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TOP 10 Holiday Parks NZ: Classifications, the TOP 10 Club and Booking Rules

The entrance and office of Foxton Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park under a blue sky — Photo: “Foxton Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park” by AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Overview

TOP 10 Holiday Parks is a New Zealand network of holiday parks sold under one brand, with 52 locations from Northland to Southland. Parks share a booking site, a cancellation policy and the TOP 10 Club loyalty scheme. Facilities, pet rules and rates still vary from park to park.

This guide isn't sponsored, and we don't earn commission from TOP 10 bookings.

Classic, Superior and Premium

Every TOP 10 park has one of three classifications, which tell you what facilities and amenities to expect:

Classic
Superior
Premium

TOP 10 publishes the criteria for each on its park classifications page. Among the parks we've profiled, Hot Water Beach is Premium. Rotorua Blue Lake, Taupō and Queenstown are Superior.

The TOP 10 Club


Cost	$55 for 2 years
Main benefit	10% off accommodation at all TOP 10 parks
Travel extras	Savings on Interislander ferries and Great Journeys New Zealand trains
Australia	10% off at fully branded BIG4 Holiday Parks
Local deals	Discounts at more than 300 activity operators, cafés and restaurants

Is it worth it? At 10% off, you need to spend about $550 on TOP 10 stays over two years to cover the fee from accommodation savings alone.

Booking and cancellation

Cancellations: A 75% refund if you cancel 72 hours or more before arrival, and no refund within 72 hours.
Bookings made on top10.co.nz must be cancelled through the TOP 10 online reservation system, using your confirmation number.
Check-in and check-out: Hot Water Beach, Rotorua Blue Lake and Taupō all use check-in from 2pm and check-out at 10am. Confirm times for other parks.

Dogs

TOP 10 has a network dog policy, but each park sets its own rules:

Hot Water Beach: Dogs on sites only, outside peak season and public holidays.
Taupō: Non-peak times only, by arrangement.
Queenstown: Certain times of year only, with the managers' permission. A $250 fee applies if pets are found in facilities.
Rotorua Blue Lake: Pet-friendly, with terms and conditions.

Glamping at TOP 10

Several TOP 10 parks offer safari tents, domes, yurts, pods or glamping cabins. See our glamping guide for where to find each style.

TOP 10 and other brands

Some parks carry TOP 10 branding but are owned by other groups. For example, Hampshire Holiday Parks runs parks branded Carters Beach TOP 10, Kaikōura TOP 10 and Ōhope Beach TOP 10.

Sources

top10.co.nz: park pages, FAQs, membership and glamping pages

Campsite profiles in this guide

Holiday park

Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park

Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula

A Premium-classified TOP 10 park about 700 m from Hot Water Beach, where you can dig your own hot pool for two hours either side of low tide.

CoromandelTOP 10 Holiday Parks (Premium)

Lake Tikitapu (the Blue Lake) framed by native bush and tree ferns

Holiday park

Rotorua Blue Lake TOP 10 Holiday Park

Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake), Rotorua

A Superior TOP 10 park beside Lake Tikitapu (the Blue Lake), about 10 minutes from Rotorua city and close to the Redwoods forest trails.

RotoruaTOP 10 Holiday Parks (Superior)

Holiday park

Taupō TOP 10 Holiday Park

Taupō township

A Superior TOP 10 park on 5 acres, about a 20-minute walk from Taupō town centre and the lakefront, with a swimming pool, thermal plunge pool and bookable hot tubs.

TaupōTOP 10 Holiday Parks (Superior)