Moontide Lodge
Clifftop Bed and Breakfast at Hatfields Beach, Orewa, New Zealand
Moontide Lodge is situated high on a clifftop, nestled in a grove of New Zealand native pohutukawa trees, with direct stepped access to the beach below. Hatfields Beach is a safe swimming beach.
This Bed and Breakfast offers you a high standard of quality and elegance combined with outstanding 180 degree views of Hatfields Beach and the impressive sea views far beyond.
All Guest Rooms offer different memorable views of the breathtaking Hibiscus Coast scenery, the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, Great Barrier Island, the Coromandel Peninsula and Whangaparaoa Peninsula. Please select your preferred guest room when making your "Availability Enquiry"
Moontide Lodge is located only 25 minutes north of Auckland and is the ideal first night's stay for visitors to New Zealand and a last stopover for travellers on their way south from the Bay of Islands.
The nearby seaside resort township of Orewa has many cafes and restaurants for your enjoyment and is a convenient 3 minute drive away. At low tide Orewa can be reached by a pleasant half hour walk along the rocky shoreline or walkways.
Your host Neil enjoys boating, fishing, and has interests
in ceramics and HAM radio. Email us for a DX transmission
time.
Come and enjoy your stay in this friendly and relaxed lodge.
2 bedrooms with ensuite, 1 with private bathroom
Pricing From NZ$220.00 per room
with a generous continental breakfast
(please refer pricing page for details)
Payment Cash, Direct credit or Pay Pal
Internet Free wireless connection available
Smoking Outside only
Children Due to the clifftop location Moontide Lodge is
unsuitable for children under 12
Safety High cliffs pose natural dangers, for your safety
do not proceed near cliff edges
Check In After 4 pm
Check Out Before 10am
Your Host name is Neil
Address 19 Ocean View Road, Hatfields Beach, Orewa
New Zealand
Auckland City to Moontide Lodge
(30 minute drive)
Travel north on the motorway over the Auckland Harbour Bridge towards Orewa. Go past the Silverdale exit #398, past the Wainui exit #396. TAKE THE NEXT EXIT to Orewa exit #394. Proceed northbound through Orewa on the coastal road over the hill at the northern end of Orewa. Ocean View Road is on the right hand side (our road sign is posted B&B). We are #19; drive up the long drive to the property.
Note: Exit #394 off the motorway before the tunnels.
Far North to Moontide Lodge
Follow road signs south to Auckland. As you drive past Warkworth (approx 10 mins) look out for the Puhoi road sign. Keep left and exit the main road at #388 "free route Auckland via Waiwera" (Do not go through the tunnel, keep left and go up the hill).
Pass through Waiwera, go over the next hill to Hatfields Beach (you will see Moontide Lodge high on the hill straight in front of you with its bright red roof). After passing Hatfields Beach, Ocean View Road is on the left hand side (our road sign is posted B&B). We are #19; drive up the long drive to the property.
Auckland international Airport to Moontide Lodge
(1 -1 1/2 hour drive depending on traffic, no traffic is 55 minutes)
The Airport is situated about 30 minutes drive south of Auckland City, from the airport follow signs north to Auckland and northbound over the Auckland Harbour Bridge to Moontide Lodge (refer directions "Auckland to Moontide Lodge").
Various rental car services are available at the airport.
