Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site, and it is wheelchair accessible.

Is breakfast offered at the property?

A complimentary reception is held daily, but specific breakfast options are not detailed.

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

Check-in is from 14:00 to 22:00, and check-out is at 10:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers wheelchair-accessible parking, a wheelchair-accessible path of travel, and elevators for easy access to different levels.

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

The property is located on a river, just steps from Bay of Islands and Haruru Falls. It is approximately 2 miles from Action World and 2.7 miles from Te Tii Marae Waitangi.

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?

Cribs (infant beds) are available at a fee of NZD 15.00 per day. Availability may require advance request or confirmation.

Riverside Lodge Paihia - Comfortable Motel in Haruru

What guests think

At Riverside Lodge Paihia, guests describe a budget, no-frills stay with generally clean, simple rooms, comfortable beds, and a quiet, scenic riverside setting near Haruru Falls, though upkeep and some shared facilities show wear and occasional outages.

Service is widely praised as friendly and helpful, but reception can be unattended and responses slow at times. Shared kitchens range from well equipped to short on basics, and laundry facilities have been unavailable during some stays; driving access is recommended. Expect a practical stay with modest comforts rather than full-service amenities.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic, with air conditioning and shared kitchens plus a riverside deck and lounge. Maintenance is inconsistent: laundry and reception toilets have been out of order at times, and kitchen equipment can be limited.

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Andrew

23 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Not terrible but not great either. The lodge is clean and tidy and the owners are helpful. The rooms are a good size and accommodated our family of four. Our room was tidy also. Unfortunately the upkeep just hasn't been keep in check. Everything is dated and many things are non functioning or broken. The Washing machine was broken during our stay. Like I said, not terrible but not great either. Such a great prospect if it was brought back to life again. I hope the owners are able to get it back to a great standard again someday.

6

christopher stuart

18 Mar 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Short on cutlery

8

Gerard

22 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property was exactly as advertised. The room was small, but everything we needed. Shared kitchen facility was fully equipped. Would have been nice to have two pillows per person instead of just one.

10

Margaret

6 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent shower. Plenty of space. Very good kitchen facilities. Staff helpful.

8

Jennifer

4 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Toilets by reception was leaking and the other one was out of order.

6

Mark

12 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

When we arrived there was no-one on reception. In fact we never saw a member of staff at all. We had to borrow a phone to find our room number. The room was ok. In fact it had really useful features like hooks and magnetic shower closures. Some common areas were just dirty. We didn't need to use it but the laundry was out of action. The kitchen had almost no equipment, which was a challenge to self-cater in!

8

Jainish

8 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Air conditioning was throwing bad odour and room has unpleasant smell when I entered into, feels like room hasn't been occupied for long time.

10

Natasha Lisa

19 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great check in with friendly staff, comfortable beds, lovely shower, tv and heat pump were excellent extras.

8

Janice

14 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Adequate for our needs. A comfortable clean bed, great shower, clean toilet. Unexpected mini fridge and kettle in the room. We chose this place because it offered air conditioning and we were not disappointed. The towels were a bit like sandpaper though. Great for exfoliation! Our host was lively and helpful and welcoming.

8

Stephen

8 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent position next to the river. Nice deck and good lounge area.

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Cleanliness

Many guests found rooms and bathrooms clean, with fresh linen noted. Others reported untidy common areas, occasional odors, and general wear that affects overall upkeep.

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Andrew

23 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Not terrible but not great either. The lodge is clean and tidy and the owners are helpful. The rooms are a good size and accommodated our family of four. Our room was tidy also. Unfortunately the upkeep just hasn't been keep in check. Everything is dated and many things are non functioning or broken. The Washing machine was broken during our stay. Like I said, not terrible but not great either. Such a great prospect if it was brought back to life again. I hope the owners are able to get it back to a great standard again someday.

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Matt

16 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Low cost, budget accommodation. Bedding was comfy enough, bathroom clean and tidy and new carpets, but otherwise needing a fair bit of TLC. Fine if you’re not intending to do much more than sleep and shower. Otherwise you might want to up the budget.

