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I feel sad to have to write this review about an establishment I have visited many times, and have wonderful memories of. But time has not been good to the Woodhouse Lodge. Let me start by saying the staff, and restaurant are amazing. There can be nothing but praise for those areas of the business. The same cannot be said for the Lodges. We were put in what I can say was a chalet in need of TLC. I have stayed in far classier Best Westerns. Our introduction to Chalet 9 was ants walking across the desk in the room. It was quickly followed by an interesting battle for control of the gas fire in the room with our neighbors who, in turning their fire on, constantly turned ours on, too. Coming back from dinner then arriving back yo a sauna of a room was interesting, to say the least. The bathroom floor was flooded when we arrived, caused no doubt by the missing shower door. The famed Spa bath was broken, taped up in a very interesting fashion, but clearly powered up. The shower area needed a deep clean and had interesting deposits over it. As I said, the restaurant for dinner was wonderful, and breakfast was great. It is such a shame to have the experience ruined by things that could be solved so easily.

There was no holder for soap, bottles in shower. The towel rail was coming off the wall. There were no window latches that worked. Other quiet, but a hot room which had a fan

We have just returned from a 6 day break where we stayed at Plume Villas, a hour north of Auckland. The accommodation was perfect for us, it was private, well appointed and just what we wanted. The staff were helpful and respectful to the extent we hardly noticed them as they went about their business. The co-located restaurant also known as Plume, was a genuine find with some of the best food and wine we have encountered in ages. We dined at the restaurant at every opportunity (they were closed one night!) and managed to work our way through every course on the menu, from the 7 course degustation with matching wine to complimentary after dinner wines on a couple of occasions. The staff at the restaurant were knowledgeable, friendly and very obliging when dealing with our every request - Melanie was a standout !. The Chef engaged with us at every opportunity which was an added bonus... This place is a real treat... It is 5 stars all round from us...

Good basic accommodation, a little on the tired side but roomy and had everything we needed. Staff were friendly and helpful. We loved our stay. Only disappointment was the food. Don't advertise what you can't deliver. I ordered mini pavlova with fresh cream filled with berry compote. I got a store bought meringue with cream from a can that slowly dissipated into a watery nothing. No compote inside ”pavlova” but there was some on my plate so that's fine and then to top it off a weird watery strawberry that either had been frozen then thawed or else came from a can . It was more brown than red. Yeah... you can tell I was upset by my dessert. Everything else you got what you paid for. I was just expecting more for my $14.50 dessert that's all.

We had an enjoyable stay, nice rooms and very quiet location. They even a had a pet duck which waddled up to our deck area and we could hand feed!