Ohiwa Seascape Studios

The owner greated me as soon as I parked the car. It is a steep drive up and you have to reverse into the parking lot but with rearview camera no problem. I just would not want to do that at night. He was very friendly and helped me with my luggage. The location and the room is beautiful. One can see the sea through the trees and hears the waves at night. The table is a bit small for two people but I was alone. The bath is nice and warm but I did not want to use the spa because they wrote one should not use too much water. There is a good heater in the room as well and very good Wifi. It is a bit outside of town, so a car is needed.

Location is amazing. Vista is incredible. Great garden setting to see the Vista. Cabin is nice. Bed was too hard and low. The worst parking experience ever. Driving into the very steep property off a narrow country road is naturally challenging. However the owner has placed rocks on either side of this very narrow driveway so guests won't drive on the grass. He also has a sign there informing guests that 3 cars have hit the rock. It reads something like Rock 3. Cars 0. The humour content is lost on the fact that 3 paying customers cars have so far hit the rock. The Driveway entrance needs work. Not humour. The actual car park access is so steep with very acute angle entrance that it's a nightmare. My first attempt at parking while someone else was trying to exit almost resulted in damage to my vehicle. The owner came out and directed us but it was just a horrible experience. It was made worse by his own car being parked in the way. I refused to park there after that. There is a nice flat area on the other side but it's in lawn which we weren't allowed to use. There is no disability access anywhere here. Elderly would struggle. Very minimal toiletry supplies. We ran out of soap satchets. Sad to see. Price is OK but does not mitigate the above experience.

Beautiful room - exactly as described. Friendly Host - met us in the carpark. Recommended somewhere to eat, and let us know about a local markets (which we went to). Location - Sublime!! Right across the road from the beach. Beautiful views of the coastline. Could hear the crashing of the waves from our room! Definitely recommend!!

Such a great location, set in native bushland and close to the beach and walking tracks. We had the upstairs Honey Loft which gave us plenty of inside and outside space, with views to the beach. Excellent facilities, everything was very clean and comfortable. Ideal for self-catering. Stephan was a wonderful host which was much appreciated

This was the nicest place we stayed on the North Island, by far. The room was bright, clean, sunny and well appointed, with a jacuzzi and a full kitchen. Five minutes away is beach access to one of the prettiest, quietest beaches you'll ever see, plus a fantastic park down the road (with glow worms!). Stephen is a wonderful host. This is just an amazing value. Stay here!