| kayak rentals are available, as is parking and breakfast. amenities include bbq facilities, a fish cleaning area and guest laundry facilities. set in a low-rise, 1950s building with rooftop solar panels, this relaxed motel overlooking mercury bay is a minute's walk from the beach and 2 km from whitianga town centre. the simple studios and 1-bedroom apartments offer bay views, flat-screen tvs, and kitchens or kitchenettes, plus sitting areas with sofas, and patios or balconies.
Auckland Airport 2 hr 36
Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (35 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Whitianga Mountainbike Park (4 min) Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (34 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (2 min)
Art museum and art New Chums Beach (35 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Whiti Farm Park (10 min)
Park and zoo Driving Creek (49 min)
Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. Otama Beach and Reserve (22 min) Mercury Bay (34 min) The Waterworks (37 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (18 min) Coromandel Peninsula (16 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Mercury Bay Museum (3 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (3 min) | 
