島嶼灣海灘房子公寓(Bay of Islands Beachhouses)

What a beautiful apartment this was. A view to rival anything in the world in our opinion. The apartment is exceptional with top class inclusions, coffee machine, gorgeous lounge area and a huge balcony overlooking the bay. Everything inside is great quality and so comfortable. A set of stairs leads down to a stunning bay to walk along or enjoy a swim. It truly is a paradise found. The owner Theo is so friendly and helpful. He cannot do enough to make your stay just perfect. We absolutely loved this stay on our month on the north island and recommend highly for a couple stay.

We had 3 nights at this excellent apartment overlooking the sea. Two bedrooms. Double and twin. The double faced out to the sea and onto the balcony. The twin was at the back. The kitchen facilities were very good. It had a sauna we did not use and washing facilities that we did use. It's about 80 steps down to the beach. There had been so much rain that the water was not at its best. The host is very welcoming and helpful. He lives above and there is another apartment below. Town facilities very close but you need to be aware of very step driveway to the property which has to be negotiated each time you go out. Walking to the top of the drive is a good workout as we had friends staying nearby and they had a difficult commute. But worth it.

Our apartment was Sea Shells and the view was awesome. The apartment had been built and decorated to a very high standard. We did have a number of problems, no wifi, no tv signal No bbq gas but in each case Theo was on hand to try and sort. There was only one sunbed and that had seen better days. So not everything went smoothly but the view was fantastic.

We stayed in the 2 bedroom apartment - great size, large kitchen, large lounge and beautiful views. Unfortunately the access lets the place down. The properly is at the bottom of a 3 section driveway which is incredibly steep. Parking down there is shocking, if there’s a car already down the blind driveway good luck turning around. We were stuck down there for a good 40-45minutes trying to get our car (brand new Kia Sportage) up the last steep hill to the gate when leaving the property one of the days after heavy rain. Our cars both have the technology, they’re not old, and it was a real mission, we were anxious to return. There is no parking at the top, no footpath or handrails to walk it. The owner did help us but We were also told that he had never seen a thing like this before (us getting stuck) but right next to us was parked some form of ATV with 4 mega wheels either side and a pulley on the front. So you did wonder how they get on. The corners of the driveway are also so terrible we’ve both returned home with damages to our vehicles. This ended up being a stressful stay, sadly. (I will thank the owner though as on the last night we had kids with us which were not planned and he was politely flexible with that).