Elegant 1-Bdr self-contained Guest-Wing at the 150-year-old Aratapu School House

Thank you so much Alison for choosing to stay in this elegantly renovated self-contained Guest-Wing apartment at WHARE KURA - the 150-yr-old Aratapu School House. That part of the building was not even humanely habitable when the renovation begun! We are so pleased you found it to be a really nice place to stay - that was our goal! :)

Thanks Dion for booking to stay in the elegant fully-renovated Guest-Wing at WHARE KURA 150-yr-old Aratapu School House ...one of the oldest functioning buildings in the Kaipara! We were rapt to host you, and loved you extending your stay, not once, but twice! :)

Thank you Romitesh for booking to stay at the newly renovated guest-wing at WHARE KURA Old Aratapu School House. We appreciate you commenting it is decent accommodation that is a nice place to stay. We strive to exceed guest expectations! However as you only gave it 4-stars please feel free to drop us a note of anything you feel we can improve on with this new Guest-Wing in this historic and iconic building. With thanks.

Thank you Horst for chosing to stay at our elegant roomy self-contained guest-wing at WHARE KURA the 150-yr-old Aratapu School House. We are so pleased you loved your stay!

Thank you for choosing to stay in this elegant spacious Guest-Wing at the 150-yr-old Aratapu School House. We have strived to provide exceptional amenities with the facilities in an impeccable condition. Thank you for commenting you especially enjoyed so many aspects of your stay.

Thanks Dion for staying again at the elegant renovated Guest-Wing at WHARE KURA Old Aratapu School House - and now you're booked for a 3rd Stay! It's our pleasure to host you.

Thank you Ash for booking to stay at the elegant fully-renovated guest-wing at WHARE KURA The Old Aratapu School House. We are pleased you had a lovely stay!

Thank you Ash for booking to stay (and extending your stay) in Whare Kura's newly renovated Guest-Wing at the 150-yr-old Aratapu School House - one of the oldest functioning buildings in the Kaipara! Like so many Government buildings the School was built on a main road so there is some traffic noise, but we are pleased you regarded it as not too bad - and we are thrilled you found the apartment well appointed as do we've strived to think of everything! All the best, and we hope to host you again one day.

Thank you Richard for your kind comments from staying in the renovated elegant Guest-Wing at WHARE KURA 150-yr-old Aratapu School House - and like many schools it was built on a main road. But we agree that the charming character outweighs traffic noise. Thank you for choosing to stay with us.

Hi Michael. We are sorry things didn't meet all your expectations. The property description does explain that both the living and bathroom are downstairs, and that there is a mezzanine bedroom - and the point there is some traffic noise in this rural location (we can't move a 150-yr-old school house). Also, as you know, we cannot explain why you did not receive the original message giving the Arrival Instructions with the Key LockBox code, which we sincerely apologised for, and everyone promptly solved the issue for you and your wife at the time.

This is a beautifully restored 150-year-old School House. The guest manufactured complaints and attempted to leverage a claimed influencer status for free accommodation, implying otherwise negative publicity. We declined. This appeared to be a well-practised tactic.

Thank you for booking to stay at the gorgeous newly-renovated Guest-Wing at WHARE KURA 150-yr-old Aratapu School House. We do hope you had a wonderful brief stay at one of the oldest functioning buildings in the Kaipara!

We're genuinely disheartened by this review. These guests stayed just one night, yet left an unknown liquid mess on a velvet couch and blood stains on a duvet cover—both of which thankfully were managed to be successfully restored. These guests also checked out nearly an hour late without any request for a late check-out. We put great care into maintaining our 150-year-old, beautifully restored guest wing to provide a fabulous guest experience, and so it is disappointing when that care isn't reciprocated. Receiving a 3-star review feels undeserved.