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Tipi and Bob's Waterfront Lodge

3.0 star property

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Premium Two Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 1) | Terrace/patio
Waterfront Cottage
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Premium Two Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 1)
Premium Two Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 1) | Living area

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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38 Puriri Bay Road, RD1, Tryphena, Great Barrier Island, 0991
  • Blind Bay
  • Medlands Beach
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Kaitoki Beach
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Great Barrier Island (GBZ)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Waterfront Cottage

Waterfront Cottage

  • 57 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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One Bedroom Apartment (Unit 4)

One Bedroom Apartment (Unit 4)

  • 45 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Premium One Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 5)

Premium One Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 5)

  • 45 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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One Bedroom Apartment (Unit 3)

One Bedroom Apartment (Unit 3)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 45 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Premium Two Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 1)

Premium Two Bedroom Apartment, Full Sea View (Unit 1)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 54 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 2 King Beds

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Two Bedroom Apartment, Beach View (Unit 2)

Two Bedroom Apartment, Beach View (Unit 2)

  • 54 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 2 King Beds

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Property grounds

Stunning Tryphena Harbour and Hauraki Gulf views

  • Kitchen
  • Parking available
  • Fireplace
  • Living/dining area
4.4 out of 5, Excellent, 41 reviews
Stunning Tryphena Harbour and Hauraki Gulf views

About the area

Great Barrier Island

When you stay at Tipi and Bob's Waterfront Lodge in Great Barrier Island, you'll be near the beach and 14 minutes by car from Medlands Beach. .This beach motel is 9.9 mi (16 km) from Blind Bay and 9.9 mi (16 km) from Kaitoki Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Medlands Beach - 9 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Kaitoki Beach - 24 min drive - 16.9 km
  • Glenfern Sanctuary - 52 min drive - 39.0 km

Getting around

  • Great Barrier Island (GBZ) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪My Fat Puku - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Currach Irish Pub - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Wild Rose Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • Stonewall Store & Bottle Store
  • ‪Barrier Social Club - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Tipi and Bob's Waterfront Lodge

Beach motel with a restaurant and a bar
Tipi and Bob's Waterfront Lodge offers 7 accommodations. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 7 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this motel include complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the motel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Direct access to the beach
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
At check-in, guests must provide either a negative PCR COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 12 and up, and test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in; COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 12 and up

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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Tipi and Bob's Waterfront Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 13 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 13 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 13 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 13 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bhavika

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Rainier

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Ngoc

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view was outstanding. Basic. No on site contact person.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

MIchelle, Auckland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We felt at home and loved the food and the place. we will definatly go back
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

BARRIER EXPERIENCE

Overall very good, owners great, food quality excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location. Small room was small with shower and toilet but this was expected as we saw it from the photos prior to booking. Service great. Lovely place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Richard John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very hospitable,great housebar with good service,

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great dinners and friendly service

Best thing about Tipi and Bob's was the really excellent cuisine available in the bar/restaurant at dinner time eg poached gurnard and prawns with rice and vegetables, or fillet steak with scallops. The service was good, and friendly. Meals were a bit expensive (including continental breakfast at $20), but that appeared to be a feature of island life as presumably food has to be brought over from the mainland. Alcohol reasonably priced however. My room was very small (and therefore cheaper) and there was no space for an armchair. For much of the time the weather was stormy, which was unfortunate, so I spent a lot of time lying on the bed reading, or watching TV. A must, if staying on Great Barrier Island, is to pre-arrange a rental car. Bringing one on the ferry is very expensive, and you don't want to get stuck in the situation where all rental cars on the island are in use. There is no regular public transport such as buses or taxis, and everything you want to see is a car-drive away. Communication on the island is also hampered by the lack of good mobile phone coverage, which can be frustrating. Bring plenty of cash too. The rental car company I dealt with did not offer EFTPOS or credit card facilities! Bring a phone charger cable that'll plug into a USB port - Great Barrier is off-grid, so the power available is from a mixture of solar panels and generators. There were no power plugs in my room, but there were USB outlets for phone charging.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Analyn, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great View

We stayed in this hotel for 3 days and 2 nights. The hotel view was amazing. Staff are nice and friendly. Food was great as well.It was a great holiday.

10/10 Excellent

Yoshihisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025