113 Buffalo Beach Road, 3542 Whitianga, New Zealand
#4 of 15 hotels in Whitianga
Guests' ChoiceBased on 145 hotel reviews
9.0Cleanliness
9.4
Comfort
9.4
Location
9.6
Facilities
9.3
Staff
9.5
Value for money
8.7
Free WiFi
9.2
Each review score is between 1-10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We are currently testing a weighted review system in Malta and Iceland (excluding hotel and vacation rental chains). For properties in these countries, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an Accommodation that you booked through our Platform if you stayed there or if you arrived at the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, please contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone else who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team, so our Fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we would publish every review we receive, whether positive or negative. However, we won’t display any review that includes or refers to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership.
An Accommodation may choose to reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (what language a review is in, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). If you like, you can sort and/or filter them (by time of year, review score, etc.).
We sometimes show external review scores from other well-known travel websites. We make it clear when we’ve done this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options may be available (by type of traveller, by score, etc.).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
End of dialog contentReviewed: 13 May 2024
Raechel
New ZealandAmazing stay right on the beachfront. Saw the sunrise. Gorgeous hot tub. Sadly, we were only there for 1 night checked in late and left super early in the morning but still appreciated the friendly accommodating staff and location.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 5 May 2024
Linda
United KingdomNothing
Excellent position. Well thought out amenities
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 24 April 2024
Fiona
AustraliaStaff were fabulous. Location amazing. Rooms clean and comfortable.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 24 April 2024
Moana
New ZealandNot all the rooms have a view of the beach but we knew this when we booked ours. Otherwise a really nice place to stay
Kayaks were free to use, spa pool nice and beach location safe to swim for children
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 22 April 2024
Nitro
New ZealandThe weather wasn't great.
As the advert.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 15 April 2024
Nicky
United KingdomAmazing location on the beach. Listened to the waves all night and watched the sunrise. Very nice friendly woman on reception.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Shannon
United KingdomThe rooms were clean, minimalist which we love, had everything you needed Right on the water front so you can hear the sea when you drift off to sleep We loved that they offered use of kayaks which we took out and had an amazing time!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 3 February 2024
Joanna
United KingdomRelaxed, calm and homely atmosphere in the most beautiful setting ever!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 1 February 2024
Jamie
United KingdomNothing
Perfect location on the beach
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 15 January 2024
Nenne
New ZealandNothing.
Rooms were clean and owners very friendly.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 November 2023
Sabrinaweber
SwitzerlandBeautiful rooms at the beach with lovely staff and super comfortable beds
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 27 August 2023
Rhys
AustraliaNOt much - tired look from the out side but very well renovated on the inside to give a very new feel
Excellent location at the end of the beach that prevented a lot of passing beach traffic
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 12 August 2023
Maninder
United StatesX
X
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 6 August 2023
George
New ZealandAn offer of a simple breakfast would be good. A small problem with the shower head in that it was not easily adjustable.
Location - wonderful. Staff very helpful and friendly,
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 30 April 2023
Pererika
New ZealandN/A
N/A
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 18 April 2023
Marijke
BelgiumWonderful location!
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 13 April 2023
Sandra
United StatesEverything was great. No complaints
The location was great. there is no other property that is on the beach. You literally can open your door and hear waves and not cars. They have a nice roomy balcony (sofa and dining table) to sit with a drink and enjoy the location. The outdoor spa is private and they have kayaks you can use, too
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 30 March 2023
Stephen
United States4th time staying always a great place and the staff are great
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Ros
AustraliaMissed a Coffee Maker
Location was brilliant (waves were loud). The outdoor entertaining area was gorgeous right on the water
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 13 March 2023
Sheila
United Kingdomonly resort on the beach fabulous spa bath and communal BBQ which was perfect for a beach pay
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 23 February 2023
Robert
United StatesWithout AC you need to leave windows open to allow the sea breeze to cool down the room in the nights/evenings. While this isn’t a problem, none of the windows have screens so if you turn lights on in your room insects fly toward the light and into your room.
Exceptional location - right on the beach with a jacuzzi tub out back. Great staff, very clean room. Owners clearly take pride in the property.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 20 February 2023
Rebecca
United StatesThere is not a sand beach at Beachfront Resort. Rather, the property is separated from the water by large rocks. You can drive to a public access beach–it's not far away. I suspect that erosion is to blame.
The unit was sparkling clean. I enjoyed sipping coffee from the balcony. We woke up early to watch the sun rise and even made time to slip into the hot tub. We did not cook outdoors, but noted the gorgeous table for alfresco dining. We opted for the Whitianga restaurants which were a short drive away. The proprietors left us a shallow container of water to rinse our feet before entering the unit. Great idea! When we checked in, we appreciated advice about visiting Driving Creek Railway, a narrow gauge railway constructed by a potter.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 31 January 2023
Allie
Taiwantoo beautiful to leave
amazing environment
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 31 January 2023
Allie
Taiwanit has to pay in advance while booking so then it would lack of some flexibility planning the trip
it was amazing, beach in the yard, and the jumping equipment for kids. it’s an extremely beautiful wonderful place to stay
Stayed in January 2023
Santa Barbara, USA
Iffendic, France
Saint-Geniez-dʼOlt, France
Kūri, India
Ghent, Belgium
Munich, Germany
Erice, Italy
Trieste, Italy
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, and they're all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff are and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content