Accommodation Paihia

Holiday homes in Paihia sit right on the Bay of Islands, Northland’s best-known stretch of coastline, with beaches, boat cruises and dolphin-watching trips leaving directly from the town’s waterfront wharf. Paihia is the main base for exploring the bay’s 144 islands, including sailing and cruise trips out to the Hole in the Rock at Cape Brett, and it sits directly across the water from the historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where New Zealand’s founding document was signed in 1840. The nearby town of Russell, reachable by a short passenger ferry, adds a further layer of colonial-era history. Accommodation ranges from beachfront apartments and motels along Marsden Road to self-contained holiday houses set back in the surrounding hills with bay views. The subtropical Bay of Islands climate makes Paihia busiest over summer (December–February), when swimming, sailing and game fishing are at their best, though winter still draws visitors for whale-watching season and milder Northland weather than further south. Compare the listings below and book at the best price.