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2.5 out of 5
Opal Hot Springs & Holiday Park
257 Okauia Springs Road, Okauia

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 417 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 417 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 417 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 417 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 417 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Rex A

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice pools.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon,Thank you for your wonderful review and we hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks.

6/10 Okay

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
I found the whole properties facilities being good and not hard to access, I would say put something more in place for the cars up at the cabins as some had more vehicles than suppose to and also have a system that better makes other guests know to stop being noisy and also the cabin I was in the door kept jamming which made it hard to lock. I didn't like there were cobwebs and spiders on the roof an no vacuum or broom offered if your there for longer than 3 days. Plus beds were dusty on the top bunks. Suggest to have a better airflow for condensation.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon Mary,Thank you for your positive feedback and we have passed this onto Management. We do encourage guests to come up to the office should other guests be too noisy after 10.00 pm, we are sorry that you encountered this. But we do hope that you still enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again in the future, maybe staying in one of our Motel Units. Many thanks.

2/10 Terrible

Phoebe

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Patchy reception onsite so purchased Wifi which ended up being terrible. The bed was extremely uncomfortable, bathrooms were poor and was quite noisy.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon Thomas,Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks.

6/10 Okay

Mimoy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
room doesn't look like the photo sent to me kind of disappointed there but view is nice and the place is peaceful.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon Mimoy,Please advise us which room you booked, so that we can contact Expedia to make any changes with the photo's, but pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks

4/10 Poor

Kathy

We never got there as the function got cancelled through illness and our money wasn't refunded as we hadn't cancelled by the 10th February 2024 which is terrible as other accommodations offer a much better cancelation time frame I will never look to book there again and will tell people. Its time Opal Springs moved with the times .I gave 24hr notice of my cancelation so they were able to sell it on.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Brian on 2 Mar 2024
I unfortunately disagree. You booked through Expedia and they are very efficient at letting you know things like cancellation policies. 24 hour notice would be hard to resell even if we were situated in a busy city. People know weeks or months in advance that they are travelling, not the day before. I explained this to you on the phone, and you were fine with it. The room remained empty as expected, as we had no time to rebook it.

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cental to Rail Trail. The owners seem to have done alot of work on the grounds and working their way up the list of priorites & improvements for an older establishment. Although the rooms are tired but they are clean, and tidy & contain all of the necessities. Good linen, comfortable beds & pillows & all the cutlery crockery expected.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would definitely stay again
Great service at check-in. Cabins were clean and in a tidy condition. Beds had pillows and bottom sheets. And with the summer heat, we didn't really need the extra bedding we had brought. Loved that 3 pools (1 large one with cool water, lanes and a slide and 2 smaller hot pools) were free for guests to use. Stayed here after doing the Tongariro Crossing and it was perfect for our family of 2 adults and 2 teenagers. We used the pools in the evening and the next morning as well.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Min

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were fabulous and friendly, the pools were amazing and we thoroughly enjoyed our short stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon Alice,Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks.

8/10 Good

Elodie, Cambridge

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice unit, all very clean. The choice of different pools is great (a big one at 28 degrees, another smaller at 37 and an even smaller one at 39). The only downside is that they only open at 9.00am and the check out is at 10. But otherwise, great place to stay :)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean and tidy, well kept grass areas. Tourist flat was a bit run down and basic worth of fashioned decorations, but very convenient facility for what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kushla

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pools were great, thats about it. Cabins were terrible, brown water that was disgusting, leaks everywhere, bathrooms need upgrading. The deck out front is very unsafe for toddlers. No phone reception, had to pay for wifi. Rubbish stinks right in the middle of everyone. The mattress, we couldnt even sleep on it, it had springs poking out everywhere. Will never be going back. 😢
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kamila

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon Kamila,Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks

2/10 Terrible

Debbie

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Vanessa on 30 Apr 2024
Good Afternoon Debbie,Sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. You haven't mentioned why your stay with us didn't go well. Please advise us where we went wrong for your stay. Many thanks

10/10 Excellent

Vilma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grandson enjoyed the swimming pool. Attractive surroundings and though busy somehow felt peace.ful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second time staying. Well maintained campgrounds with good clean facilities the bonus of heated mineral pools. The hosts are friendly and helpful. We will be back again in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Tui

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything was awesome x
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Farrell Carlos

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice scented room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Megan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the peace of the Opal pool
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Genetha

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

2/10 Terrible

Danelle

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just the pool and lady at office man at office is a ripe prick
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Opal Hot Springs on 30 Dec 2023
We appreciate your feedback. Can you tell us next time that you have 3 children with you.

