Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
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Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
809 Abel Tasman Drive, Pohara 7183 New Zealand
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Your ultimate beach holiday starts at the waters edge at Pohara Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park. This is true relaxation in the shade of the trees, that fringe the sparkling waters of Golden Bay, enjoy safe swimming, kayaking, boating and sailing from our absolute beach front location.
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Free parking
Beach
Canoeing
Children's playground
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BBQ facilities
Baggage storage
Private check-in / check-out
Fishing
Kids club
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Convenience store
Non-smoking hotel
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Shared bathroom
Shared kitchen
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Non-smoking rooms
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809 Abel Tasman Drive, Pohara 7183 New Zealand
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Car recommended
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Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park delights guests with its serene beachfront setting and well-kept camp that offers privacy and scenic views. While some travelers feel the hotel is overpriced, particularly with added costs for showers, the cleanliness and service receive high marks, with many guests commending the spotless facilities and friendly staff.
The hotel’s location is also a highlight, offering easy access to beaches and entertainment options, despite mixed feelings regarding overall value. However, the rooms and clean amenities are generally appreciated, particularly for their upkeep during peak times.
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A lovely camp ground - packed to capacity at this time of year but well maintained for cleanliness, lawns etc. campers quieten down at night and no long queues at toilets or kitchens. Would have liked a tent city setup with cheaper rates for car camping/small tent. Really well setup for families and big setups. Great stay Thanks.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from PoharaBeachTOP10, Front Office Manager at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 14 Jan 2020
Thank you for your comments. A busy period with lots of happy people. Delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope you visit us again here in Pohara! Many thanks and all the best from the team....
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We spent the weekend camping at this lovely holiday park right on the beach. We had a premium camp site, and got to choose our own site along the beachfront. The premium sites were huge, with plenty of room for our tent, trailer and car.
The amenity blocks were clean, warm and well stocked. The showers were only 50c for 6 minutes hot water.
Pohara Beach itself is stunning, with a safe swimming beach and soft sand. Our kids spent a lot of time beachcombing and building driftwood forts. Check out the fossils in the boulders in the retaining walls too!
At this time of the year the camp ground was nice and quiet, with the gentle lapping waves of the sea to put you to sleep. A lot of smaller campervans were using the premium camp sites, more for the beachside location than needing the bigger campsite. The rest of the park was quite empty and if you were camping there you could have most of it to yourself. A perfect time of the year to visit!
The campsite also has small cabins and a TV lounge. There are a few cafes nearby and a well stocked convience store that did the best coffee we had in Golden Bay, much better than the other cafes we visited!
The amenity blocks were clean, warm and well stocked. The showers were only 50c for 6 minutes hot water.
Pohara Beach itself is stunning, with a safe swimming beach and soft sand. Our kids spent a lot of time beachcombing and building driftwood forts. Check out the fossils in the boulders in the retaining walls too!
At this time of the year the camp ground was nice and quiet, with the gentle lapping waves of the sea to put you to sleep. A lot of smaller campervans were using the premium camp sites, more for the beachside location than needing the bigger campsite. The rest of the park was quite empty and if you were camping there you could have most of it to yourself. A perfect time of the year to visit!
The campsite also has small cabins and a TV lounge. There are a few cafes nearby and a well stocked convience store that did the best coffee we had in Golden Bay, much better than the other cafes we visited!
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Date of stay: March 2020
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Room Tip:Â The premium sites are larger and on the beach front
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Response from Brent Clarke, Owner at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 10 Mar 2020
Thanks for such an honest and lovely review of our park, Clozzie. Now that summer is winding down it is quite the special time to visit. Peaceful and relaxed and with plenty of space for everybody. And of course the great weather helps too. All the best from myself and the team here at Pohara Top 10 Holiday Park. I will pass on your comments to our wonderful cleaning team. And I do believe your 'fort'is still up on the beach, even surviving the high tides! Safe travels....
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We loved our stay. Facilities great, right on the beach, great outdoor cold shower available when coming off the beach path. Washing costs $5 a load which was expensive. Close proximity to easy and stunning walks. Quite close to road so traffic noise at night, but offset by closeness to beach and convenience to Takaka for groceries only 10 mins drive. Loved the fresh mussels for sale at the store!
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Date of stay: January 2021
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Response from Brent Clarke, Owner at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 13 Jan 2021
Superb Aidan! We'll look forward to seeing you again soon for some more mussels and fun at the beach! Thanks for coming.
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Wonderful location, lovely staff. Terrible kids playground but the beach is great and so accessible. Really enjoy our stays here just a shame about the playground- or lack of. The amenities are really good- great kitchens and bathrooms. It’s rather steep if you want to do washing - $5 a load and 50c a shower for 6 mins. The kids movie night a nice touch and location handy to fab walking tracks and biking adventures.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Response from PoharaBeachTOP10, Manager at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 26 Jan 2020
Thanks for your feedback Sarual2020. We've put the wheels in motion to get the playground upgraded as it's owned by the council so we're hoping we'll know more soon so fingers crossed it'll be here for your next stay! Thanks again for coming!
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This is a great facility right on the beach where you can hear the waves crashing as you awaken, The reception is very welcoming and friendly, and all the facilities are well maintained, easy to navigate, and well lit at night. The only downfall for us was having to pay for the showers (the only one out of 10 of our South Island trip. Keep up the great facility guys!
