Guest Book

Many thanks for your hospitality and pragmatic support to make our stay here smooth, peaceful and enjoyable. We loved our tour of the garden with Chris and enjoyed the crispy sense of humour and energy of Geoff. This place is special and you must be special people, guys, to be running and taking care of it. Your English is also to good that Pierre could understand most of it. Take good care of you self.

You've given us 3 days of very special luxury as well as organising our time here in the Northland. You made a great job of everything.

You have a very special place & made us feel like we stayed in a very comfortable home. Your flexibility for breakfasts is very unusual for Americans. The grounds are fantastic! It is beautiful and relaxing. Your recommendations for dining & activities were fabulous. We will recommend you to our friends & hope to see you again.

Many thanks for a wonderful stay. Although I was here for just a short time, you planned my itinerary so that I could see and do as much as possible. I would love to come again soon and enjoy your great hospitality, beautiful gardens and the fabulous room.

Thank you so much for welcoming us into your home - it felt like we were staying with friends! Loved the breakfasts - what a great way to start the day - and had the best nights sleep in our quiet comfortable room. The 'Things to do' tips were invaluable - they really know the area well! Thank you for a wonderful break - we will be back!

Thanks for a truly grand time in your lovely home. We were treated 'royally', breakfasts superb & the fruit salad out of this world! What a lovely and interesting garden & so much of the food was home grown. Thanks Geoff for arranging the Hole in the Rock cruise and for the very helpful maps. We wished that we had more time here as there is so much to see in the area but time is limited but we found the time for a dip in the swimming pool. a truly memorable stay - thank you each.

Thank you for sharing your home with us. We really enjoyed our stay - looking from our room out into the garden, soaking in the hot tub, and most of all the huge breakfasts. Geoff is especially helpful with his tips. We will certainly write something nice in our blogs.

Thanks for the hospitality. You have a lovely place - gardens, pool and wonderful in-door comfort. Have enjoyed my brief stay, and certainly would recommend your 'Lodge' to anybody visiting Northland.

Thanks for your hospitality, peaceful surroundings and garden, the pool. Loved looking through the trees to the big trees in the distance. Your own produce for breakfast was delicious

Enjoyed our stay with you up here in Kerikeri. Enjoyed the spacious room and the delightful friendly service. breakfast was divine. Thank you for your services & will recommend you to others.

We've had a great time - pity it wasn't a longer stay! You've really spoiled us! Breakfast was wonderful & room very comfortable. We will recommend certainly.

Thank you for a wonderful stay in a wonderful place. also for the very good recommendations of where to go and where to eat.

Really enjoyed our stay, most comfortable. Marvelous breakfasts, wonderful gardens.

Great Hosts - friendly homely atmosphere, very comfortable and great garden.

Geoff & Chris have been marvelous hosts. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble.

Thanks to Chris & Geoff our stay in Kerikeri has been wonderful. They are fantastic hosts and have a beautiful home. The breakfasts are very special & Geoff's maps are incredibly useful.

Thank you for making us feel so at home.. The room and the breakfast were excellent and it was a pleasure to meet you both.

A lovely spot, even if we could only stay over-night. We've already mentioned 88 Lodge to others. Thanks for your hospitality.

Thank you for a wonderful relaxing stay. We really can't fault any aspect of the accommodation or welcome. You've both been so helpful, it's been a pleasure to meet you and spend some time around 88 lodge.

We had a wonderful time here in paradise. the bed, the gardens, the orange juice, the conversations - all were delightful! We are going home to pack up our belongings and then we will move in with you!!

Great Hospitality, great location, great garden, fantastic breakfasts. No wonder we are returning in December to celebrate our birthdays. Thanks guys.

Thoroughly enjoyable experience. The extra days stay was right on. Restaurant suggestions were spot on as well as the tour. Geoff & Chris you are the best. We hope to see you again

Very pleasant experience in a lovely location. Thank you for your hospitality.

Thank you for the great time! You all were very helpful! We were warmly welcomed and enjoyed our time here! Wonderful breakfast! Loved our stay!

Thank you for the warmth and lovely conversation. Will gladly recommend to friends and family.

We've thoroughly enjoyed our stay in your wonderful home. Thank you for all the advice and concern for our welfare. The trips were excellent! Breakfasts scrumptious and you introduced us to some fine local restaurants, especially 'Food@Wharepuke". We leave with very happy memories

You have made this 4 days just perfect - making sure we didn't miss anything, your hospitality is legendary, attention to comfort, breakfasts, and so on - Geoff & Chris you treated us like Royalty (or those African Diplomats!)

A wonderful experience, love the gardens, the Lodge, the breakfast and particularly the friendly welcome, support and conversation. We will be back!! Will recommend to family and friends

We had a great time, fantastic & friendly hosts.

Thanks for your hospitality. We enjoyed our visit. Thanks especially for the wonderful intro into The bay of Islands and opportunity to explore it. The lodge is superbly located and presented. We loved the garden.

Thank you so much for your hospitality. We had a wonderful time. We enjoyed the breakfast and the garden very much. Also the bus tour to Cape Reinga was excellent. We will recommend your B&B to our friends

Thanks so much for the fabulous stay. Warm welcoming and friendly feel helped make our stay relaxing& enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your passion in the garden and talent in the kitchen. see you again.

Thank you, welcoming us into your home and making us feel comfortable staying here. We hope to come back to see you again.

Thank you very much delicious breakfast. I really enjoyed stay. Thank you for your hospitality. Will be back one day.

We really enjoyed our stay in your lovely home, thank you both. Delicious breakfasts and nothing too much trouble. We were made to feel very welcome and a most relaxed atmosphere.

Thanks for a lovely stay in your beautiful home. The comments others have made in this book have all been true. What a wonderful location and great hospitality you've shown us during our stay here. Look forward to returning in the near future.

We had a lovely weekend - much needed R&R after all the stress & work in the Big Smoke!! We really loved our 'Majestic' room. We really liked the privacy and sense of space. The breakfast was brilliant and we really look forward to coming again soon.

Thank you for making us so welcome in your home and for the attention to detail that made our stay pleasant and memorable. We hope to come back to see your renovations in the not to distant future.

A lovely 3 days in the Bay of Islands highlighted by warm, engaging yet respectful hosts set amongst a picturesque backdrop off the beaten track.

Friendly and fun hosts. Thanks to Chris & Geoff for a relaxing stay. Your local knowledge and recommendations made our stay so much easier - even with the rain.

You are doing a fantastic job - thank you. The rooms and accommodation are wonderful, very comfortable clean and luxurious! Gardens and breakfast also excellent. Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable.

Thanks for a great stay

Have had the most enjoyable stay thanks to the assistance of Geoff & Chis.

Thanks for an excellent 'getaway'.

Thanks so much for your splendid hospitality and the inside track on Northland's hidden gorgeousness! Your lodge is choice - can't wait to share it with the American world.

Thank you for all, it was a brilliant stay and the breakfast is excellent.

Spectacular setting, great service, excellent food, and very friendly! Thank you for helping make our first trip to NZ great.

A beautiful B&B with extremely friendly and helpful hosts. We enjoyed our stay very much.

A fantastic couple of days in Northland - hosted wonderfully by Geoff & Chris. Given lots of tips on what to do and where to go which really helped make our stay special. thank you both.

A brilliant stay in a brilliant lodge surrounded by brilliant hosts (and guests as well)! What else?