Outstanding- experiencing Carol in advance preparation was impressive. In person, she's even more helpful, besides being warm and attentive without in any way intrusive. She went out of her way to work with us when we needed some special consideration (with 3 adults in one room) - and her guest instructions are a model of clear, useful information, covering things as diverse as how to dig a personal hot springs hole in the sand at Hahei beach to how to respond to a Tsunami! We laughed together a lot over breakfast stories with another couple of guests who had chosen her guesthouse as a place to rest between stops on a long vacation. She seems to have been born for this job, and her previous life as a Social Worker simply made her wiser and kinder and possibly more patient.
Te Na Mara is surrounded by colorful and sweet scented flowers and the ambiance of her breakfast porch is delightful.
The beach across the street from her place is a gorgeous place to walk in the mornings. What a place to get revived!
We would definitely return here if we came back to NZ and were fortunate to have enough time to revisit the Coromandel Peninsula!
Nathalie Sorrell, Austin, TX