Description: Estuary Orchard Bed & Breakfast, within easy reach of Auckland CBD, offers relaxation and comfort in the tranquil surrounds of our Avocado orchard. Unwind with a cup of tea or a cold drink and homemade treats in your room or on the expansive deck, while you enjoy the views and plan your next day`s sightseeing.

Our tastefully decorated rooms are warm and cosy with comfortable beds and large bathrooms (ensuite or shared). Fresh flowers from the garden are always placed in the rooms and there is some fantastic artwork adorning the wall. You are guaranteed a beautiful night`s sleep before awakening to a enjoyable, home-cooked breakfast.

We have 2 rooms:

• A queen room with a queen bed, an ensuite bathroom, walk-in wardrobe, a private deck, and private entrance.
• A single room with a single bed, a shared bathroom, a wardrobe, and the possibility to sleep 2 people with a pull-out bed.

A delicious breakfast, continental or cooked (by request) is offered in the dining room in the morning, including a range of home-grown, home-made, and locally produced delights. Please ensure to inform us before your arrival of any allergies or requirements you may have.

Enjoy a stroll around the orchard and native gardens, you may be lucky enough to see a family of ducks or pukekos on the pond. We also have a friendly bunch of resident horses.

There is ample off-street parking for all guest vehicles.

If you are looking for somewhere you can relax and unwind following a function or a day out in the Franklin region, or perhaps you fancy a rural weekend break that is not too far from Auckland city, then Estuary Orchard Bed & Breakfast is the place for you. There is so much to see and do around the area, here are just a few ideas that may interest you:

• Wonderful Gardens, including Wright’s water Gardens
• Golf courses
• Wineries
• Award winning restaurants and cafes
• Walking, hiking, riding, and biking trails
• History in abundance, including the Glenbrook Vintage railway
• Markets selling local produce, arts and crafts
• Clark’s Beach is just 10 minutes drive around the corner with wonderful secluded beaches, a golf course, harbour cruises, and enjoyable restaurants and cafes.
• Spookers Haunted attraction and Amazing Maze just minutes drive around the corner
• Pukekohe Racecourse and Motor racing circuit
• Waiuku History Museum and the Kentish Hotel
• Awhitu Peninsula a great place to explore, with wild beaches and dramatic scenery, harbour tours, history tours, a range of sporting activities, bird parks, etc.
• Country villages with speciality stores selling local produce, arts and crafts, great restaurants and cafes, and an enjoyable country atmosphere, including Pukekohe, Waiuku, Tuakau, Patumahoe, Pokeno, Mercer, and many more.

There are just so many great things to see and do around the region, please let us know your interests and we will be more than happy to recommend activities and sites that would be of interest to you. You could also have a look on the Franklin tourism website www.franklincountry.com for further information.
We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Location: [map here] Waiau Pa, South Auckland. Drive times from Estuary Orchard B&B to: Auckland Airport - 36 minutes. Auckland Center - 39 minutes. Pukekohe - 20 minutes. Clarks Beach - 12 minutes. Karaka - 11 minutes. Manukau - 25 minutes. Motorway - 17 minute
Prices: All prices are per room per night and including breakfast Queen room - $120 per night for up to 2 people. $150 per night for 3 people (extra person sleeps on mattress on floor). Single room - $80 per night for 1 person - $100 per night for 2 people Please phone or email us to make your booking. We accept cash payments only. Out of courtesy we ask that you please inform us as soon as possible should you need to cancel your booking. Check-in times are arranged at the time of your booking and we ask that guests vacate their rooms by 11am on the day of their departure (unless other arrangements have been organised). We are happy to give you directions to our place upon receiving your booking.
Season: Available all year.

Contact person(s): Clare
Address: Wright Road, Waiau Pa, South Auckland
Phone: (09) 232 1231 or (09) 5763 139
Mobile Phone: 027 339 6213
Fax: (09) 5763 139
Email: estuaryorchardbandb@yahoo.co.nz

Comments: Meals: A delicious breakfast, continental or cooked (by request) is offered in the dining room in the morning, including a range of home-grown, home-made, and locally produced delights. Please ensure to inform us before your arrival of any allergies or requirements you may have. If you have any specific requests or questions that you would like to discuss with us, please call or email.
We speak: English, Austrian, German, and Spanish.
No disabled access / facilities, sorry. Non-smoking please.

