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Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands has a sub-tropical resort ambiance, with island-influenced architecture, beautifully landscaped grounds and light airy rooms. Situated at the entrance to the seaside town of Paihia, it’s a pleasant stroll into town to access the main wharf, visitor activities, fine dining and shopping. Whether you are here for business or pleasure, the relaxed atmosphere of Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands will melt away your stresses in moments. The entire property has been extensively refurbished and expanded, and the attention to detail will impress you. As our guest you will enjoy: A choice of accommodation styles including standard, superior and deluxe rooms. Beautifully presented guest rooms, with earthy tones, splashes of colour, and quality room amenities. Excellent hotel facilities, including swimming pool, ample parking, wireless Internet and comprehensive conference facilities. Quality, relaxed dining and socialising in our licensed restaurant, and lounge bar. Easy walking access to Paihia’s main wharf, shops and local attractions. Our lush sub-tropical gardens, with water features and feature lighting, are attractive and relaxing by day and night.
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HOTEL STYLE
Quiet
Business
Languages Spoken
English, Filipino
Location
58 Seaview Rd, Paihia 0200 New Zealand
Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
946 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Nestled in a prime location, Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands has received commendations for its cleanliness and comfortable atmosphere, with guests particularly appreciating the cozy beds and powerful showers. While the service is generally highlighted for being friendly and helpful, some visitors have encountered delays. The hotel boasts spacious rooms, although lighting and upkeep in some areas have been points of contention.
Opinions on value are divided, as some guests praise the reasonable pricing, but others have faced disappointments. Amenities like ample parking add to the appeal for many travelers.
Location
Convenient
Atmosphere
Charming
Rooms
Spacious
Value
Reasonable
Cleanliness
Spotless
Service
Friendly
Amenities
Well-appointed
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Great organisation, cases taken to rooms for us, we arrived on coach, envelopes handed out with key and note regarding hotel which was useful. We had a group booking for evening meal at 7.30 never got any food till 8.40 so hubby ended up with reflux all night from eating late. Breakfast is self service including getting your cutlery, staff all friendly and helpful. Had swimming pool area to ourselves today when the sun decided to make an appearance. Hotel has 2 laundries but still ended up waiting ages to use a machine
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Room Tip:Â Rooms have 2 queen beds, balcony. Like that the hotel has seperate bins to be eco friendly and...
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded Mar 5, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. I am sorry to hear or your delay with food I didn't hear of this. We do have 4 washing machines and 4 dryers but with such a busy hotels it is all about picking your timing to use the machines. Travel safe and well and maybe we will see you again on your return to NZ.
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The hotel is within each walking distance of the seafront and Paihia. Parking is free and there is a small pool for guest use. This was our last hotel before leaving NZ and unfortunately it needs a little bit of TLC. We were in room 107 and I can only describe it as brown - ceilings, carpets and beige walls. We could see the lights were on when we walked towards the room and you couldn’t be in the room without the lights on! There was a small window at the front of the room and an even smaller one at the back. There are no Smart TVs at the hotel so viewing is limited to 8 channels,two of which were dedicated to sport. Having said that the bed was comfortable and the shower excellent, breakfast good. The staff were all helpful and friendly. I think another reason I was disappointed is because we drove there from the Airedale Boutique Suites in Auckland which is in the Scenic chain of hotels and is outstanding. Hopefully the Scenic in Paihia will receive the same treatment soon.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded Feb 18, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. You were in one of our standard rooms and we are aware of them having small windows. We are also currently working through the process of new Smart TV's. The Airedale is a lovely property and we are certainly not as modern as they are. We hope we haven't put you off staying with us again and perhaps in a better room type where you could have been looking over our beautiful gardens.
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The hotel is located just one block from the seafront and doesn’t suffer from any road noise.
Our ground floor room was situated in a well maintained tropical planted area well away from reception, but within easy walking distance nonetheless.
The room was spacious & clean, and serviced daily.
The hotel team were very friendly and gave good advice for visits/eating out etc..
We ate in for the three nights we were there, the menu is not extensive but the food was cooked to a good standard. Breakfast was of a buffet style with hot & cold options.
The only disappointment that we found was that you are unable to get a drink before the bar opens at about 5pm.
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Date of stay: January 2025Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Plenty of free parking availability.
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded 2 days ago
Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay. The Hotel bar is advertised as open at 5pm however we open when anyone is ready. Our hours are printed as winter hours and must be amended so thank you for reminding me.
