Such a lovely place to stay! We were there for 3 nights and weren't expecting much as this was just a place for us to sleep while exploring the Coromandel Peninsula, but we were positively surprised with everything.
Extremely clean, tastefully decorated and very spacious for a couple to spend a few days in. We planned in advance to have our meals at the restaurants in Whangamata but on our last night there we were so in love with the view of the orchard that we decided to grab a bottle of wine and a couple of steaks from New World (supermarket located 4 minutes away from the studio by car) and have a barbecue on the outside area.
The hosts go above and beyond to protect us from the mosquitoes (as expected on such a big green area, there's some of them around); there's sandalwood incense, citronela candles, electrical plug-ins, mosquito repellent spray for your body and repellent sprays for the house... Everything that can be done against the little buggers, the hosts do. Such thoughtful little things sure make an experience.
Everything you need to know about the Garden Studio is explained in a binder made by the hosts, there's all sorts of touristic magazines and information on the bedroom drawers and even a few general books and magazines for you to enjoy.
We opted for a contactless check-in and check-out considering the covid situation and that was easily arranged by the hosts, and although we had no physical contact they were available at all times via messaging.
We definitely recommend the stay here, it's a lovely spot to make base when exploring the Coromandel Peninsula and if you book enough days you can even explore some of the Bay of Plenty as well, the location is just perfect.