A privately owned boutique bed and breakfast up in the hills near Kaukapakapa Village, at 185 West Road, overlooking the Kaipara Harbour. The website describes the accommodation as a two-bedroom boutique cottage, with magnificent sunsets. Guests reach their own private courtyard through a charming cottage garden, or by a level walkway past the pool area.
The breakfast uses organic eggs from the hosts' own chickens and fresh seasonal produce from the garden and orchard. Dressing gowns are provided for guests, and the property has a strict no-smoking policy. The website says it is about 15 minutes from the Silverdale interchange and about 47 km from the Auckland CBD. Kaukapakapa sits on the alternative State Highway 16 route to Northland and the Bay of Islands. It is 45 minutes from Auckland. The website gives no prices, check-in times, parking details or information on children or dogs, and quotes no customer comments.