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Hastings Top 10 Holiday Park
HOLIDAY PARK $
( 06-878 6692;
www.hastingstop10.co.nz
;
610 Windsor Ave, Hastings; sites from $44, units
$78-160, apt $300; )
Putting the 'park' back into holiday park, within its leafy
confines are sycamore hedges, a topiary 'welcome' sign, stream, ducks and accessible
serenity. The pool and spa complex satisfies young and old. New tennis court.
Eco Lodge Pakowhai
HOSTEL $
( 06-876 6997, 027 298 8910;
www.ecolodge-pakowhai.co.nz
; 1000 Pakowhai Rd; sites/dm/tw
$20/25/60, d with/without bathroom $75/60; )
The same family have tilled this land
since 1885, but the attitude here is very forward-thinking. The talkative owner cuts car-
bon with solar panels, rainwater-collection systems, worm farms, double-glazing…and is
expert at finding farm work for travellers. Accommodation comprises neat new cabins or
dorms in an old farmhouse. Good weekly rates; free wi-fi and laundry.
Rotten Apple
HOSTEL $
( 06-878 4363;
www.rottenapple.co.nz
;
114 Heretaunga St E, Hastings; dm/s/d $26/50/70;
)
The central city, 1st-floor option and a fairly fruity affair, with orchard workers
settled in paying weekly rates. There's a bit of deck, a decent kitchen and sociable vibes,
and staff can help you find work (sorting the rotten apples from the good ones).
Sleeping Giant
HOSTEL $
( 06-878 5393;
www.hastingsbackpackers.co.nz
; 109 Davis St, Hastings; dm/tw/d $20/50/60;
)
A messy-but-homey backpackers in a suburban house, a 10-minute walk to town.
A posse of tanned, wiry agricultural workers ensures a sociable atmosphere in the fairly
close communal confines. Pool table in the shed.
Clive Colonial Cottages
RENTAL HOUSE $$$
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( 06-870 1018;
www.clivecolonialcottages.co.nz
;
198 School Rd, Clive; d from $135; )
A two-
minute walk to the beach and almost equidistant from Hastings, Napier and Havelock,
these three tasteful kitchen cottages encircle a courtyard garden on a 2-acre spread. Com-
munal areas include barbecue, giant chess set and snooker room. Bikes on site; trail on
doorstep.
