Bay Of Many Coves Resort

Literally nothing to find fault with! And complaining is a core skill for me. So many lovely touches (eg actual coffee beans and a grinder in our room), beautiful surroundings, everything done to a very high standard. Thank you Helen, Graham (?), Cal, Bella, and Emily

This was the first time we'd returned to BoMC since we got married here ten years ago. I have no idea why we waited so long, and I'm sure we will not make that mistake again. It is a beautiful setting (and we were lucky to have some unseasonably fine weather) away from the world. We enjoyed the walks to the waterfall and the lookout ... constantly followed/pestered by flirting fantails. The only real sound was bell birds, Tui, and possibly a ruru/morepork. It makes it so relaxing. The staff/service was uniformly excellent (but big shout out to Amy & Nina (& I hope I got the names correct)), and the food was better than we remember. Overall, we loved our stay and which it had been longer.

Probably the place I was looking forward to the most and absolutely lived up to expectations. The setting is beautiful, all the suites have incredible views over the Sound and the surrounding hills. There are some lovely walks to a waterfall, or a lookout point, or through the trees at night to see the glow worms. The hot tub is a great place to while away the afternoon. Food is exceptional, the five course degustation dinner was one of the best we had on the whole trip. Staff were excellent, really friendly and welcoming. One night wasn’t enough!

Idyllic location & staff were lovely, professional and effective, they bent over backward to be helpful. A few negatives - room not completely clean, and aspects of the 1 brm unit were a bit run down. No more than a cursory nod to sustainable practice - disappointing in such a location. Restaurant experience (vegetarian menu) was mediocre - dishes were well executed technically but little flavour (sampled 2 of the 5 degustation dishes then ate snacks in the room instead). Regular heli landings (up to 6+ a day) directly overhead were disruptive. Very overpriced, disappointing for $2K/night, a long awaited break. Marketing themselves as 5 star, but not achieving this.

Did the Heli-Lunch with Wellington Helicopters to this resort. We all enjoyed the fantastic facilities and food. Our hostess Emily was very friendly and very knowledgeable about food and wine. The service was exceptional and the food delicious. This is a fantastic place to visit and just shut off from the rat- race. Would love to visit again.