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Response from Brent Clarke, Owner at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 20 Aug 2020
Thanks for your review. Concerning the showers, Golden Bay relies totally on rain and bore water so our Holiday Parks must adhere to strict water control. 50 cents for six minutes has made an absolutely massive difference in water usage. Since installing the meters our water usage lessened by more than half. Imagine kids standing under the showers in wetsuits, with boogies boards, body boards, surf boards etc. Sand in every nook and cranny. Some were even taking plastic chairs to sit on to relax after a swim. Beach camps such as ours have to be committed to Tiaka and nothing is more serious than precious water conservation. On the other plus side, it also means our lines for showers (used to be our most common complaint) simply disappeared. Golden Bay is a very isolated community and you may have noticed the many tanks in gardens around the bay. Those are all rain water tanks, harvesting the rain which is the our source. When you stay in communities such as ours you will come across metered showers for this reason. It is a wonderful lesson in water conservation and our huge mass of regular summer campers have welcomed the shower meters with open arms for this reason. Thanks for staying with us and we hope to welcome you back again in the near future. All the best from the Pohara Top 10 Holiday Park team....
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Perfect beach location. Lovely friendly family campground. Perfect for kids to do endless laps around campground and along beach on their bikes. Kids loved the nightly movie in the big tent. This was our second time staying in a motel unit for 7 nights. Not cheap but worth the extra money if you want the campground experience and beach location without the hassle of camping. There was a couple of things I wasn't happy with in the room when we arrived (missing towels and dirty floor). Staff quickly had this sorted while we went for a swim and left us a complimentary bottle of wine and sorry note....service above and beyond, Room was serviced to a great standard every day. Great pubs just across the road. Lovely safe beach for kids and the best sunsets. Plenty to do in Golden Bay without having to drive too far.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from PoharaBeachTOP10, Front Office Manager at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 13 Jan 2020
Thanks for your positive comments. Again, apologies for the missing towels and sand on arrival. It was lovely having you all stay (again) and seeing such a flurry of activity every morning from your motel. Smiles all around. The sunsets are indeed special as the orange turns to red over the mountains. And if you are lucky you get the moon riding across the sky on a clear night which is one of my favourite scenes. Have a great year and we hope to welcome you all back again soon. Kindest regards from the team at Pohara Top 10 Holiday Park....
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We had a great relaxing time, park is beautifully kept and clean and easy access to the beach. Weather was great when we went over New Year period, despite Park being pretty full, it was managed well and never experienced any problems or excessive noise.
WiFi access could be better but then when your on holiday it's equally nice to be tech free.
WiFi access could be better but then when your on holiday it's equally nice to be tech free.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from PoharaBeachTOP10, General Manager at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 7 Jan 2020
Awesome! Thanks for coming Nomad62535372734, it's great to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We'll see you next time ...
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Great place to stay with a huge range of facilities especially for families and fishing. We We were able to park the boat, clean our boat, fillet and freeze our fish in the kitchen freezer. Everything we needed was in the shop. Good atmosphere and very relaxing.
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Date of stay: February 2021
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Response from Brent Clarke, Owner at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 16 Feb 2021
Relax! We love it! Thanks for coming!
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Clean tidy and friendly. Great to be able to pop straight out onto the beach was absolutely lovely. And thank you for allowing our dog.
Was close to Takaka as well.
Only thing was we didn’t realise we needed 50 cent coins for showers but thankfully were able to get these at reception desk no trouble. The 6 min showers we great.
Was close to Takaka as well.
Only thing was we didn’t realise we needed 50 cent coins for showers but thankfully were able to get these at reception desk no trouble. The 6 min showers we great.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Response from Brent Clarke, Owner at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 20 Aug 2020
Thanks for staying with us and we hope you return with your pup in the near future!
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If you are looking for an out of town escape then this place is great. Lovely clean, quiet motor camp a long drive away and out in the middle of nowhere but worth going to. Careful the shop closes early and you can not get any take away dinner on a Monday or Tuesday night. Good idea to bring your own food i.e. dinner and breakfast and make use of their good camp kitchen. It is a very beautiful place literally right on the beach.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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Response from Brent Clarke, Owner at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Responded 14 Sept 2020
Thanks for coming to stay alanajanejacob, it's great to hear you enjoyed your escape. The 2 restaurants, the diary, and the fish and chip shop all very their opening hours over the year and with them just coming out of winter we may find that they reopen 7 days a week soon. You can always check when making a booking so you'll know what to bring next time. It would be a shame to bring everything to find out that you could have had fash'n'chups on the beach! See you next time!
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Hiya. Yep, we've a small playground with swings and a slide within the holiday park that's suited to toddlers or a huge playground just outside - we call it the beach! Rocks, sand, shells, starfish, pipi's, waves, and more - hours of endless entertainment!
Hi Ange, they sure do, most even have a sea view. cheers
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$105 - $125 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
New ZealandSouth IslandNelson-Tasman RegionGolden BayPohara
NUMBER OF ROOMS
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Frequently Asked Questions about Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Which popular attractions are close to Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park?
Nearby attractions include Wainui Falls Track (4.6 km), Rawhiti Cave Track (5.8 km), and Labyrinth Rocks (5.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free parking, kids activities, and laundry service.
What food & drink options are available at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park?
Guests can enjoy barbeque facilities during their stay.
Is parking available at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park?
Conveniently located restaurants include The Wholemeal Cafe, Dangerous Kitchen, and Roots Bar.
Is Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.3 km away from the centre of Pohara.
Are any cleaning services offered at Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park?
Yes, laundry service and self serve laundry are offered to guests.
Is Pohara Beach Top 10 Holiday Park accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access and reduced mobility rooms. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.