Thank you Mahurangi College for staying with us and taking the time and effort to show your satisfaction. The chocolates and card were much appreciated by our hard working staff, who deserve thanks for their efforts. Thank you also to all our guests who stayed this year and shown their appreciation.

Many Cosy Cottage International Holiday Park guests want to do the Tongariro Alpine crossing. We thought it time to go and find out for ourselves. A tough 6 – 8 hour alpine walk with fantastic vistas in unbelievable landscape. SUPERB! We have all the info and NATURAL HOT POOLS in which to soak your aching limbs when you get back to Cosy Cottage, Rotorua. Just what the doctor ordered!

The tournament is split over 2 weekends in April this year easing the demand for group accommodation in Rotorua. Thank you to those teams returning and to other teams coming for the first time to stay at Cosy Cottage, have a great weekend.

Ragamuffin 2011. Wow what a fantastic weekend! Everyone happy and the weather did us proud. Thanks to all our regular and new guests who came camping in Rotorua at Cosy Cottage. Accommodation in Rotorua at Cosy Cottage was full of with happy Reggae fans. Our shuttle bus delivered fans direct to the stadium on time See you again at Ragamuffin 2012.

Tis the season for Camping in Rotorua

So amongst the hustle and bustle of the season we found so time to stop and snapped a few shots from around Cosy Cottage Holiday Park Tent sites and Campervan sites Enjoy the rest of summer!

Raggamuffin is just around the corner, in case you’ve missed it.

The line up this year includes.

MARY J BLIGE, JIMMY CLIFF, MAXI PRIEST, SEAN PAUL, THE ORIGINAL WAILERS, KY-MANI MARLEY, CHE FU & THE KRATEZ, NESIAN MYSTIK, 1814, SONS OF ZION

‘I’m really proud of the 2011 Raggamuffin line up. It’s a superstar bill. It’s our forth year running and the festival continues to grow stronger by the year. Raggamuffin is always a hugely enjoyable day and the gift of reggae music is that fans tell us they walk away every year feeling uplifted and inspired’ said promoter Andrew McManus.

For more info, visit http://www.raggamuffin.co.nz

We’re always very busy this weekend so make sure you book well in advance!

Hot off the press, another reason to visit Rotorua. Here’s an excerpt from an email I just received.

Great news from the Best Towns and Cities Awards function held at Parliament in Wellington last night.

Yes, Rotorua has been voted NEW ZEALAND’S BEST CITY … and Rotorua’s population 0f 68,000 was up against Christchurch with a huge population of 375,000.

This is an excellent result – the 6th time we’ve won the award in 11 years.

The following Rugby World Cup Games are to be held at the Rotorua International Stadium

Saturday 10th September 2011 Fiji vs Namibia
Wednesday 14th September 2011 Samoa vs Namibia
Sunday 25th September 2011 Ireland vs Russia

Rotorua International Stadium is ten minutes drive from Cosy Cottage International Holiday Park. The Stadium Hosts international sporting events and major rugby fixtures. (Raggamuffin, Global fest, and The Searchlight Tattoo are successfully staged at the stadium)

There is a large car park and shuttle bus service to certain events.

Rotorua will host the following Rugby World cup teams for training:

Namibia 8 – 14 September at the Smallbone Cricket Oval
Fiji 9 – 10 September at Rotorua Boys High School
Samoa 11 – 16 September at Rotorua Boys High School
Ireland 22 – 25 September Smallbone Cricket Oval
Russia 24 – 25 September at Rotorua Boys High School

International Rugby World Cup games in Hamilton (75 minutes drive)

Friday 16th September 2011 New Zealand vs Japan
Sunday 18th September 2011 Wales vs Samoa
Sunday 2nd October 2011 Wales vs Fiji

Directions to Rotorua International Stadium from Cosy Cottage International Holiday Park (click here)

Booking & Cancellation Policy. September and October 2011. All bookings direct with office stay@cosycottage.co.nz
To Confirm Reservation, full payment for entire stay booked to be received within 7 days. Cancellations. Non refundable unless accommodation is sold on customers behalf for same period at same rate. All refunds less $25 booking fee.

We had a full house over the weekend with many of the competitors, support people and even TV crew for the 2010 Smokefree Pacifica Beats National Final.

Congratulations to Te Paamu, who won the title of 2010 SFPB Grand Champions AND 1^stprize package of a $10,000 NZonAir Song & Music Video recording grant AND $3000 to spend at MusicWorks.

For the full story check out http://smokefreepacificabeats.co.nz/content/national-final

Cheers from all of us at Cosy Cottage

p.s. Spring is here with warmer weather and daylight savings! Time for us to get to work.