| they also have mercury bay views; some add whirlpool bathtubs. in-room breakfast and parking are free. check-out time: 10:00 am. dinner is available by arrangement. this laid-back hotel overlooking mercury bay is 2 km from the mercury bay museum and 37 km from cathedral cove. room service is available. the subdued apartments feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and dvd players, plus living areas, kitchens and verandas. amenities include an outdoor pool, a sundeck and a sunroom, plus patio seating overlooking mercury bay and buffalo beach
Auckland Airport 2 hr 36
New Chums Beach (35 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Driving Creek (49 min)
Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (34 min) Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (18 min) Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (3 min) Whitianga Mountainbike Park (5 min) The Waterworks (37 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Mercury Bay (34 min) Coromandel Peninsula (16 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Whiti Farm Park (11 min)
Park and zoo Otama Beach and Reserve (22 min) Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (35 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Bread & Butter Gallery (2 min)
Art museum and art Mercury Bay Museum (3 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. | 
