Waingaro Hot Springs [CLOSED]

A bit of a mixed reveiw from me im afraid. We did have a mostly pleasant time yet with a few off-putting things. Staff were very polite and friendly yet we didnt see a single life guard either, not even on a saturday night. It was a long drive for a fairly average experience. Was pretty grossed out by the fact that the female changing rooms smelt heavily of urine and i wondered if i needed to put my shoes back on. Perhaps the changing rooms/toilets need to be in the same place. Obviously a few people had gotten confused.. If i lived in the district i might go again but the fact that we have much better mineral spas locally will stop me. They did have the tv going, although i was disappointed when i offered my son a slide in the shallow kiddie pool only to find that it was emptied. No sign of any bumper boats either. It has so much potential, it was a shame. Seriously needs an upgrade…