Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site. Parking is limited.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee of approximately NZD 30 for adults and NZD 15 to 20 for children.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM, and check-out is until 10:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

What accessibility features does the property offer for guests with disabilities?

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas and rooms. Specific details about bathrooms and pool access features are not provided.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is centrally located in Rotorua, just a 3-minute walk from Racing Rotorua and 12 minutes by foot from Rotorua Central Mall. It is also 0.9 mi from Rotorua Golf Club and Government Gardens.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and the minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Rollaway beds are available for a fee of NZD 40 per day. Advance request or confirmation may be required.

Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua - Comfortable Stay

Average nightly price at Arawa Park Hotel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$103
February	$142
March	$118
April	$104
May	$84
June	$79
July	$112
August	$109
September	$139
October	$83
November	$99
December	$103

What guests think

At Arawa Park Hotel, Independent Collection by EVT, travelers consistently highlight the very spacious rooms, comfortable beds, and handy location with easy parking, while also noting the building feels dated and several areas and amenities would benefit from better maintenance.

Cleanliness reports are mixed, with repeated praise for tidy rooms offset by recurring complaints about dirty or moldy bathrooms and leftover items. Service is frequently described as friendly and helpful, but front-desk efficiency and responsiveness vary, with occasional check-in mistakes and deposit or communication issues. Facilities are limited or unreliable: the pool is closed, many in-room spa baths and parts of the gym do not work, and bar or restaurant hours and speed can be inconsistent, though breakfast and meals receive both praise and criticism. Expect great space and value over polish.

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Facilities

Free parking and easy access are frequently noted. Several facilities are unavailable or need work: the pool is closed, many in-room spa baths and some gym equipment do not function, and bar/restaurant service or opening hours can be limited or slow.

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Gordon

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Range of options , gym , Restaurant, bar , easy access and good parking , friendly helpful staff. Be happy to stay again . Thanks

8

brian

May 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed before at hotel is good but soon will need sprouse up . Bar and restaurant service is very slow and unprofessional

8

Kaleena

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely wonderful stay with our family, clean, roomy and friendly accommodating staff. Breakfast was fabulous, parking was super easy.

6

Alice

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms great size ,clean . The lack of proper bar staff was an issue..noone to make a cocktail and lack of variety of alcohol choices. Otherwise all good. Food was great

8

Lynne

Jul 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I loved the size of the room, comfortable bed and the shower was great. Checking in was not pleasant as room was not ready by 3pm and staff seemed confused over my booking as we had 2 rooms. Also sign for Happy Hour at bar but we never saw the bar opened once the 2 nights we stayed which was a shame as would have had a few drinks before heading out for dinner.

8

Andrew

Nov 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location & service. Unfortunately the pool was not operational

6

Bex

Nov 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spa bath didn't work nor did the lights so it was a dark non bubbly bath. In the gym, the bike didn't work - pedal broken and the weights machine was also broken, I would definately not call it WORLD CLASS! :P I booked the hotel becuase of the gym so was quite upset about that.

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stewart

Mar 27, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Following check in we found that our tv was not fully working. The staff were very helpful and found us a new room that was an upgrade. The rooms were very spacious and the beds were very comfortable. The gym was very good and the location was very convenient.

10

Daniel

Jun 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great set down arrangement on arrival. Good easy free parking. Nice meals seemed to be available at any time. Great room. Very nice bed. The most helpful and friendly staff. This is a GREAT GOOD VALUE MOTEL.

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Robyn

Dec 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I was not at all happy that i booked this accomodation based on pool and hot tub facilities. Once checked in with mt 3 children, we discovered pool was out of order. The room was not at a standard that is adaquate. Very run down and dirty.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent: many guests found rooms tidy, but recurring reports cite dirty or moldy bathrooms, dust, hair, and corridor trays not cleared.

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Yiwei

Nov 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I had an unpleasant experience with the cleanliness of the bathroom at this hotel. The bathtub was filthy and clearly hadn’t been cleaned properly, as there were several strands of unidentified hair left in it. On top of that, the tissue box in the bathroom was completely empty, which was extremely inconvenient. The overall state of the bathroom was unacceptable and made me feel very uncomfortable and disgusted.

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Romance

Jan 30, 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Chambre impeccable, ménage faut tous les jours. Personnel courtois. Super emplacement.

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Maria

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel has welcoming staff but there was old hair, stains and dirt mainly in the shower and bathroom, I couldn’t see through the shower glass that is how dirty it was.(It is supposed to be see through glass)

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Leah

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our sleep was interrupted by noisy water pipes and loud shoes for over an hour throughout the night. Very worn and dated bathroom, room smelt overwhelming of moth balls. Won't be returning anytime soon.

