We stayed for 3 nights in Nov 2011 and on arrival immediately realised we had chosen well. The apartment was well equiped and immaculate with a beautiful view from the balcony. A short walk to the shops and harbour where we can recommend taking a dolphin trip and the nearby gloworm cave. Owner Marylin was a fantastic host for whom... More

We enjoyed three days in this comfortable apartment with great sea views, bush walks, easy walking distance to local shops, restaurants and Four Square store. We enjoyed the bus trip to Cape Reinga for the day and our Hostess Marilyn booked us on a fishing trip where we caught beautiful fish and enjoyed our fish cooked on the BBQ with... More

Only a short walk to the main street, where there is plenty of restaurants and activities. Beautiful view from the balcony of the whole of the Bay. Peaceful, location. BQ to cook the fish you catch. These apartments are tastefully furbished. Defnitely will be back with the rest of our family More

We stayed 7 nights in this lovely spacious apartment. Great comfortable bed. Good views from large shared balcony with own BBQ. Very close to everything and Marilyn is a very friendly helpful host. More

This was by far the best accommodation of our whole trip. It sits up the hill at the end of the main street down into town and the harbour/bay. The view from the balcony is breathtaking - straight out over the town of Paihia to the beautiful Bay of Islands. There are 2 rooms available for rent at an extremely... More

We were delighted to be staying in such a comfortable apartment for our wedding anniversary. We enjoyed having a BBQ on the deck where we grilled fresh fish from the fishing trip our Host booked us on. The peacful tranquilty on the deck in the morning while we had our breakfast enjoying the sounds of the tuis and wood pigeons... More

I stayed at Absolute Bliss (I believe at the same time as the previous review). I could describe the property as nothing but Absolute Bliss. Tripadvisor should remove previous review as does not depict the property correctly. Yes the driveway is steep, but the views you experience as a result more than make up for this! I don't believe there... More

We were very disappointed with this place which did not start well because we had not expected that the driveway to the apartments was what can only be described as being sheer. The web site photo does not show how steep it is. As this was booked through the AA site it would have helped if there had been a... More

We spent a week-end in one of the two apartments in Absolute Bliss. They are on the middle floor of the house above the garages and below the owner’s accommodation. There’s a little lift from the entry hall which was convenient or you can use the outdoor steps up to the balcony. The noise from the lift can be heard... More