Reviews of Thornton Beach Holiday Park. (Hotel) in Whakatane (Bay of Plenty).
Thornton Beach Holiday Park
163 Thornton Beach Road, Thornton 3194, New Zealand
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Information of Thornton Beach Holiday Park, Hotel in Whakatane (Bay of Plenty)
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Reviews of Thornton Beach Holiday Park
K.Stayed at this Holiday Park for 8 nights while our Team were working in the area, what a great experience we received from Louise (I’m assuming is the owner) and her daughter Kayla who assisted myself in the online booking process. I would recommend this Holiday Park to anyone. Excellent facilities and beach access. Go and try it for yourself 👍
I.What an awesome place!! Such lovely and welcoming staff. Right next to the beach, beautiful facilities and everything was spotless!! Thank you so much for this wonderful start pf our trip. Have a great (busy) summer!
S.Clean. Tidy. Safe swimming close by, and good spots for fishing . Proactive staff that keeps everything rolling fine. Relaxing camping the way it should be !
A.Lovely quiet camp with full amenities including a huge bouncy pillow for the kids, lots of BBQs and picnic tables, and a dog friendly area. Close to the beach and playground. Thoroughly recommended.
G.Always a Beautiful Relaxing place to be. Awesome place to clear your mind and soul.
Having the views of Whale Island & White Island.
O.Great place to stay, we come every year and we all love it there. The blowup bounce pad is a win for the kids.
C.This place is beautiful, if fishing is something you love, this is the place to go, swimming in the river etc.
A.What a lovely place . I came across it by accident and went in to have a look . The beach it beautiful and the camp seemed well set up . The lady I spoke to at reception I think she may have been one of the owners was very friendly and helpful. Place was nice and clean . I didn't stay as I needed to get to somewhere else that day. But would be very happy to go back and stay when back in the area.
M.A lovely location if you like the beach.
A variety of accommodation is available.
The place is not too far from Whakatane, which has lots of good outlets, supermarket, spa cinema etc.
M.The hospitality of the staff at Thornton beach holiday park were incredibly friendly and helpful making the duration of my stay incredible. The kitchen and bathroom facilities were spotless! Very family friendly with lots of activities for the kids and very affordable for such a beautiful place.
A+
D.Very clean and tidy with easy access to a wonderful beach. On the other side of the road is another public area which is very much worth a visit. Very friendly owners. There isn’t much shade to speak of on the plots but they are a great size. Easy trip into town and lovely views all around
G.Stayed 1 night for business Very friendly and accommodating staff.
Great 2 bedroom unit and price for night stay is reasonable.
Unit was very tidy and clean.
B.Just left after a great 2 nights camping with my husband and 3 kids under 8. We had an absolute ball here. Such friendly helpful staff that go the extra mile and the estuary is great for little kids whilst the sea is gorgeous for body boarding. Great site and kids loved the bouncy pillow.
D.Excellent place to stay. White sand beach, a river across the road, clean toilets, hot showers and an awesome fishing spot. Glenn goes out of his way to make sure you have the best stay. Thank you. We will be back!!
c.Lovely owners, Greg the generous owner/ local skipper shared knowledge about the sand bar and navigating it out. All the amenities are immaculate beautiful location. If you need a campsite fir the night best place to stay.
M.I love coming here, for the sun, the beach, the breeze and fishing. The water is beautiful it's a river flowing to the ocean so, if you dont wish to swim or chill directly on the beach and or swim in the sea then theres that little area there, where there are no waves and it's perfect for children
G.Awesome place, Glenn the owner is a great bloke & very helpful, amenities are spotless & good fish fileting & boat wash down facilities, also play area for the kids.
Will definitely be back, gr8 fishing 🎣.
j.Beautiful Beach right next door.
A.What a well setup campsite. Clean with all the facilities needed. And at last a camping ground with unisex showers where as a couple you can shower together if you so wish.
A+
a.Lovely place units are clean and tidy . Some things disappointing no oven if you wanted to cook but not a biggy b b qs available. All in all would recommend to everyone and anyone and will be back.
L.Lovely facilities and location. If there was some more play equipment for kids in the camp ground I would consider a family get to gather there.
