Golden Bay Holiday Park

The camp itself is fine. Cleaning staff very friendly and helpful . However booking in was very unpleasant with the female manager. We arrived, 2 caravans with 2 couples at approx 10 25am to be told very rudely that check in was 12 noon. I explained we wished to view an on line funeral which started at 11am. Reluctantly we were given sites but on asking for NZMCA discount were told because we were early that was not available. The camp was almost empty. .... we did not enjoy this experience .

I liked it, our stay. They looked after us and nothing was a problem because we did have a few requests, but they sorted us, and gave us options. A very real kiwi experience. My dad would've been mates with these people... We were a group of 3 instructors and 14 teenagers exploring Golden Bay and parts of the West Coast (Wharariki) and based ourselves at the holiday park. Good cooking facilities for a group our size. Lots of hot water/showers and clean ablution blocks. Beachside tent spaces and the sound of the waves breaking drowned out the incessant teenage jabbering. Highlights 1. Colony of Blue Peguin burrows along the treeline. A privilege to be so close to nature. 2. The night sky. The Milky Way, shooting stars...wow! 3. Sunrises. Watch the sun climb up out of the ocean and into the Heavens. 4. A wee fire on the beach for marshmallows and story time. Permission first from the office as safety protocols apply. 5. Good base location for exploring and connecting to the region. 6. Easy, yet professional hosts. ...so good in fact the following week we took a whole nother group of teens back to do it all again. The Holiday Park upgraded this next group into cabins cause the weather was a bit naff. Cabins! Teens thought it was Christmas, all 15 of them. Monitored and supervised, but the cabins had bunks and beds, linen, pillows, heating and very very clean. Recommendations A. The hosts/managers are good at what they do. Host B. I cant say enough about the location. C. Local community, local culture. ...and once you've settled in, go discover your own piece of paradise. Well done the Golden Bay Holiday Park. See you again soon Mike, Linda and Kegan for Whenua Iti Outdoors

Left the main highway and drove down quite a long way to reach the camping grounds only to find that they were closed and no one was to enter under any circumstances. I understand that people may be worried about Covid but surely a sign on Billboard on the main highway would save people the trip to the camp. I rate it low due to owners not displaying closed on the bill board and cannot answer any questions on amenities.