Rydges Rotorua (New Zealand) is located in a park like setting on the edge of Arawa ... more
Racecourse. Guests can revel in panoramic views across the city to Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the city centre and the ...
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Rydges Rotorua (New Zealand) is located in a park like setting on the edge of Arawa ... more
Racecourse. Guests can revel in panoramic views across the city to Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the city centre and the ...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Rydges Rotorua offers guests this city’s largest accommodation options and panoramic ... more
views across the city to Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island. Featuring 135 rooms including 90 Luxurious Deluxe Spa Rooms each with their own private Spa Bath and balcony ...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Rydges Rotorua (New Zealand) is located in a park like setting on the edge of Arawa ... more
Racecourse. Guests can revel in panoramic views across the city to Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the city centre and the Rotorua Convention Centre. While three hours from Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, thrill seekers can experience such natural gems as Whakarewarawa Hot Springs, Pohutu Geyser, Tamaki Maori Village and Tours, Polynesian Pools, Redwood Forest and Waiotapu Geothermal Wonderland. Recreational mavens have the opportunity to golf, fish, skydive, go horseback riding or take a scenic flight. The area's 16 natural lakes are ideal for water sports. This 135 room hotel boasts a rooftop, thermally heated indoor pool and sauna, fitness centre and mountain bike rentals. Guests hungry enough to devour a busload of kiwi fruit, can instead satiate their stomachs at the Atrium Restaurant. Set amid a four story central court area, this hotel eatery serves contemporary cuisine for breakfast and dinner. Mezz Bar overlooks the atrium and offers a wide selection of beverages. The hotel is 30 kilometers from Rotorua Airport.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Rydges Rotorua (New Zealand) is located in a park like setting on the edge of Arawa ... more
Racecourse. Guests can revel in panoramic views across the city to Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the city centre and the Rotorua Convention Centre. While three hours from Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, thrill seekers can experience such natural gems as Whakarewarawa Hot Springs, Pohutu Geyser, Tamaki Maori Village and Tours, Polynesian Pools, Redwood Forest and Waiotapu Geothermal Wonderland. Recreational mavens have the opportunity to golf, fish, skydive, go horseback riding or take a scenic flight. The area's 16 natural lakes are ideal for water sports. This 135 room hotel boasts a rooftop, thermally heated indoor pool and sauna, fitness centre and mountain bike rentals. Guests hungry enough to devour a busload of kiwi fruit, can instead satiate their stomachs at the Atrium Restaurant. Set amid a four story central court area, this hotel eatery serves contemporary cuisine for breakfast and dinner. Mezz Bar overlooks the atrium and offers a wide selection of beverages. The hotel is 30 kilometers from Rotorua Airport.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Somewhere very diiferent, Maori culture, boiling mud and geysers Disadvantages: the smell was a little off putting, Maori evening was awful
ROTORUA:
Rotorua is on the North island of New Zealand almost in the middle about three hours drive from Auckland and six from Wellington.
We stayed at the Sudima Hotel right beside Lake Rotorua and as we got off the bus the interesting sulphur smell of Rotorua greeted us. It is quite a strong rotten egg sort of smell that gets in to everywhere. I didn?t find it too revolting but others in our group found it very over powering and complained constantly that it even pervaded the air-conditioning in the rooms.
The town is quite small enough to walk around the main sights, the lovely steaming lake and the park alongside it and all the way to Ohinemutu. On our first evening we went to the Tamika Maori evening ( see separate review on this one)
TE PUIA ? THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI ARTS AND CRAFTS INSTIRUTE:
The next day we were up ...
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Advantages: Packed with activities and sights, can never get bored Disadvantages: Not much to see or do in town, stinks of rotten eggs
When visiting New Zealand, Rotorua is a must for any adventure or adrenaline junkie. There is so much to see and do you will never get bored and a few days here just isn't enough.
As well as being known for all the adrenaline packed activities on offer, Rotorua is also known for its geothermal activity. There are many mud pools located in random places throughout the city and many hotels and hostels have bubbling hot pools that you can take a dip in. One thing that you will notice as soon as you get into Rotorua is the occasional rise of steam coming from the ground as well as the distinct smell of rotten eggs, from the sulphur which is in the geothermal spots. Don't let it put you off - it is disgusting and very strong in some areas but you soon get used to it.
~ White water rafting ~
Rotorua is home to the largest waterfall ...
Advantages: Great unique place to see! Disadvantages: Smella of eggs!!
Roturua in the North Island of New Zealand is well worth a visit, full of many wonders from thermal lakes, mud pools, geysers and for the adventurous among you white water rafting and Zorbing.
Be warned however with all the thermal activity comes a pungent smell of egg! Not the most pleasant thing to wake up to into the morning but you kind of get used to it after a while, not sure if that is a good or bad thing!
The only downside to Rotorua I can think of is the fact that it is very spread out, you can take buses to the main activities but this cost $10 a ride, myself and a friend decided to hire a car for the day and this was brilliant as it meant we could see a lot more and at our own pace. Hiring a car cost about $70 for the day between us.
Accommodation in Rotorua is plentiful, we stayed in a backpackers hostel as we ...
General Information:Rydges Rotorua offers guests this city's most spacious and luxurious accommodation. Featuring 135 rooms including 90 Luxurious Deluxe Rooms each with their own private Spa Bath being the main attraction. Location:Located in a park like setting on the edge of Rotorua\\\'s Arawa Racecourse, Rydges Rotorua boasts panoramic views across the city to Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island. Area:The hotel is central to many of Rotorua\\\'s famous attractions and activities, such as Te Puia, Pohutu Geyser, Skyline Skyrides and Luge, Rainbow Springs, Redwood Forest and Mt Tarawere Volcano Tou. It is also within easy walking distance of the Central Business District, Rotorua Convention Centre and Whakarewarewa geysers.Recreation:Before dinner why not relax in our Mezz Bar with a drink overlooking the Atrium Restaurant.You need not go further for dining than our award winning Atrium Restaurant which features modern and classic cuisine with the highlight being our live cooking experience with ``Asian with Anchalee'', on Friday and Saturday nights. Rooms:Tea and coffee making facilities, refrigerator, mini bar, in-house movies, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, remote control TV, High speed Internet access.
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