Our stay at Riwaka was like discovering a little gem. The house is on an inlet and when tide goes out, you can walk on the mudflats. When I walked down at the end of the street to the bay, I took some great photos of the sunset. The house is very homey and with all we needed to make our Christmas dinner. The washing machine was not working properly and I popped over to our hosts that live next door to have them take a look at it. Bill and Ingrid came to check it out quickly and to save time, they took the laundry to their house and then hung up the clothes to dry on the clothes line. Great customer service! Our only regret is that my son missed the high tide so he couldn't kayak in the bay.