Available Now for your short summer break!

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A wooden structure with a view of the ocean.
A single-story building with a sloped metal roof, large windows, and a wooden deck.
A dining area with a wooden table, chairs, a red tablecloth, a clock, a mirror, and a ladder against the wall.
A living room with a sofa, a coffee table, a TV, and a fireplace.
A living room with a sofa, a coffee table, a TV, and a wood-burning stove.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Bay of Plenty

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Refrigerator
  • Washer
  • Onsite parking available

Explore the area

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Pukehina Beach, Pukehina
  • Place, Pukehina Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Seabreeze Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Maramarua Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Rotorua (ROT-Rotorua Regional)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Outdoor shower

Spaces

Deck or patio
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Balcony
Number of living rooms
Garden
Dining area

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About the neighborhood

Pukehina

Located in Pukehina, this vacation home is on the beach. Bay of Plenty and Seabreeze Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Kiwi360 and Longridge Park. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and surfing/body boarding nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and mountain biking.
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Pukehina Beach, Pukehina

What's nearby

  • Pukehina Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Seabreeze Park - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Maramarua Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Midway Park - 6 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Mount Maunganui - 43 min drive - 55.3 km

Getting around

  • Tauranga (TRG) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Maketu Beachside Cafe - ‬23 min drive
  • ‪The Drunken Clam - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Hippy Pippi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Montys - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Maketu Fishing Club - ‬20 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Available Now for your short summer break! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Available Now for your short summer break!?

As of Nov 4, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Available Now for your short summer break! on Nov 5, 2026 start from $289, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Available Now for your short summer break!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Available Now for your short summer break!?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Available Now for your short summer break! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Pukehina vacation home is just steps from Bay of Plenty and Seabreeze Park. Pukehina Beach and Maramarua Park are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 13 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 13 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 13 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 13 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic family batch

Perfect family batch, our kids loved staying at Pukehina. House is right on the beach with nice elevation for views and privacy. We look forward to our next visit to Pukehina Beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pukehina getaway

We had never stayed in a bach on the beach before, it was everything we hoped for. Clean, tidy, amazing views! We saw dolphins as the sun rose. The worst thing was leaving and going home! Thankyou Beach Rentals.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Holiday at Lofty Heights

My Kids and I had the best stay at Lofty's for 5 days over the new year. It was a great typical Kiwi batch with all the basics needed to have a great break away. Board Games, books, amazing front and back decks to chill out on, and the beach was absolutely beautiful great swimming. Thankyou Beach Rentals for making my first book a batch nice and easy. We will definitely be back 😊
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jan 8, 2024
Was a pleasure to have you and the family stay Debbie. Thank you for being wonderful guests and we hope to see you again in the future :). Kind regards, Sara.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

Our Last Stay at Pukehina

This property was great, had the feel of the old style bach and the location overlooking the sea was lovely. However although this was about the best price we could find in Pukehina, this is nearly three times what we paid 10years ago. Pukehina is no longer the affordable beach holiday it used to be. Most of the houses are residential now and the holiday feel has left the place. The pub is closed, and although someone is trying to make it work it is hard with the new demographic staying there. The beach is inaccessible from many beachside properties and is completely gone at high tide. A lot of the infrastucture such as the paths, tennis courts and bike track are just a bit run down. Finally, someone broke into my car during the night, although there has always been some element of this in Pukehina. For us the appeal has been lost and after 20years we are going somewhere else for our January holiday.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 24, 2023
Hi Alan, I am really sorry you didnt have a good holiday, that really saddens me as I am a huge advocate for our little piece of paradise. Thats not good your car got broken into, did you report it? We have had a small amount of that happening in the last month, but in the 10 years that we have been living at the beach, that is the worst I have heard which is actually very good comparted to many other places. The pub has just been sold and so ther eis going to be a complete new rebuild and also the new surf club is being built this year so we are really excited for all these wonderful things coming up. Your comment about the price I totally understand but if you look at the price of everything over the last 10 years they have all gone up...we are all suffering from a huge amount of inflation at the moment. But the main point is you didnt have a great holiday which is such a shame as all we ever want is for our guests to have an amazing time. I am very sorry this was not the case for you and hope that you will still keep coming to Pukehina, our little piece of paradise.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay at Pukehina Beach

Lovely place on the beach, kids absolutely loved it. Quiet, and woke up to beautiful views every morning. Everything we needed readily available☺️ Warm and comfortable. Local fish n chips were the bomb! Not to far from Tauranga or the Mt. Would absolutely go back again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

A little house with big views

The property was good, with comfortable chairs and beds and a well equipped kitchen. It would have been nice to have had the windows cleaned outside. There was a lot of salt spray on them which we could have cleaned off if we had a hose. The dining table and bedside table had sticky patches on them, which we wiped off easily. Kitchen, floors and bathroom all very clean and tidy. The website listing and communications need editing to state that linen is in fact provided, contrary to what I expected from the description when booking. It was good to have plenty of spare blankets, a bonus, as the nights were chilly. The mezzanine floor is definitely not suitable for children younger than about 10 to sleep in. Overall, we had a very comfortable, enjoyable stay and would happily stay there again. Loved the ocean view.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach bach

Enjoyed the privacy and being right on the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great place to stay.

A good property but does need some maintenance - stairs need to be repaired. Rear Terrance needs some maintenance as well. Outside shower great - with hot and cold but the tree growing through it needs to be removed. Some cockroach baits would be good. Despite all of the issues mentioned we enjoyed the place
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Heaven on earth

Truly magical stay, loved it. Will be back.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing area

A small little community filled with friendly people, Amazing place to stay right on the beach, awesome beach to swim at. Perfect place to spend a low key get away that’s not a crowded beach!
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great older basic bach in amazing location

This place is right on the beach but its inaccessible due to erosion. Amazing view though and basic cute bach with two bedrooms and a loft we didn't use. Loved the old school double head shower. Its an older bach but awesome and definitely worth staying.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Homely Feel

A cosy, homely beachside Bach. This home had all the amenities for our 3 night stay. It was that comfortable we slept in the lounge and our daughter in the loft. It's not the flashiest on the parade but it has it's own rustic character. Reasonably priced as well. For the future, access to the beach from the home would be amazing. The board games and DVDs were a nice touch. We would definitely rebook again and recommend this home to any easy going family. Thanks from the Cameron's
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Suited our need

It was a bit hard to find the actual place. The house is situated on a hill over looking the ocean. Very beautiful outlook. The house suited our needs for the 2 nights we were there. Kitchen was a bit cramped however everything we needed was available to us. Awesome stay and we will be happy to book again, maybe choose one with a bigger kitchen. LOL
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
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