Great place for swimming with younger kids too. There is a playground 100 or so meters down the road bit it's out of the park...could still work though if everyone went down to the park not just one parent and all the kids.
70 dollars for two nights in a self contained camper was a little steep. Maybe a self contained area at a cheaper rate.
Nice blob out though have some good friends there who have s permanent site they visit most weekends and they are very happy. Nice and quiet.
K.One of the nicest holiday parks around! Beach on one side, river on the other. A very quiet, peaceful place.
Staff are really nice and friendly, more than happy to help.
The facilities are all really clean also.
The jumping pillow keeps the kids occupied for hours.
C.Immaculate campground, everything top notch, maybe could do with 1 or 2 hot element s in kitchen
A.Friendly and helpful staff, clean and tidy facilities. Kayak/SUP hire and the bouncy pillow entertained the kids. Great spot for a family friendly holiday with sheltered swimming at the river.
A.Excellent campground, facilities are very clean, owners are really friendly. Great place for families. Awesome spot for fishing!
C.Great place to stay.
Excellent facilities
l.We have extended our stay as this camp is so wonderful. Host Glen is an amazing camp host. He communicates with all campers - young and old. Glen is constantly on the move (on his push bike) around the camp checking everyone is happy and ok.
B.Such a fantastic place to stay for our family summer holiday. The hosts are so welcoming, and accommodating. The facilities are generous, and always kept clean. The location is perfect - great surf, and estuary, and so close to Whakatane when you need to get supplies. Definitely will be going back.
c.We chose this holiday park for our first trip away with our classic caravan. The managers were super friendly and the camp was sparkling clean. All the appliances and facilities looked brand new and there was plenty of hot water for showers etc. It was lovely to stay in a family orientated camp and to sit in our caravan and watch all the goings on of camp life. Lots of people enjoying the beach, fishing, swimming and beach combing. It was very restful and peaceful. Thanks for a great experience and not far from home either.
Z.A very good place for day and night fishing net setting, floundering launch your boat or jet ski, good camping grounds Just a few KS either way to town big or small. Good place to be even just to relax and gather your thoughts. Please come and give it a go
P.I'm in Heaven!!! Most amazing place too go!!! I had a blast here. Took a tonne of pics. Played at Beach. Chilled in shade under Trees in massive carpark area.. Collected many cool shells. Beautiful swimming an Fishing spot. Awesome too see people out riding Horses. Sooo friendly. Has Camping area right there. Just beautiful ❤️💯❤️
J.What can I say...Outstanding for starters. We have just experienced a fantastic 10 days at Thornton Beach Holiday park.
The ablutions were clean and tidy, the kitchen facilities were excellent with dish washing liquid and cleaning gear provided.
The token purchased for the showers last long enough to have a good shower and then a bit more. Cheap at the price of $1.00 this ensured there was plenty of hot water for all.
The camp sites were huge (some still seems to be able to spread into the neighbouring site though).
Glen, the owner was a perfect host and had lots of great information on the area and fishing etc.
The beach and river were good for swimming, although one had to watch for rips in some areas.
Would we go there again.....definitely
Thanks for a great 10 days
Jeff and Jenny Ransley
H.I absolutely loved it, I loved the view of the beach and the air balloon was very fun to jump on. The cooking facilities were amazing and I absolutely loved my stay. This has been the best camp park I have been to.
N.The camp ground it’s self was clean, organised and very safe. Park staff were great and very helpful! Glen was always around making sure everything was clean and everyone was alright, if they needed anything he’d do his very best to get it for you. We can’t wait to come back soon! Thank yous very much for your hospitality ✌️
G.One of the best camping grounds we have been to, fantastic facilities and extremely clean, Glenn the owner a great guy and very approachable.Will definitely be going back.
A.Glen was a great host and welcomed us warmly.
He has knowledge of the area and fishing.
We will come here again
W.Friendly staff. Can be busy during the peak holidays season but good clean facilities. More than happy to fix any issues you find/come up with if they're not fighting other problems. You can probably throw your child from the massive sausage pillow bouncer over the dunes to the beach.
We just had my sisters wedding reception there. It was an amazing day. Because its so close and kid friendly it made the reception that much more enjoyable. With the bonus of your guests not having to drive somewhere else to sleep after all the food and drinks. Crawling to a tent after finishing the night with a bonfire on the beach with mega marshmellows... perfect.
