The Marlin - Kaeo

Beautiful place to stay the best of the best would recommend too anybody looking to stay in the area. The room upstairs with the balcony was a warm welcoming experience, The restaurant across the road also Beautiful with delicious food and just kind people all round.

My family and I stayed there a few weeks ago. Had the balcony room and loved the view. Went night fishing with the boys off the warf across the road caught a Kahawai. The pub across the rd has awesome cheap drinks and their beef burger is the crabby patty in real life. I will be back for sure

Loved our stay here, whole family booked out the place for a family function. Dennis a super awesome host, all round great dude. Mae friendly and helpful too. Facilities in good condition and place is super clean. Highly recommend.

The new hotel managers May and Dennis were going over and beyond with everything and made this stay the most memorable we ever had anywhere. Down to earth and welcoming, the two treated us like family. We booked a room in the main building, everything was sparkling clean, modern and we had a stunning view from the balcony over the harbour. We loved the common areas, balcony and kitchen. There is even a BBQ for use and everything is super easy. Off street parking provided. We made lots of daytrips from Whangaroa the area and beaches are just stunning. We needed only 2 hours to cape reinga and every day was a new adventure. It's a hidden gem for the normal traveller. Lots of fishing going on too if you're interested. Thanks May and Dennis!! Mario Diana

On a whim we drove to Whangaroa from Mangonui for a coffee with a change of scenery. Wow, so glad we did! The young lady who served us was delightful and made the best coffee. On seeing a couple of meals come out, even though we weren't hungry, we thought we would try the bacon and egg pie. The best I have had. The pastry was light, flakey and buttery and the filling moist and plentiful. We then thought we had better have a chocolate fudge slice. Yum! The chef was so nice and even gave us a sample of their homemade baileys ice-cream.. divine! Can't wait to go back for lunch when we are hungry and can do it justice. :