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Reviews of Whanganui River Top 10 Holiday Park

3 out of 5
Whanganui River Top 10 Holiday Park
460 Somme Parade, Whanganui

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 57 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good nights sleep Nice clean tidy cabin.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Jeannie on 18 Mar 2024
Thanks for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Next to the Whanganui river was nice and peaceful, the little twin share cabin was well appointed, I would stay again. Would had like to be able to park next to the cabin for convenience.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jeannie on 18 Mar 2024
Thank you so much for your review. We are very glad you enjoyed your stay by the Awa. Hope to see you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Roberta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous Holiday Park
Great Holiday Park. Top 10 Parks are the best holiday parks and this one does not disappoint. Great facilities. The kids loved the great pool, which was heated and very clean. Lots for the children to do. Really good family destination. Many different ways to stay in this Park. Water pressure in our unit was good, but shower head not quite so good, maybe time for a change of shower head. Bed was a bit hard and only a double, too small, a queen would be much better. Staff very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our stay, and will be back. In fact we tried to book for Easter, but they are full, which is a shame, but shows you how popular they are.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Whanganui River TOP 10 on 6 Feb 2024
Hi Roberta. Thanks for your review. We are very pleased you and the family enjoyed your stay. If you prefer a queen size bed, please book one of our Deluxe Units for your next visit as these are larger units with space for bigger beds. It does pay to book ahead for holiday weekends, but we hope to see you all back some other time. Thanks again.

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have already put in a review of. My stay which was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Whanganui River TOP 10 on 6 Feb 2024
Thanks Mary - so glad you enjoyed your stay!

6/10 Okay

Dominic

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Holiday park was ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Whanganui River TOP 10 on 11 Jan 2024
Thanks Dominic. If you have any constructive feedback about how we could improve your score from a 3 to a 5 we'd love to hear it. You can always email us at info@wrivertop10.co.nz. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Petrus

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Jeannie on 4 Dec 2023
Thanks so much - we are very happy you enjoyed your stay and would be recommending this holiday park.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
no complaints
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Whanganui River TOP 10 on 19 Nov 2023
Thanks Peter. So happy to see you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again sometime soon.

10/10 Excellent

FARAH

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Lovely quiet area. Good facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Whanganui River TOP 10 on 1 Oct 2023
Thanks Farah, We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay here and hope to see you back again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Zulheiry Fahmie Bin, Auckland

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facilities for families and friends to enjoy
Response from Jeannie on 7 Jan 2023
Thanks so much for your review - we're so glad to see you enjoyed your time here.

8/10 Good

Leslie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Jeannie on 30 Sept 2022
Thanks Leslie. Peaceful and relaxing is just what you want from a riverside setting. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you again. Thanks.

8/10 Good

Darren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice neat little cabin, great for an overnight stay!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Jeannie on 30 Sept 2022
Thanks Darren, so glad you enjoyed your stay in our Riverside Ensuite Unit. They are so popular and have such a great view.

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic accomodation for the price
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Jeannie on 19 Sept 2022
Thanks so much - we're very pleased you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cabin was warm, clean and a good size. Shower pressure was excellent! Staff friendly. Would say again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Jeannie on 2 May 2022
Thank you so much Elisabeth. We are very pleased to see you enjoyed so much about your stay here. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Comfortable beds and good hot water but uninsulated so not grat. Bathroom was smelly and peeling paint was yuk.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Owner on 14 Mar 2021
Thanks for taking the time to post this review. As this isn't linked to a specific booking it makes it a bit more difficult to rectify any issues. However, we are doing some refurbishments to some of our older bathrooms this winter. Glad you found our beds to be comfortable. We've just been round and replaced all our older beds with brand new super comfy ones, so we're glad this has been well received. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Whanganui River TOP10 on 9 Aug 2020
Thank you so much for your 10 out of 10 review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay here so much. Hope to see you again sometime.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The park is in a lovely quiet residential area and self contained by the Wanganui River. Unfortunately, although there is a fabulous hames room, someone had removed the white ball and a few coloured balls from the pool table, which is $2 per game. Also the toilet in our deluxe cabin was so narrow it was easier to step out into the bathroom to pull your bottoms back up!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Whanagnui TOP10 on 30 Jan 2020
Thank you for your review. As we said to you in reception we are very sorry that someone had put a ping pong ball down one of the pool table pockets, this does stop some of the other balls coming out unfortunately. We do have signs on the pool table asking people not to do this - but as I'm sure you can understand, there is very little we can do to fully prevent it. We did refund you and rectify the problem as soon as we were made aware. Sorry to hear that you found the toilet tight in your deluxe unit. This is the first feedback of that we have had. Thank you for making us aware. We may be able to look at that as part of our long term bathroom refurbishment plans in the future. Thanks again for taking the time to tell others about your stay. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for a family holiday. We only stayed one night but manager very friendly and helpful. will definitely go again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Whanganui River TOP 10 on 3 Nov 2019
Thanks for your review - glad to see you enjoyed your experience here so much - hopefully we will see you back again for a much longer holiday next time and you can take some time to explore the local area too - so much to see and do in Whanganui.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great rooms and atmosphere. Good to have separate bedroom. Only didn’t get five stars because we didn’t get tea towel or cloth to tidy
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from WhanganuiRiverTOP10 on 16 Apr 2019
HI, Thanks for taking the time to review our park. So glad you enjoyed your experience here. So sorry that you were missing your dishcloth and tea-towel - if that ever happens again, we will be more than happy to replenish it as soon as you tell us. We hope to see you again sometime. Thanks.

