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Luxury 5 star resort delivering great holiday experiences 2nd to none with guaranteed water views, spacious modern suites,(1,2 or 3 bedrooms). Your ideal honeymoon or holiday location. Facilities include FREE in room Wi-Fi, super-sized spa pool, lap pool and tennis court, gym and kayak hire. Suites all have designer kitchens, spacious dining, lounge and bedrooms with walk-in wardrobes in master bedroom, providing all the comforts of home and more. Water views guaranteed with all Suites located on the waterfront with peaceful relaxing views of the Waterways & mountain range beyond; set amongst landscaped grounds, just minutes from the beach, Whitianga is spoilt for choice with many cafes, bars & restaurants, ensuring all tastes are catered for, only a 1.5Km walk to the centre of the township. Cosy gas fires/or heat pumps complete the picture for the colder months. A full laundry is provided within each Suite.Unique to Sovereign Pier is their own private boat ramp; and ample FREE parking for cars & boat trailers. Guests with large power boats and yachts can also rent a marina berth, subject to availability. They have 24hr security in their gated complex for your peace of mind and a private lockable garage is provided with each Suite. Kayaks & quadricycle are available for hire. Whitianga is a New Zealand coastal town on the move. Often considered the Coromandel's jewel in the crown - It marks the gateway to spectacular deep sea fishing and diving as well as swimming, bush walking, scenic cruises, soaking in a hot pool at Hot Water Beach at low tide, or indulging yourself for a massage at the famous Whitianga Lost Spring Hot Mineral pools & Spa, horse riding, surf and line fishing, kayaking, relaxed shopping, dining on local cuisine, golfing, bone carving - Sovereign Pier sits in the center of all of this,in the peaceful location of the Whitianga waterways.
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HOTEL STYLE
Modern
Trendy
Languages Spoken
English
Location
73 South Highway Coromandel, Whitianga 3510 New Zealand
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We were astonished to find the apartment garage is huge. Through the garage to a small courtyard then into the beautiful apartment. Fabulous open plan kitchen/ dining/ living space. The double sliding doors opening onto our terrace furnished with table & chairs plus loungers. The pool was at the bottom of our garden & just the shortest walk around to the gate. We had booked a one bed apartment so a second bedroom & bathroom were closed off. After travelling around for a couple of weeks we made full use of the laundry facilities in the apartment. We thoroughly enjoyed our all too short stay at Sovereign Pier.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Sovereign Pier on the Waterways is simply amazing! The rooms are amazing. Great view of the waterway and mountains. Extremely Quiet, Very comfortable beds, fully equipped apartment with, tea, milk and coffee, plenty of dishes and appropriate cleaning equipment available, & great Wi-Fi for working remotely. The location is also close to town, and Stu at the front desk was amazing at explaining the places to eat and made us feel welcomed. He also gave us shovel's for our journey to Cathedral Cove. The bonus was the front desk staff arranged for onsite massage services in the apartment from a local spa.
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Sovereign Pier on the Waterways met and surpassed my expectations, it was well facilitated and had a kind and welcoming environment. The accomodation was very safe with gated perimeter and multiple car parking available including covered garage parking. The facilities and ammenities available suited my family and I with ways to explore the waterways. The staff there were very helpful with recommending activities and eateries and were well informed and able to help with any questions we had about the town.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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At nearly $500 per night plus extra to berth your boat unfortunately I was expecting much more. Yes nice accommodation and pool with view of water but... * Cruising at 3 knots takes 20 minutes to get your boat out of the waterways - if you have a small boat, I suggest staying somewhere else and launching boat at any of the public ramps. Note the ramp at apartments requires driver to back round a corner which can be tricky for the inexperienced. * On the occasions we used the swimming pool we all got blue substance (paint?) from pool over knees and feet. * Caution - beware of fines! Fine if you’re in the pool 5 minutes after 9pm. Fine if you don’t leave the kitchen how you found it. Fine if you leave 30 minutes after checkout time of 10am. * Keep in mind the apartment is not serviced during your stay and so if you run out of loo paper, shampoo etc, you have to pay for it.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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We will be back.... Sovereign Pier is a lovely gated/secure place to stay and you get a garage and a carpark!
Sadly we only got to stay a night at our lovely number 2 Villa but we enjoyed every moment of it, upon arrival we checked in at the reception and the lady who helped us was lovely, prepared and helpful. She gave us options of popular places to eat and even had them written on a map to help those checking in that afternoon.