8

Bettina

19 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable. Redecorated recently, nice linen, lovely bathroom. The outside area is in need of repair. We were just there for the night, so it suited our needs. I would put cups in the bedroom as there is a jug. There is also a kitchen available for use.

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Trish

24 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This property was terrible untidy outside inside are like dormitories. Won't be going back there The pricing omg over priced for what it was

6

Mark

12 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

When we arrived there was no-one on reception. In fact we never saw a member of staff at all. We had to borrow a phone to find our room number. The room was ok. In fact it had really useful features like hooks and magnetic shower closures. Some common areas were just dirty. We didn't need to use it but the laundry was out of action. The kitchen had almost no equipment, which was a challenge to self-cater in!

8

Jainish

8 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Air conditioning was throwing bad odour and room has unpleasant smell when I entered into, feels like room hasn't been occupied for long time.

8

Janice

14 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Adequate for our needs. A comfortable clean bed, great shower, clean toilet. Unexpected mini fridge and kettle in the room. We chose this place because it offered air conditioning and we were not disappointed. The towels were a bit like sandpaper though. Great for exfoliation! Our host was lively and helpful and welcoming.

10

Monique

14 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very affordable rates, the manager is lovely. Rooms are small but clean. A very good place to stay.

10

Tarun

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Loved cleanliness, location, space & availability of help whenever needed.

8

Elizabeth

4 Jan 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The room we stayed in was spacious, however there were some spaces that wer dirty and possibly overlooked. The bedside drawers had rubbish left inside. We couldve done with a service half way through our stay, like a complementary vacuum of floors.

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Rooms

Rooms are simple and dated, but beds are comfortable and sizes vary from small to spacious. Suits short, budget-minded stays focused on rest rather than extras.

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Andrew

23 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Not terrible but not great either. The lodge is clean and tidy and the owners are helpful. The rooms are a good size and accommodated our family of four. Our room was tidy also. Unfortunately the upkeep just hasn't been keep in check. Everything is dated and many things are non functioning or broken. The Washing machine was broken during our stay. Like I said, not terrible but not great either. Such a great prospect if it was brought back to life again. I hope the owners are able to get it back to a great standard again someday.

6

Asif

13 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

the room was good but couple of issues, shower waste was blocked, need cleaning. Also the glass of shower was leaking and when you take shower the water was coming out. Terrible terrible wifi service. I am not able to understand why hotels don't invest on few $$ to improve internet facility for guests.

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Matt

16 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Low cost, budget accommodation. Bedding was comfy enough, bathroom clean and tidy and new carpets, but otherwise needing a fair bit of TLC. Fine if you’re not intending to do much more than sleep and shower. Otherwise you might want to up the budget.

8

Gerard

22 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property was exactly as advertised. The room was small, but everything we needed. Shared kitchen facility was fully equipped. Would have been nice to have two pillows per person instead of just one.

8

Rebecca

16 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was fine for the money. Comfy beds

6

Chern

28 Dec 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Photos of rooms seem to be older photos from a few years ago - rooms and facilities are more dated than shown on photos. Shower was not great - alternating bursts of scorching hot water and ice cold water during showers (even if you dont change the tap). Rooms need some renovation. Staff was friendly. The shared kitchen was spacious and had ample pots and pans and cutlery for everyone. Outdoor area was nice and looked out to Haruru Falls.

10

Natasha Lisa

19 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great check in with friendly staff, comfortable beds, lovely shower, tv and heat pump were excellent extras.

8

Janice

14 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Adequate for our needs. A comfortable clean bed, great shower, clean toilet. Unexpected mini fridge and kettle in the room. We chose this place because it offered air conditioning and we were not disappointed. The towels were a bit like sandpaper though. Great for exfoliation! Our host was lively and helpful and welcoming.

10

Monique

14 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very affordable rates, the manager is lovely. Rooms are small but clean. A very good place to stay.

