John and Lorraine got the perfect location to everything. If you want to go to Whitianga and doesn’t want to drive 38mins, then do a 10mins drive to the Ferry Landing and you can park your car and catch the ferry and explore Whitianga. The place is also very close to Hotwater beach and Hahei where the Cathedral Cove is. Also less than 10mins to the Lonely Bay if you want to have your private island for a few hours 😅😍 As for their place, it was very clean and minimalistic. You can sit outside and still keep your privacy too. There is no cooking inside the unit however there is a bbq equipment outside and plenty of restaurants if you don’t feel like bbq. Would also recommend you try the Go Vino Restaurant and Fish n Chips next to it.
One highlight of our experience was when one night we got stuck at Ferry Landing as our car battery went flat and John without hesitation came to our rescue at 9pm. Then a friend of his also helped us out in the morning to get our car sorted. We are very grateful for the helping hand.
John and Lorraine overall are great hosts and got a great place for holiday! Thank you again for hosting us!