Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Poets Corner Lodge, Waihi Beach, Coromandel
Facts in brief
Location 15-minutes' drive from Waihi Beach
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Auckland Airport
Distance from airport Poets Corner Lodge is a 1 hour and 42-minute drive from Auckland airport
Hotel facilities and services
Jacuzzi with Sea Views, Free parking on premises, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Furniture, Flat Screen TV & DVD, High Speed Internet Access, Premium Gas BBQ Grill, Books & Magazines, Washer & Dryer.
Chargeable watersports
Surfing.
Land sports
Hiking, Cycling.
Out and about nearby
Poets Corner Lodge is located on Waihi Beach, a hallowed home of wonderful scenery, and an ideal base for exploring New Zealand's magical North Island. Straddling the border between the Bay of Plenty, and the Coromandel Peninsula, enjoy a short drive to many of the top attractions of the Central North Island. For example, step into the lush pastures of The Shire from Lord of the Rings, with magical Hobbiton just a 1 hour and 25-minute drive from Poets Corner Lodge, or uncover the volcanic and cultural landscape of Rotorua, less than 2-hours away. Those looking for a more active adventure in the Northland should head to the Karanghake Gorge, where dramatic hikes will take you through an area steeped in gold mining history and natural beauty. Be sure to stop at the stunning cascading staircase of Owharoa Falls for a picnic in the deep green of dense tropical vegetation. Elsewhere cycle the easy-going Hauraki Rail Trail for some of the North Island's finest scenery and a taste of the region's rich pioneering history, from the Pohutukawa Trees on the Thames Coast, through the green Waikato Farm Lands. Conveniently, guests may decide to stay even more local still, with the beautiful surfer beaches and friendly community of Waihi Beach on your doorstep. Stay here for a range of fantastic eateries, such as Gunners View Restaurant, the Flat White Café or the Porch Kitchen and Bar, or sample the rich bounty of the local produce for yourself at Waihi Produce Market every Sunday in Waihi Beach.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5014
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Poets Corner Lodge, Waihi Beach, Coromandel
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5014
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Poets Corner Lodge, Waihi Beach, Coromandel
The journey and how you get there
Auckland Airport is both internationally and domestically connected, and served by a wide variety of carriers. Expressions Holidays recommend you hire a car to explore the wider area with ease of convenience. Alternatively, private chauffeur transfers can be arranged.
Additional information
Children: Poets Corner Lodge welcomes children of all ages.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5014
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Poets Corner Lodge, Waihi Beach, Coromandel
About Central North Island
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to the Central North Island in New Zealand encompasses the volcanic heartland of New Zealand's North Island and contains the geothermal wonders of Rotorua including the dramatic Pohutu Geyser as well as the active volcano, White Island, just off the coast, Mount Ruapehu and the Taupo volcanic zone. The geothermal activity in the area has created a fascinating landscape of volcanic peaks, sometimes snow-capped, mountain ranges, bubbling springs and hot mineral pools, plateaux dotted with vast lakes fed by fast flowing, clear rivers brimming with trout. The landscape is incredibly green, and a mixture of bush with dense forests of beech trees, rimu and other pine trees and ferns of varying sizes and grassy open hillsides with cabbage trees. Every now and then steam rises from patches of ground. This region is also rich in Maori history and Rotorua has remained an important centre for Maori culture. To the east of the region near Gisborne, there are vineyards, rich pastures and surf beaches. It is also the place where Captain Cook made his first New Zealand landfall at Kaiti Beach in 1769. The region offers a superb range of water based and land sports including fishing, white-water rafting, walking, kayaking and mountain biking. Scenic flights over the volcanoes are very popular.
Highlights of the Central North Island
Enjoy the mineral waters at the Polynesian Spa in Rotorua, Visit the Whakarewarewa Thermal area at Rotorua with its mud pools, Pohutu geyser and six other geysers, Maori carving school and meeting houses, Combine a visit to the Blue Lake with its beach and the buried village of Te Wairoa, Visit the Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland between Rotorua and Taupo with the Lady Knox geyser (shoots water and steam up to 21 metres at 10.15 am daily) and walk through the geothermal area past the Champagne Pool and Primrose Terraces, Keen fishermen should try the trout fishing at Lake Taupo.
