We spent five nights at Christmas at the cottage. Great accommodation, beautiful setting, so quiet and peaceful. Wonderful to wake up in the morning and look out from the lounge to see the sand dune on the northern headland of the Hokianga Harbour. Just a tip for those staying a few days – we noticed from the photos that the cottage doesn’t have an oven and it being Christmas we wanted to do some cooking so brought our own mini oven from home. The owners Doug and Leonie McKenzie live in the main house on the site. We found them friendly and helpful. Thanks Doug and Leonie for having us stay in your special part of Omapere.

There aren’t many options to choose from for accommodation in this area but this place is pretty good. We only stayed here for one night in their cottage. The cottage is comfortable with clean kitchen, living area, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. They have satellite TV but the free WiFi has poor reception in the cottage as the modem is in the main building. A really nice feature with this place is the beach at the front of the property, absolutely beautiful on a sunny morning. It is quite handily located for the Waipoua Kauri forest and has great views of the Hokianga harbour and giant sand dunes. The owners are also tremendously helpful with tips for exploring the local area. I would highly recommend it.

Thank you Doug and Leonie for a wonderful, albeit brief, stay. Your hospitality was fantastic and greatly appreciated.
The room and bathroom were both 100% clean and very spacious. Tea and coffee making facilities and cookies were a lovely touch. We stayed in the main-house and enjoyed a delicious spread at breakfast time. The location was peaceful and idyllic yet close to everything.