We really enjoyed our time on Debbie & Mesa’s property. It is a beautiful country property ideally suited for exploring the Northland Region. That being said, it is in the country, so that means driving to everything – no walking to a restaurant for an evening meal It is quiet and peaceful with amazing gardens and a lovely view of the property out the lounge windows.
The kitchen is well equipped for basic cooking which we did almost every night. We visited in the NZ winter which means that the sun sets around 5:15 and we preferred to cook in and have a glass of wine rather than drive at night. Debbie provides all the basics to get you started in the kitchen, and additionally, a wonderful selection of produce and preserved items (jams & stewed kiwi) from their property.
There is a woodstove with plenty of wood available and Debbie kindly kept our fire going a couple days while we were out.
As stated in the listing, Debbie made the washing machine & a drying rack available which was appreciated.
Debbie and Mesa are very friendly hosts, but not intrusive – we enjoyed each of our chats with them. Also enjoyed their friendly dog Jas.
We loved our time here and often remarked we were so pleased to be where we were as opposed to staying in town (Kerikeri, Pahia, Russell etc)