| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. kayaks and parking are available. amenities include a barbecue and a coin-operated laundry. relaxed studios with kitchenettes provide wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and balconies or patios with bay views, as well as sitting areas. opposite buffalo beach on mercury bay, this unpretentious motel in a residential area is a 7-minute walk from geothermal pools at the lost spring and within a 13-minute walk of both the mercury bay museum and the whitianga ferry dock. upgraded studios offer extra bedrooms and/or dining areas. some quarters offer whirlpool baths
Auckland Airport 2 hr 37
Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (9 min) Mercury Bay Museum (13 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Whiti Farm Park (11 min)
Park and zoo Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (35 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (16 min) New Chums Beach (36 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. The Waterworks (37 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Lonely Bay (35 min) Coromandel Peninsula (17 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Whitianga Mountainbike Park (5 min) Otama Beach and Reserve (23 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (12 min)
Art museum and art Mercury Bay (35 min) Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (35 min) | 
