Mount Maunganui Hot Salt Water Pools Hot Pool Details :: Adams Avenue, Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty :: nzhotpools.co.nz for the hot pools, hot springs, geothermal pools of NZ

These hotpools are a fantastic place to rest, rejuvenate and revive the body and mind. The five hot pools vary from 32-40 degrees, depending which pool you choose - there are two outdoor covered spa pools (37.5) , private spas, toddlers pool with a slide (37.5), a sit and soak pool (37.5) with massage jets, and an 18m activity pool suitable for all ages (32).

Open Monday - Saturday 6.00am - 10.00pm
Sunday and Public Holidays 8.00am - 10.00pm

You can get cold drinks, hot coffee, enjoy a massage, or come to an aqua aerobics - there are plenty of things to do at the Mount Maunganui Hot Salt Water Pools, located at the base of the Mount. [Tauranga City Aquatics Limited]

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My Experience

The Mount hot pools are great but they sure get overcrowded at times! Bring a water bottle to put on the side because the salt water really makes you parched. Three essential experiences when visiting the Mount: a walk on the beach, a Copenhagen cone and a swim at the hot pools.

60 Bather Reviews

perfect temp the salt just makes my eyes sore!!

chelsey - palmerston north-new zealand
Rating: 9/10 1st October 2011
Mount hot pools just reopened and we thought it would be a big revamp, but just plumbing by the looks. Also none of the cracked tiles, esp in the baby pool, have been replaced! We've already had an incident of a cut foot! Maybe there is more going to happen but I think it is now worse, if you have kids anyway. Loads of the benches to sit and watch the kids are gone, shade sail is gone and that was a great one for the glare, sun or rain. Family shower is ice cold, so no washing off the very strong salt or chlorine, whatever it is. This was a great place to take the Family but in the future back to Fernland Spa

Dean - Papamoa
Rating: 6/10 24th September 2011
After being closed for 3.5 months for repairs, the Mount Hot Pools reopened this morning: Wed 21 September 2011

Sheldon Nesdale - NZHotPools.co.nz
21st September 2011
VERY dissapionted now, i have been waiting since July to go back to the hot pools and couldnt wait till this month (sept) to go, and now seeing that it is closed untill now december!! Are they ever going to be open again?!?! I am guessing there are alot of dissapointed people out there as these hot pools are amazing for a nice relaxing time away, where the kids can go off and play and the parents can just relax. But thanks to Fernland spa that we found on Cambridge Road, for an amazing relaxing time we had there, will definatly go there again :)

Ashleigh Mills
Rating: 8/10 3rd September 2011
Dissapointed once again. Very fond memories as a child and wanted to share this with my children. Checked the website for pricing and drove on a horrible day (perfect for hotpools) from Hamilton to the Mt. Let the kids get wet and cold at the beach then walked to the pools. Sorry closed until further notice. I'm gutted. But found that Fernland spa on Cambridge Rd. was cheaper and on the way home. Thanks Fernland.

Chris Williams - Hamilton
7th June 2011
don't mind the drive over to such lovely hot pools but just wondering why it was not open when we arrived on the 5th of june. Very disappointed after driving over just for this reason. I noticed your hours yet no saying about not being open on this day.

mrs stanley - hamilton
Rating: 9/10 6th June 2011
We love the Mount Maunganui Hot Salt Water Pools. We use them pretty regularly in the early mornings and swim our 20 laps. We would love to have the temperature kept at 33 or 34 + degrees - sometimes it gets quite cool. This and hot showers would mean we could use the facility for longer into winter. The showers, particularly the womens', are usually cool to almost cold and only very occasionally really warm. But we don't need a huge upscaling of the pools. Little things like new stainless steel handbasins and some cleaning up wouldn't cost a lot, but a Maori Culture Centre and bigger pools and other large expenditure items would probably not make the pools any more attractive, and may make the entry price increase, which obviously we would not like to see. At present they are an affordable, value-for-money, enjoyable outing and means of exercise, and one of the reasons we live in the area.

Colin & June Webb - Papamoa, Tauranga
6th June 2011
Nah! Those $80 board shorts must have been made cheap in China! Have taken our kids here for years and never had a problem. It's salty but guess what - so is the sea!

Peter - New Zealand
Rating: 8/10 27th May 2011
Life long users - no more! Totally over-chlorinated, must be a health hazard to take the colour out of our $80.00 board shorts and gave us itchy, red skin!

