Auckland Lodges - Reviews and Rates

An early start, as was expected with a very excited Daniel and Lucy jumping on our bed! They sat on our bed and opened up the presents that we had secretly bought and carried since Disney World! Dan was over the moon with everything and then became even more excited when Emily and Issy arrived with more presents.

Breakfast consisted of pa...

We are at the end of three weeks in New Zealand and we have come to feel quite comfortable here. We have rented a camper van, (just a little thing with a pop up double bed on the top), are driving on the left side of the road (this has been Jim's job as he can't read in a moving vehicle), and are actually doing well with all of it. Well that is ...

After we left Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, we came through Cyclone Gene. Wow, what a roller coaster of a storm! The cruising speed of our ship is 18 knots but we could only do 6-7. The Captain changed course to avoid the worst of the storm but we still felt the effects-high seas, huge swells & very windy. We were not allowed outside & the elev...

WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND I WAS SO HAPPY TO GET IN AND LAND SAFETLY GOSHH THE WEATHER UP THERE WAS THE PITS SO MUCH TURBULANCE I THOUGHT WE WOULD SAY GOODBYE HAHAHA.. I DRAGGED MYSELF THROUGH TRANSIT AND MADE SURE I DIDNT HAVE ANY FRUITS ON ME LAST THING I NEEDED WAS A BIG FINE FROM THE MAFS I THINK THATS THE NAME...QUARANTINE IN NZ IS SUPA STRICT ...

I arrived to Auckland with out knowing where I'm going to spend the night, and after the bad night I had in Hong - Kong airport and the two nights on flights, that was an important thing. So I did what people advice me to do. I bought a SIM card and tried to call the HIT(Hosting Israeli Travelers) manager in the city to find me a place to sleep....

I'm starting to get sorted a bit. I'm staying in the hostel until Friday and then on Friday, Saturday and Sunday i'm staying at the Best Western President Hotel before going on a farmstay on Monday 24th. And for the benefit of my mum....i used the washing machine and tumble dryer today....twice....in one day....shocking! Admittedly i have probab...

Left Fiji to head for New Zealand, was only a short 3hour flight so relaxed and watched a movie on the plane and were there before we knew it. We were surprised how much it felt like home, especially the temperature was freezing after spending 10days in Fiji. Got a shuttle bus into Auckland city center, which also reminded us of home, felt like ...

The TV room has just had a makeover, and is now a much more pleasant place to sit and relax, if a little bland, so I have been asked to produce a painting to go on the walls. This was something that I originally thought would take me about eight hours to complete, but i was a little over ambitious and as I have not painted anything for a while i...

Stayed in a place near st helliers last night just out side auckland. got up and packed our bags and drove into the city to find the fat camel hostel. dropped the bags off then went to return the car to the hire place. did loads of washing (nealry everything me and sooz own!) and called wes then went to the post office to send some bulky unwante...

I CAN`T STAND THE RAIN! One week on the road and things are stating to go wrong with my van Fran, little ***** is acting up! So im back in Auckland staying with my friend Brian to sort her out, then I will be off again, up North to Northland. That is if the flooding stops! It has rained two months of rain in just one day yesterday and the place ...