Sudima Hotel

It took us a while to fall asleep at the Sudima Hotel in Christchurch, mainly because the time had shifted by two hours again from Tasmania. In the morning we called our friend Ashley to see about heading over to his place.  We didn't have his ...

... to the domestic terminal to catch our early afternoon flight to Christchurch. At Christchurch we manage to make a phone call to the nearby Sudima hotel and await a lift. In the meantime we are totally bedazzled by the logic of their ATMs in that they are ...

... , but we were both really happy to feel the cold and breathe in what actually felt like fresh air. We checked into the Sudima Hotel, which was a very basic airport hotel with a nice wee bar down the stairs that was like something you see in movies ...

... and mossy. The mountain air was sweet after three hours on the road. Finally we made it to Christchurch, and checked into the Sudima Hotel at the airport, where we planned the following day's trip to Akaroa at the Southern tip of the Banks ...

... James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, Wellington 2/10-2/12, 2 nights County Hotel, Napier 2/12-2/13, 1 night Sudima Hotel, Lake Rotorua 2/12 Mitai, Rotorua Evening Maori cultural perfomance & hangi dinner Chile Flight Departs AKL: ...

... with him and caught up a bit.  Then jumped on our Air New Zealand flight to Christchurch and arrived there close to midnight (after navigating immigration with our camping gear), having had arranged to stay at the Sudima hotel 400m from the ...

Arrived Christchurch, checked in to Sudima Hotel for a night. This spot was the jumping off point for the South Island trip but was also a great place to get to know the country before we moved on.  Picked up a hired car on the next day and ...

... around, but we have a fantastic view of the lake from our room, and the sulfur smell is not bad at all. The Sudima Hotel is where we're staying--beautifully refurbished recently, from what we understand, and very nice and quiet. More later. Stay ...

... it just smells like egg salad. We arrived here, settled into the hotel, and tried to figure out what to do. Our hotel is called Sudima Lake Hotel. The rooms are smaller than the last hotel, but very modern and very clean. There are fewer frills, but ...

... the Skyline - which is a cable car and luge ride activity.  It was only a 10 minute walk from the i-site to the hotel Sudima, free upgrade to a double queen room (the hotel was truly empty...) so that was a bit good.  Its about 2pm by this ...

... up to go to the Maori tribal feast and cultural demonstration.  We had to meet the rest of the crowd in the hotel lounge where a couple of Maori warriors came to escort us to the ‘campsite’.  They introduced themselves and told a ...

... out of New Zealand sheeps wooly coats, but we will need something warm when we get back to UK. Arrived in Rotorua late afternoon at our hotel, the Sudima down by the lake. The smell of sulphur is pungent to start with, but you quickly get used ...

... (like a Target?) and Countdown (like Coles?). We now have a pram (push-chair) for Hugh.  There is a heated mineral pool downstairs from our room at the Sudima resort, it will be good to settle down for 4 days before we head up to Whangarei.  ...

... was our full day in Rotorua. The sound of millions of birds woke us up. That morning we went to breakfast at the hotel - Amy tried kidney - and I braved the freezing cold and stinky smell to take gorgeous pictures of the sunrise.  After breakfast, we ...

... ;It's my last night here before I head off to Sydney for my final five weeks of this marathon journey of mine!  I'm in CC in a hotel - it is lovely to have a nice clean, large bed and a bathroom that is efficient and again, clean!  (It sounds as ...

... had had their chance we got on the road to rotorua.  it was a couple hours drive but not terrible. We got to the hotel and then some people when off in different directions for different activities.  So the area of rotorua has lots of geothermal ...

... wasn't letting up at all outisde but we got dressed and headed off to dinner in town, which we abandoned when we saw the hotel restaurant too conveniently next to reception that we hadn't noticed before. Mum had some amazing beef and I had a burger, which ...

... painful with the exception of Carl losing his wallet and causing Alice to have a small heart attack. All was well though and the hotel taxi'd it over with minutes to spare. The flight was much smoother than the first and flying over the islands was truly ...

... on the plane with IFE really good, fell foul of the biohazard police for failing declare my dirty golf shoes, stayed at the hotel above and were collected by taxi this morning to collect our camper van. It's quite cosy but very well equipped. Been ...