Mara Vista accommodation from NZ$138

Gorgeous hotel, very clean and welcoming. We had a wonderful stay, staff was very kind.

My family enjoyed the free breakfast and the pool. It was especially nice to have adults only pool time from 10 to 11.

The 1st room we were assigned had ants and a chemical smell. I thought perhaps it was their cleaning chemicals but in retrospect it was potentially insect spray. The staff did accommodate us quickly and moved us to another room. The 2nd room was at least bug free but.... it had plaster patching issues all over the ceiling, rust on the L brackets that connected the ceiling to the wall and the wallpaper was curling away from the wall in the corners due to humidty issues. The hotel is in major need of remodeling. The toilets were some of the lowest I have ever seen. The vanity had been replaced but it was a very tall vanity....not counter height. The toilet started leaking around the base on day 2 which was our last day. The breakfast buffet consisted of making belgium waffles, bagels, toast, a muffin, hot oatmeal, and cold cereal. Not any protein at all. Apple juice, milk, coffee and hot tea to drink. Kind of disappointing. Same offering on day 2. It advertises a state of the art fitness center but that consisted of 3 pieces of avg equipment. The lobby of the hotel was nice and appeared to have been updated but I guess they hadn't gotten to anything else yet.