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ALPIN MOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE
Steve and Gillian, the owners of Alpin Motel, are avid MTB riders & if you check out their website, you can see pictures of their cycle tour of Vietnam.
As Alpin is one of the motels closest to the forest, you can ride directly to the trails via a very short road ride.
Maps are available from the front desk to make navigation easier.
 
ADDRESS: 16 Sala St
PHONE: +64 7 348 4182
EMAIL: stay@alpinmotel.co.nz
WEBSITE: www.alpin.co.nz/
Birchwood Spa Motel
A warm welcome to all mountainbikers and their supporters. Your hosts are Jill and Steve at the Birchwood Spa Motel on Sala Street.
We have a lot of mountain-bikers coming to stay with us and have supported the last two Mountain Bike Maps with advertising.
Sala Street is a great area to stay if you are wanting to get straight into the forest and not worry about a vehicle. Our local short cut to the bottom of Long Mile Road is very handy but not well known.
We have four townhouses which have their own garaging - great for people who love their bikes to be safe at night, and somewhere dry where they can work on them if necessary.
We also have a good variety of other units, most with individual spa pools (bliss after a long ride) and we have plenty of other garaging, hoses for muddy bikes, trail maps available etc.
Steve and our son Robbie are keen mountain-bikers and always ready to lead new bikers into the trails if they are unfamiliar with the route.
 
NAME: BIRCHWOOD SPA MOTEL
ADDRESS: 6 Sala St, Rotorua
PHONE: 0800 881 800
EMAIL: stay@birchwoodspamotel.co.nz
WEBSITE: www.birchwoodspamotel.co.nz/
EAST WEST BOUTIQUE APARTMENTS
East West Apartments have a range of quality bikes for hire (for guests only) suitable for road or the local bike tracks, parks etc. and local mountain bike tracks. Self ride or guided tours available.
All bikes are professionally checked quarterly, and fully kitted with tyre fix kits helmets, pump, bike locks, high viz vests - Maps are available.
Stuart, as a track and mountain bike enthusiast, operates a bike hire service from East West, and also provides a short familiarisation tour of local tracks to assist you on your way, if required.
Please Note -East West have year round thermally heated swimming pool & spas. Exactly what you need after a days riding!
 
NAME: East West Boutique Apartments
ADDRESS: 6 Toko St, Rotorua
PHONE: 0800 232 789
EMAIL: eastwesthomestay@xtra.co.nz
WEBSITE: www.eastwesthomestay.co.nz/index.php
LAKE OKAREKA COTTAGE & LOFT

The fully self contained, 2 bed, cottage opens out onto a patio and garden which overlooks bush and farmland. The loft has separate access and is intimate but spacious.

Bike washing facilities and safe storage. Close to a forest access point that will provide a different and fun way of riding the forest. We have some riding DVDs that are worth watching. Gregg rides XC and can provide information on the trails.

Please check the website for availability and rates.

 
NAME: Gregg & Susan Brown
ADDRESS: 4 Millar Rd, Lake Okareka
WEBSITE: www.lakestay.co.nz
ROTORUA THERMAL HOLIDAY PARK
10% discount to all Mountain Bikers - please enquire
Hosts: Carys & Peter Ellery
The closest accommodation facilities to the Waipa MTB Carpark.
FREE hot mineral pools and heated swimming pool
Caravan sites or unlimited tent sites bounded by mature trees and gardens, Modern fully self-contained Tourists Flats - in private sheltered park-like ground. Bed and breakfast in a modern 100-bed lodge (groups are their specialty and all meals catered for by arrangement). Authentic log cabins. Campervan sites.
 
NAME: Rotorua Thermal Holiday Park
ADDRESS: 463 Old Taupo Road (South End), Rotorua
PHONE: +64 7 346.3140
EMAIL: info@rotoruathermal.co.nz
WEBSITE: www.rotoruathermal.co.nz/
YHA TREKS ROTORUA
YHA Treks Rotorua offers clean and modern accommodation in the Rotorua CBD and has plenty of Mountain bike storage!
Treks has supported many MTB events.
If you are looking for great budget accommodation then Treks is the place AND they are located 2 blocks from the Pig and Whistle.
 
ADDRESS: 1278 Haupapa Street
PHONE: + 64 7 349 4088; Freephone: 0508 4 87 357(NZ only)
EMAIL: info@treks.co.nz
WEBSITE: www.yha.co.nz/Hostels/North+Island+Hostels/Rotorua/
 
  Rotorua in Gear
 
30/07/10
• latest...
forecast next 10 days...well, it is winter...
NEW TRAIL - Puarenga goes live...between Mad if you don't and Hill & Larch...
Rotorua MTB Club night racing...Wednesday at Waipa...
RATS WINTER SPIN CLASSES... every Tuesday evening...
NDURO WINTER MTB SERIES..3 big one-lappers are back in 2010...Race 3, August 15 - 25/50km...
THE RIDER'S BLOGS... with links to some of our favourites including JULIAN DEAN...
Plus a great new blog from up and coming young Rotorua XC rider DIRK PETERS...
MTBNZ 2011 NATIONALS SERIES & CHAMPS..dates announced...
ROAD CYCLING NZ...our favourite NZ roadie site, all the latest news including Tour de France...
ROSS SCHNELL IN NZ...2009 World Singlespeed champ visits our place...
The Capital of Mountainbiking: UNO. magazine features the Rotorua trails in the Winter 2010 issue...
DAWN2DUSK...gravity endurance event on June 19 - check out StyledAirtime's great video of the event...
• Redwoods Visitor Centre on facebook has regular up-to-date forest/trail updates.
• Logging operations in Chestnut and Hill Rd sector June till August.
G-ROCK may be closed during the week, open at weekends - MORE INFORMATION, MAP, PICS...

• other stuff...
GIRO D'ITALIA... a mechanic's eye view inside the Giro from Rotorua's Kris Withington with Team Garmin and the Pro Tour in Europe...
BMX WORLDS 2013...will be in Auckland!
NEW ZEALAND MOUNTAIN BIKER ISSUE 41...with features on Justin Leov and the 2010 NZ Singlespeed Champs in Queenstown...
BIKE CULTURE CREW...go mad in Whirinaki!
IHC LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS... to introduce people with disabilities to cycling...

• singlespeed worlds '10
October 23...powered by Kiwibikes and a bunch of great local sponsors..
over 800 entries from over 25 countries...
ALL THE NEWS...
FACEBOOK...

• trails...
ON THE TRAILS PAGES...Satellite views of some of the best - thanks to tracks.org.nz...
• Trails always need work and you can help: RMTBC WORKING BEES...

• Willkommen, Bienvenue etc...