Castlepoint Hotel & Guesthouse

Stayed two nights in King room. Lovely staff and very warm welcome. Good food. New owners have only been operating it since Oct 23 and from the sounds of things it was a bit run down prior to this. Building is old and a bit tired, but it's clean and comfortable and the welcome makes up for any shortcomings. It's an old pub, so there are noises from the bar, but the manager ensured the juke box was turned down. A lovely piece of Kiana.

We stayed the Saturday of Easter 2024, arriving about 6:30 that evening. The place was lively, and immediately walking through the door, we felt a welcoming feeling. With a solo artist performing great tunes, we made our way through to the bar, and from that point on, nothing was a problem. All were most courteous and glad to have our custom. The food was perfect and most satisfying, and the room was large, clean, and tidy. All in all, it was a fantastic night in New Zealand country. A special thanks to Jeff and the team. Cheers Martin & Karen

We had the King room..Huge room ! Nice to have a pint poured while we checked in too. Such friendly staff and the food in the pub was magnificent, we both chose the Seafood basket and loved it. A great place to stay after see the lighthouse and coast. An experience I shall treasure and not forget.

The Whaka is open for business! Bowled in for a spot if lunch and it’s Sunday! Lovely food. Jeff behind the bar, is a superb host! The beer garden is beautifully manicured and I’m so pleased they kept the fruit trees. Jeff tells us they’ll be open 7 days from December 4 through to Easter. We’ll be back!

A group of us arrived to be warmly greeted by Raewyn. Our bikes were securely housed in the garage and we retired to a nice warm bar. Great fun and a hearty dinner with good company and some amusing locals. Sad to have to watch Canterbury thrash Wellington though. Amongst the very wet weather we had managed to ride in terrific weather,.. but it was cold. My only gripe is the bedroom was too cold. Could do with a heater. Morning and a great cooked breakfast. Raewyn looked after us throughout,

This place has so many issues. One disgusting toilet for the whole camp ground. The pub toilets are available if there isn’t a band playing in the garden bar, otherwise they block them off… but they’re more disgusting anyway. The water for the camper buses just trickles out and it’s brown. The 2 showers available are disgusting and always hogged by the people staying in the cabins right next to them, as it is for the one toilet. With nzs struggling tourism places like this need to spend some serious money sprucing up . I will never stay in the camp ground here again. One of the toilet seats was so smashed up they had just taped it back together. Horrible.