David & Koen - Australia
Rating: 1/10 25th April 2011
it was very good and i enjoyed myself

Samantha - Tauranga, New Zealand
Rating: 10/10 20th April 2011
I really miss having these pools only a short drive away. If you are in the Bay this is a must visit>

Deborah - Australia
Rating: 10/10 29th December 2010
lool..i avent been home in ages so they beta not be over chlorinated other wise im going crack the shets @ ya's & they best be clean too..!!..because thats how I remember them to be..:)..soo carnt wait to jump in that pool..!!..

parehuia - australia
16th June 2010
these pools are over chlorinated the private spas are like troughs. Heaps of people complain of how itchy the over chlorinated pools make them feel

sylvia
14th May 2010
these hot pools are awesome and have such good massage therapists, my husband and i went for a soak then had a massage at the same time, went back again 3x in one week for more swims and massages. The therapists were not all airy fairy,knew what they were doing and got stuck into our knots. very very impressed

Janet Boulton - Sydney,Australia
Rating: 10/10 12th April 2010
My wife and I visited Tauranga last summer and had a wonderful relaxing afternoon at the hot pools

douglas knape - Glasgow Scotland
Rating: 9/10 29th March 2010
Our 2nd visit to this great pool. No complaints about anything. General area was clean and the pools where perfect. Keep up the good work

Kevin Swain - Auckland
Rating: 8/10 17th February 2010
It was great! The pools were so relaxing. I went there with my sister and my mom too. I only suggest making the water a tad hotter. In my opinion though.

Alicia - Hamilton
Rating: 10/10 16th January 2010
annual trip for me to relax, great pool to jump in after swimming in the ocean

gogo - hamilton
Rating: 10/10 13th December 2009
Super

james - New zealand
Rating: 10/10 15th November 2009
Nathana Smith - New Zealand
Rating: 10/10 26th October 2009
Ashleigh Porima - New Zealand
Rating: 10/10 12th October 2009
awesome

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Rating: 10/10 20th August 2009
Amazing and therapudic, I wish I could teleport back It's a fond memory of my visit to New Zealand.

Greg - Montreal Canada
Rating: 8/10 5th August 2009
I really hope us locals can still get in for a local price when they get up graded.

Catherine
21st July 2009
We are going to some of the other local places this time. They are always great to go to but now with a family they are way too expensive, crowded and the salt water hurts the eyes a bit. Maybe the cost helps the crowd control lol!

taranaki tribe - New Zealand
Rating: 8/10 1st July 2009
A very relaxing experience coming from the cold climes of the UK, we would certainly visit again! The schools had just gone back so lovely and quiet. Only one complaint - the areas surrounding the pools we found a little painful to walk on but otherwise excellent!

Doyle Family - Yorkshire UK
Rating: 8/10 27th February 2009
when i had finished my netball tournament our team came here there were lots of people but it was controlled though so i thought that was great.

Lydia J
Rating: 10/10 8th January 2009
Fantastic place to relax and soak in the hot salt water. Experienced a great massage after my swim as well.

Visitor
Rating: 10/10 23rd August 2008
its nice and fun 2 go there but its very dear

Ellie - BOP
Rating: 5/10 5th April 2008
price $9 per adult or $5 if you stay at camp ground. times, open till ten at night.

stacy watkins - feilding
Rating: 9/10 31st March 2008
went to pools over easter, go their every time we are up their.yea price has gone up,but if you stay at camp ground you pay local price.they are going to spend big money on doing up pools so maybe thats why price has gone up.

stacy watkins - feilding
Rating: 10/10 30th March 2008
I am not impressed with the phone not being answered so I can find out a simple question - how much does it cost to get in to the pools?? Opening hours is good but no price???

Cath - NZ
Rating: 1/10 30th March 2008
What is the justification for the shocking cost of swimming in the pools. A family cant afford to go there anymore.

Leanne - Tauranga
Rating: 6/10 13th March 2008
to dear and saltey

brendon - nz/mount
Rating: 2/10 4th December 2007
its way to dear

gangster - mount
Rating: 1/10 4th December 2007
Loved these pools in 1998 when my husband and I started going at $2.50 a visit, not quite so in love now that it costs $9 and nothing has changed in 10 years. We would rather go somewhere that is doing something to earn the money. Shame though.

Loral Morrison
Rating: 6/10 18th October 2007
I will be going with a school John Paul College and I hope it will be nice and relaxing after having kids around for a whole week so look out Hot Pools a tired Lady will be coming your way!

Tegan - Rotorua
16th October 2007
Nice pools but the price has gone up AGAIN to $9 for one adult.. this is starting to get rather pricey considering what is on offer and that locals can enter at $5.

SV - NZ
Rating: 8/10 6th October 2007
The best pools in the world

Lorraine Dobson - Rotorua
Rating: 10/10 11th September 2007
this is really cool,awesome keep going

khanyiza - south africa
Rating: 9/10 2nd September 2007
I would have to sya these are definitly on my good list. They are relaxing but I don't like the salt hurting my eyes.

Kendra - Tauranga
Rating: 7/10 19th May 2007
Went to these fairly recently and had a great time. Yes, take a waterbottle because the salt can dehydrate you and remember not to shave your legs before you go! Waited 10 minutes before the salt stopped stinging hahaha! But had a lovely time. Will definitely be back...WITH HAIRY LEGS! :P

Kym - Te Aroha
14th May 2007
Go The Hot Pools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mitchell - Hamilton
Rating: 10/10 6th May 2007
A hot pool we just keep going back to again and again. It's a must for your day at the mount especially if it's cold. Suitable for all ages and constantly hot water. Charges have gone up though now $7.00 per adult from $5.00. Recommend a visit if your in the area.

graham - hamilton n.z
Rating: 8/10 15th April 2007
Show de bola! Depois de alguns dias ralando nas fazendas de kiwi vale a pena ir lá para dar uma relaxada!

