A very welcoming B&B. Our room was on the ground floor. It was clean, comfortable and well furnished. Breakfast was served two storeys up with a lovely view over the adjacent property onto the surf. There was room for three cars and restaurants were only a short drive away.
Everything was top-notch from the hosts to the location. We went to Mt Maunganui to watch cricket at Bay Oval which is a very easy walk. Had no idea what a gem this place is! Jim & Lorraine were wonderful and inviting with a lovely home with very easy and fast access to a gorgeous, somewhat private area of the beach. They had a full house so started our stay in the room at the top of the house with 2 twin beds..loved the breeze at night, but we basically had the place to ourselves as we didn't see any of the other guests. Breakfast is served in the upstairs guest lounge with gorgeous view of the water and lovely deck. Food lives up to all the reviews.. generous and delicious. The home baked bread is just the icing on the..toast? All the other guests had adventures planned so me…
First of all, I am a returning (multiple times) guest - this should explain a lot. This is the perfect B&B to stay while being in Mount Maunganui or the vicinity. It is close to the airport (approx. 5 mins by car) but the airport does not really bother you. Free parking is available and it has direct access to one of New Zealands best beaches, which indeed is endless. Restaurants, shops, city center, etc. is 5 minutes by car. The B&B itself has three rooms, I was always using the bigger one with own bathroom. Breakfast is a celebration of its own, you have every morning a wide selection of fresh fruits, muesli, yoghurt, self made bread (!!!), tea or coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice, eggs, cooked breakfast and most likely other individual wishes. Breakfast is served on a…
First things first: Although everyone on here is praising the amazing breakfast and it might sound like people are overselling it: Trust us, they are not! It. Is. Amazing. (even when you choose not to try the bacon and eggs, Jim will insist on you trying it and it is WORTH IT! We already miss the hell out of it!) We stayed in Jim's and Lorraine's Beachside B&B for our whole one week long stay in New Zealand and enjoyed every second of our stay with these wonderful hosts. It started with a warm, German "Guten Tag", to a tour of the house and our room, the Queen room. The Queen room has an amazing, albeit small view of the Pacific and is completely sufficient for two people. Even though we were more than happy with our accomodation, Jim offered for us to move into the way bigger…
I stayed for five nights. From the warm welcome on arrival to the cheerful farewell the stay was a pleasurable experience. Jim and Lorraine are wonderful hosts. Every day started with a great breakfast of fresh fruit and a cooked breakfast, with the highlight being Jim’s freshly baked bread each day. It really is a home away from home. And don’t forget it is almost beachfront!
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