We had a wonderful stay in Pataua at Linga Longa. The house is spotlessly clean and filled with all the home comforts such as extra pillows and blankets, all kitchen essentials and thoughtful touches like shopping bags and umbrellas to use. Glenda and James are helpful and kind and genuinely want guests to have a great time - which is hard not to do in such a lovely location. Sitting on the deck and watching and listening to the surf is relaxing. We used the bikes there and enjoyed cruising around and over the bridge to South Pataua. Very comfortable beds, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend staying there. We spent a day in Whangarei and visited the Hundertwasser museum (totally recommend) and visited the quarry gardens (again, recommend). Glenda suggested jumping off the footbridge between North and South Pataua (after assuring me that she had done it herself) but the water was not quite warm enough for us! I shouldn't mention the lovely brownie (still warm) that Glenda brought upstairs to us, in case she never makes it again, but it was so good! Thanks for having us Glenda and James.