| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. set in a single-story clapboard house on a leafy property, this relaxed lodge is a 1-minute walk from the nearest bus stop, and 4 km from both long bay and the driving creek railway. there's also a garden with outdoor seating, hammocks and a trampoline. there's also a caravan in the garden, as well as pitches for tents. homey private rooms and shared dorms with bunk beds offer free wi-fi and communal bathrooms. upgraded rooms have en suite bathrooms. freebies include parking, laundry facilities and bbqs, plus loaner bikes, tea and coffee, and fresh fruit in season
Auckland Airport 2 hr 28
Motutere / Castle Rock (26 min) Ōamaru Bay (11 min) Kauri Block Walk (14 min)
Native Kauri trees can be seen along this walking trail that stretches up above the harbor. Coromandel Zipline Tours (6 min) Tokatea Hill Lookout (15 min)
Viewpoint on a hiking trail overlooking a scenic bay, forest & former WWII marine surveillance area. Driving Creek (8 min)
Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. The Waterworks (11 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Whanganui Island (13 min) Coromandel Mining & Historic Museum (4 min)
Heritage museum in an 1897 building exploring the area's gold-mining history via photos & artifacts. Waiau Falls (16 min) Waiau Kauri Grove (17 min)
Scenic area of kauri forest featuring a popular swimming hole with a waterfall, plus a trail. Papa Aroha Holiday Park (19 min)
Kayak fishing Coromandel Peninsula (44 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. New Chums Beach (23 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. | 
