Perfect little honeymoon getaway. Beach is rocky so bring comfortable water foot wear for near the house. Bruce the owner of the neighboring house offered the kayaks but we didn’t have material to clean them of debris and critters. Closeness to Kennedy winery is awesome. Take the sealink to Kennedy point and you’re a half block from your getaway! Wish I knew this as I went to matiatia. Lovely views, and feel and all decor is cozy and modern. Only issue was the upstairs windows were open when we arrived (no screen) and critters had gotten in. We did our best to get every spider and mosquito so that took time out of our trip a bit. No broom or vacuum to help the process* wife had a spider crawl on her face during sleep and wake her. Not end of the world. Not ideal however. Aside from that everything was great and the site manager was very responsive. Pro tips to future travelers- the explorer bus gets you around the island from 9am-6pm to hot spots and grocery store. Their stop is a 25 minute walk from the home however. Save a couple waiheke cab #s just in case