8

Elizabeth

4 Jan 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The room we stayed in was spacious, however there were some spaces that wer dirty and possibly overlooked. The bedside drawers had rubbish left inside. We couldve done with a service half way through our stay, like a complementary vacuum of floors.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful with smooth check-ins. However, reception is sometimes unattended and follow-up on issues can be slow.

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Andrew

23 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Not terrible but not great either. The lodge is clean and tidy and the owners are helpful. The rooms are a good size and accommodated our family of four. Our room was tidy also. Unfortunately the upkeep just hasn't been keep in check. Everything is dated and many things are non functioning or broken. The Washing machine was broken during our stay. Like I said, not terrible but not great either. Such a great prospect if it was brought back to life again. I hope the owners are able to get it back to a great standard again someday.

6

Yan

13 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We only spend a night there. Everything’s ok. The reception lady’s friendly. But when we showed, we realized that there’s no towels in room. It’s nighttime and we were lucky to have our own towels to use (we went swimming that day) so we didn’t bother to contact them at night for this. There’s no one around when we checked out the next morning so we left the keys as instructed. I have emailed them the towel issue but didn’t get any response. Hope they read my email.

8

Bettina

19 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable. Redecorated recently, nice linen, lovely bathroom. The outside area is in need of repair. We were just there for the night, so it suited our needs. I would put cups in the bedroom as there is a jug. There is also a kitchen available for use.

10

Trevor

25 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Easy checkin, handy to our venue in Haruru. Quiet place and comfy bed.

10

Margaret

6 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent shower. Plenty of space. Very good kitchen facilities. Staff helpful.

6

Mark

12 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

When we arrived there was no-one on reception. In fact we never saw a member of staff at all. We had to borrow a phone to find our room number. The room was ok. In fact it had really useful features like hooks and magnetic shower closures. Some common areas were just dirty. We didn't need to use it but the laundry was out of action. The kitchen had almost no equipment, which was a challenge to self-cater in!

10

Natasha Lisa

19 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great check in with friendly staff, comfortable beds, lovely shower, tv and heat pump were excellent extras.

8

Janice

14 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Adequate for our needs. A comfortable clean bed, great shower, clean toilet. Unexpected mini fridge and kettle in the room. We chose this place because it offered air conditioning and we were not disappointed. The towels were a bit like sandpaper though. Great for exfoliation! Our host was lively and helpful and welcoming.

10

Monique

14 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very affordable rates, the manager is lovely. Rooms are small but clean. A very good place to stay.

10

Tarun

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Loved cleanliness, location, space & availability of help whenever needed.

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Location

Quiet, scenic spot beside the river near Haruru Falls, with pleasant outdoor areas. Best accessed by car; Paihia is nearby for drivers.

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Samip

23 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice quiet place

10

Trevor

25 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Easy checkin, handy to our venue in Haruru. Quiet place and comfy bed.

8

brett

13 Jan 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice place

10

Luana

23 Jan 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Need a car or a Uber to get there but beautiful place silnce well organized

10

Marian

26 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It’s right next to haruru falls. The room was comfortable with its own bathroom. We used the kitchen and had dinner and breakfast outside. It’s close to Paihia if you have a car

6

Adrian

22 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet location in a nice environment.

10

Julie

12 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

To be fair, we only stayed overnight and didn’t realise the lovely location so close to the waterfalls, until we had checked out and went to explore. Haruru Falls are a must-see.

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Sarah

20 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We really liked the property. Our room was meticulously clean with linen ready for us. Security was good- we used the communal eating and cooking areas and everyone we encountered was friendly and the area was kept clean by users. Lovely to have a cold one on the deck overlooking the river

10

Catherine

20 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice place, friendly staff. Spacious spaces, very close to a pretty waterfall

8

Stephen

8 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent position next to the river. Nice deck and good lounge area.

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Dining

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Riverside Lodge Paihia

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Room options

Apartment, Multiple Beds, River View

Family Suite

Double Room

Family Suite, Multiple Beds

Triple Room, Multiple Beds

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