My husband and I loved our stay at the Orca lodge in Raglan. Raglan itself was an awesome town with an incredible beach as well as a stunning harbor and plenty of places to eat. The lodge was very clean and had everything we could possibly need . Check in was easy and Vicki was available for any questions we may have. The view of the harbor was an added bonus. You can definitely walk to town but it's about 15-20 minutes so we usually chose to drive. The beach is about 10 minutes by car. So glad we stopped here on our two week journey on the North island ! The only negative is there is no A/C which people in the states may be used to but there are plenty of windows and a lovely breeze that blows throughout the house. We came on a very hot day but we were fine. I loved having the washer and drying rack. We stayed for two nights but could easily have stated a week or more. We would love to come back!