We stayed for 2 nights during May 2013, having booked because of the view. Any photographers out there will be thrilled to stay here - the expansive views across the bay are unlike anything we have found during our many travels. We were lucky to wake to find the moon shining directly over the most picturesque part of the scene,... More

My husband and I stayed here April 23-25th and had a fantastic time. Our view from the room is as stunning as the photos show and the little deck was great for sitting out on enjoying the sunset and the view over the bay as the sun comes up is amazing! The room was clean and comfortable with a little... More

Thanks to Norm and Shelagh for 4 beautiful, peaceful nights! Love being just a bit out of town. We had a wonderful view to the Bay of Islands. Grateful for the jigsaw puzzles and movies to keep us amused during the wet, yucky day. Special props to Norm for suggesting the Kauri Museum halfway back to Auckland. It was very... More

Well equipped clean spacious unit with kitchenette, private balcony with fantastic views (and they are just like the pictures on the website) solar heated pool; short drive from Paihia where you can shop; Hosts are very friendly and helpful supplying maps and ideas on where to go and what to see;

We had 4 nights here at the end of a month travelling around both islands. The views are spectacular and the short drive down to town is no biggie for views like we had. Norm and shelagh are wonderful people, very helpful with advice on what to do, booked our trips, drove us to town for one of them and... More

We'd booked via email almost a year in advance. As Norm and Sheila had moved office since they'd mislaid our booking - but very quickly rectified things and put us in a lovely unit. The view was fantastic, the unit well equipped, clean and spacious. Norm and Sheila offered us advice on where to go/what to see and where to... More

We loved the Cook's Lookout Motel. The view is truly beautiful (the photos on the website don't even do it justice) and the environment really quiet and peaceful (since it's a few minutes drive from "downtown" Paihia). The location is still really convenient to things like supermarkets etc. Norm and Shelagh are great - real characters and really helpful if... More

We stayed two nights in room 6, and the whole hotel has a wonderful ambience. It was in a very beautiful and quiet location overlooking the ocean, and had wonderful in-bed views of the ocean and surrounding areas. This room had a patio and a private view, so the windows could be left open throughout the night, thus waking up... More

Great location, what a place to start and finish the day... stunning view of the bay... Less than 5 minutes drive to main stream Paihia, you'll surely get the peace and quiet you need after a busy day... Very comfy accommodation... My wife is 4 months pregnant, our daughter is 3 years old and we're also travelling with my 60... More