Top Hotels Near Darkwood Beach in from NZ$193

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"Where do I start? On arrival there was no one at the front desk. Waited about 15 minutes, I received a key on a chain for my room. The room looked like it hadn’t been touched or cleaned in three decades. Cracked tiles all over. Dirt and residue in the grout of the tile. Don’t even get me started about the bathroom. GROSS. I had to wear my flip flops every time I showered. So dirty. The shower curtain …. Ugggh so gross with mildew and stains. On day four…. I went to front desk to get fresh towels. They never came. I went down three times. Finally at 8pm I received ONE fresh towel. There was nothing opened for food when we arrived. They have no store with snacks or waters or anything. Just a small gift shop that claims they are open at 9am but never opened until after noon and closed by 3pm. (The gift shop didn’t sell snacks or waters). They had set times for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We had traveled a long time and they had nothing to offer us when we arrived. They told us we had to wait until 6:30 when the buffet opened for dinner. WHAT?!?! It was 3pm. We went down to the pool to get a drink. The bar closed at 3;45. The outdoor grill was closed. It was absolutely mind boggling. The food was gross. They had little to offer. The beach had trash everywhere. Cigarettes thrown all over the property. They just don’t take pride in their property. Very disappointed. Never again"

"This was an absolute gem! My husband and I were here for our 10 year wedding anniversary. The staff was friendly, the food was ABSOLUTELY delicious and our room was lovely. We really enjoyed our stay and are excited to return again."

"Wonderful relaxing resort. Thanks to all the staff who made our trip so memorable."

"The room views are great, especially the rooms higher up the hill. Everyone was very polite. The rooms and common areas were always clean. Service was slow at times, and fine at times. Island time I guess. The beach was not crowded and there were no vendors hassling you near the resort area. The food was decent, but we had better venturing out to some other restaurants. Good enough when you wanted to remain at the resort. It seems like this was designed to be adults only, but there were some kids around. Overall, it is as advertised and one of the nicer places. Glad we stayed there. "

"Perfect stay, the room was amazing, stepped straight out onto the beach and fabulous sunsets. Bar had anything you wanted and staff were extremely helpful. Restaurant served wonderful food, for breakfast and lunch, shame it didn’t open in the evening. "

"Lovely little clean self-contained apartment on a hillside, with the owners living in the house above. Nice sandy Beach five minute walk with a couple of restaurants/bars on the beach. Although the apartment was self Catering, it’s quite some distance to go to do any shopping, nothing within walking distance. Luckily we had a hire car. However, the owner left a 5L container of water in the fridge along with plenty of consumables like sun lotion and shower gels available. Plenty of towels for the apartment and for the beach, induction hob cooker in a small kitchenette with plenty of crockery, cutlery, and kitchen utensils. Plenty of toilet rolls for the short say that we were there, and a mosquito net completely covering the bed. Gas barbecue outside along with a round sun lounge bed with awning. The owners went above and beyond when I discovered on arriving at the airport, that my passport was in my jacket pocket in the wardrobe, in the apartment… Unbeknown to me, there were several messages on the Expedia app from the owner, letting me know that I’ve left my jacket in the apartment, but I didn’t get those messages until I got into the check-in area after dropping the hire car. Luckily the very helpful check-in man made a phone call and the apartments owners brought the passport and jacket directly to the airport in time for the flight. "

"The Welcoming we received was excellent, Emsley was a splendid person to start off the holiday experience.Calabash villa is located in a wonderful area, close to a group of amenities. The only downside is the Aircon system which needs to looked at and possible upgrade.The overall process of booking and communication was brilliant. some equipment needs upgrading. The family love the Villa and the local beach."

"My daughter and I stayed here for 11 glorious days. I can’t tell you enough how adorable this little place is. Every morning when you wake up you will be in awe of your view! It’s spectacular! It’s cozy and just like the pictures show. We walked to several beaches within 45 minutes. One thing I will say is the walk up and down the hill isn’t easy, the roads are bad but do not let that scare you off. They have a driver named Harvey that we used all the time. He would pick us up at the beach and bring us home. He is the BEST! Car was clean and air conditioned and he is super super reliable. He helped make our trip awesome. Alyson was super sweet and helpful and a great host. "