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Art Deco Weekend
CULTURE
(
www.artdeconapier.com
)
In the third week of February, Napier and Hastings cohost the
sensational Art Deco Weekend. Around 200 events fill the week (dinners, picnics,
dances, balls, bands, Gatsby-esque fancy dress), many of which are free. Bertie, Napier's
art-deco ambassador, is omnipresent.
Sleeping
Napier YHA
HOSTEL $
( 06-835 7039;
www.yha.co.nz
;
277 Marine Pde; dm/s/d from $26/45/69; )
Napier's
friendly YHA is housed in a lovely old timber beachfront villa with a seemingly endless
ramble of rooms. There's a fabulous overhanging reading nook and a sunny rear court-
yard. Staff can help with bookings and local info. A solid choice.
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers
HOSTEL $
( 06-835 2059;
www.criterionartdeco.co.nz
;
48 Emerson St; dm/d/f from $26/85/120; )
New owners are spending a lot of money sprucing up this 1st-floor, ruby-red downtown
hostel - Napier's best Spanish Mission specimen - which has a beaut little balcony over
Emerson St and an amazing old fireplace in the lounge area. A super-charming hostel on
the way back up.
Kennedy Park Resort
HOLIDAY PARK $
( 06-843 9126, 0800 457 275;
www.kennedypark.co.nz
; 1 Storkey St; sites from $46, cabins &
units $61-227; )
Less a camping ground and more an entire suburb of holiday-
makers, this complex is top dog on the Napier camping scene. It's the closest camping
ground to town (2.5km out, southwest of the centre) and has every facility imaginable,
and a swath of cabin and unit configurations. And a karaoke machine!
Archie's Bunker
HOSTEL $
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