5/5 - Excellent
Great little town!






Nice staff and clean room
Reviewed on 2 Jan 2026

Location is great Bed was uncomfortable otherwise excellwnt
Reviewed on 26 Jan 2026

Amazing location, friendly staff, lovely surroundings.
Reviewed on 10 Dec 2025

Amazing location, friendly staff, lovely surroundings.
Reviewed on 10 Dec 2025

We had à Wonderful timeThe owner was very friendly and reactive
Reviewed on 22 Jan 2026

Amazing place and lots of activities to do. We love the location and staff are super friendly! Thanks you Top 10 Shelly Beach. We had a great Summer holiday!
Reviewed on 28 Jan 2026

Enter the white sand beach through a natural rock archway, the perfect frame for your photos of the rocky islands and clear waters of this marine reserve.
You can take time to visit Stella Evered Memorial Park Reserve during your travels to Hahei. Amble around the area's beaches or visit its cathedral.

Great little town!
Lovely little town. Very white sand beach, quiet, clean, comfortable. If you are thinking to go to hot water beach, here is the best staying.
Beautiful relaxed, no curbs, no traffic lights, few cars. Lovely wee village where we had an amazing breakfast - recommend it to anyone.
A truly unique little haven, the locals are awesomely friendly and helpful. Very special place, hope it stays that way.
Lovely little town with a general dealer for bread and milk and any emergency things you may have forgotten. They also have decent spades for Hot Water Beach at really reasonable prices.
The parking arrangement for Cathedral cove is a scam at $15 (?) for 4 hours. Perhaps a consequence of NZ becoming overrun with tourists. Maybe time to ease back on pushing NZ as a destination until facilities have caught up.
