Gorgeous sea views down to Palm Beach from the deck with BBQ and outdoor furniture and also from the bedroom and spacious open plan lounge dining area. There is a full kitchen, and air-conditioning. SKY TV, and unlimited free Wifi, PLUS your own double kayak for your exclusive use during your stay! And subject to availability, please check, you can rent our car little car for unlimited independence and adventure. Just a 35 minute ferry ride from Auckland City, New Zealand's Waiheke Island is a magical place. The ferry-ride alone is a scenic delight, passing some of the Hauraki Gulf's most beautiful islands, Rangitoto (259mtr high inactive volcano), Motutapu, Great Barrier and Motuihe and dolphins and whales frequently visit the Hauraki Gulf. Waiheke Island is one of worlds most beautiful small islands, voted 4th best Island in the world and 5th in the world's top 10 regions for 2016. Breath-taking scenery, beautiful beaches, vineyards, olive groves, local boutique shops, arts and crafts, exhibitions, gallery's, restaurants and café's, coastal and bush walks and bird life galore! Centrally located on Waiheke Island, Palm Beach is peaceful and quiet with a stunningly beautiful safe swimming, white sand beach and abundant birdlife This fully self-contained stand-alone Villa, (not an apartment) has a private deck with outdoor furniture and barbecue and gorgeous views down to Palm Beach, the Pacific Ocean and islands beyond... the pristine white sands, a convenience/mini grocery store with coffee, ice creams and milkshakes, and the local fish and chip shop with define gourmet burgers is only a 5min tree lined walk away. Bus stop at the bottom of the driveway and pick up and drop off is also available for Waiheke Island's famous wine tour or enjoy the local boutique shops, arts & crafts, exhibitions, gallery's, restaurants & café's on the Island Your villa is completely self-contained with air-conditioning for summer and winter climate control · Fully Equipped Kitchen, Fridge, Microwave and Convection Oven, Jug, Toaster, etc.. Barbecue on the Deck · Quality bed linen and towels · Flat Screen TVs with DVD players in both the bedroom and the lounge, with SKY TV Movies and Sports · Tea, Coffee, Milk, Sugar, Salt and Pepper, Herbs and Spices · Hair Dyer, Iron, Ironing Board · North Facing with Spectacular Panoramic views down to Palm Beach, the ocean and the islands beyond, it is breathtaking! Other things to note I have a little Toyota Windy, hatchback car which lives at the property. It is an automatic, easy to drive and runs on the smell of an oily rag :) Great for getting out and really seeing Waiheke Island! If you are over 25, have a current; New Zealand, Australian or British drivers license, you can hire it for the day/night of your stay for just $35.00 per day (half the lowest rate I have seen out here), and topping it back up with gas before you leave it back in the carpark after your stay. You do need to pay a deposit of $500, ((SENSITIVE CONTENTS HIDDEN) IS THE BEST OPTION FOR PAYING THIS, IT IS HELD BY (SENSITIVE CONTENTS HIDDEN) AND ON REFUND, (SENSITIVE CONTENTS HIDDEN) FEES ARE ALSO REFUNDED :) as this is our insurance excess for any accidents, (you get this back after your stay)... if you are happy with this, and the car is not booked at the time of your stay, and you are welcome to use it during your stay or part thereof :) UNFORTUNATELY IF YOU DON'T DRIVE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AT HOME, THE EXCESS WE ARE CHARGED ON OUR INSURANCE IS INCREASED TO $1000.00, SO THIS IS THE BOND THEN REQUIRED, SORRY.