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Bay of Plenty Region
Adams Avenue, Mount Maunganui


Adams Avenue, Mount Maunganui
Phone: (07) 575 0868
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Description

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]


Directions

when you are in tauranga you can see the mountain (Mt Maunganui) from just about anywhere. The pools are right at the base so just head towards the base and the pools are at the little roundabout on Adams Avenue. [Gemma Trueman, Tauranga]


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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.


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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. annual trip for me to relax, great pool to jump in after swimming in the ocean

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

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

    wats it 2 ya - bla bla bla    
    Rating: 10/10   20th August 2009
  12. 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
  13. I really hope us locals can still get in for a local price when they get up graded.

    Catherine    
    21st July 2009
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. its nice and fun 2 go there but its very dear

    Ellie - BOP    
    Rating: 5/10   5th April 2008
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. to dear and saltey

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

    gangster - mount    
    Rating: 1/10   4th December 2007
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. The best pools in the world

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

    khanyiza - south africa    
    Rating: 9/10   2nd September 2007
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. Go The Hot Pools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Mitchell - Hamilton    
    Rating: 10/10   6th May 2007
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. anonymous    
    Rating: 10/10   3rd September 2006
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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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Mount Maunganui Hot Salt Water Pools ::  	Donated by Mike and Judy Kigin, Arlington, VA, USA
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Mount Maunganui Hot Salt Water Pools :: Donated by Elena and Rufus. Taken 3 Mar 07
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