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Masonic Hotel

3.0 star property
Riverfront hotel with a casino connected to a shopping center in Waitara

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Twin Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, minibar, desk
Mountain view
2 bars/lounges
Front of property
2 bars/lounges

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Twin Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, minibar, desk

Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Down duvet
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Minibar
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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King Deluxe Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, minibar, desk

King Deluxe Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Down duvet
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Minibar
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, minibar, desk

Triple Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Down duvet
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Minibar
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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Queen Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, minibar, desk

Queen Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Down duvet
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Minibar
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
9 McLean Street, Waitara, 4320

What's nearby

  • Waitara West Quay - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Fitzroy Beach - 16 min drive - 11.0 miles
  • Te Rewa Rewa Bridge - 17 min drive - 10.3 miles
  • Pukekura Park - 18 min drive - 12.1 miles
  • Bowl of Brooklands - 19 min drive - 12.5 miles

Getting around

  • New Plymouth (NPL) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Eden Cafe & Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Pekaren Wood-Fired Pizzas & Coffees - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Waiau Estate Cafe & Winery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Tawa-Glen Cafe & Garden Centre - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Masonic Hotel

Hotel connected to a shopping center
You can look forward to a casino, an arcade/game room, and 2 bars at Masonic Hotel. The on-site local and international cuisine family restaurant, Dining Room, offers breakfast, dinner, and kids' meals. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • English breakfast (surcharge), ATM/banking services, and smoke-free premises
  • Meeting rooms, a banquet hall, and a TV in the lobby
Room features
All guestrooms at Masonic Hotel boast thoughtful touches such as premium bedding and air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi and minibars.
More amenities include:
  • Down comforters and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and daily housekeeping

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Weekday English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee: NZD 15 to 30 for adults and NZD 8 to 10 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Dining Room

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Casino
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On a river

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 30.00 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately NZD 15 to 30 for adults, and NZD 8 to 10 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 30.00 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

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

Masonic Hotel Waitara
Masonic Waitara
Masonic Hotel Hotel
Masonic Hotel Waitara
Masonic Hotel Hotel Waitara

Frequently asked questions

Is Masonic Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Masonic Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at Masonic Hotel?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Masonic Hotel?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Where is Masonic Hotel located?

Situated on the riverwalk, this hotel is steps from Waitara West Quay and Waitara Library. Pukekohe Domain and Manukorihi Park are also within 15 minutes.

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Masonic Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 91 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 91 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 91 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 91 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 91 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10

A pleasant stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10

Very friendly welcome, everything clean and tidy. Best water pressure in the shower, better than home and ours is great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10

Very central in the Waitara town. Downside was the noise coming from the bar below. This has been the case on the 2 occasions we have stayed at the hotel. We just accept that this is part of the deal!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10

Comfortable bed and they make a great coffee and breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10

Suited our needs as a bed for the night. Room was right above the bar which was a bit noisy with music and pool tables considering there was only 3 or 4 people in the bar. Disappointed the restaurant wasn't open Sunday morning for breakfast, but found a suitable place up the road.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10

Very old hotel in the middle of a small town. Quite dated….carpets in poor condition, especially in the hallways. Bed was comfortable and the bathroom fine. Good restaurant attached. TV didn’t work, but a tech came in and fixed it. Noisy bar downstairs, but didn’t go too late.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10

The staff we're friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10

No sercuity parking, need to park on the street. Karaoke until 11.30pm. And couldn’t get the aircon to work.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10

Good value. Clean fresh style, friendly phone calls on details, good breakfast at their cafe. Hadn't realised Waitara was such a pretty town, will stay again.

8/10

The room was a bit small and it was very loud from the bars from the neighbourhood. The shower was very good, also the wifi.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10

Arrived very late after closing & very accommodating. Very clean & tidy room. Awesome shower & huge comfortable bed. Will be back when in area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10

Dirty carpets, noisy owners/managers with loud music, noisy fridge with split dirty door seal, uncomfortable bed, mouldy bottom of shower curtain. Pleasant bar manager, Chynna. Nice pool tables.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10

Bar on the bottom of room. Too loud music band playing below
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10

I had to cancel on the day of arrival due to unforseen circumstances. Phone hotel on the day to let them know asked if there was any chance of a refund please. Was told someone would call me back asap. still waiting 7 days later.

4/10

First impression, Is this the place I saw on the site!! Reception greeting not good. Big Carpet stains on all stairs and passage way. Bedroom, carpet stains and big tear in carpet, approx. 1 1/2 mtrs long - tripping hazard. Bathroom, Our beds Duvet looked like they had just been pulled out of the dryer and were very wrinkled, shower curtain had black mildew at base and specks above. washbasin had water stain where water could not drain. Tea/ coffee provided but no teaspoons or milk. Fridge on but drip tray filled to over flowing. We arrived on the Saturday and were told that the Hotel, restaurant for breakfast and dinner would be closed Sunday and Monday, hence no room service, clean towels etc. when I saw them on the Tuesday afternoon I asked if the room had been serviced they said "we are not allowed inside our room if we are not there" in which they doubled down when i said they could, when i told a employee that we had no towels for days only then did we receive them and they told us "we should've asked" but no one was there, the tea and coffee was finally replenished Aswell, the carpark was filthy and filled with glass and resembled a dump, we had to park on the street, we were exceedingly disappointed with our stay
Duvet
carpet stains b/room
mildew cutrain
carpet stain b/room
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

4/10

Stayed in the Deluxe King Room from 14-16th February 2025. It is situated on the front corner of the building. The bed was very comfortable and the shower was awesome. HOWEVER......the air-conditioning was not doing ANYTHING to cool the room. The temperature was around 27/28 degrees for the duration of my stay. And this was even after a 'service' by a technician on the Saturday. Thank goodness a desk fan was supplied. I had to have it going on the highest speed on both nights I stayed and on the bedside table bedside me just to be able to sleep. The carpet in the room needs replacing as it is ripped quite badly by the bed. On my arrival I went to wash my hands in the bathroom only to find a clump of hair sitting in the hand basin. Even with the windows closed, the noise from the bar and street below was extremely loud on the Friday night. Not what you really want after a 4-5 hour drive! There is no lift in the building, so there was 3 short flights of stairs to climb. Not the best thing if you have a little difficulty ascending and descending stairs as I do. The carpet on the stairs needs either an extremely good clean or total replacement. It looks like white paint has been dropped on it and not in just the odd spot here and there. Customer and guest parking is available at the rear. It is appalling!! Broken concrete, the remains of broken bottles and a HUGE pile of rubbish - broken old beds, big blocks of broken concrete and goodness only knows what else.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10

Absolutely terrible. Check-in was slow, the carpets leading up to, and in, the room was filthy. Linen was clean and beds comfortable. Bathroom was very run down. The music from the hotel downstairs rang through the entire room for a good 5 hours. Anytime someone in the hotel ran water you heard it course through the pipes in your room. So noisy, so terrible that we checked out early.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10

Comfortable beds and great room & view. Not too noisy at night from the bar
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10

No comment
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10

The staff was so helpful and kind...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023