Our villa was an upstairs one and had an awesome view of the little marina/waterways with a lovely balcony to enjoy it on. The villa had all the modern touches and felt homely and comfortable with extra pops of colour to make it fun, it was pulled of tasteful and went well all together.
The villa was clean and tidy with nothing to really complain about so overall I’d recommend it and definitely go back. Sovereign is a sort drive to town, the beach and The Lost Springs so location is perfect also.
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Date of stay: June 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We arrived the night before Gabrielle Cyclone with another couple. Our apartments were clean, spacious, well equipped, wonderful location (if it were not for Gabrielle!). The plan was to stay for 2 nights but we needed to extend to 4 nights due to the cyclone. Sarah and Jess were so accommodating and genuinely concerned about our safety. They assisted us in planning our forward journey, offering a solution (to call Sarah’s mum) if we were in difficulty. We cannot recommend this place enough and of course the wonderful S&J.
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Room Tip:They all face water
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We had 2 x 3 bedroom family apartments. These photos are unit 15 and we had unit 17.
A great apartment, well equipped with what we needed. Plenty of kitchenware and crockery to make meals for 11 people from our two apartment.
Stu was so knowledgeable and super friendly and we really appreciated it.
A couple of issues with the design of the showers and water all over the floor but nothing we couldn't manage for such a lovely place. We also couldn't tune the TV but that could be a user issue. I didn't ask Stu for help with this because I didn't want our group in front of the tv all day. So again, not a big thing.
A tip: If you are going to cook and use the facilities make sure you stop the service people for top up supplies when you see them as they don't stop in each day.
It's a beautiful location to take all your supplies and make your meals and enjoy your company and the amazing views.
There is a shared spa which can accommodate 20 and a large pool which was being repainted for summer.
Thank you Stu. See you again soon.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Fabulous up market villa complex. Reception was super friendly and helpful. The Villa was beautiful very clean and everything you could need provided. Bed was extremely comfortable with top quality bedding. Location was good great to have a view of the private marina and a short drive or long stroll into town. Really enjoyed staying in this villa even though we had the worst possible weather with storms Only negative would be if you are on ground floor near the pool as we were ( villa19) noise from children in the pool and people looking straight in at you !!
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Room Tip:Not villa 19 if you want privacy
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The apartment was amazing, it got better when you saw the view from the balcony.wr had a full sized kitchen included dishwasher and washing machine, also had a BBQ. Pool was lovely with a big spa. Short drive to a lovely beach and bars. It's a town we could retire too,.
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Date of stay: February 2025Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Free parking, next to your apartment and a garage
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Everything about this place is very good, nearly perfect! The outlook was stunning, the bedrooms and bathrooms were spacious and perfectly clean. The kitchen had everything and the living room and TV made us comfortable and kept us entertained. Nice and warm with fire and air con. Parking space was right outside and patio/balcony was huge! Great place and highly recommended!
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:No issues, not sure you could want any more!
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Rooms have air con and there is plenty of secure parking. You drive in and out through security gate.
Re rooms living room is spacious and kitchen large, really depends if want to be together or separated. Units are independently owned so all slightly different design. I'd email them direct to ask what they can do for you re rooms. Manager is very helpful. Would think 3 bedroom would be more economical. It is great accommodation and close to town - driving time 2 minutes.
Whitianga, New Zealand4 contributions1 helpful vote
Hi. All of the apartments that we manage have a waterway's view but not a seaview. We have upstairs apartments with a balcony and a view looking out over the waterways and the boats. The downstairs apartments also have a view of the waterways but at a ground level.
Whitianga, New Zealand13 contributions2 helpful votes
Thank you very much for your interest. We are the perfect base from which to explore the Coromandel, being in the only fully serviced town of Whitianga. 1.4km flat walk from the resort is the art galleries, cafes. bars, brewery, casual or high class restaurants and we even have a 2 theatre cinema and two large supermarket chains.
Other excursions like hot water beach and Hahei are a 30-40 minute drive.
We look forward to accommodating you in our waterfront, modern, stylish suites with all the comforts of home on the peaceful waterways.
There are more places to choose from in the Whitianga area.
PRICE RANGE
$280 - $525 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
sovereign pier on the waterways hotel whitianga
LOCATION
New ZealandNorth IslandWaikato RegionCoromandel PeninsulaWhitianga
NUMBER OF ROOMS
15
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Which popular attractions are close to Sovereign Pier On The Waterways?
Nearby attractions include Shakespeare Cliff Scenic and Historic Reserve (3.7 km), Combat & Fun Zone Adventure & Family Park (5.4 km), and The Lost Spring (1.5 km).