A.Lovely spot. More NZ pure beauty...
l.Basic park facilities but the office closes earlier than we were told. You need an access card to enter the premises after the office closes. It was not a fun wait. The campground is too crowded for my liking and isn't as near to the beach as I'd like.
E.Awesome place to get away for awhile, and relax. Heaps to do fishing, swimming, wonderful cabins. rooms very cosy loved every minute I was there. Beautiful sea views.
M.We stayed here for two nights whilst our friends walked the 50km Oxfam fundraiser. We found it to be clean, beds were sort of comfy though a big person might struggle to say that with the thin mattresses!
M.Very nice place to stay. Sites are of good size; camping is not too big, so not too crowded. On the first two days we were there the camping was full and still we didn't feel claustrophobic or incomodated. It was windy one day, but the sites we were provided very nice shelter. I believe most of the sites do. You are 5 min away from a gorgeous, well frequented beach. There are many other good places not too far to visit and enjoy if you don't want to stay only there. Amenities are good. Showers are coin operated. Be aware that when the time expires, the water is off! Showers area needed more light, but it is a detail based on cleanness and set up. Heaps of hooks to hang your stuff are very helpful. The outdoor bbq area is inviting and use of the bbq is free. The on premisses shop have some good options and also prepares take away food. Staff is always very helpful, happy and around. There are few very nice cabin options available. There is an outside shower for when coming from the beach. The laundry was new and very well mantained when we went there. The do and incentive recycling. More water points spread around the sites would b helpful but it seems to me they are always busy improving the place! We had a very pleasant stay there!
S.Great camping spot on the beachs edge, Clean facilities, Water hook up on sites, on site dump station that's clean and easy to use. Friendly and very helpful owners.
C.This place is Amazing. Well priced, very clean. And the staff are ever so friendly & accommodating. Felt like a home away from home. Best stay so far in NZ.
A.It's such a clean and beautiful beach great for walking the dog and fishing and swimming in the river that flows into the ocean.
A.Wife went to enquire about this place. Was met by a very helpful co owner. Nice clean and tidy place right near the beach. Great for fishing or just to get away and relax.
C.Very nice beach!
N.There river is amazing and safe for kids. The beach is a popular spot for fishing.
J.Lovely campground. We will be back. Thanks for having us. The Rangitikei river was great for pier jumping and cool down lagoon swimming. The beach was fun with the sand bars creating a safe place at low tide for little kids. The surf lifesaving guards were on hand to mind big kids in surf. Take a surf caster! Loads of fish to be caught in the river mouth.
J.Lovely for a whānau day out
B.Great holiday spot. Nice modern facilities. Close to beach. Great playground for kids.
M.Awesome place to enjoy with the whole family. Location is fantastic with a lovely beach and the lagoon perfect for the little ones to enjoy safely. Great hosts, friendly and welcoming, and amenities really comfortable, clean and well kept. Heaps of fun for everyone. Will be back!
A.it has the perfect location right away from the roads and towns and it's so peaceful and quiet, the people are friendly and it's so clean. the beach the river a park the wharf where you can fish surf or relax and read a book. food is on the expensive side but that's to be expected.
H.Awesome place to stay awesome hosts
P.Been to many camping grounds over the years, and found Thornton Beach to be extremely well operated and functional - with excellently hospitality to boot. Thanks team. Grant & Pauleen :)
M.We had three beautiful nights overthere, beautiful place, safe, clean and tidy.
Good access to the beach, places fofr kids, warm showers and beautiful dinning area, with bbqs, kitchen, fridges and really quiet area! :D
A.I really want to give this one star and a horrible review to keep this place a secret 😎 What a stunner, how this isn't a Top 10 I don't know. Caters to everyone, tenting, campers, caravans, tourist cabins and lease hold. Beutifully maintained, excellent facilities, awesome owners, and an absolutely stunning location. 10-15 min north of Whakatane for all the supplies you need, with heaps of activities within easy driving distance. This is a Top 10 world wide for me.
B.We stayed for one night in motor home, great facilities great camp. As it was a Monday night we virtually had the camp to our selves. Very accommodating owners . Will go back again.
