Tarlton's Lodge — Hotel in Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community

We spent 4 beautiful days at wonderful Tarleton Lodge and loved every minute. Set high above the scenic Bay of Islands it has the best views. Our elegant room with its super comfortable bed and a big bowl of all sorts of fresh fruits greeted us. Then we found the kitchen area stocked with more wonderful fruits, home baked chocolate chip cookies, champagne, snacks and more, resupplied daily. An amazing gift! Best of all were our fantastic hosts. Peter and Catalina made us feel so at home and we couldn't get enough of their friendly encounters and Peter's incredible sailing stories. They have led an adventurous and enviable life, and it's fascinating to share it. You can walk to town all downhill so the return is more work, but we did it once or twice every day and loved the exercise and views. The spa is the best ever. Don't miss...

Wonderful, very friendly and helpful hosts. Place has stunning views (see photo)! Place is somewhat pricy, however, it makes up for it with excellent amenities. Mini fridge with drinks (wine, coke, water) and cookies as well as fresh fruits, coffee pods, all free of charge. The safe was a bonus as well. I am not the biggest Jacuzzi fan, but this one looked brand new and so sparkling clean that we could not resist. Only three minutes to town with the car or 1 5 min walk. We stayed for 2 days and took a day trip via boat (with explore) from Paihia to the hole in the rock and the Urupukapuka island (strongly recommend this trip and to take a prolonged 5 hours stay on that island for a 4 mile hike, as there are stunning, stunning views from high cliffs overlooking the surrounding islands,...

We hade a fantastic 2 night stay at Tarlton's Lodge and it was definitely the best venue of our 5 week holiday. You certainly get what you pay for. Peter and Katalina gave us a very warm welcome with nothing that was too much trouble to make sure we had a wonderful time. The views are amazing, the location is perfect and with lots to do, places to go, restaurants etc all nearby and helpfully collated by Peter. Home made snacks, complementary wine, fruit etc all goes a long way to making you feel at home. Everything was spotless and they pride themselves on trying to be the best. Air conditioning worked well, and as a new-comer to Hot Tubs, we really enjoyed it at the end of a busy day on our private and...