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Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort

Mount Avenue Pauanui Beach, 3546 Pauanui

Distance to the trail

95 km to Hobbiton

film trail, straight line
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About this hotel

Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort is a secluded hideaway located at Pauanui Beach. Situated 800m away from the 3km long sandy beach and nestled into the slopes of Mt. Pauanui select from 48 romantic chalets surrounded by native bush. Our Restaurant offers an intimate ambience, superb local cuisine and beautiful views, while other facilities include an outdoor swimming and spa pool, gym, tennis court and bikes for hire, with an international 18-hole golf course and excellent fishing nearby.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Pool
  • Spa & wellness
  • Parking
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Accessible
  • Air con

Facilities and services

Facilities 26

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (15:00–21:00)
  • Check-out hour (07:30–11:00)
  • Wi-fi
  • Valet parking
  • Room service (extra charge)
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle hire service
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  • Multilingual staff
  • Bellboy service
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • Fireplace
  • Smoke detector
  • Hotel safe
  • Currency exchange facilities
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Concierge
  • Gym
  • Newspapers
  • Luggage room
  • Clothes dryer
  • Electric kettle
  • Bikes available

Catering 5

  • Café
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Highchairs
  • Air conditioning in Restaurant

Health & wellness 4

  • Sauna
  • Massage
  • Spa treatments
  • Spa centre

Entertainment & pools 2

  • Outdoor freshwater pool (1)
  • TV lounge

Sports 4

  • Fitness
  • Cycling / mountain biking
  • Golf
  • Tennis

Business 7

  • Conference room
  • Meeting room
  • Printer
  • Photocopier
  • Business centre
  • Audio-visual equipment rental
  • Fax

Meals 6

  • Breakfast (07:30–10:30)
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Continental breakfast (07:00–10:30)
  • À la carte lunch
  • À la carte dinner
  • Vegetarian meal

Payment methods 3

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Good to know 2

  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Single-Use Plastic Free

Rooms and suites

  • Chalet

    Rimu Chalet

  • Chalet

    Kauri Chalet

  • Apartment

    Toi Toi Apartment

  • Double room

    Tawa Treehut

  • Family room

    Family Interconnecting Rooms

Occupancy by room type

  • Apartmentup to 10 guests (max. 10 adults or max. 6 children)
  • Chaletup to 10 guests (max. 10 adults or max. 6 children)
  • Double roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
  • Family roomup to 8 guests (max. 8 adults or max. 5 children)

Room types and occupancy come from this hotel's Hotelbeds catalogue entry. Not every type can be booked at all times; ask the hotel to confirm availability and bed layout.

Location and surroundings

Mount Avenue Pauanui Beach, 3546 Pauanui

95 km to Hobbiton (film trail). Straight-line distances: real driving time depends on the road, the season and the traffic, so plan extra for mountain roads and in summer.

Meals and features

Meal plans

  • Room Only

Type of stay

  • Business hotels
  • Hotels with spa
  • Sport hotels

Key facts

Total number of rooms
48
Number of floors (main building)
1
Suites
2

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 11/08/2026.

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