6/10 Okay

Miles

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Whanganui TOP10 on 30 Nov 2018
Hey there Miles, is there anything you think we could improve on? Please do let us know by replying here or emailing us at info@wrivertop10.co.nz

10/10 Excellent

Heaven, Tauranga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely returning! An awesome place to take your family for a get away.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Whanganui TOP10 on 11 Nov 2018
Hey Heaven, we are really glad you had a good time! We look forward to welcoming you back again.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our day began in the snowy shadow of Mt Ngauruhoe, with a 17km trek through Tongariro awaiting us. We had travelled thousands of miles across many oceans to New Zealand, for the opportunity to conquer Mt Doom. At 12:30 we were overjoyed to reach the summit, and returned cold and damp to our car, unaware that the real 'doom' was yet to come.. After a long and exhausting day we looked forward to relaxing in our 'Top 10' holiday park in Wanganui, and enjoying what delights the town had to offer. Oh, how naive and foolish we were. At around 6:30pm we were approaching Wanganui, but still miles away from any other evidence of civilisation. At this moment, our accommodation appeared through the darkness. We had arrived. After seeking out our room we concluded that not only was the car we had arrived in larger than the cabin we'd booked, but arguably felt warmer and better furnished. Nevertheless you might expect that the cabin would have the bare essentials, such as a nice bed, warm duvet and a pillow on which to rest our weary heads. Yet again, our naivety got the better of us, as we discovered that we would have to pay an extra fee to hire the duvets. However, by the time we visited reception to relunctantly accept the duvet charge, we discovered that the reception area was quite firmly closed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Jeannie on 15 Jul 2018
Thanks for taking the time to post this review. Obviously we are disappointed with your score and the fact you were not satisfied with your stay. I believe you chose to book a Kitchen Cabin. These are studio cabins with a double bed and 2 sets of bunk beds, plus kitchenette, dining area and TV. They have recently been renovated and we have had some awesome feedback from guests on how good they are. We've also added shower rooms literally next door, so guests don't have far to go for showers - particularly helpful at night or in the wet. We aim to make the situation regarding bedding as clear as possible to all potential guests when choosing our accommodation. For example the photos on Hotels.com show the beds with just fitted sheets and pillows with pillow cases and there is a note in the Ts&Cs stating that there is an extra charge for bedding and towels. We also sent you 2 emails following your online booking; both had links to our brochure and both stated that there was a bedding hire charge for the kitchen cabins. I understand this was again explained when you checked in and bedding was offered at that stage, but you chose not to hire. We have a well indicated video intercom outside reception for any out of hours queries and one of our team would have been more than happy to assist you with the bedding outside of office hours had you rung it. There are 2 heaters in your cabin but I apologise if these had not been turned on in advance of your arrival. We have various styles of unit and aim to cater for all budgets and requirements. We find our wide range of accommodation options has something to suit everyone. We have self-contained units and 4* motels, all of which are supplied with full linen and towels and have en-suite shower and kitchen facilities. Something like this may have suited you better perhaps. Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy & Comfortable for a Cold Wintery Stay
We booked into a 2x bedroom Deluxe Villa which was so spacious, comfortable, clean, modern and just perfect for our family. Though it was more expensive then the other rooms, we are so glad we chose the villa, would have no hesitation in recommending to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Jeannie on 19 Jun 2018
Hi Judith. Thanks s much for your review. It's great you enjoyed your deluxe unit. They are our best, most spacious and most popular. They have heat pumps and are double glazed and insulated, which all helps make them so cozy in winter (and also airy and cool in the summer). Hopefully we will see you back here some other time. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend away
Really enjoyed the location, the lazy boy chairs and the bed was really comfortable
Response from Whanganui TOP10 on 12 Apr 2018
Hi Katherine. Thanks for reviewing your stay at our holiday park. Great to hear you enjoyed the lazy boy arm chairs and had a chance to fully relax in them. See you again sometime hopefully.

