Description: Dunedin Holiday Park calls itself "Dunedin's largest quality holiday park" and although I am not entirely sure whether this suggests that there are bigger ones but their quality is dubious, or whether it simply means that it's big but also good quality, it's not a bad one – and not that big either (which can only be a good thing).
Located in the beach suburb of St Kilda, and on the way to Otago Peninsula, Dunedin Holiday Park belongs to the Kiwi Holiday Parks group and offers powered and unpowered sites, basic cabins, en suite rooms in a lodge, en suite units without a kitchen and full self catering units in either studio, one or two bedroom format.
We stayed here in mid-September 2010, as a family of four, and had an en suite unit which consisted of a motel-style room with a double bed and two bunks (so in total the room could accommodate 6 people). The room also had dining area with a sink, microwave, toaster, kettle, crockery and cutlery. There was also a bathroom with a separate toilet and a shower room with a decent enough shower.
The double bed was a little bit saggy, but just this side of acceptable, and the bunks had comfortable mattresses; all beds had plenty of bedding.
There was an electric blanket in the double bed, but as the unit had an efficient wall heater there was no need to use that.
The unit was in a terraced row of several similar ones, and in the middle of that terrace was a large, communal kitchen with deep sinks, proper cookers and pots and pans as well as tables and chairs.
Altogether our accommodation was reasonably comfortable, clean and altogether pretty adequate, with a basic but not unpleasant décor.
The park as a whole was pleasant and cheerful, with a nice playpark for the kids, several cheesy-but-still-funny jokey signs all over the place, and all the staff members we talked to being very friendly, chatty and willing to help with information about the area and region.
There is a bus stop in front of the park, and a small shop with basic groceries just outside. Beaches, heated slat water pool and other resorty attractions are within walking distance, while the city centre is about 5-10 minutes drive away.
We paid around 110 NZD per night, which was not a fantastic value for what we had but not bad either, and I can just about recommend the Dunedin Holiday Park for those looking for budget family accommodation in Dunedin.
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