Norfolk Gardens Bed and Breakfast

Very comfortable and location suited us in our travels. Wood-panelled room was very nice. Quite a few very tasteful design features. Large room. On-site parking.

Breakfast was included but was just cereal and toast. There was a step up to the shower so had to be careful esp when getting out. Room was upstairs. Despite these comments, it was a great place to stay.

Host, Chris, was very pleasant and accommodating. We had a beautiful room (with a fabulous nesprsso machine) in kind of a loft upstairs. Had access to the beautiful sunroom (for mornong coffee) overlooking the water and an anwesome view. Breakfast in the morning was.great. We were able to do some laundry and also rinse off our rental from all the sand accumulated from sand dunes and Rarawa Beach. Beautful stay at the place. Decor is wonderdully rustic.

All was good. Nothing we didn't like.

Amazing place. A home with lot of character. Good location and friendly host.

Chris was a really good host, and extremely welcoming. The room in this lovely timber home was large and the bed was very comfortable. The bathroom was a good size with loads of hot water, though would benefit from the refurbishment they are planning, in particular removing the carpet. We had one night here to break up the number of hours driving on our road trip around New Zealand so it was a convenient stop-off outside of Dargaville.

We went to Dargaville for supper and were very thankful we hadn't stayed there as the town is sadly very run down. This property is definitely a better option. Given it is a timber house it makes a lot of noise as it contracts in the night, which when topped off with pinecones (?) or other tree bits and pieces falling on the roof made for disturbed sleep. Unfortunately, the dogs barked and bickered incessantly while we were there which we found annoying. Breakfast, in comparison to what we were graced with throughout the rest of our 4-week trip, was average. Perhaps it is the optics or we expect too much but we found the large containers of cereal, microwaved eggs, and instant coffee a little disappointing. Chris was such a nice chap. Very difficult to give feedback directly to your host and, typically English, we said we had a good night and gracefully thanked Chris for the breakfast. Reviews are about sharing our perspective to other travellers, who may of course be very happy with what was on offer. We hope they are able to get the renovation they are looking forward to and with a few easy adjustments would make this a place we would want to stop off at again.