Hotel Ibis Rotorua

... pungent smell of hydrogen sulphide. I arrived in Rotorua around 1:30PM and was dropped off at my hotel which was the Hotel Ibis Rotorua located near the lakefront. After I checked into my hotel, I decided to go out and explore a bit and wandered ...

... it to be outside and for the atmosphere to be more traditional. Sunday 16 March 2008 - 16:56 Location: Hotel Ibis Rotorua, Rotorua Absolutely perfect weather today - hardly a cloud in the sky and the temperature about 25 degrees ...

... in this little gem and were treated to some of the most interesting experiences yet! En route from Wellington to Rotorua, we passed through Tongariro National Park which is known for its mountainous volcanoes and sacred Maori sites leading to a ...

Today I took a short half day morning tour of Rotorua to view its geothermal activity, local arts and culture of the indigenous Maori people, a sheep show, and the local flora and fauna. I first went to the Whakarewarewa (Whaka for short) Thermal Valley ...

... then spent an hour or so at the Polynesian Spa which is in the most stunning setting you could imagine, on the banks of Lake Rotorua. The natural hot mineral pools were of various temperatures up to 42 degrees c and good for the skin – you could see ...

... NZ and it produces some smelly and hot steam (but not as bad as we thought) and some amazing landscapes and colours.  Rotorua itself is a very nice lakeside town and very pretty.  Wish we had more time here. 6.30pm - continuing this in ...

We headed into the town of Rotorua, we had a tour of the city before we dropped our bags off. Later that evening, we had a trip to a local Maori Village. En route to the village, our tour guide for the night gave us a taste of some Maori language and ...

Im Anschluss an Whakatane ging es in die wohl am übelsten riechende Stadt der Welt. Rotorua. Unglaublich, dass hier 70.400 Einwohner den Gestank freiwillig ertragen. Gut, wenn hier ein Lüftchen weht. Abends sind wir wiedermal bei einem Thai essen ...

... on our drive.  They were amazing!   The pictures don't do it justice, but it was so cool.  We arrived at Hotel Ibis and found it quite nice.  It was fairly new and comfortable.  We were given time to shower and change clothes ...

... 'r unseren ganzen Urlaub ausstattete. Nach einer kurzen aber herzlichen Verabschiedung setzten wir unsere Fahrt zur nächsten Unterkunft nach Rotorua fort. Schon komisch, die Treffen in Berlin pro Jahr kann man an einer Hand abzählen. Dafür trifft man ...

... the most expensive place we have paid to stay so far – and were pleasantly surprised. We had expected a kind of Ibis, only clean, but the brand new hotel was very good indeed. Friendly staff, a bar with a good wine list, and a restaurant menu that ...

... make the town smell of rotten eggs) and found some grubby toilets with dead flies everywhere er.....before parking up for the night outside the IBIS hotel. Vicky was worried that the police was going to knock on during the night but thankfully no one ...

Am 20.12. ging es dann zunächst kurz nach Te Puke, der Kiwi-Hauptstadt der Welt. Dort haben wir einen Aussichtsturm in Form einer Kiwi erklommen, in einem Laden voller Kiwi-Schnickschnack herum gestöbert und uns verschiedene Kiwi-Weine und ...

We had an idea in our mind about New Zealand, nature, beautiful sceneries and beaches. We haven't been disappointed. Au contraire, c'est superbe! After a 12 hour night flight we thought it would be unsafe to get on the road and drive on the left side. ...