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Holiday Accommodation
Society
members can make bookings at friendly society holiday homes, enter a
ballot for the Society's own timeshare, and obtain discounted costs
for accommodation at selected hotels and motels.
New
Zealand Holiday Homes
As low
as $55.00 per night (GST inclusive), each Manchester Unity Friendly
Society holiday home is fully equipped with modern appliances. All you
need to supply is linen and cleaning materials. Homes are situated in:
Kerikeri, Paihia, Orewa, Whitianga, Mt Maunganui, Ohope, Taupo, Napier,
Wellington, Nelson, Hanmer, Christchurch, Akaroa and Queenstown.
Timeshare
The Society
owns timeshare for access by its members at four resorts: Club Paihia,
Taupo Ika Nui, Queenstown Mews and Fiji Palms.
Members
are invited in January each year to enter a ballot for the timeshare
of their choice, to be taken during the following calendar year. The
cost of accommodation to successful applicants is based upon the annual
maintenance charge as levied to the Society by the timeshare resort.
Successful
applicants may exchange the week drawn at the Society's timeshare for
another resort located either in New Zealand or globally at an additional
cost through use of a timeshare exchange company.
Club
Paihia
This resort is walking distance to the Paihia town centre, where there
are plenty of restaurants and shopping facilities, and the beach. The
resort has its own indoor/outdoor pool and sauna together with tennis
court and exercise room, a playground area and laundry. The Society
has two one-bedroom weeks at Club Paihia, each accommodating up to four
people.
Taupo
Ika Nui
This resort faces down Lake Taupo to the magnificent Tongariro National
Park's three giant mountains. There are plenty of restaurants and shopping
facilities in Taupo. The resort has its own heated pool and spa pool
together with games room, laundry, drying room, lounge etc. The Society
has five one-bedroom weeks that accommodate up to four people and five
two-bedroom weeks accommodating up to six people.
Queenstown
Mews
The Mews is a short walk to the Queenstown town centre, where there
are plenty of restaurants, shopping facilities and tourist attractions.
The resort has a large private spa and sauna room and a range of cycles
available for guests to use on the numerous easy to navigate cycle tracks.
All units are fully equiped, including a full kitchen with oven and
microwave, and have their own laundry. The Society has two two-bedroom
weeks here, each accommodating up to six people.
Fiji
Palms
Situated right on the beach in Pacific Harbour, Fiji, 50 kms west of
Suva and 150 kms from Nadi, Fiji Palms has many things to offer its
guests such as swimming pools, spa pools, a bar, games and video rooms.
Also available in the area are sail boats, horse riding and an international
golf course. Pacific Harbour Cultural Centre is walking distance away,
as are five restaurants. The Society has four weeks available at Fiji
Palms. Each unit is two-bedroom accommodating up to six people, has
air conditioning, and is fully equipped with refrigerator, dishwasher,
waste disposal, automatic washer and drier.
Discounted
Costs for Accommodation
Flag Inn
- discounts from 10% off Flag Inn chain hotels and motels worldwide.
Golden Chain
- 10% discount off Golden Chain motels on production of Golden Chain's
own discount card that will be issued by the Society's office upon request.
The
Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society
PO Box 11632 Wellington 6142 New Zealand
Phone 0800 658 282 Fax 04 801 9159
Email: info@hibernian.org.nz
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