Reta's Guidebook
Food scene
This place has amazing food, a modern feel and is a few steps away from the beach. Only a four minute drive or 20 min walk from where you will be staying.
23 locals recommend
The Goodhome Gastropub
1 Papamoa Beach RdThis place has amazing food, a modern feel and is a few steps away from the beach. Only a four minute drive or 20 min walk from where you will be staying.
A super spot to grab a drink and some awesome food, often with some live music.
21 locals recommend
The Island Brewery
20 Domain RoadA super spot to grab a drink and some awesome food, often with some live music.
Dining, retail, supermarket, petrol, chemist.
Bayfair Shopping Centre is a 4 minute drive or 20 minute walk from your accommodation. It has a variety of nice restaurants, a food court, supermarket, a huge variety or retail stores, a petrol station and chemists.
Bayfair Shopping Centre is a 4 minute drive or 20 minute walk from your accommodation. It had a variety of restaurants, a food court, retail stores, supermarket, chemists, cinema and petrol station.
240 locals recommend
Bayfair Shopping Centre
19 Girven RdBayfair Shopping Centre is a 4 minute drive or 20 minute walk from your accommodation. It had a variety of restaurants, a food court, retail stores, supermarket, chemists, cinema and petrol station.
Papamoa Plaza
Sightseeing
The best views in Town. There are options for a 40-60 minute stroll around the base track, which doesn’t have too much elevation or a short hike to the top, which could be a 30 minute to 1.5 hour round trip - depending on your fitness level and if you take the stairs or the path. The stairs can take a little as 20 mins up and 15 mins down and the path 30 min+ up and similar down. With different views depending on the option you take. While you’re here you can walk across the road to visit one of the many cafes, famous Copenhagen ice cream store, mount hot pools or a short distance to retails stores and restaurants.
571 locals recommend
Mount Maunganui
The best views in Town. There are options for a 40-60 minute stroll around the base track, which doesn’t have too much elevation or a short hike to the top, which could be a 30 minute to 1.5 hour round trip - depending on your fitness level and if you take the stairs or the path. The stairs can take a little as 20 mins up and 15 mins down and the path 30 min+ up and similar down. With different views depending on the option you take. While you’re here you can walk across the road to visit one of the many cafes, famous Copenhagen ice cream store, mount hot pools or a short distance to retails stores and restaurants.
An hour drive but it’s worth it. This is a beautiful steam which you walk alongside for a good hours or so round trip.
49 locals recommend
Blue Spring Putaruru
Leslie RoadAn hour drive but it’s worth it. This is a beautiful steam which you walk alongside for a good hours or so round trip.
Hot pools
Sitting at the base of The Mount Mauao is a lovely spot to soak for an hour or two.
Mount Hot Pools
9 Adams Ave