Hamilton - recommendations pls
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Topic: Hamilton - recommendations pls
Posted By: myfullhouse
Subject: Hamilton - recommendations pls
Date Posted: 05 January 2010 at 6:18pm
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We are heading to Hamilton for a night later this month to visit DH's Nana and my Grandmother and have decided to stay one night rather than the kids be in the car half the day. So can anyone please recommend:
1/ Somewhere to stay? Somewhere relatively cheap. My Grandma is by Claudelands Racecourse and DH's Nana is on Ruakura Rd so we would need something near there. 2/ Somewhere child friendly to eat out for dinner or a good takeaway in the area. ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 8:49am
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FlapJacks is awesome, great food, free parking, and a play pen for kids..and free kids meal if you buy 2 adult meals...I think. Accommodation would have to be somehere out east as it's close to both your Grandma and DH's Nana...but unsure of what's out that way. ------------- 
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 10:33am
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Hi, we have just had a week in Hamilton and stayed at the Quest Apartments located in Ward Street (we managed in a one bedroom). It was great as it had cooking facilities, bathroom (complete with laundry), lounge/kitchen/dining area and separate bedroom. Parking was around the back at $10 per night. Its located right in town by the claudelands bridge - it would be a quick drive over the bridge. Have a look at wotif.co.nz in the Hamilton area as you would be able to find something out Ham East way. Fox and Hounds has nice food as does Inguanas or Hell Pizza would deliver. We have also stayed at Ibis (but small rooms not really for families) and Ventura which was nice had free parking and was next to Valentines, situated down off Anglesea Street so you could go across the Bridge Street bridge to Ham East as well. When we go up again I'm definately going back to Quest - opposite the Malls, above Starbucks - just an awesome apartment in a great location!
There is one called Boundary Court Motel which is on Boundary Road (just looked at wotif) but don't know what its like sorry. Good luck and have fun in my home town Hamilton! |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 10:38am
There are plenty of good take-aways this side of the bridge; five cross-roads has Hell's Pizza, Burger Fuel, Noodle Box (love them, and they even have veges in them so I can pretend they're healthy  ) McD's and an indian place that I haven't visited but have heard is nice. The only resturant I've visited this side of the river is Thai Orchid, which is wonderful but I wouldn't have said was particularly kid-friendly (YUM food, though).
There's a camp ground where you can rent rooms somewhere near Ruakura road - I don't know the name or anything but some friends stayed there a year or so back. Other than that, you'd probably have to get something in town, but everything's so close here it would only be 5-10 mins drive anyway. -------------   
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 10:41am
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Great thanks ladies, will look up those places you mentioned ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: pikelets
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 6:38pm
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We booked The Ambassador Hotel online (wotif or lastminute) and would not recommend it.
We knew it was 3 star but it was terrible. The 2 bedrooms are actually 1 bedrooms, not well maintained and not looked after. They also advertised highchairs and they dont have them. Avoid like the plague. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 3 Angels - Dec10 / Mar11 / Dec11
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 9:37pm
What a mission! I ended up booking Ibis through http://www.ezibed.com/ - ezibed.com and got a pretty good deal I think. It was such a pain though as everyone would say max guests 3, but I didn't really know whether they counted the boys in that, ended up having to ring Ibis  , but I have to say that ezibed had the most info about each place, will definately use it next time over wotif.------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 1:04pm
| mmmm I'd nearly move back to Hamilton just for http://www.eatscoff.co.nz - Scoff takeouts. Salmon mash... *droool* |
Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 10:39pm
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The Ibis is nice - but small rooms. Hope you got the buffet included in your room rate it is pretty good. The deck is so nice and relaxing to sit out on ah bliss. Just make sure that they activate your room card properly as it operates the lift and the whole lift shut down on us - blackout!!!
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 08 January 2010 at 7:29am
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Yeah I got the buffet included, one of the reasons I chose Ibis! Not to worried about the room size as we likely will only be ther to sleep. ------------- Lindsey
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