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Phuket in Paihia We had the deluxe room at rear of complex 815 with tropical trees and plants front and rear, we would honestly rate this experience as a solid 9/10 and possible the best complex we stayed at in our 3 weeks NZ holiday. The owners have attention to detail and are spending money back into the complex not just parking the dollars in the bank. Well done ✅
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Date of stay: December 2024
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Short walk to town is only issue , obviously you can drive and park and pay which is fairly cheap.
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded 4 weeks ago
Phuket in Paihia you have made my day. I love this review. I always love that your enjoyed your time with us. You certaily summed it up, we are putting it all back in. This is a magical destination and magical hotel with great bones. We have more exciting things happening around the hotel. Hope you will be back to us some time soon. Travel safe.
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This is quite a large resort built in separate blocks. We were on the second level in the 700 block. The room was really nice, the bed very comfy and we didn't hear any noise at all. It was lovely to have a balcony to sit out on, but it was beginning to get a bit cool when we were there. Both breakfast and dinner were very good and the staff were exceptional. There was the added bonus of a guest laundry with complimentary washing powder. It was only a 5-10 minute walk to reach the sea front so the hotel was very well positioned.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded Apr 22, 2024
What a lovely review. Thank you for taking the time. Glad we ticked all the boxes for you and we look forward to you returning one day soon.
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Great check in. Rooms nice & big. One of the beds was huge but had a weird slope in it so we used both beds. Bathroom was an odd configuration, if you were coming out of the shower & somebody was coming in from bedroom, all doors collided.
Well stocked with towels, cups etc etc
Breakfast only served til 9.30 during week, it was ok but bread was pretty cheap & nasty .
Happy Hour daily 5 - 6 but only certain drinks and for New Zealand the wine left a nasty taste
Easy walking to bars & restaurants & parking although not perfect was good
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Room had musty smell mainly in bathroom and seemed to need a good vacuum of the dated carpet. There was a large cobweb right above the bed on the high ceiling. Bed was hard and any movement from partner was felt. It was somewhat difficult carrying luggage on the stairs to the second level. The balcony was relaxing overlooking the lawn area however the outside furniture was old. Shower had very good water pressure, car parking was ample, and it was a short walk to the main town.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded Dec 16, 2024
I am sorry to hear that your room had a musty smell. The hotel as of the 16th December 24 has brand new beds throughout. Pleased the water pressure was good. Parking is amble which is a plus and yes we are just a quick stroll to town. Travel safe which in NZ.
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The room when we checked in was a bit musty smelling but that cleared quickly with AC on. The rooms are spacious and comfortable and well maintained. A nice touch is they give you a bag to take the unfinished toiletries with you. The free WIFI is quite good and we had no issues with the signal strength. While the bathroom is a good size the shower felt a bit cramped and there is not a lot of counter space around the sink. They do have a guest laundry available $4 per load to wash and $4 per load to dry. There is a pool and breakfast is available however we didn’t use either. We found the rooms a bit dark and a little better lighting would have been helpful. All in all a great place to stay, they are well located with a short walk to the beach and to the pier and downtown.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Disappointed it did not have any view. Clean comfortable room very quiet other than the in room ac/heat which made small but irritating noise constantly. Had to sleep with pillow over my head. Not worth the price. Not likely to stay again. Likely better value elsewhere in town closer to shops and restaurants. This was too far away to walk
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded Nov 20, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We don't advertise that we have sea views. We do offer garden view rooms however. Glad you found the hotel clean. Not sure if you were aware the reception is manned 24/7 so we could have address your heat pump issue if you had contacted us.
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We stayed here for one night with our family. We have stayed here a few times before as well. This is one of the best hotels in Paihia. The Reception and Housekeeping teams are incredibly friendly and always greet you with a smile. Special thanks to Bria at Reception who was exceptionally helpful. Our room was clean and comfortable with a good selection of teas, and we especially appreciated the hot chocolate. We enjoyed our stay very much and look forward to staying again on our next visit.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Room Tip:Â Safe parking. Walking distance to beach and ferry terminal and town.
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Response from Debbie Patten, General Manager at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Responded Dec 28, 2024
This is so nice and we love that you keep coming back to us. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Travel Safe.
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Bedford, United Kingdom1,393 contribution307 helpful votes
Sorry I go not know however the hotel is very traditional so I would expect so.
If not the hotel is very near the centre of Paihia where there are a number of restaurants where I would expect one would provide a roast option
Enjoy this beautiful part of NZ
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PRICE RANGE
₱6,502 - ₱9,753 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
scenic hotel paihia
LOCATION
New ZealandNorth IslandNorthland RegionBay of IslandsPaihia
NUMBER OF ROOMS
114
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