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So close to the sea!

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A modern living room with a sofa, coffee table, TV, and a balcony with a view.
A modern house with a large deck, a second-story balcony, and a solar panel roof.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a wooden ceiling.
A modern living room with a large table, sofa, and wooden accents.
A bedroom with a large bed, wooden walls, a painting, and a view through a window.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach, waves and sand
    Guests enjoy the stunning beach views at this property.
  • On the beach
    A rare beachfront property in the area - enjoy direct access to the beach and sea.

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Balcony
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Mangawhai Heads, Northland
  • Place, Mangawhai Heads Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Mangawhai Cliff Walk
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Mangawhai Golf Club
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Airport, Whangarei (WRE)
    ‪66 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bunk Bed

Main Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Mangawhai

Located on the beach, this holiday home is in Mangawhai Heads, a neighbourhood in Mangawhai. Mangawhai Golf Club and Te Whai Bay Wines are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Te Arai Reserve and Mangawhai Cliff Walk. Travelling with kids? Consider Goat Island and Reptile Park. Kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and cycling nearby.
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Mangawhai Heads, Northland

What's nearby

  • Mangawhai Heads Beach - 5 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Mangawhai Cliff Walk - 5 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Mangawhai Golf Club - 13 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Matakana Village - 57 min drive - 69.1 km
  • Town Basin Marina - 57 min drive - 74.9 km

Getting around

  • Whangarei (WRE) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bennetts Cafe - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Mangawhai Tavern - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Wood Street Freehouse - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Millars Vineyard - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Cove Cafe - ‬16 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is So close to the sea! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at So close to the sea!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at So close to the sea!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at So close to the sea!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is So close to the sea! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Mangawhai Heads holiday home is within 2 mi (3 km) of Mangawhai Cliff Walk, Mangawhai Heads Beach and Mangawhai Golf Club. Mangawhai Museum is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) away.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 66 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 66 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 66 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 66 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 66 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location by the beach with an amazing view and comfortably slept 5 adults. Very well equipped with kitchen stuff and we really appreciated the proper coffee machine!
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Absolutely outstanding stay! The house was beautiful, immaculately presented, and the views were simply breathtaking. From the moment we arrived, everything exceeded our expectations.The homeowners were fantastic to deal with, friendly, welcoming, and incredibly responsive, which made the whole experience seamless and enjoyable.This was one of those rare places that looks even better in person than it does in the photos. We left feeling relaxed and refreshed and are already talking about our next visit. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a special getaway in Mangawhai. We'll definitely be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Really enjoyed the house. It was so relaxing and the views from the deck were fantastic

A great property in a nice location made for a fantastic holiday
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Oct 2022
Great to have such wonderful guests. You are welcome back any time!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We have loved our stay in this house: it has all the comfort and amazing views!The location was perfect for us, not far from street with lovely restaurants/ takeaway places. Great beaches nearby and you just cannot beat the views from this property.We would love to come back one day
Stayed 17 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely bach & great views

Lovely place to stay. Great views and well equipped bach.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 May 2022
Come again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location, beautiful house

Had a lovely stay. Hosts were great made everything so easy. Thank you for a great stay!
Stayed 21 nights in Apr 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul 2020
Thanks for being great guests. Welcome back again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing location with awesome views. Walk to beach in just a few minutes. Kayaks available too. Exceptionally comfortable facilities made this feel like home away from home. Would definitely visit again.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Jan 2026
Glad you had an awesome stay!!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great views, great location

A lovely property, super clean, well-stocked and well located to the estuary, Manawhai Heads Reserve. We loved our stay as did our kids (8 & 10) - especially loved all the cookbooks to browse through!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Bach by the campground

Great location and view
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2022
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Seaside Getaway

Great location and property. Lots of local walks, fabulous view and tonnes of space to lounge about and do as little as possible! Would definately stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 May 2022
Glad you had a good time, be sure to come again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Felt like a holiday in an exotic location

Perfect location for a stay in Mangawhai Heads. Amazing views, plenty of room, well equiped and easy access to all activities and facilities. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 22 May 2022
Thanks for coming, we would love to have you back again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and lovely hosts

A homely property with stunning views over the estuary. Natalie was an excellent host, always helpful and prompt with communication. We would thoroughly recommend this as a place to stay.
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul 2020
Thanks Katrine for your good communication and great review. You are welcome back again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A well equiped bach in a central location.

Great location with a really nice outlook. Everything you need to enjoy a relaxing time away in a beautiful part of the country.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 22 May 2022
Pleased you had a great getaway.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very enjoyable

House was amazing as described. Would love to return some day.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Well presented and well equipped Bach in a fabulous location

Great communication with owner, excellent Bach in terms of comfort and location
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2022
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic views

Lovely house to stay in, no problems, awesome Internet service throughout storm 😂, comfortable beds and close to shops and beaches. Highly recommend 😁
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Oct 2022
Thank you for coming, shame we couldn't organise the weather for you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Bach, brilliant host

Natalie was quick and easy to deal with, Bach was perfect. Thank you for a lovely place to stay.
Stayed 15 nights in Mar 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul 2020
Thanks again, hope to see you back again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Happy Holidays!

Very clean well kept property with everything available for our needs. Great views and incredibly handy for us as we were with the Surf Club Camp. Kids had a ball, parents got the relaxation that was needed!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mangawhai Bliss

We had the best stay-awesome house,easy dealing with the owner-great property manager.I was sad to have to leave!.We will definitely be back.Thanks so much.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2022
We would love to have you back!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
The house is great, but need some TLC when it comes to cleaning. We stayed during the latest storm, and there was a small leak in the lounge/conservatory entrance, which got fixed quickly by the owner. Great to have aircon in both the lounge and the hallway!. Overall, great location and amazing views!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Jan 2026
Thanks for coming and letting us know about the leak. We’ll be taking care of that for sure.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home away from home!

We had a great stay in Mangawhai. Had abit of a check in issue but wasn’t a big problem. House was clean and tidy, all amenities as described. Views were lovely. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2022
Sorry about the mishap with the check in, glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thank you

Great break from Auckland. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Oct 2022
Thanks for being a great guest. Welcome back any time!
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
I booked this on behalf of some work colleagues, and unfortunately, they were not impressed with the cleanliness of the house. They made several remarks about certain things not being clean - including the bedding.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Feb 2026
It is a shame to only find out of any issues when you post a review. We said if you have any problems please get in touch and we’ll work to resolve them straight away, but never heard from you during the stay so assumed everything was ok. It’s difficult to keep an eye on the cleaner’s work when we live in a different city, but would have definitely fixed these issues if you had told us.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great bach

The house was perfect for our week working in Mangawhai. Not too far from the job and close to shops and restaurants. It was great to have a private and quiet space to return to in the evenings. Communication was quick and easy. The space itself, was clean and tidy with safe off street parking for two work vehicles. We would highly recommend this accommodation.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Oct 2020
Great to have you stay, welcome back any time!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sunny and Easy

I found the property to be very easy to stay in, convenient location to estuary and a short drive to the local shops and cafe's. The house itself is a refurbished lockwood style home and very sunny ,warm and tidy with all the mod cons you need. Privacy was a key for me as I wanted to wind down and chill out, it was far more private than I thought it would be with the camping ground in front buts its perched behind and up the hill which affords a view, cool little house
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Oct 2022
Thanks for being such great guests, you are welcome back any time!
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