Dunedin Holiday Park & Motels — Hotel in South Island

Spent a few nights here on a trip with our Kōhanga.

Great spacious room; we were in a self contained unit which had two rooms. One with a queen bed (had shelves in it for storage) and other room had single bunk beds plus another single bed (no space to store close just a few coat hooks).

Bathroom had toilet and open shower with HOT water and great pressure though even with curtain closed on it the whole floor would get wet. Guests are provided with one small towel a day these aren't good if your on the bigger side or an adult. But ok for young kids. So pays to pack some extra towels.

Kitchen and living area in one with a 2 seater sofa. Small table with 3 chairs. Kitchen has mini fridge (freezer box) and 2 burner cook top, microwave and small TV. Though limited channels (no cartoons for kids for example).

Noticed when cleaning that the sofa has clearly never been cleaned or pulled out given just must dirt and dust was under it 😫

You are provided with a dust pan; rubbish bin and some cleaning items for the kitchen.

There is a TV Room; shared bathroom for some of the shared rooms. There is also a large kitchen and dining area (which we had privately booked out). BBQ available outside. Playground and trampoline for the kids (more suited to older children than toddlers). Plenty of parking. There is a small dairy with fish and chips at the entrance and another one short walk away. 10min walk over the sports feild takes St Kilda Beach. Popular for dog walking but also look like possible good surf or paddle boarding.

Can't comment in prices as we were a group booking. Close to township...

Stayed there recently for a handful of nights in mid-March. Probably the third or fourth time we've stayed there over the past 10, maybe 15 years (my wife has developed a very strong attachment to the place). Anyway, like most posters here, it's a basic, friendly, reasonably well kept holiday park. We always plump for the no-frills TV Cabin (never watch TV in it though, so no idea why we're paying what I presume is more $$ for the TV aspect of the cabin). They are very, very basic, but good enough to get some kip in. As one commentator mentioned, the doors into the bathrooms (toilets) etc are key-coded, which can be a pain in the a__e when it comes to those quick middle-of-the-night visits when you've forgotten the code!

Cleaning seems good enough, but like all holiday parks, clean as you go and don't leave a mess for others to clean up. It's very, very simple: try to leave whatever you use better off than how you found it, and like cruises on by.

I've plumped for a 4-star response for the holiday park, 'cause it's not a 5-star resort (obviously) but does what it does very, very well. It's not trying to be anything it's not - would (and, do) recommend the place for others to stay, so long as you're happy to do your own thing, don't come with extortionately high expectations and are happy to muck in and make the most of your time in the place, without expecting everything to be laid-on for you. (As you would, in any holiday park/caravan/tenting park, anywhere around the world, I...

It is Dunedin's largest holiday park with lovely green areas and the gateway to the Otago Pennisula. There is a bus stop 300m from gate and all buses go to the city centre. Last bus from town is 11:05pm and it is bus number 3. There is also a shop at the gate. For family with kids, there is a playground just opposite the reception office. Besides powered sites, there are cabins, self-contained units, en-suite units, motel and tent areas.

The reception staff were friendly, and there is free unlimited wifi for all guests. A pity that there was no complimentary dvd hire.

There are two big kitchens in the holiday park with utensils and cooking equipment for sharing. There are hot water dispensers too. The kitchens are adjoined to dining and tv rooms. However, the kitchen closes at 10pm and reopens at 7am the next day, which may be inconvenient to some people.

The toilets and showers are spacious, clean and bright. There are two places with toilets and showers facilities.

There is a path at rear of holiday park that leads to the St Kilda Beach, which adjoins the Middle Beach and St Clair Beach. It is an easy 10-minute walk to the beach, which is a must-visit place on a...