Bay of Islands Holiday Apartments

Amazing stay. What a great little placed tucked away in the trees. Excellent for business or a holiday. Great property and amazing hosts.

We rang Jan direct and received a better deal than had we booked online. From the very first contact, Jan was helpful, friendly and a wonderful host. The apartments support eco ideals so are set amongst the trees and each unit cannot really see the other units which is peaceful. The park is a 900m walk to town and the wharf, mostly along the ocean front, (should you want to leave the car at home) and a Countdown (Woolworths) is conveniently two mins walk away plus a large service station selling fuel, essentials plus a mechanical workshop. The apartment has been renovated tastefully and for two people is large, roomy and well stocked with all utensils you need to cook, prepare and eat at home. We were very happy to have good sized coffee mugs unlike the last few places we have stayed! The bed is huge, very comfortable and the bathroom is spacious, renovated: great shower. Comfy two seater lounge but also a window seat that you can stretch out on and look at the lovely trees outside your window. A washing machine and dryer for exclusive use of the five apartments is situated near the office. A deck, bbq and outdoor setting that could be used inside for dining complete the package. We felt it was very good value, having stayed in Hotels for the past 2.5 weeks and it measured up extremely well for price and has been the best for host service. The apartments are advertised as not serviced daily but we were pleasantly surprised to have fresh towels and a clean when we came back after our second day sightseeing. We were so happy here we booked a further night and it was a great base to explore all that this area has to offer. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again and recommend it highly.

Staying in a camper van, this was probably the worst of the 16 sites we stayed at in New Zealand. The facilities were very limited, with showers charged extra. There were only three standard toilets and two disabled ones for a site of so many pitches. Two standard showers and two disabled ones were again not really sufficient for so many pitches. The toilets were not clean and had been constructed of bare wood that was now showing signs of rot setting in. The catering facilities consisted of two barbecues which we were told didn't work properly and three sinks in the open air. It is convenient being about a 10-minute walk into town, but that was its only benefit.