We travel quite a fair bit each year. When we travel to places like Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK (and any other place where English is widely spoken) we like to stay in self contained clean accommodation, in quiet tranquil surroundings, and sleep in comfy beds. Wharepuke Subtropical Accommodation met all these requirements.
We stayed for two nights in Cottage 5 (a one-bedroom eco cottage) at the Wharepuke Subtropical Accommodation (NZD150 per night). Tania, the manager, is a lovely, friendly, helpful person who made us feel welcome very quickly. The cottage was situated within a lovely garden and had a spacious living area and a bedroom with a large bed. The washroom was spacious, with a good sized shower area. The only thing I did not like was the relatively small washbasin. The private patio was a wonderful place to sit at dusk and watch the sky darken. Better yet, to have the BBQ set up and dine right on the patio! Mussels were in season and cheap and we never got a chance to try the award winning restaurant on the premises because we spent two nights having fun barbequeing mussels and lamb chops and having them with white, and then red (New Zealand) wine!!
Right across the entrance to the car park is a path that leads to the Stone Store (15-20 mins walk), and then from there we went on the trail to Rainbow Falls. If one took the road, it would only take about 7 minutes to reach the Stone Store from the accommodation.
A short drive took us into Kerikeri town centre, where we bought our provisions - and mussels - from the New World Supermarket.
To sum up: this was a delightful, comfortable stay and we would have no hesitation in recommending it to fellow travellers.
