Waipu Cove Resort Reviews

If you like your bed sandy and If you like authoritarian hosts, then this is the place for you. Full of don’t do this, don’t do that, not welcoming at all. They treat their guests very poorly. Excessive rules and aggressive manner, even the welcome email is anything but. Whatever you do = don't hang clothes on the pool fence, but it is ok for the management to hang much larger pool covers to on the pool fence, hypocrites. Phone coverge on ONE NZ is pretty much non-existent

Very welcoming operators; booked in a while back for a special persons birthday family stay over. On arrival treated well and amenities explained and a guided tour to our apartments. Beach walks and swim in the heated pool were enjoyed by all of us. A casual night, eating, drinking, eating, playing cards, eating and just managed getting to bed before we turned into pumpkins. Nice & quiet would recommend to people as dining facilities are also close by.

Laura and the team were awesome. It helped that the weather gods were inside. Clean, friendly and very accommodating of our change in plans. The location is great, stroll to a lively and very long beach, with no noise and enough options if things to do to cover more than a few days.

We went with our motorhome, nice site, less than a minute walk to beach. Lovely facilities, hot showers and plenty of time to have a shower and wash hair. Very relaxing, we stayed for 7 nights and have rebooked for next year. Ladies in Office very helpful and friendly. Looking forward to next year on a different site.

We stayed for 3 nights across 3 x 1brm units for the family. Great location, close to beach, cafe, local diary (all walking distance). Reception were very accommodating to make our stay easy. The rooms were well supplied, clean and everything worked well. Loved that they changed out our towels on a daily basis. Felt it was very good value for money. Thank you Waipu Cove Resort

We loved staying here. The staff were really professional, friendly and welcoming. The heated swimming pool was loved by my children and it is just a stones throw to the beach with it's own private accessway. The Cove Restaurant is just across the road as is a local dairy. We stayed over New Years and it was really peaceful and quiet. No rowdy guests. We enjoyed meeting other families and our children made several friends. Unit was a decent size and even with a two year old in tow felt very safe with pool being well and truely fenced off. We hope to come back again.

Friends had booked a special weekend at Waipu Cove. They spent 1 hour on the road trying to get there but had to turn back … in their wisdom and a show of sheer greed, have chosen no refunds and no credit. We understand how tough it has been for hospitality in Northland but this feels very unfair and shortsighted! I would encourage others to post the same!

What's not to like, the location is great with a general store / takeaway at the end of the drive and a café just about 100 metres down the road. The 1 bedroom (cosy) unit we stayed in had a nice little outdoor patio / garden to sit in although we were next to the road which, being holiday season, was rather busy. The units were nice and clean too. Right on the lifeguard patrolled beach and just a few minutes from Waipu

Great little place to stay. Close to the beach and other tourist attractions. Clean and tidy and well serviced. Affordable for the busy traveller or for just a quick hang out with the family. Would definitely recommend for anyone wanting somewhere to stay in the area

Rooms are cute and compact but have everything you could possibly need. Pool and spa hard to find up this way so a bonus that they are here. Short stroll to a very nice beach. Check in a good experience and recommendations of things to do in the area (Piroa falls was one we had not heard of but well worth the visit) The Cove Cafe across the road for your meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, as well as baked goods and coffee to go)

This was our second time staying at the resort and we had a great time. The facilities are great, especially the heated pool and spa. The kitchen is well equipped; apartments are spacious and comfortable. Staff are friendly and accommodating.

My whanau had an awesome stay at the Waipu Cove Resort. Park your car and don't need to use it again - pool/beach/shop/restaurant all within few minutes walk. Beautiful beach and amazing facilities at the Waipu Cove Resort with excellent service..

The Resort is in an excellent location being a 5 minute walk to the beautiful beach, also very close to the Dairy and The Cove Restaurant. Our unit was very clean, comfortable and had its own private deck at the back with table and chairs, to enjoy a quiet drink or meal. Dianna made us very welcome and made sure all was ok while we were there. We enjoyed using the heated swimming pool and there was a spa and BBQ by the pool. The Resort is only a couple of hours drive from Auckland, so we will definitely be returning again.

Lady on the front desk was rude. Complained about having to come to desk to answer questions. Room was dirty, edges around walls looked like it'd been a year since cleaned. The private deck out back wasn't private...at all. Fence palings removed, nails sticking out. Could see right through to adjoining decks and rooms. Bed on rollers..as you get in bed moves...a lot. There for 2 nights, they didn't even restock the milk for coffees even tho they restocked the coffee!! Said they didn't restock milk????? I've stayed in many motels and hotels up and down NZ through my job and milk is stocked and restocked minimum!! To top it off..the rude manager lady entered our room unannounced using a key. Why she was entering was beyond me. I'm glad I wasn't naked. She claimed mistake but a mistake isn't made when you have the exact key for the room. (Key lock, not digital card key) For the money it was tiny, dirty and didn't feel private. Won't stay again. The pool was nice.