8

Lisa

Jan 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large comfortable room. Bathroom a let down with mould in the shower grouting. Needs a good clean.

8

Leonie

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We have stayed at this hotel before, so knew it would suit our requirements for an overnight stay. The place is rather old fashioned, but has large comfortable warm rooms, great shower and bed. Would stay here again. The only thing we did notice is the dirty meal tray/plates that were never cleared away, that had been left in the corridors outside rooms of previous occupiers, not a good look.

4

Mandeep

Jul 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was not clean, dirt was on furniture then they gave another room, spider web on roof inside room

6

Douglas

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Bathrooms need renovation plus the sink, counter and floor of bathroom were not clean on arrival. Toilet seat slides off bowl. TV has a pop-up banner add display for the TV manufacturer that blocks part of the picture.

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Diego

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I feel this property isn't well-maintained. Bathrooms don't feel clean and the room we got, which faced the park/parking lot, didn't have a good window insulation. That meant that air entered the room through the old windows, and the A/C didn't work half of the time, and the heater in the room was turned on. The bed felt more like a double than a queen size but regardless, my back hurt after sleeping one night. By comparison, Hana Lodge is top-notch and not that much more expensive.

6

Julie

Oct 7, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

They really need to clean up better! The bathroom had soap marks on benches, the shower head needed a scrub. Jug needed a clean which I couldn’t use because it dirty. The lights would flicker on and off and we couldn’t get into our room because our card stopped working. Room service didn’t vaccum the room and made our beds but stuff were still in our sheets and which meant they didn’t fully clean and they left us no towels.

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Rooms

Rooms are very large with comfortable beds and some pleasant racecourse views, but decor is dated. Noise from corridors, occasional Wi-Fi issues, and intermittent A/C or lighting problems are mentioned.

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Chung

Oct 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Air condition is not powerful enough for the room

10

Rochelle

Apr 24, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was huge, very clean.

8

Adrian

Jun 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice big rooms with lots of space and a great outlook over the racecourse.

4

David

Jan 5, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I wish I had seen the review on the Google before I booked this accommodation. My room's air conditioning was not working and had told the receptionist three times and never had taken any action before I checked out. The room was not worth what I paid for. I will not take any chance to look at this hotel again.

8

Joanne

Jul 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very spacious room with comfortable beds bathroom clean but very outdated. Easy parking and friendly staff checking in. Just bear in mind walls are paper thin.

6

Kaiapa

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms are very much the same since I last stayed 20 years ago. Dated but still usable. The ceiling had water damage and the gib plasterboard on the ceiling was exposed. The shower door wouldn’t s close properly. The hallway is very loud with people opening and closing/slamming doors from the hallway and then unfortunately the hotel was getting renovations at that time the noise at 8am disturbed us. Still a good hotel and affordable for a quick stay over.

8

Kosta

May 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Disappointed couldn’t get wi-fi in my room

10

Steve

Sep 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Huge rooms! Nice and quiet. Lighting a little bit dull. Overall really enjoyed it.

10

Hiraina

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms are very spacious, TV is a big screen, beds so comfortable! Also loved the spa and the balcony overlooking the race-course!

10

Hiraina

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Love the spacious rooms, the so, so comfortable beds, the big screen tv and shower!

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Service

Staff are often friendly, helpful and sometimes arrange upgrades or flexible assistance, but front-desk service can be slow or unprofessional, with check-in errors, deposit confusion, and uneven responsiveness.

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Elizabeth

Mar 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No staff on Reception. They should have a bell to summon staff to front desk rather than having guests calling out to see if any staff can hear and /or come to receive guests to check in and or to assist with enquires.

4

Brian

Mar 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

TV did not work. Reception was quite slow, not enough staff. Cracks and signs of wear and tear, perhaps a make over where needed.

10

Jaqueline

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were friendly and we enjoyed our stay wish we booked more nights!

10

claudia

Dec 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My son got sick and the staff were very accommodating and helpful with warming up food at off service hours, and we had our flight cancelled and rebooked for late afternoon, we got a late check out option given the option to leave at the time we needed. I will rate it as an outstanding service!!

