Loved our return visit, as per my last review all of the poolside rooms have had a major refurb and everything is brand new. The staff were friendly and helpful and it was nice to have a big choice of restaurants 6 in all. The continental breakfast was good or we were told you could go to the golf club... More

Within easy walk of golf course and eating establishments and with nice bar facilities, Upon payment and getting a key it was obvious that the room was dated and the wooden joinery hopeless at locking out traffic noise etc from outside. The bathroom smelt badly of previous smoking.Worse was the drunken shrieking and shouting from people staying who used the... More

Known as a suburban pub hotel, don't be fooled if the outside looks like a 2 storey block of motel units. Some rooms have recently been refurbished. We were attracted to the price of the cheaper rooms but upon inspection we chose a refurbished room for $20 more. To me, our room was a cross between a motel room and... More

long with freshly painted rooms, we will be back! More

The hotel has a lot of facilities at its door step: trendy bar, pool, pizza restaurant and Mongolian restaurant. The rooms were ok. A bit dark and functional. The location is about 20 minutes on two buses outside of Auckland. I suppose that's ok if you have a car but then you'd have to drive into Auckland and pay daily... More

Being in the centre, Poenamo has the ideal address for all of the North Shore as well as motorways north and south. If arriving after normal business hours though, just make sure you have a working local mobile phone in your possession as you will need one to call the night porter on an 0800 number to check in. Adjacent... More

Had a great time thanks very much. Considering the great rates the rooms etc were good and the service from the Office Manager Frances faultless. Continental breakfasts to be recommended. Bar 31 is lovely and the food at Gengy's was great. Would definetly stay again and look forward to the new bar/restaurant opening in December More