THE opening of the rebranded Samurai Resort camp ground will not meet its Christmas deadline with works running one month behind schedule.
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The park in Anna Bay is now likely to open on the Australia Day long weekend at the end of January.
Delayed redevelopment works on site to meet legal standards for campgrounds has pushed back the opening of the new TreEscape Park.
"We need to get the property back up to standard," Port Stephens Council's holiday parks business development manager Rebecca Smith said.
"We don't want to rush it, we want to make sure we do it properly."
The new low-cost campground will include 16 unpowered tent sites, a pool, two tennis courts, toilet and shower block and a laundry once works are completed.
There are also 11 two-bedroom cabins available until Easter, when they will be sold off to fund the redevelopment of the financially beleaguered resort site.
For the upmarket customers TreEscape Park will also have eight studio rooms, eight one-bedroom suites and four deluxe suites, each complete with an outdoor jacuzzi.
Port Stephens Council approved the new camping and accommodation rates for the site at the November 25 meeting.
The most expensive listing is $350 a night for dormitory tents in the high season, while unpowered sites will be available from $50.
According to Ms Smith on-site work is continuing throughout the Christmas holiday period with a strong concentration on getting the grounds up to scratch.
The grounds and resort had been left dormant since 2013 when the failed Samurai Resort was shut. The council repeatedly tried to sell the site, with no success.