8

Toshihiro

Jan 12, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

チェックインの時の係員の態度が良くない。２名いたが、１名は丁寧に一生懸命やっているが、もう一人はまるでやる気がない。一生懸命対応している方の担当者がいろいろとリクエストのある２組をさばいていたにもかかわらず、特段何もリクエストのない自分のチェックインにはそれ以上時間がかかった。チェックアウトはスムーズでよかったです。お部屋はとても広くて清潔ではあったけれど、家具が結構ヘタっていた（キャビネット）。あと便座が配管の関係からか、レンガ一個分くらいの下駄をはいていて着座位置がかなり高いので、小柄な人は用を足すのに苦労すると思う。シャワースペースだけ低くして他を高くすれば水回りも解決できそうな気がする。シャワーの水量は少なめ。

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stewart

Mar 27, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Following check in we found that our tv was not fully working. The staff were very helpful and found us a new room that was an upgrade. The rooms were very spacious and the beds were very comfortable. The gym was very good and the location was very convenient.

6

Claire

Apr 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were friendly but there didn't seem to be enough of them. We would have dined in the restaurant but no one was monitoring the entrance of the dining room, so we left after a few minutes. (We noticed another guest was having the same experience the next day). There was a significant leak in the corridor not far from our room, this was there before we checked in & was worse when we left the next day. Our bathroom felt like it needed a good clean & definitely needed some maintenance work. The bedroom was clean though & spacious. It felt like we had been given an old room & that the hotel was still struggling after the quiet times of covid.

8

Te Waiata

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The customer service and hospitality was wonderful.

6

Abbie

Aug 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff member who was checking me in wanted a security deposit but couldn’t explain why when the room was already paid for. No light bulb in bathroom and room felt tired and not overly clean.

6

Frank

Oct 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Over all a good place to stay. Staff gave us the wrong room that was already occupied. The occupant freaked out when she saw us. Front counter staff didn't even apologize for their mistake which i thought was unprofessional. Our room had a kitchenette but no cutlery or plates, no microwave, would have been better if these utensils and appliances were available. A clean, well kept facility, room serviced to a really good standard. Regards.

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Location

Convenient base near Rotorua attractions and the lake, generally quiet, with ample parking. A car is useful, with several noting it is about a mile or a 20-25 minute walk to the center.

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Kathleen

Jan 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Loved the location, quiet. Room size are great. It is aged not upgraded especially the bathroom.

8

Chris

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Well priced and relatively central to rotorua, easy walk into the centre of the city

8

Peter

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location and easy access and spacious room

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Adam

Jan 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location

8

Eloy

Aug 11, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location

8

Sandra

Nov 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Big, clean room! Great breakfast. Close to town and the lake.

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NHI

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

8

Charandeep Singh

Jun 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location to stay

8

Jon

Feb 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and roomy. Strickly nothing for cooking, just tea or coffee. Conveniently located for going in any direction by vehicle - North,South,East or West.

8

Shashikanth

Mar 16, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Good place to stay. A mile from the downtown

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Dining

Breakfast and dining feedback is mixed: many praise the buffet and restaurant meals, while others describe poor quality, limited options, or slow service.

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Sam

Sep 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

my family had a wonderful stay at Arawa Park, all staff were so helpful and friendly, room was very spacious for our family of 5, clean and tidy, beds were super comfy! restaurant buffet breakfast was great too, will stay again

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Piri

Sep 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stay was good. Nice and quiet. Breakfast was great. Lots of options and was delicious. Would definitely come back

8

Bennet

Nov 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Umgebung ist einzigartig, die Zimmer sind riesig und die Betten super bequem. Allerdings ist das Bad sehr veraltet und das Frühstück katastrophal.

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Jane

Jun 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel needs a complete overhaul. The beds were squishy, the fittings in the room ancient. The breakfast buffet was overpriced, not much selection and inedible. The carpets were gross. It was a very negative experience

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Kathleen

Jan 16, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect location, room very clean, nice towels, comfortable beds and efficient kitchen. Excellent breakfast.... enough choices for everyone. Staff warm and friendly. It was centrally located to all the attractions we wanted to see and experience.

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joanna

Feb 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely and helpful reception staff. The building is good and the rooms are very spacious. Amenities are ok - some aspects are a little dated but functional. Clean and comfortable.good location The only negative is the breakfast - poor quality - not worth the cost.

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Tamara

Dec 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was really nice breakfast buffet was great!

10

Maria

May 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff, clean room, excellent dining options.

6

Warren

Nov 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Basic accommodation. Restaurant service was very slow.

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Julian

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a wonderful stay, excellent customer service.' Great food well recommended A+++

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22 $203	23 $202	24 $242	25 $571	26 $571	27 $571	28 $571
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Arawa Park Hotel

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Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible

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Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Queen Beds, Ground Floor

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Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Queen Beds

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