Mark and Rory are THE MOST generous and thoughtful hosts I’ve ever come across. They provided a fully stocked fridge with quality brand new unopened items, such as organic milk, alcohol, water bottle, orange juice, cheese and crackers, etc to name a few. There were cereal and oatmeal organized neatly in the pantry, a fresh loaf of bread, freshly cut flowers in the living room and washroom. They even personalized my son’s room by writing a message to welcome him and wrote me a handwritten card upon check-in! All these little things just blew us away, yet their thoughtfulness continued throughout our stay (with fresh almond croissants for breakfast, fresh tuatuas left on our doorstep to try, farewell toy and goodies for my lil one upon checkout). I cannot praise them enough as hosts!
I also really appreciated how they provided their guests with all quality items, from the linen, to shampoo and body wash, to the toilet paper, down to the blue toilet bowl cleaner tablets (yes I notice all the tiny details and appreciate them all!).
Our stay at Mark and Rory’s was too short and I wish we had more time there. The property itself was stylishly designed, and the garden was absolutely beautiful. Kerikeri has one of the most authentic farmers market that I’ve ever been to, and Mark and Rory provided the best place to stay to exploring the Northland. Would highly recommend!
However as a reminder to all guests, you are close to nature which means there will be spiders and cobwebs around. They’re the long legged harmless ones but manage your expectations if you happen to have an arachnophobia!