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A wonderful stay with amazing hospitality, the breakfast managed to cater for all our varying dietary requirements, thank you!
rachel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Carol on 8 Jan 2022
Thanks so much for your review Rachel. Lovely to meet the three of you and I'm glad you enjoyed your stay. I've had guests with quite a range of dietary requirements over the last couple of weeks and I've enjoyed the opportunity to try a few different things. Good to hear it worked for you. Thanks again, Carol
Lovely room, lovely host, lovely breakfast and straight across the road from a lovely beach.
Graeme
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Carol on 10 Jan 2021
Thanks so much Graeme. Appreciate you doing a review and of course, am very pleased that you enjoyed your stay. Great meeting you both. I hope the drive home wasn't too busy. Thanks again, Carol
We are a couple from the U.S. just touring the Coromandel and this was a fantastic place. Looking back, it’s a great hub for a longer stay with all the options within a half hour depending on the direction you go. There isn’t a whole lot going on in this town but there are great beaches everywhere. This b&b is fantastic and the host, Carol, is a true gem. I can’t even begin to describe the kindness and generosity. We arrived in New Zealand and our luggage did not - Carol actually helped my wife by letting her borrrow some clothing! The location of the b&b is great - pathway takes you to the road and the beach is right there. Breakfast and the room itself were both excellent as well. I’d stay here again in a heartbeat.
Michael
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Carol on 22 Feb 2019
Thanks so much for your review Michael. It was great meeting you both and I hope your luggage caught up with you. It is a great central location for visiting all parts of the Coromandel and we certainly are lucky with all the great beaches close to hand. I hope the rest of your trip went well and you were able to get out on the water. Kind regards, Carol
Carol is a great host. Welcoming and friendly. Happy to to advise on what to do locally and further agiled. Just by the beach and surrounding areas are lovely. Great pizzas at Lukes
yan
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Carol on 6 Feb 2019
Thanks so much Yan. Glad you enjoyed your stay and the area. It was lovely to have you both here. Hope the rest of the trip has gone well for you. Carol
Carol was very welcoming and the room had everything we needed and was large and spacious. Great quiet beach right across the road and a nice pizza place a few minutes walk away which you can walk down the beach to. We only stayed one night so didn’t get chance to really ecplore the area.
Tim
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Carol on 30 Jan 2019
Thanks Tim. Pleasure to have you both to stay and I'm glad that it was a good start to your trip. Hope the rest of your time in NZ goes well. Carol
Outstanding hostess and an unbelievable breakfast.
Quiet. Clean. Easy to find, just off the main road. Walk to the beach and a great restaurant. Big breakfast including eggs to order, bacon, toast, many varieties of homemade jam, great coffee, and even a homegrown tomato! Hope to come back some day.
Clint
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Carol on 5 Mar 2018
Thanks so much Clint. Great meeting you both and you are certainly very welcome another time. Hope the trip went well for you. Carol
My husband and I stayed here for one night and really enjoyed it. You can walk to the beach and into town for food, plus the location is beautiful. Breakfast was delicious! The room itself is comfortable and clean and well appointed. No air conditioning though. We would definitely recommend staying here if you're looking for a quiet place to relax and enjoy the beach.
We spent a single night at Taigh na Mara, which we really enjoyed. The room was spacious, the bed comfortable and the location a few minutes from a beautiful beach.
Because we had done a long drive from Taupo, we arranged for Carole to cook supper for us - Home cooked chicken thighs wrapped in prosciutto with zucchini from the garden. For breakfast there was delicious home made bread with preserves made from the fruit trees in the garden. Would strongly recommend
Niki
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Carol on 16 Feb 2018
Thanks so much for your review Niki. Lovely to meet you both and enjoyed our evening together. Always a pleasure to cook, and a great chance to get to know people. Many thanks, Carol
Carol offers a lovely and accommodating B & B on the Coromandel peninsula. The guest room is very large with a private outdoor sitting area and you have access to the common living/kitchen/dining area. Although not directly on the beach it is a very short walk across the road. We stayed in mid-September so the weather was cool but we were still able to walk and beach comb on the beach. Otamo and Opito beaches are a short 20 minute drive away and worth visiting as well. If we had more time in our itinerary we would have stayed longer and highly recommend it.
Larry
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Carol on 26 Sept 2017
Thanks so much for your review Larry and Liz. It was great meeting you both and I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay, despite the cooler weather. Would love to see you back sometime--maybe during summer months! Carol
Our hostess Carol has thought out every detail to make for a wonderful stay at her Band B. SHe also will cook a great dinner and you will leave the next morning with two homemade cookies for the road!
Fabulous from the moment we checked in. Watched the sunrise from the beach. Breakfast was wonderful. You need to stay more than one day in order to sample all the homemade jams and jellies on the homemade bread.
Väldigt mysigt boende, tyst område, nära havet med fin sandstrand. Mycket trevlig husägare Carol som rekommenderat olika vandringar och stränder samt lagat perfekt frukost enligt gäster önskemål!
Bra ställe att äta (bl a god pizza) bara ca 500 m bort. Rekommenderas!
Liten ”- ” långsam internet.
Olga
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Carol on 28 Mar 2019
Thanks so much Olga. Appreciate you taking the time to review. Thank you for your comments--glad you enjoyed the breakfast! Yes, the internet is slow--one of the small disadvantages of living in a rural area. We hope that one day we'll get access to faster internet! Thanks again. Enjoyed meeting you both. Carol
식사가 좀 부실하네요
어차피 준비하는 식사 좀 같은 내용이라도 푸짐한 조식이 아쉽습니다
난방이 없어 저녁에 추웠습니다
다른 객실 손님과 함께 하는 식사가 한국인에게는 낯설고 대화흘 해야한다는게 시간없을 때는 다소 방해가 됩니다
jinsoon
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Carol on 13 Mar 2019
Hi Jinsoon. Thank you for taking the time to review. The Google translation is a little sketchy so I hope I can respond correctly to your key points. I am very sorry that you found the room cold. The weather had been so warm and then it all of a sudden became cooler and I hadn't put heaters in the room so I do apologise. Breakfast can be a chatty time here, with sharing the table and guests often talking to each other and I'm sorry that was not a good experience for you. It was a pleasure to meet you and I'm sorry that your stay here was not so good. Kind regards, Carol
Super schönes B&B mit der super Gastgeberin Carol. Besonders haben wir die Unterhaltungen und das Frühstück geschätzt. Wir hatten bei Carol unseren besten Aufenthalt während unserer Neuseeland Rundreise.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Carol on 4 Jan 2019
Thanks so much for your review. So glad you enjoyed your stay and that you had a great experience. Pleasure to have you visit.
Carol