We went for a night in Feb 2006 and stayed 11. What a wonderful wonderful location and although it was the other side of the world for us had we been younger Jack would have brought his sheep shears and we would have stayed for ever. Since we stayed the hotel and little chalets have been bought from Sue and Ian who now live up the road having gone back to farming but Sue is actually doing bed and breakfast we hear so when we go back....... The weather was perfect the food so tasty the people so friendly everything is on such a personal level in Opononi that one could quite easy settle here and not go home and we live in the pretty bit of North Yorkshire so that is saying a lot. We found the chalets very good value for money and as the reviews I have just read said dated 70s dont they realise this is now modern again !!! Joking apart everything worked we had good space was clean,comfortable and the ladies came in every day to clean and make the beds etc If you dont want to cook... more