Earles Point Lookout was beyond our expectations. The house is comfortable and well equipped but it is the location and views that make it truly special. For a surfer, in particular, the views are mesmerising, with a full sweep of Manu Bay from the famous Raglan point break to the length of Ngarunui Beach, with surfers on the northern point of the beach almost directly below the house as the bottom of the cliff. I could easily spend weeks just watching the changing seascapes from the top deck.