8/10 Good

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The wifi was a bit of a problem as it cut out a lot in the tourist flats
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Vanessa on 15 Nov 2023
Hi Janice, so sorry to hear that you had trouble with our wifi, we are with StarLink so it should be ok, but we will look into it. Once again thank you for your review and we hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Brian on 30 Dec 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What an awesome spot, we will be back again forsure!!! Amazing place to stay, loved the pools and the room, the location, it was all very nice. Friendly people too which was a nice bonus!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Brian on 4 Nov 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Vanessa on 15 Nov 2023
Hi Lisa, wow thank you so much for awesome review, we hope to see you again in the future. Many thanks.

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Had a simple Cabin, not a motel. Came bak to find theyd been in to empty th Bin!? How much rubbish did they think we had accumulated in 1 night? We had a lot of stuff lying around so wasnt impressed!. Flooring is shocking in th shower bathroom area. Definitely wear jandals in th shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kapu

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Receptionist was very welcoming and informative. Great place to stay overall, the only downfall was no cell reception but otherwise a great place to stay. Would recommend and stay again. Thanks team.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Brian on 4 Nov 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Kurt

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very child friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Brian on 4 Nov 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Choyce

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love that they have hot an cold pools
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Brian on 4 Nov 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Shayleigh

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Shannon

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Beautiful park and Motel. We really enjoyed soaking in the hot pools hence why we chose to stay here. Unfortunately tv didn’t work as aerial was broken and heating in the motel was quite insufficient. Nevertheless we would absolutely one hundred percent stay again because the beds were comfortable our room was lovely and clean with everything we needed. Jug, toaster, cutlery serve wear. And the pools are just Devine!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Destiny

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked the prices, everything walking distance. Didnt like how thin the walls are and being able to hear the littlest things from both cabins on either side= need to put something in to help with noise
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Vanessa on 1 Aug 2023
Hi Rea, that you for your lovely review, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you back again in the future. We apologise for the noise and have made a note for Management for future up-grades. Take care.

8/10 Good

Tio

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Vanessa on 1 Aug 2023
Hi Tio, thank you so much for your lovely review, we are so please that you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you back again in the future. Take Care.

6/10 Okay

Gaylene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Enjoyed having access to pools. Bed was comfy, living space was clean, bathroom was not -floor was so sticky we put down bathmat to walk on. No smoke alarm/detected.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Naum

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Channell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Vanessa on 1 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you back again in the future.

8/10 Good

Astina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall a good stay. Room was clean and comfortable. However the shared toilets/shower was old and rather grimy. So we bath in the shower block instead. Expedia was not great though. First the listing was incorrect - the room did not have a bathroom at all as stated. -second when we wanted to change and upgrade the room, I assumed I would be paying a little more. I did not ask for a refund but rather an upgrade so was willing to pay more. Instead they were planning to cancel the payment for that room and made me pay for another room which means I am paying for 2 rooms instead. When is an upgrade considered a cancellation? Apparently Expedia thinks so. This is the 2nd time I had a rather bad experience with Expedia. I suppose this means I should be wary of it in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angelia

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Swimming is lovely, staff is amazing Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Vanessa on 1 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Lee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from brian on 15 Jun 2023
The irony of this review is that the guests were a "no show", booked for the 9th june, no one arrived to stay. Thankyou keyboard warrior.

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
customer service and communication a bit lacking
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from brian on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome service from Brian and co. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from brian on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Bonita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Was great for a night out
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from brian on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Max

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great; easy parking, nice staff, clean room. Very comfortable bed, pillows and bedding. Decent shower, full oven/stove, lots of TV channels. Amazing onsite facilities; recycling, clothes washers and dryers, barbecue, playground, office shop. The Ramaroa pool was so nice I want to keep it secret, don't tell anyone ok?
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from brian on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!