If time, money and on call babysitters posed no problem, then here’s a sample of the places I would go (in no specific order)…
- Katikati Bird Gardens Cottage, Katikati
- Warm Earth Cottages, Katikati
- Pohutukawa Cove, Tauranga
- The Woolshed, Katikati
- The Falls Retreat (Fig Tree Cottage or Rose Cottage), Karangahake Gorge, Waihi
- Wainui Country Retreat (Waterfall Lodge), Auckland
- Magic Cottage, Takou River, Kerikeri
- The Cottage at Kauri Creek, Katikati
- Endsleigh Cottages, Havelock North
- Flax Cove Cottage, Te Whare Farm, Raglan
- Pearl Elliott Coastal Hideaways, Raglan
- Kurandah Bush Retreat, