| 6 km from buffalo beach. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. upgraded amenities range from sofabeds and lounge areas to private outdoor seating areas. other amenities include bbq facilities, a kids' play area, multiple breakfast options (fee) and free parking. the airy rooms come with limited free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, dining tables, and kitchens or kitchenettes. there's an outdoor pool and a hot tub. a 5-minute walk from the mercury bay museum, this unfussy motel is also a 6-minute walk from whitianga harbour and 1
Auckland Airport 2 hr 38
The Waterworks (39 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. New Chums Beach (37 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. 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. Whiti Farm Park (12 min)
Park and zoo Whitianga Mountainbike Park (7 min) Lonely Bay (36 min) Otama Beach and Reserve (25 min) Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (36 min) Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (4 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (1 min)
Art museum and art Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (5 min) Mercury Bay (36 min) Coromandel Peninsula (18 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. | 
