Top 10 Hot Water Beach Hotels

We had a wonderful stay at Puka Park, the room was well equipped, clean and well set out. It offer a charm and comfort that made it a great base or place to spend time in. It had balcony/ deck with chairs that overlook the trees and the forest floor below. Please note that no decks are private from the cabin next door, they are trellised and you are always visible. The onsite restaurant has wonderful views, staff and food, plus comfortable social areas (though the furnishings are a little dated). We would also like to point out that this would be a difficult place for someone with disabled access to stay - something not noted on the website. You will drop your bags off at your room, park near reception and then walk up to your room - for us that was an uphill and steps for 5 minutes. The hotel does have a buggy that it can use to drop you off - we are not sure the operating hours of this service. That all said, we would stay here again without any doubts - for us it was a 5/5 stay.

We booked a one bedroom apartment via ***********. We were allocated a two bedroom/two bathroom set out over two floors, but were not able to use the second bedroom and second bathroom or we would be charged an additional rate which was fair enough. The apartment was spacious, laundry area with tub and dryer. Upstairs was big open plan lounge and kitchen. Bathroom with a bath and shower over. Bedroom with a good sized bed and decent wardrobe space. Iron and ironing board. The outdoor area had a clothes rack to dry clothes. Nice balcony overlooking the pool, which can be noisy at times, however, there is a 8pm noise control in place which works well. Very quiet over night, until the birds wake at 5 a.m. ! Easy few minutes walk to Whitianga Wharf, town centre and beach. Supermarkets a short drive away, or about a 20 minute walk. There is a Four Square around the corner for basics. No late check out allowed (10 a.m.) Definitely recommend and would stay again.

We stayed at Baileys the nights of February 27 and 28, 2023, in an upstairs unit. Positives - -Large unit with a comfortable bed -Nice shower with good water pressure -Great view from the unit and patio of the ocean -Very clean Negatives -The owner’s unit on the lower level unfortunately was damaged in the cyclone on February 12. They are having extensive remodeling done as a result and our unit was quite noisy with hammering and drilling etc. This started about 8:00 am and lasted all day both days. We were not forewarned of this despite having emailed the motel prior to our visit for a status due to the cyclone. -Wi-Fi is slow, at best had two bars. -The motel is at a busy corner with lots of truck traffic during the day - it’s noisy when the patio door is open. It quiets down at night.

A dated motel with awesome 60s-80s decor, generally comfortable beds and a full kitchen. Located within easy walking distance of the main shops. WiFi was free and fairly quick. We had no hot water on our final morning for some reason, which was a bit frustrating. The walls are fairly thin, so we could hear people chatting in the next unit, and a lot of tradies seemed to be staying, which meant quite a lot of early morning activity as they left for work. Well-priced for Whitianga, though the credit card surcharge pushed it up a bit.