while traveling around the north island, we stayed at the powderhorn for one night. this hotel has a very unique feel to it. it's has a log cabin type of look and feel. we absolutely loved our experience here. the staff was wonderful and very helpful in recommending activities to us. rooms were huge!

we stayed at hotels of all classes throughout our trip. hotels such as the rydges in rotorua, rydges in auckland, and the hyatt in auckland. no question, the powderhorn was our favorite!

i highly recommend doing the waterfall hike. when you get to the water, climb and get a closer view. it was one of those unplanned excursions we took that turned out to be our most memorable moment in new zealand. we did quite a few things, like bungy, sky diving, zorbing, black water rafting, and numerous hikes. climbing down to the waterfall was by far the most fun i had.