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Situated in Paihia in the Northland region, Paihia Place Cottage - central Paihia has a patio. The air-conditioned accommodation is less than 1 km from Te Ti Bay Beach, and guests can benefit from on-site private parking and complimentary WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is set 11 km from Opua Forest. Beautiful, well-equipped cottage. Very clean and tidy. Convenient to all activities and beach in Paihia.

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9.1
Superb
118 reviews
Price from
US$104
per night

Popular points of interest near the lodge include Long Beach, Christ church and Russell Museum. Bay of Islands Airport is 36 km from the property, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service. Superb hosts in Greg and Peter. Amazing breakfasts, all round luxury and great views. Comfort everywhere. An incredible place to stay

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9.5
Exceptional
152 reviews
Price from
US$201
per night

Featuring garden views, The Sails features accommodation with patio, around 1.7 km from Long Beach. There is a private entrance at the apartment for the convenience of those who stay. The apartment provides rooms with air conditioning, free private parking and free WiFi. Location, room,facilities, decor simply fantastic and hosts were so welcoming as if we were family.

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9.1
Superb
128 reviews
Price from
US$118
per night

Featuring air-conditioned accommodation with a balcony, Paihia Apartments is located in Paihia. The property features garden and inner courtyard views, and is 1.6 km from Te Ti Bay Beach. There is a picnic area and guests can make use of free WiFi, free private parking and an electric vehicle charging station. The apartment was clean and a good size. Location was great just off the main road so quiet but walking distance to the shops and restaurants.

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9.3
Superb
169 reviews
Price from
US$267
per night

The apartment provides guests with a balcony, sea views, a seating area, satellite flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven, and a private bathroom with shower and bathrobes. A microwave, a toaster and fridge are also featured, as well as a kettle. At the apartment complex, the units come with bed linen and towels.

Te Ti Bay Beach is 1.3 km from the apartment, while Opua Forest is 10 km from the property. Bay of Islands Airport is 23 km away, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service. Great hospitality by Craig and Anne. Everything what we need was in the Appartment. Very quiet.

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9.4
Superb
127 reviews

Baywaterviews in Paihia provides adults-only accommodation with free bikes, a garden and a terrace. This bed and breakfast provides free private parking and luggage storage space. Guests can enjoy sea views. Despite the bad weather, we enjoyed our stay here. Mike was a great host and helped us with possible things to do. The private hot tub in the evening was perfect to end the day. Mike also prepared a fresh breakfast for us every morning. The place is just a few minutes by car from shopping/restaurants/beach and amazing nature (and waterfalls).

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9.6
Exceptional
202 reviews
Price from
US$99
per night

Set in Paihia and only 1.2 km from Te Ti Bay Beach, Allegra House offers accommodation with sea views, free WiFi and free private parking. With garden views, this accommodation provides a balcony. This 4-star bed and breakfast offers private entrance. Heinz & Brita were the most gracious hosts. The room had everything we needed for our stay, very comfortable, and the view from the balcony was stunning! The Allegra House was a close walk to everything Paihia, and they have a cute little shortcut path down the hill. The breakfast & homemade bread was delicious ~ so much to choose from to start your day. We would definitely come back to Paihia & stay at the Allegra House again.

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9.8
Exceptional
159 reviews
Price from
US$167
per night

Overlooking the Bay of Islands and Te Haumi Beach, The Retreat Bay of Islands Paihia offers free Wi-Fi. The basic self-contained holiday accommodation boasts a private balcony and sea views.

Just 2 km from the centre of Paihia, The Retreat Bay of Islands is a 3-hour drive from Auckland. Haruru Falls is a 12-minute drive away and Waitangi Treaty Grounds are only 7 minutes’ drive away. The location and views are fabulous, the unit well equipped, albeit not trendy. Jo and Marcel are informative and very helpful. But the view is the USP.

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9.3
Superb
273 reviews
Price from
US$110
per night

The apartment provides guests with a terrace, sea views, a seating area, satellite flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a microwave and a toaster, and a private bathroom with walk-in shower and bathrobes. A fridge, a stovetop and kitchenware are also offered, as well as a kettle. At the apartment complex, the units include bed linen and towels.

Te Ti Bay Beach is 1.1 km from the accommodation, while Opua Forest is 11 km from the property. Bay of Islands Airport is 22 km away. Set up above the town and away from traffic.noise, the apartment has a lovely view across the bay. The apartment is spacious, comfortably furnished, and well equipped. The host is friendly and helpful.

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9.4
Superb
149 reviews
Price from
US$172
per night

Situated within 1 km of Long Beach and 400 metres of Christ church, Bellrock Lodge features rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Russell. This 5-star guest house offers full-day security and luggage storage space. There is a barbecue and guests can make use of free WiFi, free private parking and an electric vehicle charging station. We liked Bellrock Lodge and this little village so much, we even extended our stay! :) It is worth staying longer in Kororareka Russell and especially at Bellrock Lodge, so let us tell you why: Bellrock Lodge is situated on a little hill (if you walk, there are a few steep meters) and because of that, you will have the most amazing views from your terrace over the coast. On clear days you will even see as far as Waitangi. The apartment and the terrace are quite spacious, even the bathroom offers more than usual space in rental properties. It is very nice equipped. The garden is beautiful so you also see beautiful garden greenery from the terrace. The hosts Catherine and Stuart are very kind and responded fast via WhatsApp. Their sweet dog Piper was also a great host and excited to offer play time with her favorite football and such :D Catherine and Stuart were always very hospitable, so for instance, if you get in a morning rain like us, getting new towels is easy peasy, just a message/call away ;-) The Lodge offers great amendities: laundry, dryer, DVD Library (great selection, we loved it), CD and Book Library aswell... To top it off, the Whirlpool and BBQ area are great, with superb views also. We loved to enjoy the Spa, especially on rainy days. In addition to that, we highly appreciated how thoughtful everything is equipped, there are umbrellas in the driveway, wineglasses from plastic for the Spa, different chairs (even comfy reading/TV chairs), more than 2 different towel sizes and many more things like that.. We have travelled a lot and Bellrock Lodge is one of our favorites. You nearly forget, that you are at a self-service accomendation because everything is so thoughtfully done. Thank you Catherine & Stuart! P.s. It is worth staying longer, you can experience a lot in the area, walk to the beaches from Bellrock if you want to, get groceries and have great restaurants/cafés in town.

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9.5
Exceptional
184 reviews
Price from
US$141
per night

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