If I tell you all the great time we had, the great place that this is and the great location, you’re all going to go there making it difficult for us to book in the future! The photo’s don’t do it justice as you sit outside the house at the BBQ table, eating your dinner, drinking your wine and looking out onto the reserve which is next to the beach. Lovely and quiet but near to things - a short drive up to the passenger ferry that’s runs all the time and takes you over to the “big smoke” that is Whitianga. Tina and Paul are fantastic hosts and always willing to give advice on local places and they’ve got all the “toys” you need to augment your stay (e.g. spades for Hot Water Beach (not those weak plastic things, but proper short metal spades to dig proper holes to get at the hot water); a kayak for the beach which sits 2 adults and a child in the middle).
We’re going back early next year so please don’t go :)