M.We walked the beach. Beautiful peaceful spot. (We didnt stay at the holiday park but did notice and commented on how clean it was).
D.What an amazing couple of days at beautiful Thornton Beach Holiday Park! Quiet, clean, very friendly hosts! A fisherman's paradise with beachfront access for miles! Caught some lovely big snapper😊
S.Wow, what a place, no wonder my brother goes their every year, great facilities, host are very cool and the location has many things to do. Will be back to actually stay as we only visited.
S.Best spot ever owners of camp are awesome and great facilities. Highly recommend
P.Beautiful beach. Really good for swimming. And a very lovely holiday park
C.We"ve been here several times now. So nice by the beach and the river. Had fish for several meals. Not too far out of town for shopping. We like this holiday park so much we've booked a spot over Christmas.
C.Apart from the bed being hard as the place is super clean and perfect for that spot by the beach loved it.
T.Was a pit stop not a holiday
L.Only went in for some bottled water, but asked.about a future stay I am planning, got lovely helpful answers from very friendly staff.
S.Really beautiful place 10 out of 10 clean n friendly with s personal touch from the owner he even smokes fish n shares with the guests will defo b going bk before we leave for cold snowy England.xx
M.excellent facilities, very clean. staff were really friendly as well
W.I've never stayed here but I use to live here in the house to the back of the park, I visit the beach out here almost every weekend to take my pooch for his walk an absolutely wonderful place to fish, white bait, kayak, jet ski and much more, the holiday park looks awesome would be a nice place to chillax out and at night when the moon is full it is absolutely breath taking when it rises from the ocean by Whale Island
T.First tent stay..loved it! Even though we shared the evening with a wedding..beautiful hosts and beachonthedoorstep cant wait to go back
M.Stopped to visit friends in the cabins. A very well set up camp site. Very relaxing and typically kiwi vibe
L.Thornton Beach Holiday Park very relaxing, 🚿 amazing, peaceful, fishing 🎣 wasn't good.nice and clean
K.Love this camp so well setup, clean, great location, welcoming owners
B.Awesome gem. Facilities are kept in clean tidy condition. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Warm welcoming vibe here. Highly recommended
C.Very nice holiday park. clean. Reasonable prices. Nice staff. Close to river can catch kahawai nit to sure how the beach acess will be in the future as the lots closest to beach are being sold.
N.Great spot.really nice camp and clean tidy services.
M.Nice spot ,nice motel unit ,very peaceful too
R.So enjoyed staying in the cabin ☺ at the camping grounds enjoyed the fishing thanks to the owners
V.Best place!!! If u hav children and u want to fish ucan entertain ur children wif a gud shallow swim and tha pake right der ..
Y.Great campsite with all the facilities you need. The staff is super friendly. Best shower I had in a while!
m.We did not really enjoy the place. Also, you need to pay for the shower. Luckily we only stay for one night 😁
T.A quiet small well run camping ground. Flat camping sections. Good BBQ, cleaning and ablution facilities. Close to beach.
E.Nice and friendly management. Very tidy and clean amenities. Recommend highly.
b.The people were yummi and teh fuud was nice to me.
Overall, it was a good place :)))))))
b.Fantastic camp grounds, super friendly hosts. Lovely clean amenities. We will definetly return.
S.Lovely place to relax but the only down fall was not having an oven and enough heating for the winter. Other than that lovely place and owners.
E.The facilities could use some updating but everything was clean and well-maintained. This park was close to the beach and had a very relaxed atmosphere.
P.Beautiful location and tidy and well maintained camp ground. Will get busy in the school holiday and summer vacation times.
V.Just visited family there. Place is very well kept and owners very pleasant
J.Stunning location. Lovely safe estuary for the kids to swim in. Plenty of space at the camp ground with well maintained facilities.
K.Great family friendly Campground and very helpful friendly staff.we love coming every year
A.Nice spot for the night
C.Fantastic spot, great beach for surf and fishing. Camp ground is top quality with friendly hosts.
s.What a wonderful spot quiet, clean, friendly, right on the beach, highly recommend
M.Beautiful beach, staff very pleasant amenities brilliant
S.Great place to park up and take in the surrounding area for a few days
M.Fantastic spot to relax. Wonderful custodians. So efficent and friendly. A must to visit.
