Poenamo Bar & Grill

Great location ,friendly staff.. had fun to stay there

Great food! enjoyed my stay!

The Poenamo is an institution on Auckland's North Shore. I've met many an All Black in there. The bar is friendly and the meals are fabulous. Last time I stayed, I thought the room looked a bit tired. Some redecoration is required, but in saying that, the bed was comfortable and being able to take a dip in the pool, because I was a guest, made the trip a nice one. Good prices. Make sure you dine there. You'll not regret it.

The worst hotel we have stayed in in New Zealand. The hotel is attached to/backs onto an apparently popular bar, which was not advertised on the site. This would normally not be a problem, however the night we stayed, the bar had a huge event on with loud thumping music all through the afternoon (starting from 2pm) through to the early hours of the morning, which was again not advertised when we booked and paid. We had to keep the curtains closed because you can see right to the bar. It was summer also and the room was extremely hot and stuffy, so trying to keep the music out was difficult when we had to open the door to breathe. Staff did nothing about our complaints, or the complaints of others staying at the hotel. We were very tired from a long 8 hour car drive, with a toddler that was unable to sleep because of the relentless loud thumping music and screaming laughing people. The hotel would not refund us. If we had the money to spare, we would have left right away.

The poe has a homely feel to it. Ive stayed once here overnight, but what im wanting to compliment the place on is the food and bar - amazing!