Lincoln Moro - Curitiba/Brasil
Rating: 8/10 13th April 2007
What a fantastic establishment we absolutely loved it especially my little girl (19 months) the padling pool even had a slide which she absolutly loved. Our group comprised of 8 adults, 5 teens and one todler, we even had my elderly mum with us as well who absolutely loved it - it helped with her aching joints. The wonderful staff were helpful & friendly, The facilities were fantastic and clean, we cannot recommend this place even more. We will definitely be back. It was a long day trip from Auckland - especially with such a young child - so next time we might stay a night in Mt Maunganui.

Rufus, Elena & Aarian - Auckland, NZ
Rating: 8/10 4th March 2007
The pools are great. It's so nice to see that while th rest of The Mount has become exploited and developed the Pools have stayed essentially the same. I am ex pat kiwi but fortunately Mum and Dad still live at Papamoa so I get there every year. A walk up the Mount (alt 232m) is a must do. The view up there is breathtaking. The only negative about the pools is the proudly displayed difference between the cost for residents of the area and visitors. If you are local and can prove it (Drivers license etc) your swim costs less. Now obviously this is partly due to a ratepayers discount but the fact that visitors are paying more is kinda offensive. (Resident family 2 adults and 2 kids = $10.00 while visting family =$20.00)

Geoff - Victoria Australia
Rating: 8/10 22nd January 2007
These pools are great for bathing in no matter what kind of weather consumes BOP as there is a pool with a temperature to suit everybody with the just over luke warm pool then the perfect hot pool with a sial so if your there during the day you don't get sun burnt! Great kids pool with a simple but fun slide that children are always enjoying :) The atmosphere is lovely to with dim lights and the beautiful mountain as a back drop. Always alert lifesavers.Well worth it!

Local Bather - BOP
Rating: 10/10 29th October 2006
i was there in 1982 en it was very very good in de salt warm water with mn girl friend she was gumming out new zealand greating out holland

wils - holland
Rating: 9/10 8th September 2006
anonymous
Rating: 10/10 3rd September 2006
I remember going here when I was little with my mum, dad, two brothers and two sisters. It was really cool although one time I slipped a step but a blonde stranger saved me! My sister nearly drowned aswell but my dad and 'pool-workers' (don't know what you're called, sorry!(: ) saved her. She got chocolates! I didn't, no fair. Well thanks, this was like 8-10years ago, it was good then and probably now. I soooo have to go back. I used to live in Mt. Maunganui.

Dyani - WGTN, NZ
Rating: 10/10 1st September 2006
used the hot pools on our last visit to NZ, we found the complex to be of a good standard at a reasonable cost, and the best place to be when it is raining. Will be there again next February.

Ted & Chris Rowley - bromsgrove, England
Rating: 8/10 28th August 2006
i grew up in the mount and the pools were always neat and clean... every one there was friendly and there was always lifeguards watching everyone and no one ever ended up getting hurt while i was living there... i recomend the mount hotpools as they are safe and very where you look is happy faces

bumble - paeroa
Rating: 10/10 9th July 2006
On Saturday the main pool was closed for a while due to "something" in the water. So everyone was packed into the other pools. Of course we were still charged full price. I was very dissappointed that the change rooms were very unclean and smelly.

Jodi - Hamilton
18th April 2006
It's where i grew up. Every friday night and sunday after nippers.. without fail - trying to not get kicked out because we were too rowdy and annoyed the tourists!! the best hot pools ever - at least they don't stink like sulphur!!

Ariana Heemi - Brisbane, Australia
Rating: 10/10 9th April 2006
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! is all i can say! Went on a class trip wth Paeroa Central School Rm3 2006 Friday March 17th there were lifeguards everywhere! the whole thing we are definetly coming back here! The price for such an awesome place Hey what more could you want. I urge anyone to check this place out! SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!

Ward Whanau - Paeroa New Zealand
Rating: 10/10 21st March 2006
I really enjoy going to the hot pools at night because it is really relaxing. Every time I visit the Mount I go to the hot pools.

Sarah - Feilding New Zealand
Rating: 9/10 15th March 2006
Lovely complex, well maintained, reasonable cost. Dont go there during the school holidays, thousands of screaming kids. Handy to camping ground. Kirky

M and C Kirk - Devonport
Rating: 8/10 12th August 2005
Commercial and busy but still one of the great places in New Zealand. Social but friendly, warm to hot water, the great stress-busting hoses and its all clean, well organised, and efficient - this place still rocks! A cold surf, a hot soak and an orange milkshake! Memories are made of this!

Murray Steward - UK
Rating: 9/10 12th August 2005
This pool is the rocks. Hurts my eyes though, dam you salt!

fyx - Palmerston NOrth
Rating: 7/10 11th August 2005

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