About Us

Kia Ora,

Creating our coastal park:

In 2014-17 the park began to take shape when the developers purchased the land to craft a new holiday park. This was something they had never tried before and so began a long 2.5Yr process …. digging, filling, landscaping, laying drainage, sewage systems, km of water pipes and electric cables…. Fast forward to 2017 and it was ready to go to lease tender.

In March 2017, I hopped on a flight from Northland, curious about this seemingly wild idea.  Andy and I had spent 18 years in the holiday park scene in Australia, but we'd never thought about setting up a small,boutique park on the West Coast of the South Island. The idea of using upcycled shipping containers for rooms was fresh and exciting. On July 17th 2017, we became the proud leasees of a piece of land that wasn’t finished and hadn’t yet generated any income. Yet, the potential was undeniable.

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As time went on, we fine-tuned our accommodations to create the quirky, boutique, couple focused park we always dreamt of…. You do know a shipping container is fairly small right?  So, boutique and bijou are our playground. With thoughtful design and a knack for squeezing in as much comfort as possible we have positioned Ross Beach TOP 10 as a unique park in the TOP10 whanau.

COVID-19 threw some curve balls our way, but we stuck it out. We upped our game and have added a further 4 rooms to the park. Surprise! They are a bit quirky too. We now have 4 fully self-contained luxury Coastal Geodesic Glamping Domes. Since then, we have kept rolling on, just like the ocean at our shoreline, coming up with more and more quirky ideas and practices.

We never stand still for long; We now offer Wood fired Pizza alfresco dining and an off-licence onsite between November & April …. We don’t just tackle new challenges; we shake them up, get creative and look ahead.

We can’t wait for you to join us at the beach and see our unique park for yourself.

Catch you at the beach soon!

Ma te wa

Sue & Andy

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