| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. there's no air-conditioning. the motel offers free parking, and cooked or continental breakfast (fee). there are mineral pools, and a tv room with billiards. room service is available. additional amenities include an outdoor pool, a kiddie pool and a hot tub. the simple rooms offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs with satellite channels, and kitchens, along with dining areas and living rooms. set in a tranquil, suburban neighborhood, this relaxed motel is a 2-minute walk from a bus stop, a 15-minute walk from polynesian spa and 2 km from rotorua museum
Tauranga Airport 1 hr 1
Skyline Luge Rotorua (10 min)
Outdoor amusement park with an aerial gondola to downhill luge-cart trails & other activities. Rotorua Museum / Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (14 min)
Guided tours of these historic gardens leave at 11 AM & 2 PM daily, plus a 1 PM tour on weekends. Government Gardens (9 min)
Popular waterfront park with a geothermal bathhouse & museum with Tudor-style architecture. Rotorua Canopy Tours (9 min)
Adventure course featuring zip lines, swing bridges & treetop platforms in an ancient forest. Polynesian Spa (12 min)
Lakeside day spa including a family area, adult-only & private pools, therapies & a on-site cafe. Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village (8 min)
Cultural attraction with Maori dance performances, a traditional feast & geothermal features. Mitai Maori Village (9 min)
Traditional Maori village offering a guided bush walk, cultural performances & a ground-cooked meal. Kuirau Park (13 min)
Nature park with geothermal foot baths, hot springs & a lake, plus picnic tables & a playground. Redwoods – Whakarewarewa Forest (8 min)
Scenic redwood forest with trails for walking, biking & horse-riding, with toilet facilities. Te Puia (5 min)
Maori cultural center at a geothermal preserve with a dramatic geyser & crafts institute. Skyline Rotorua (10 min)
Adventure centre with a gondola, luge tracks, a high-adrenaline swing, zip-line & panoramic dining. Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe (15 min)
Lake, hot spring, geyser, and volcano Rainbow Springs Nature Park (9 min)
Opened in 1932, this compact zoo with a cafe offers a kiwi hatchery & interactive animal encounters. Redwoods Treewalk (7 min)
Recreational walk featuring 23 suspension bridges through 115-year-old redwood trees. Pohutu Geyser (7 min)
New Zealand's largest geyser, with many daily eruptions, set in a geopark with viewing decks. | 
