Headlands

3.5 star property
3.5-star hotel perfect for exploring Opunake
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Beach nearby
BBQ/picnic area
Individually decorated, individually furnished, laptop workspace
Mountain view
Villa | Private kitchen

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
4 Havelock Street, Opunake, 4616
  • Cliff Top Garden Opunake Walkway
    3 min walk
  • Everybody's Theatre
    4 min walk
  • Dreamtime Surf Shop
    2 min walk
  • Stratford Station
    28 min drive

Room options

Villa

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
TV
3 bedrooms
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 10
  • 2 King Beds, 2 Single Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room (Sunset Room)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Kitchenette
TV
Hairdryer
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

Standard Room (Tower Suite)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Private indoor hot tub
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Kitchenette
TV
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

Luxury Room (Luxury Tower Suite)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Private indoor hot tub
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Kitchenette
TV
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

About the area

Opunake

Headlands places you in the centre of Opunake, within a short 5-minute stroll of Cliff Top Garden Opunake Walkway and Everybody's Theatre. Highlights at this hotel include free self-parking and a bar/lounge. .The café, Headlands Opunake, is open for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a coffee shop/cafe and laundry facilities. .Sights within a 20-minute drive of this 3.5-property class Opunake hotel include Opunake Beach and Cape Egmont Lighthouse.

What's nearby

  • Cliff Top Garden Opunake Walkway - 3 min walk
  • Everybody's Theatre - 4 min walk
  • Opunake Beach - 6 min walk
  • Bowl of Brooklands - 47 min drive
  • Mount Taranaki - 72 min drive

Getting around

  • New Plymouth (NPL) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sugar Juice Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Opunake Dairy - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Opunake Pie Cart - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Opunake Chinese Takeaways - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Club Hotel - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Headlands

Hotel in Opunake with coffee shop/cafe and bar/lounge
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Headlands also features a terrace, a garden, and laundry facilities. Self parking is free.

This 3.5-star Opunake hotel is smoke free.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Lift
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
Headlands offers 6 accommodations with a hairdryer and free toiletries. This individually decorated and furnished accommodation has separate dining areas. Premium cable televisions are provided. This Opunake hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Headlands Opunake

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • 3 private bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Limited room service
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Sunday - Tuesday (8:30 AM - 3 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 30.0 per day.
  • Cots (infant beds) are available for NZD 30.0 per day.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 30.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 30.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our ratings system.

Property is also known as

Headlands Hotel Opunake
Headlands Hotel
Headlands Opunake
Headlands Hotel
Headlands Opunake
Headlands Hotel Opunake

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Headlands?

Headlands offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Headlands?

Yep, Headlands has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Headlands?

Yep, Headlands is a short 6-minute walk from Opunake Beach.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Headlands?

No, Headlands does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Headlands?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner.

What time are check-in & check-out at Headlands?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.

Are pets allowed at Headlands?

No, only service animals are allowed.

Headlands Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 46 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Within walking distance of everything in town and flat
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Matt

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great accomodation in a beautiful location. Staff were most helpful, and went above and beyond to make stay great! What more could you ask for? Well maybr a softer pillow! Everything else? OUTSTANDING!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Hotel in a beautiful spot with lovely views but not worth the price. Limited amenities, all run a bit on the cheap. Greg is a nice guy and the place is clean but really it is pricing itself as something it is not. Other than being big and having a bath the luxury room has nothing luxury about it. We also paid a lot more by booking through Expedia - book direct and save $$. Don’t get sucked in like we did! Annoyingly the manager told us this after he had taken our money at the Expedia price and then said there was nothing he could do about it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Alix

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Checked in on Xmas day. Nobody at reception, but Xmas so I understand. Nice room nice walk and views over the ocean and magestic view of volcano with snow cap! Hotel has a for sale sign out front—SAD!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurant was better than I would have expected for the size of the hotel/town
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Our second night on the road we had this hotel book. after a 10hr motorcycle ride from gisbrone to headlands we checked in at 7pm tired, cold and hungry all we wanted was hot room a sit down meal and a good drink. Instead our heatpump was faulty and wouldnt heat the room due to an unit motor fault. I was that cold being an ex heatpump installer i dagnoised the unit trying to get it going. we called in advance re the resturant and even confirmed at checkin if we could dine in. when we got out our leathers and returned to enjoy a meal we were told it had to be take out only @ 745 when the resturant closes at 9pm. We were not happy about this especialy as we paid $80 resturant prices for dinner where we could have paid $30 at kcf for takeaway food. Disgruntaled we got up packed the bike and headed up the coast in the rain to enjoy breakfasted in new plymouth. The clerk staff was very helpful and friendly resturant staff and basic heating is what let this stay down for us. We were returning customers but in future we will be bypassing and heading elsewhere .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Ended up having to cancel booking so can’t really say anything about the motel. Certainly they understood why I had to cancel and were courteous about it
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Nix, Waikato

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
After a dispute about the price the agreement on Expedia was 450 but got charged 540 dollars on arrival I ended up sleeping in a fold out bed very uncomfortable but room was clean tho average and didn’t much appreciate the manager unlocking the door and entering when I was in the room without knocking .
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach with a restaurant that serves good food
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Leah, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel manager was absolutely wonderful and very kind to us. We were travelling with a 19mth old and found the facilities suited us very well. Would definitely stay here again!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
restful and picturesque
Very convienient to everything we wanted. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

rob, Marton, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Facilities and experience exceeded expectations. Hotel was perfectly placed and ideal for short or long term stays. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel, the staff were nice in upgrading our room. Has everything you need in the room including sky with movie channels.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, friendly people and great town.!
Already booked to stay again. Really enjoyed the hotel and the town.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Sheryl, Wellington NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and handy to town and beach walks etc
Enjoyed our stay. Good room layout and very comfortable bed. Good facilities and kitchen was equipped well.. Tap dripped over sink (room 8) and not very soundproof .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
I arrived at 5pm and the Hotel was shut and in darkness. Tried to contact 2 different numbers and left a message with no reply. Could have been a very valid reason that hotel was closed though would have appreciated a call back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Akizumi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and bad? May be because off season.
Nice place, but the owner or manager didn't even bother to turn on the lights in the office when we were checking in, so it was pretty dark. Room was clean and spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Lee, Australia

Disliked: Room comfort
Ordinary
Slack book in staff, no water pressure in shower. Just an ordinary motel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Restaurant was not what we were expecting. Room was clean but there were remnants of previous guests in the bathroom. Nowhere to leave key and check out in the morning.

8/10 Good

john.c

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yes a convenient clean hotel
for a two night stay in the Tarranakie (?).area - we found this hotel to be in a good location for site seeing, was clean, neat and quiet.. The new management are doingwell