"We were having a bad day. A long drive from Auckland with road work delays, a disappointing visit to Coromandel I found my planned accommodation unavailable. Decided to try the drive to Tairua to find a vacant room. Happily, we found this lodge and an effusive welcome from Wendy. She called the local tavern to ensure the kitchen did not close and we had a good supper. We then had a lovely relaxed evening in first class accommodation. Breakfast was super including home made bread and preserves. A bad day transformed and I have now stayed on an alpaca farm"

"Very happy with our stay, and would certainly stay there again. It is a very rural area, with a good view towards far horizons; there's a good garden for sitting, and the alpacas were fascinating - very intelligent faces. Being the only people there at the time, we had the lounge area to ourselves, which was great. Wendy was a lovely person, hospitality personified. We even got to buy a "hand-made alpaca shawl" from the actual hands that made it! Thoroughly recommended."