Ruakaka Hotels

"Studio unit spacious, and Host Lovely and helpful. Thanks Judy"

"Very good place to stay. I always stay there when overnighting in Whangarei."

"Exactly as advertised. Host Mark friendly and helpful. Thanks for great stay. Will come stay again."

"Yes, the kitchen was well resourced. It was great to have lovely cutlery and a nice supply of cooking bowls which were microwave safe. Nice to find pepper and salt, and a little cooking oil and an electric frying pan to use, if the weather was too unsavoury to use the barbeque. However, for two nights, we were lucky enough to use the barbie. Think, the gas bottle, may need to be refilled as it didn't get very hot..however, we got there. A couple of things that I thought would be useful to provide , was, a grater, scissors, handy towels, plastic food wrap to use to cover food placed in the microwave."

"My favourite motel. Lovely people, lovely views, good facilities. We come here every time, that’s how much we like it."

"Clean room; great amenities; very comfortable "

"Had a great stay with a good sized room and a neat view from the little balcony. Some recent renovations evident made for a tidy stay. Great staff were all very helpful and professional."

"Poor wifi, no soap in one of the bathrooms, dirty washer /dryer with no washing powder. Restaurant closed for dinner, reception closed at night so we could not report the rowdy crowd having a party until 3:00 am. "

"This hotel is tired and dated. Whilst the staff make every effort to be great hosts the whole venue lacks any wow factor. The walls are damaged and marked - rips out of wallpaper. There are no lifts so you can expect to carry your own luggage up the stairs. My bathroom was full of hair when I arrived, I asked for it to be cleaned. The manager sent the trainee from the restaurant up to clean with a microfibre cloth - at 10pm they arrived with a vacuum. Dinner was a shambles - ordered a Medium Rare steak - it was medium well, served with YELLOW broccoli and 'bubble n squeak' was mash with cabbage mixed through. To compensate for the state of my room I was offered breakfast complementary - declined. Beds are comfortable, showers need a deep clean to remove all the mold from the edges. Disappointing venue and should not carry the Distinction Branding - no comparison to Christchurch. Management should invest in the whole venue. Expensive accomodation for what received"