You'll feel like you're at a farm stay, nestled among paddocks viewed from the kitchen. A quite and sheltered cottage location. Surrounded by birds of all sorts, chooks, doves, wood ducks & native birds as well. The spacious cottage is clean & comfortable. There's a useful drying cupboard in the bathroom. The kitchen facility and cooking is easy to use and there's a BBQ we also used and left clean for the next guests.
The location is perfect for those with a car. Go to the end of the road - there's a great view of Auckland Harbor, Islands and volcanic landscapes along with Auckland's CBD, suburbs and coastlines. Day trips are easily achieved in any or every direction, including ferry trips to Islands from Half Moon Bay. Bird watchers will have no excuses for not sighting something new via Miranda Shorebird Centre or in the Hunua Ranges. The coast road trip surrounding the Firth of Thames is beautiful. We also did a North Shore day trip and discovered the Oldest Pub in New Zealand. A great 7 nights stay for 3 adults (2 x mid 50's & 1 x 85 yrs).