This is an immediately comfortable house, with incredible views across the harbor to the sand dunes beyond. Though you are looking across a road, because of the height of the view, it feels you are right on the beach. I was frankly amazed by the beauty of this area having never been here before, and the nice deck of this house is a fantastic place to relax and appreciate it.
This is a homey beach house with an interesting history and a lot to appreciate about it. Read the owner’s description; it’s very accurate. We enjoyed all the art in the house and the beautiful/wild permaculture garden. The house is light filled, and oriented in a way to let the sea breezes go through, so it was very comfortable during the day and to sleep at night. Nice linens on the bed.
We thought the location couldn’t be beat for exploring this area. We came mainly for the kauri forest, and took the Footprints twilight tour, which turned out to be magical. Highly recommended. The forest is only about a 20 minute drive.
There is also a very good local café a 10 minute walk or 2 minute drive from the house, that we went to several times. Great breakfast, coffee, wonderful atmosphere and staff, and very good Thai food most evenings. Good tourist information site right next-door. We’d also highly recommend driving out to Signal Station Road and doing a short walk there. The views of the harbor are nothing short of stunning. I have a rarely seen such blue water in my life. Lots of local tourist information in the house itself, and Wendy sent some interesting stories about the area and house before we arrived. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again, and would also recommend it to friends. A good value for a couple, it would be an even better value for a small family or two couples.