We really enjoyed our stay at The Tree House. The house was very accurately presented on the site and was exactly as per the pictures. Access was simple, the beds were comfortable, the fire (and the bottle of wine to go with it) was much appreciated and the whole place felt homey and well appointed. After reading a few other reviews I was interested to see how ‘remote’ it would be, but it’s actually an ideal location for anyone who wants to tour the entire island, as we did. Penny was a fantastic host and a perfect communicator. We stayed for three days (Tues/Wed/Thurs) which started out as an exercise in frustration because an astonishingly large number of the shops, restaurants and wineries were closed. The compendium of information Penny has compiled for the house turned out to be a complete godsend; we took photos of all of the activity pages and used it as our guide for the next two days. I thoroughly recommend taking the drive out to Man O War. Even if the winery is closed, the drive is totally worth it.
We ended up seeing most of what we’d hoped to see and had an all-round amazing trip. My travelling companion (close friend) wants to return to Waiheke with his partner next year and fully intends to book The Tree House. Thanks Penny!