Location
Motel Villa Del Rio is only 100m off SH 1 towards Dargaville and Whangarei Hospital. Turn westward at SH14 (Maunu Road). We are the closest motel to the Whangarei Hospital – a short 5-min walk. Whangarei is a 2-hr drive north of Auckland, 40min from Dargaville and only 1hour south of the Bay of Islands.
Kensington Stadium and Sports grounds (1.5km)
Kensington Hospital (1.5km)
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Whangarei Activities
Whangarei City Centre (1km)
Restaurants, shopping, cinema, Forum North, cafés, bars, bus station, rose gardens, art galleries, art museum, aquatic centre.
Forum North (1km)
Theatre and convention centre, Whangarei District Council offices, Whangarei Library, café, The Old Library (exhibitions, Friday Market), Whangarei Farmers Market (Saturdays), Cafler Park/Botanica/Whangarei Art Museum.
Whangarei Town Basin (1km)
Marina, galleries, shops, cafés, bars, restaurants, Clock museum, info centre, playground, walkway, tours, aqua-cycle/kayak hire.
Kensington Stadium (1.5km)
Indoor sports stadium, café, gym, crèche, football grounds, tennis courts, International Hockey Turf, athletics grounds, playground. Close to Kensington Hospital.
Kiwi North, Whangarei Museum & Heritage Park, Barge Park (5-min drive)
Whangarei Heritage Park, Whangarei Museum and Kiwi House, Bird Recovery Centre, Barge Park & Function Centre – Motel Villa del Rio is the closest motel.
Golf Courses
Sherwood Park (5min), Whangarei (5min), Northland (15min), The Pines (15min), Waipu (30min).