C.Amazing camp ground and facilities. Very clean and tidy.
M.Amazing place to stay!
Highly recommend it!
Stunning scenery and such a tranquil place to relax
n.Excellent fishing, good river for a swim.
K.Great beach, well managed property
J.Awesome atmosphere, very clean and Great Kiwi camping experience
T.What a great place to spend a few days.love staying there and grt hosts az well.can recommend to other travelers.
M.A fantastic holiday park with great facilities & lovely hosts ☺
Very highly recommended
L.Nice site and nice cabins but need more house keeping while staying
L.Very good friendly staff easy to talk to calm atmosphere you have to pay for showers and Landry tho
J.Great family camp ground. Nice facilities. Really nice.
K.Wonderful place to stay, lots of room right by the beach, kid friendly an close to town
R.Great facilities awesome camp management great place
R.Always friendly, great facilities and clean 😀
P.Not a thing wrong with the park except the weather got tooooooooo hot and the humidity got to 100%
t.Great beach to explore, safe swimming for kids on the lagoon/river side
S.Great for camping
Carvans
Tents
Next to beach
Not too expensive
Whakatane is 10mins from here.
T.What a great place to holiday at. Clean and tidy and the hosts went that extra mile.
F.Location is great. Unit was OK but bed needs replacing. Hosts are great.
L.Neat clean and we'll run family camp
L.Fantastic, definitely go again,next time in the area.
P.Very Accommodation ... we loved our stay there
W.A great beach for the whanau with the pond side or beach front options
M.Will allow dogs out of season...Lady was very accommodating...even without a booking.
l.Awsome place to stay extremely friendly staff
v.Beautiful safe beach for kids
S.Nice place to relax and good views out to sea
T.Looked ok just went there to visit friends
T.....Amazing and fun for the kids. Beautiful beach as well
R.Fish an chips were very nice burger was one the best ive eaten
C.The beach is great. The facilities are clean and close by.
K.Lovely place to swim ponies
J.Good value for money and a beautiful spot.
L.Lovely place great fishing
K.Awesome place to stay..so reccomend it😁
R.It's was ok
S.Lovely spot. On the beach front.
T.Definitely a nice place to stay and very affordable.
a.Awsome place go fishing whitebaiting or just relaxing
S.Really nice place and great people
L.Beautiful Cabin scenery with Lehri Ratha
P.Great place to chill out and fish
S.Lovely place to go for an Endurance Ride
J.Great place to stay and relax.
A.Fantastic beach. Easy drive to Whakatane.
P.Went for a look at camp ground. Pretty good
p.Nice Camping grounds next to the beach
A.Cool place to stay👍👍👍
P.Helpful staff clean and tidy camp
T.Easy access.10min from Edgecumbe and Whakatane.
I.Nice people - nice camp
A.Love thornton beach
I.Good location by the river & ocean
M.Great place to camp
L.Nice spot
W.Best beach wedding venue in NZ
C.Clean / modern facilities.
V.Great fishing spot
C.Great spot to visit or stay
M.Great weekend! Awesome hosts,
D.Very nice
K.Great location and facilities
B.Quality, clean accommodation close to the beach.
D.Tidy accommodations good veiws
T.Nice and quite
R.Best spot and great people
s.Love this place
H.Old but restful
R.Very clean
E.Fabulous place . Will visit again
P.Awesome place for a holiday
F.Remote but nice environment.
D.Great place to visit
D.Great spot for holiday makers.
r.Awesome tranquil place
C.Beautiful views
K.It's a camping ground
j.Peaceful, and beautiful 😊
J.As beautiful as ever
Y.Quiye and good fishing
A.Lovely place to visit
T.Great place
R.He got sea
g.Quiet and picturesque
V.Awesome place
P.Awesome!!!
E.Lovely place
P.Riding motorbike
L.Nice
B.Beautiful place!
L.Awesome place
M.beautiful
D.Wonderful and relaxing
K.Excellent
T.Loverly quiet place to stay off season. Fishing great. Very clean, tidy and friendly. Will definitely be back.
D.Wonderful facilities. Magnificent scenery. We will be back many times in the future.
C.(Translated) Beautiful secluded beach
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