The Estuary
Travel Blogs from North Island
Hahei area
... d'eau souterraine fait remonter un petit filet d'eau à deux endroits précis de la plage. L'eau qui en sort est à une soixantaine de degrés... Habilement couplée à l'eau de mer que nous emmène la marée, il y a moyen de poser son cul-cul dans l'eau chaude! C'est vraiment brûlant, et des fumerolles s'élèvent du dessus de nos mini-châteaux-baignoires!!! L'image est sympa!
Nous passons donc deux-trois heures à faire des pâtés de sable (avec le garde des sceaux!!!) et à prendre un ...
Bath on a beach...
... a particular point on the beach, and if you are lucky (you can use your feet as a bit of a temperature gage) then a sort of bubbling spring of hot water comes up at temperatures that can be as hot as 64°C. If you build a hole in the sand, using more sand to create little walls to protect you from the cold of the seawater splashing over and running down your back (which is a bit of a shock I can tell you!), then you can have a kind of bath in the sand... which is ...
The Last Stop in NZ
... with $50 for a bottle of red and a bottle of feijola liquor – if you want to know what this is you had better try for a dinner date with us in April! Then back to the campavan site. But since we had left our little piece of NZ had got a bit waterlogged. In trying to find a dry bit on our pitch we have become well and truly stuck in the mud – absolutely nothing to do with the copious free drinkies at the winery just bad luck. Now ...
The short dictionary for the North Island
... 1511;ומ 93;ת בהם הייתי עד כה כך שיהיה אפשר לעקוב. הפוסט 97;ם הבאים יהיו כבר יותר כרונו 00;וגיים ...
Juleaften med strand, risengrød og BBQ
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På vejen tilbage til Auckland slog vi et smut forbi Paeroa by. Folk der har været i NZ ved, at denne by er kendt for deres sodavand "Lemon og Paeroa" eller i folkemunde LP. Vi havde læst, at byen var stolt af sin historie, hvorfor de havde placeret en kæmpe sodavand som turistattraktion for at markere det. Så der sad vi alle med øjnene rettet mod himlen for at se, hvem der først fik øj på den store sodavandsflaske...med det resultat, at vi nær var ...
TripAdvisor Reviews The Estuary North Island
Other places to stay in North Island
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Rydges Wellington
75 Featherston Street, Wellington | 4 star hotelfrom $141- Helpful staff
- Ottimo albergo
- Großartiges Hotel
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Crowne Plaza Auckland
128 Albert St, Auckland | 3 star hotelfrom $143- Sleek, modern, and excellent
- Can't fault it
- Great choice
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Pullman Auckland
Cnr Princes St and Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland | 4 star hotelfrom $131- Excellent 5 day stay
- Loved the Hyatt!
- Nice Hotel for the Price
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The Langham Auckland
83 Symonds Street, Auckland | 5 star hotelfrom $150- Excellent
- Lovely
- Excellent Hotel
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SKYCITY Grand Hotel
90 Federal St, Auckland | 5 star hotelfrom $189- Helpful Staff
- International quality heaven in Auckland
- Visa problems
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Rendezvous Grand Hotel Auckland
71 Mayoral Drive, Auckland | 5 star hotelfrom $103- Great hotel
- Great location. Excellent service!
- Great Value for money !!!
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Skycity Hotel
Corner Victoria & Federal Streets, Auckland | 4 star hotel -
Stamford Plaza Auckland
22 - 26 Albert Street, Auckland | 4 star hotelfrom $150- Great view - terrible service
- Fantastic hotel, excellent service! A true 5* gem!
- **Well appointed & luxurious**
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InterContinental Wellington
2 Grey St, Wellington | 4 star hotelfrom $186- OK but some real problems
- Make sure you have a view !!
- Disappointing and soul-less
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CityLife Auckland
171 Queen St, Auckland | 4 star hotelfrom $129- Best Concierge
- Okay for a quick visit.
- Flawless!
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The Spencer on Byron Hotel
9 - 17 Byron Ave, Takapuna | 3 star hotelfrom $114- Awesome Hotel! Highly Recommended!!!
- Terrific choice
- Superb
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Holiday Inn Auckland Airport
2 Ascot Road, Airport Oaks, Mangere | 3 star hotelfrom $129 -
The Quadrant Hotel Auckland
10 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland | 4 star hotel$140 average- Thank goodness!
- Hmmmmmmm
- Cool hotel and excellent value for money
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Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua
1000 Eruera Street, Rotorua | 3 star hotelfrom $90- Great hotel
- Great deal in best location, right by the lake!
- Enjoyable stay
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Millennium Hotel Rotorua
Corner Eruera & Hinemaru Streets, P.O. Box 1044, Rotorua | 4 star hotelfrom $95- Ok hotel -- don't expect any frills
- Very Average
- Good value for money
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Holiday Inn Rotorua
10 Tryon Street, P.O. Box 6220, Rotorua | 3 star hotelfrom $98 -
Novotel Rotorua Lakeside
Lake End Tutanekai Street, Rotorua | 4 star hotelfrom $110- Good Value Stay In Central Rotorua
- The nicest hotel in Rotorua
- Better than expected for a Novotel
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Ibis Wellington
153 Featherston Street, Wellington | 3 star hotelfrom $97 -
Mercure Auckland
8 Customs Street, Auckland | 4 star hotelfrom $74 -
Rydges Auckland
59 Federal Street, Cnr Kingston Street, Auckland | 3 star hotelfrom $109- Okay for a night
- Horrible bathroom
- Would not return to this hotel
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Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland Airport
cnr Kirkbride and Ascot Rds, Airport Oaks, Mangere | 3 star hotelfrom $87 -
Novotel Hamilton Tainui
7 Alma Street, Hamilton | 4 star hotelfrom $103 -
Amora Hotel Wellington
170 Wakefield Street, Wellington | 3 star hotelfrom $139- Club Class not worth the extra money!
- Great location but nothing to write home about
- Good location, otherwise nothing special
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Hotel Lighter Quay Auckland
21 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Lighter Quay, Auckland | Hotel- Genau, was man von einem Westin erwarten würde!
- Great Westin foundations..but with opening jitters!
- Ausgefallen, aber schön
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Copthorne Hotel Auckland Harbour City
196-200 Quay Street, Auckland | 3 star hotelfrom $183 -
Hilton Auckland
147 Quay St, Auckland | 4 star hotelfrom $206- Hated it!
- Beatiful and fun
- Super views and location
