Moon Gate Villa

Marvellous at Moon Gate Villa A piece of paradise. Peaceful and private. We spent three nights here, wonderful hosts, lovely comfortable rooms surrounded by amazing gardens and yummy breakfasts.

The surroundings are gorgeous - a completely unique design, with no right angles, an indoor waterfall & pond, extensive gardens, a pool - but the real treasures are the hosts, Lionel and Rob. It was like staying at a luxury hotel where your friends also happen to live, complete with flowers and chocolates on the bed at night. My friends stayed in and had NZ family drive down to meet with them, and Lionel & Rob welcomed them like family, too. The breakfasts were so great that we never needed lunch, and Lionel's suggestions for dinner both nights were perfect. Their 3 little canine fur babies were also a plus. There are only two rooms in the main house, so we had the whole place to ourselves. We would all like to go back just to visit with them.

Great hosts, beautiful property, amazing food! Can’t wait to go back!!

Our experience with ‘Moongate villa’ was disappointing because on our 2nd day, some building works began next door which woke us up at 8.00am in the morning and the cement pouring and flattening machines started working. It’s no exaggeration to say that the whole of our building vibrated to the machines being used. As for the noise all of this created, it was horrendous! The owners of ‘Moongate villa’ agreed to give us 1 x night free of charge. Please confirm that you can refund us this back into my card by which I paid. Kind regards Sue Haugh

We had stayed in the cottage back in December 2016 and thoroughly enjoyed our brief stay. We have just returned for a short stay in NZ as part of a longer trip. As our visit to Bay of Islands had been brief before we returned and stayed in one of the main rooms at Moon Gate Villa for four nights. The rooms are fantastic with lovely little touches like wonderful chocolates at night! The bed was really comfortable with excellent linen. Lovely chairs to relax in and a private outside area which was great to come back to and unwind. There is a fridge and microwave in the room as well. It was kept spotlessly clean during our four night stay. The breakfast as described by others was superb! A wide spread of fruit and cereal together with a wide choice of cooked breakfast which is freshly prepared. The hosts really are attentive and make you feel very welcome. Nothing is too much trouble and good advice about where to eat was very helpful. I haven’t even mentioned the incredibly tasty banana muffins that Lionel made. It’s a long way to travel from the UK but could we manage a third trip …