Mussel Bed Cottage and Boutique Bed & Breakfast accommodation, Cooks Beach — Hotel in North Island

This was as clean, well maintained and attractive a property as we had seen in over a month in NZ. Our hostess greeted us warmly and offered us advice.||There is a semi-private terrace with table, chairs and parasol. This is useful, but beware of insect bites. We only noticed the insecticide spray as we were leaving.||It has everything for hot drinks as well as cutlery and crockery. However, it would be difficult to prepare any meals as there is no microwave. There is no separate sink so all washing up has to be done in the bathroom sink, not ideal. ||We stayed in early March and found most of the restaurants were closed on the days we were there. Most of the rest were open either for lunch or dinner but not both. This was the case in Cooks Beach but also in nearby Whitianga.||So, it would be a great place to stay in high season, but a challenge to eat in or...

My friend and I are travelling for a month round New Zealand and our first B and B was The Mussel B and B. What a lovely way to start our trip.||||We arrived to be greeted by Shane and Andrea who were just so welcoming.we were shown to our lovely suite The Beach Hut. It was so homely.We had a decking area outside where Shane brought our breakfast to us each morning. It was excellent. A different hot dish each morning. So fresh. ||||Shane and Andrea have only being running this B and B for just over 1 Year. I am sure they will go from strength to strength. They are the most delightful couple and cannot be more helpful.||||We would highly recommend...

Sadly disappointing. We were led to believe that this was an apartment with breakfast supplied. In fact it was a single room with ensuite bathroom separated from the room by a curtain! No breakfast(the information we had been given was out of date) and despite crockery and cutlery and a toaster provided, there was no other facility to cook or wash up. A small shop nearby through holiday housing. Neither was there comfortable seating for the evening. There was a pleasant outside decking with table and chairs but the evenings brought biting insects so we couldn't enjoy. Otherwise...