On 23 Oct 2004 17:38:05 -0700, gonetouring@... (Lee) wrote:
>I will be arriving in Auckland close to midnight and will have my
>rental car waiting for me. I was planning on staying at a nearby
>airport hotel but now I'm thinking that for the first day, I will
>catch my breath ( after 4 flights and 3 days to get there). I'm
>thinking that even though it will be very late, I could possibly drive
>to a beach motel and then totally relax my first day and enjoy the
>beach. Does this sound like a good plan?
>Can anyone recommend a nice inexpensive motel near a nice beach? I
>don't know the beaches ( or anything else) in the area, so I don't
>know how far a drive it would be from the airport late at night.
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Can you alter the pickup of your rental to say later in the day?
Some motels may offer a free pick up service from the airport.
Alternatively grab a cab but check the estimated cost with the motel
first so you are not ripped off.
Shuttle is another option.
Try posting query re beach motels to:
nz.reg.auckland.general
For info on AKL airport [including duty free stores - you can purchase
online in advance]
http://www.auckland-airport.co.nz/
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