The Black Pearl is a brand new studio apartment built on the front of Sue and Graeme's house at Cooks Beach. It would profit from a sink (which we understand is coming) and an oven in the kitchenette. Access to Sky TV and the Internet was reliable and welcomed. Sue made our stay particularly comfortable by supplying us with home-made bread and conserves, eggs, milk, butter, yoghurt and orange juice. Real Kiwi hospitality! She even offered to heat a pre-made meal we had bought for our dinner in her own oven, due to the absence of one in the apartment (although there was a microwave). We thought Black Pearl was excellent value for money, a welcoming place and a good location from which to explore some of Coromandel's gems. Greg and Sue