| breakfast is free. some rooms sleep up to 4 people. this relaxed motel with a colorful turquoise clapboard exterior is half a block from the nearest beach. bright and casual rooms with external entrances feature complimentary wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, along with microwaves and minifridges. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. it's a 7-minute walk from the mercury bay museum and 4 km from the whitianga airport. they also come with tea and coffeemaking equipment. there's a courtyard with relaxed seating
Auckland Airport 2 hr 38
Lonely Bay (36 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (2 min)
Art museum and art Whiti Farm Park (13 min)
Park and zoo Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (3 min) Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (6 min) Otama Beach and Reserve (24 min) Coromandel Peninsula (18 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Whitianga Mountainbike Park (7 min) Mercury Bay (36 min) Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (36 min) New Chums Beach (37 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. The Waterworks (39 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (37 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Mercury Bay Museum (6 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. | 
