Parkhill Fine Accommodation — Hotel in North Island

Situated near the Basin area (where Whangarei all happens),it may be easy to miss as one drives by, but it is well worth not doing so! The room was a decent size, without being huge, and next to a large communal sittingroom which had a large TV, kitchen facilities, a table and chairs, sofa and armchairs etc etc and was generally very well appointed (inc milk in the fridge and all types of tea inc Earl Grey). Back to our room - it had aircon, a large room fan as well as opening windows. The bathroom was sizeable and very well appointed with a good shower, good quality towels, washers, numerous bottles of body wash, etc etc. Dressing gowns were provided as well as all the usual irons, ironingboards, etc. The quality of all the appurtenances was above that usually provided and made the place stand out. Friendly and...

What great service. I had to check out of my other hotel at 10:00 a.m. and sent an email asking if I could leave my bag there during the day. Then, later, I called and the guy who answered the phone said sure, and your room is ready too.

When I looked in my email, I saw that he had answered me already. And finally, when I showed up, there was a note taped to the door with check-in instructions (which he had already sent me in the email).

I asked one question and he answered me three times. That's exceptional service.

Room's nice, central location, great value. Two big thumbs up. If I had a third thumb, I'd...

We only stayed one night in Whangarei for RWC2021, so didn't spend much time in the room at all. That said, given more time in the city, we certainly would have! The room and building are nice along with a great common area adjacent to our room. Checking in and out was super easy, as was parking, which was right in front of the building.||One notable thing about this room I will never forget: the shower pressure was out of this world. If you remember the Seinfeld episode when Kramer replaces his "low flow" shower head with the one for elephants... like that, but in a good way. It was amazing! ||Fine...