius Motel
MOTEL $
( 07-312 4550;
www.aquariusmotorlodge.co.nz
;
103 Harbour Rd; d $85-150; )
For a quiet,
affordable motel-style option, roll into Aquarius, a basic complex with various room
configurations, all with kitchens and just 100m from the beach (you don't need a swim-
ming pool).
Ohope Beach
Top 10 Holiday Park
HOLIDAY PARK $$$
( 07-312 4460, 0800 264 673;
www.ohopebeach.co.nz
; 367 Harbour Rd; unpowered/powered
sites per person from $24/26, cabins/units/apts from $150/230/300; )
The Ohope
Beach Top 10 Holiday Park is the very model of a modern holiday park, with a raft of
family-friendly facilities: sports courts, minigolf, pool, plus some apartments peeking
over the dunes at the Bay of Plenty. Busy as a woodpecker in summer (with prices to
match).
Eating
Ohiwa Oyster Farm
SEAFOOD, FAST FOOD $
( 07-312 4566;
www.whakatane.inf
o
/business/ohiwa-oyster-farm; 111 Wainui Rd; meals $5-14;
9am-8pm Nov-Feb, to 7pm Mar-Oct)
Poised over a swampy back-reach of Ohiwa Harbour
(serious oyster territory), this classic roadside fish shack is perfect for a fish-and-chip
(and oyster) picnic.
Hui Bar & Grill
MODERN NZ $$$
( 07-312 5623;
www.huibarandgrill.com
; 19 Pohutukawa Ave; mains lunch $10-25, dinner $29-35;
10am-late, closed Mon & Tue Jun-Aug)
With polished concrete floors, white leather ban-
quettes and fold-back windows, Hui is a ritzy new bar-grill making a splash in little
Ohope's shopping strip. Try some pan-seared scallops with chorizo and watercress, or
chipotle mussels with garlic and herbs. NZ wines; live music Friday nights and Sunday
afternoons. Classy stuff.
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