He Puna Taimoana Hot Pools 195 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury 8083

"Beautiful hot pools and Sauna, plunge pool! We booked in advance but could not come and they kindly placed our booking on hold until we were ready. The only suggest I have is to revise your ticket system! It can be frustrating to walk in to find no tickets available when visible hardly any people in the pools and also the session times are just silly.. Instead maybe look at a maximum number of people at any given time. If some one books for a certain 2 hours session but leave after 1 you still don’t allow anyone else in.. Everything else great!"

"What a way to make memories! Best friend and I did the 6.30am Sunrise Soak.. met with friendly staff, provided dressing gown and slippers, changing rooms with heated floors and so clean and tidy... and then delicious Mocktails before and during, and best of all the hot pools looking over the beach and watching the sun! Surreal! Still got to work on time! Do it! *photo of before going in and then after soak!"

"Lovely place to be in winter. Affordable and great facilities. Recommended to book in advance. The hot tub (right on top) is the most crowded since it has the best view and is the warmest). Would have been much more peaceful with lesser people, but then obviously prices would go up. There is also a steam room and sauna (towels compulsory), with the latter barely having anyone using it."

"The Sunrise Soak experience was very pleasurable (don’t bother arriving much before 7:30 a.m.) and included an optional 8-minute guided relaxation, piped into the sauna - but since I find saunas too hot after a couple of minutes, the lifeguard replayed it for me while I soaked in a pool. I appreciated the complimentary beverages - a nice touch, including a post-soak hot drink at the adjacent cafe ($1 extra for decaf coffee). Too bad the two hair dryers in the women’s changeroom were out of order. And apparently, the ocean-facing pool wasn’t as warm as it should be, though two other pools were warmer (none were hot). There is also a cooler pool to swim a few laps, plus a cold plunge pool. Pleasant staff. Given that the pools are open-air, it might be less enjoyable in inclement weather. A partially sunny June morning was lovely, but I was glad of the loaned robe for walking between pools."