Nice place to stay for a long weekend. Awesome to be able to see the beach from the living space. It made us relax immediately especially because we live in Auckland city. Brody was nice and his dog Ice was really cute and friendly. My boyfriend and I went for evening walks along the beach which we really enjoyed. We both also really liked the mango real fruit ice cream from The Pink Shop (the local dairy). Lovely customer service from the Bay View Hotel also. Thanks for letting us stay.