Hotels near Redwoods – Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua

First stay was 3 years ago when it was still a Holiday Inn. We enjoyed the pools and nearby attractions. Came back this time around for the same reasons. Kids enjoyed the heated pool. And we adults find it soothing after a long day out. When pool towels run out, reception was glad to replenish. We were at a deluxe queen queen room facing the carpark. Room looked tired. Bathroom was even worse. Mould on the grouting and sink had lime scale. Turning the tap was bound to give you a splash. Other than than, room was clean and tidy. Staff were friendly. And doing the best they can on a busy long weekend. Carpark can get full on a busy weekend, you almost dont want to go out for dinner.

With a stay at Birchwood Spa Motel in Rotorua (Whakarewarewa), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Skyline Rotorua and Whakarewarewa Hot Springs. This motel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Whakarewarewa: The Living Maori Village and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Rotorua Golf Club.Enjoy recreation amenities such as a spa tub or take in the view from a garden. This motel also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.Take advantage of the motel's room service.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.Make yourself at home in one of the 17 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.

On the edge of Rotorua, there is a street full of Motels, the rooms are relatively large, except that there is no stove, other facilities are complete. There are plenty of parking spaces, and the boss looks like an Indian. The downside is that the toilet in the bathroom has been leaking.

Would give 0 star if option's given, NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY, DO NOT book with them if you are travelling with young children and don't want uncertainties. PLEASE READ OUR EXPERIENCE BELOW PATIENTLY. We book a one night accommodation at Wylie Court Motor Lodge in Rotorua for 21/10/2023. 7pm tonight (one night before check in) , we received a phone call from the motel advising we were supposed to check in on he 20th. I checked my booking confirmation, it clearly said check in was on 21/10/2023. I called the motel back, the motel staff said they didn't know what happened, they said the information bookings.com dropped off for them was on the 20th, anyway there was no room available on the 21st. The staff offered alternative accommodation but not providing any details (eg. Location, size of the room, cleaness, facility etc) on the alternative accomodation. When we said we didn't want alternative accommodation as we were travelling with a minor (4 year old) and wouldn't consider anything we were not sure of, the staff became verbally rude/abusive and hung up. Considering our trip was due the next day, I called back, and she kept repeating ”now I'm going to talk and you listen!” said ”even if you show up tomorrow with your four year old, you won't be provided a place to stay”. She hung up to me again, the following times that I called back, the calls just went straight into voice mails. It's very clear that Wylie Court intended to dishoner its booking and force customer to accept alternative accommodation in threat of no other accommodation in the surrounding region would be available for the night appointed, under the awareness that we would be travelling with a minor and would not have any options. As a result, we cancelled our Rotorua trip, all prepaid tours were forfeited and we are in the process of negotiating with Wylie Court in travel loss compensation. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE travelling to Rotorua Rigion, the standard of customer service was below unacceptable.

The lake view room is very good, the sparsely populated water is very clear, suitable for emptying. When it rains, the lake is dark, and the sky is blue without filters when the sun is out.

Children are not allowed, only 16 years old and above can be accommodated! Suitable for honeymoon couples! In New Zealand, don't think about breaking the rules of soft grinding and hard foaming. It is a rule not to allow children under the age of 16 to stay!

A very clean hotel with a very welcoming front desk, which made us feel at home in a foreign country. Facilities: Very stylish Hygiene: clean nice environment Service: warm The location is very good. I will stay here again next time. Recommended to everyone.

Newina is a medium sized hotel, located 5 minutes away from towns centre The manager was very helpful and had excellent knowledge of tourist attractions in the area. The room was spotlessly clean and we were delighted to see a private courtyard with a huge spa. There is also a swimming pool and small conference room. Full laundry facility located on the ground floor. Very affordable and we will definitely stay again

The positives first: The hotel is not terrible. It was not our first choice, but we ended up booking here, as well as booking our friends we were meeting here and another couple joined us for one night and paid for a room. We alerted the manager and he put us all on the the same floor, with a lake view. The room was clean. A little tight on space, but this is not a negative. Staff were friendly. The negatives: NO HOT WATER!! We stayed for 4 nights. One person out of 6 had a hot shower, as he showered just after we arrived. That was the last hot shower. The water was progressively colder, each day. And it was the whole hotel. This was the topic of conversation with every other hotel guest we happened to meet in the lift. We complained, every day. At each stage, we were told they were... waiting for someone to turn up...the problem was fixed but because everyone kept using the water it could not warm up...the problem was not fixed, they were waiting for someone from somewhere else. I think they had no idea and I did feel sorry for the staff, but a hot shower is absolutely a basic requirement. At no stage was there a note slipped under the door to apologise and ask us to bear with them. It was incredibly frustrating. It seems petty after this to mention the bathrooms also need a bit of care and smell very mildewy, but if it were not for the hot water issue, this would have been my main complaint. The last thing to mention, it rained the whole time we were there and the Ibis has no lounge area. We ended up sitting in one of the rooms, as a group, having a natter, like high schoolers. This is more of a Rotorua problem, though, as Rotorua seemed to shut down early and there was no where to just chat, in the evenings. Ibis Rotorua is not somewhere we will stay again.

Many people come to the Blue Lake in RVs and yachts. Needless to say, the scenery of the Blue Lake is so beautiful. Sitting by the lake relaxes your teeth and scalp. The resort has separate toilets and shared toilets/bathrooms. Mostly locals come for water sports and swimming/camping, very few Chinese tourists. It is recommended to bring a swimming ring or surfboard from January to March. There are no restaurants around, so we brought instant noodles and tomatoes on our backs. After eating a few days later, we took a 10-minute taxi to the Landing Cafe next to Terawera Lake to eat. The beach was very lively on a sunny day, filled with children and adults with dogs🐶 Come and play in the water. The lake is crystal clear and opposite is a volcano. You can talk to local people with yachts and let them drive to the hot water beach at the foot of the volcano for a hot spring♨️.