Kokomo Retreat — Hotel in Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community

Kokomo Retreat is a 3 minute drive from Russell village. We stayed in the Kiwiana 2 bedroom unit and were very impressed. The accommodation is immaculately clean, very well furnished with a good layout & lovely little bits of décor personalizing it. There is a fully equipped kitchen & nice little touch was being provided with fresh milk for a few days, coffee, tea and biscuits. Also has a good choice of music, Sky channels and games for those rainy, indoor days.||||The location is incredibly quiet, and it was the best sleep I’ve had in months. The facility offers a shared hot tub (which we didn’t use) located with a stunning view over the ocean. It also offers the use of kayaks and has direct access to the beach which was awesome. Russell is considered a kiwi area, and one of the highlights of staying at Kokomo, was my husband was very fortunate to see a kiwi (not a weka) running down the road late one evening! ||||We have a small dog and were a little concerned we would be put into an apartment that smelled of other dogs or was not as nice as other non-dog friendly accommodation, but this was not the case at all. Our dog was made to feel very welcome and the apartment smelled fresh and clean.||||Dave and Anita have a huge amount of pride in their property, and it was lovely to meet Dave in person. He was super friendly and very informative and we will most definitely be back to enjoy their hospitality again. Don’t miss out on a fabulous home...

If you are scrolling through here looking for possible places to stay in the Bay of Islands; stop right here! We had the most amazing couple of nights at Dave and Anita’s place - the only tough thing was leaving! The studio is beautiful with more than you’ll ever need and the view from the garden is breathtaking. The hot tub is the perfect place for your breakfast cuppa, watching out for dolphins in the bay. ||We spotted some on our first morning, leaping behind a boat, so we shot down to the beach and into the (complimentary!) kayak to join the whole pod for half an hour of pure joy. Just us and around 15 dolphins with their young, dipping and diving under and around us, it was the most magical experience and has totally made our honeymoon - and we were only on day 3! |Even if you don’t see the dolphins it will still be one of the highlights of your trip staying here - the hospitality and friendliness of the hosts is second to none and the studio is spotless and really...

If you are scrolling through here looking for possible places to stay in the Bay of Islands stop right here! We had the most amazing couple of nights at Dave and Anita’s place the only tough thing was leaving! The studio is beautiful with more than you’ll ever need and the view from the garden is breathtaking. The hot tub is the perfect place for your breakfast cuppa watching out for dolphins in the bay. We spotted some on our first morning and shot down to the beach and into the (complimentary!) kayak to join the whole pod for half an hour of pure joy. Just us and around 15 dolphins with their young dipping and diving under and around us it was the most magical experience and has totally made our honeymoon and we were only on day 3! Even if you don’t see the dolphins it will still be one of the highlights of your trip staying here-the hospitality and friendliness of the hosts is second to none and the studio spotless and really...