A lifestyle retirement village at 550 Albany Highway in Albany, on Auckland's North Shore, with apartments and townhouses for independent living. The village describes itself as built like a luxury resort, and the website says it has won the Aged Advisor People's Choice award for the best large retirement or lifestyle village in the North Island in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Homes are one, two or three-bedroom apartments, and two or three-bedroom townhouses, with balconies and open living areas. Shared facilities include a heated pool and spa, a gym, a movie theatre, a library, a hair salon, a restaurant, a cafe, a bar, a bowling green, a croquet lawn and a petanque court. The grounds are landscaped, and there is a lodge and a park.
Visitors are welcome to walk the grounds at their own pace, with no appointment and no obligation. New residents cannot bring in electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. Self-charging hybrids are allowed for residents, and visitors with any hybrid or electric vehicle may park in public spaces but cannot charge on site.
Residents who have written about the village praise the sense of community, the staff's care and the range of activities.
Our pick in Albany for an active retirement with a village that feels like a resort.