We had a wonderful time at Carol and Stan’s place. As the other reviews have mentioned, the view is amazing and I loved sleeping to the sound of the waves. The cottage is spotless and Carol provided all sorts of breakfast foods, which we so appreciated.
We originally booked here because it looked doable by bus from Auckland, but we ended up renting a car. The cottage is quite close to the Hot Water Beach and we walked to the ferry over to Whitianga. I’d love to return here.