The Apple Stay Inn is an excellent value. Like many other New Zealand lodgings, it is not luxury accomodation, but it is comfy, homey, and clean.

The facility is essentially a "holiday park," with several standalone cabins as well as a number of spaces to park one's campervan. Of the cabins, some have bathrooms outside, while one unit (where we stayed) has the bathrooms inside.

Our cabin unit, the main one, had 4 bedrooms, 2 with a double bed, 2 with 2 singles. There is a toilet and a separate shower. There is a full kitchen, with refrigerator/freezer, electric range, abundant plates/cutlery/pots, dishwasher, etc. A bowl of apples from the adjacent orchard was awaiting us on the kitchen table. The unit has its own washer for laundry, with a drying rack.

The unit has a wood deck and a swimming pool (shared). From the deck, one overlooks the orchard and a small pond. You can borrow canoes to paddle on the pond.

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