Description: A family farm which is 35 Hectares and runs Beef Cattle. The house is a large modern brick home with doors opening out onto large decks, for outdoor entertaining. A spa pool is available situated on the deck area. The house is surrounded by a large picturesque garden of roses, shrubs and trees. There are fish ponds, dove cotes and a bird aviary.

There are three guest bedrooms, nicely furnished and decorated. They consist of 1 double, 1 king or can be triple and 1 twin. A private guest bathroom is available with spa bath and shower. Delicious home cooked meals are available and served with New Zealand wine or you may choose to dine at our local restaurants (5 minute drive).

Warm and friendly New Zealand hospitality in a relaxed atmosphere.
Local attractions include horse riding at Muriwai Beach, vineyards, restaurants, cafes, several golf courses, wild and natural West Coast beaches, hot air ballooning and only a 15 minute drive to the scenic Waitakere Ranges, with bush walks, native scenery, waterfalls and lakes.

Also available separate self contained 1 bedroom unit, sleeps 4.

On The Farm: Animals include: cows, calves, pet sheep, horses, miniature horses, alpacas, chickens, and cat. Farm activities available in season include cows being milked, haymaking and feeding out hay in winter to animals, calving.

Location: [map here] 25 minutes North West of Central Auckland
Prices: Double B&B: NZ$150, Single B&B: NZ$115 (Cooked breakfasts). Full farmstay (includes all meals and farm activities): NZ$195 per person.
Self contained unit:NZ $165 per night double (includes continental breakfast supplies)

Hosts: Rex and Delwyn Nixon
Address: 145 Nixon Road, Taupaki, R.D.3 Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 412 8152
Fax: +64 9 412 7406
Email: rexanddel@xtra.co.nz
Website: pakinuifarmstay.co.nz

Comments: Airport and city transfers available.

Description: A small private centrally situated lifestyle farm set back 200 metres from a quiet road. We have a modern, air conditioned, fully equipped, self contained unit which can sleep up to six. We also cater for Bed and Breakfast.
Extensive outdoor living area, under cover BBQ and relaxing gardens. Plenty of room for kids to stretch their legs.
Walking distance to Post Office, convenience and gift stores and a range of restaurants from “Jolly Farmer“ pub style to exclusive.
Ample parking, 24 hour monitored security. Able to graze horses if needed. Pickup from airport available at a reasonable cost.
Photos of surroundings and accommodation available on request.

Pets on site: Dog and Cat
Stock on Site: Yes
Suitable for children: Yes (Cot and single bed)
Smoking: Outside only
Units / rooms: 2
Bathrooms: One in each unit plus private bathroom for B&Bs
Kitchen/Dinning fully equiped.
Beds: 2 x Queens, 1 x Double, 2 x singles, 1 set of bunks, (portacot and rollout extra bed also available).
Meals: Unit fully self contained. B& B breakfast on request from continental to full cooked. Other meals by arrangement.
Disabled access / facilities: no
Bicycles storage facilities: yes
Grazing for horses available
Two minutes from motorway, 6 minutes from Papakura Centre, approximately 1 hour to Hamilton, 20 minutes to Auckland City/Airport (traffic dependant)
Hole in the wall money M/C down the road
Features and services: BBQ facilities, 8 person Gazebo with table

Our accommodation also offers the following features and services:

• Alarm clock
• BBQ facilities
• Shower
• Modern Shops nearby
• Colour TV
• Full Kitchen Facilities
• Air-conditioned
• Laundry Room
• Free Wi Fi
• TV/DVD player
• Large Deck Space
• Personal, safe
• Pet friendly

On The Farm: Our animals are all family. They include Will our loony pet lamb, the small herd of gentle cows and the spoilt chickens, Millie the goat, Peanut the miniature horse and Cappuccino the big horse, and not forgetting Molly, Lucy and Mista the dogs and our new cat Fugly. Organic home grown eggs and produce available.

Location: [map here] Two minutes from southern motorway, 6 minutes from Papakura Centre, 1 hour approximately to Hamilton, 20 minutes to Auckland City/Airport (traffic dependent).
Prices: Unit; $130 per double per night and $15 per extra person per night. Bed and Breakfast; $80 per single, $120 per double per night. Long term rate can be negotiated for the unit.

Hosts: Jill and Robert Korving
Address: 46 Flanagan Road, Drury
Postal Address: PO Box 418, Drury
Phone: +64 9 294 79 29
Mobile Phone: 0274 928 965
Email: jik52@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.countryhomestay.com

Comments: Pickup to and from airport available at reasonable hours.
Hole in the wall money M/C walking distance down the road