Waiheke Island Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Not long after arriving in Nz we boated to Waiheke Island, the 2nd largest of the Hauraki Gulf islands. Spotting a last minute deal with our French flatmates we took Betsy for a look-see. It was known as a hippy location decades back to escape the rat race of Auckland. Nowadays it is reputed for its vineyards, olive gardens, nature walks, superb...

We got up uncharacteristically early dis morning in order to get a full days worth of fun in on Waiheke island. We found it difficult to string sentences together at the start but after about an hour of mumblin and bumblin down da street we made it to the harbour viaduct. We caught da ferry across which took 35 mins or so, we managed not ta spew...

Da ich endlich mal raus wollte aus der grossen Stadt, bin ich am Donnerstag mit Helen, der Koreanerin aus meinem Zimmer, mit der Faehre auf die Insel Waiheke gefahren. Waiheke ist nach Great Barrier Island die zweitgroesste Insel im Hauraki Gulf und hat 8.500 Einwohner. Wir haben eine Explorertour gebucht und hatten dabei den geilsten Busfahrer ...

James is writing. Our first adventure outside of Auckland took us to Waiheke, a little island known for its beautiful beaches, a 35-minute ferry ride from Auckland. The island is a popular spot for local Kiwis to go on holiday and get outside the city. Our Kiwi friend Owen suggested that we hire (rent) bikes and explore the island. We arrived at...

Due to the wettest summer in over 100 years our plans of chilling on the beach in Bay of Islands went quickly out the window so we had to find a plan B. So after a few frantic texts and a 6 hour bus journey we managed to join up with our Wellington flatties Christine and Josh and their friends on Waiheke Island, just out of Auckland. We stocked ...