6/10 Okay

Taua, auckland

Liked: Staff & service
Nice and safe
Well not sure what went wrong with our booking but I believed we didn't get the room that we paid for. We had no choice but to stay in there on our first night. It was uncomfortable and cramped in. The cabin is too small (suitable for kids only) and the beds are worn out. Thank God we got to move in a bigger and better room for our last night & extra night which paid for again. Our kids had fun swimming and play with other kids. Nice friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Whanganui TOP10 on 12 Apr 2018
Hi Taua. Thanks for taking the time to review our park. The cabin you booked was one of our kitchen cabins and as it was an extremely busy weekend you were allocated the last remaining one. We were glad to be able to move you to a larger unit at no extra cost the 2nd night as our guests' comfort and happiness is our number one priority. And we're so very glad that you enjoyed the park so much that you stayed an extra night. We hope the kids enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt. We hope to see you again sometime. If you call us we can make sure that you get the cabin that you prefer :-)

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Family farewell
Very friendly staff who accommodated our needs, it was a family gathering to take our dads ashes to their final resting place, which was within walking distance of the camp grounds.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Hi Cheryl. It was lovely to meet your family and we're so glad that you all got some time together as a family at this emotional time. Thanks for taking the time to place your review of the park.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just as good as last time
We have stayed here before and were just as happy this time. The heated pool was an added bonus this time. Kitchen was spottlessly clean which was a welcome surprise after the previous place we stayed. We'll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Hi Susan. Thanks for this review. We're always pleased to hear from guests who have enjoyed their stay and our facilities. The pool is awesome at this time of year. We'll look forward to welcoming you back next time :-)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent Stay
Pretty good all in all but got charged an extra $20 at arrival.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Hi Thanks for the review. Glad you enjoyed your stay. As I don't have your name I can't check your particular booking, but the extra charge would have either been for an extra person who was not included on the original booking, or for a bedding hire charge that was not included on the original booking. It is always best to very carefully double check what you have booked and how many people you're paying for when making online bookings. This is why we aim to send out a direct email to you after booking from a 3rd party site such as this, to confirm exactly what you have booked and paid for, so you can make changes to correct it if necessary. Thanks. .

8/10 Good

Bill

Liked: Staff & service
Excellent accommodation on a busy public weekend - Wanganui Street Races. Very helpful & shared cabin great for a couple of tired bikers.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Roy

Disliked: Room comfort
basic and expensive
basic accommodation. one step up from camping.

6/10 Okay

shirley, nz

Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice awesome for kids plenty to do.
Stay was very nice plenty to do awesome for kids as well staff were nice..

8/10 Good

jacqui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Deluxe motel unit - nice surprise
Very smart and spacious. Not a bargain but very nice

8/10 Good

Lorna, Whitby, Porirua

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As expected for a holiday park cabin.
Stayed one night only.Hapy enough with facilities and location.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great price, friendly staff, brilliant facilities and beautiful surroundings. A thoroughly enjoyable experience. Can't wait to return.

10/10 Excellent

Kristin, Hawaii

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another Top 10 Gem
Top 10 Holiday Parks are always operated at a high level and the park at Whanganui was no exception! Everything you would expect and more!

8/10 Good

ANZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Holiday Park
We all enjoyed our stay and will stay again. The only issue we had was the air conditioning unit did not cool the room and we all ended up sitting outside for an hour at 1am cooling down. This turned into a nice night of star gazing.Turning the air conditioner off and opening all the windows allowed us to sleep. It all added to the adventure and is not to be taken as a complaint about the facilities at all.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed only one night but more than adequate and facilities very clean....

10/10 Excellent

Olga, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great park
Clean,good facilities,friendly hosts,awesome for kids.Overall -well looked after

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities were good. Ticked all the boxes for the type of accommodation that it is.

6/10 Okay

Andrea, AUCKLAND

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopover in Wanganui
Great cheap accommodation for our one night stopover in Wanganui. Despite a group of high school rowers also being there (They did not seem to understand what a 4minute short shower is) we found our stay to be great value. Well-maintained grounds. We had a quiet cabin away from everyone else.

8/10 Good

Tengaruru, New Zealand - Taranaki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Low-priced; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Pleasant; awesome....

2/10 Terrible

Duane, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Have to pay extra for linen
We expected a room with shared bathroom to have at least linen supplied/inc. We were charged extra as we turned up with no linen or towels (normally provided when you book accommodation through a hotel booking site?!?). There was no mention of this in the room description yet there is linen on the beds in the pictures. Very disappointing and a bit embarrassing. Holiday park itself looked nice and might stay there again if we were camping but not in a "room" as they call it.

10/10 Excellent

Trevor, Australia - VIC - Regional VIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Flawless, Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless, Beautiful; Great location; on the river with good views; close to shops and walks, etc.

8/10 Good

Kate, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Affordable; Service: Professional; Cleanliness: Tidy; Really cool goat.

10/10 Excellent

Aleisha, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line; Value: Economical; Service: Remarkable; Cleanliness: Spotless;

8/10 Good

James, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice , Above average; Value: Fair price; Service: Courteous; Cleanliness: Spotless;