The Kamo Hotel

This hotel is affordable and is in the attractive village of Kamo just outside of Whangarei. This is a 100 yr old hotel which has been stripped of its heritage features leaving the new owners a huge renovation project. Expect the basics . We had a reasonably comfy king bed, soap and towels provided, good shower but no tea/coffee making facilities. There is currently no restaurant on site but next door coffee and breakfast and for dinner a good Thai restaurant, Turkish, Chinese and Indian restaurants. The owners were very understanding that we had to cancel twice and rebook because of weather conditions.

The TV didn't work. There was no signal. Management tried to help but to no avail. Provision of tea and coffee would have been great. Anyone staying needs to know that the rooms are badly in need of painting.

Road is a bit noisy. Hotel is on bus route to city but there were no buses on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

I arrived at the hotel but there were no staff to let me in and I had to wait until someone could let me in.

Interesting piece of history. Lots of potential with old fashioned pub charm. Beds were comfortable and the new tv was an added bonus. Was able to watch NZTV+ streamed. Could have put in Netflix etc. Delicious Indian food across the street. Good hot shower. We were diving at Tutukaka, which was only 20 mins. Excellent value.

Lock on the shard bathroom was broken, but there was no one else there. The restaurant and pub are closed, which didn’t bother us. They appear to have been closed for months.

the hotel is a old building, the tafftryes but is so much you can do without proper renovation

with a bit of attention to details and a bit more cleaning the hotel will be good.