| conference/event facilities are available. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. surrounded by trees next to cooks beach on mercury bay, this relaxed hotel is 6 km from the purangi winery, and a 7-minute walk from the shakespeare cliff scenic and historical reserve. featuring warm, country-style decor, the laid-back cottages feature porches, gardens, kitchenettes and living rooms, as well as free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs. there's also an adjacent campsite. upgraded cottages add full kitchens and extra bedrooms
Auckland Airport 2 hr 27
Mercury Bay (9 min) Mercury Bay Museum (37 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (35 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (36 min)
Art museum and art Lonely Bay (9 min) Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (9 min) Coromandel Peninsula (39 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Purangi Winery (6 min)
Winery and wine Whiti Farm Park (24 min)
Park and zoo Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (36 min) New Chums Beach (1 hr 9)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. The Waterworks (59 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (17 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Otama Beach and Reserve (56 min) | 
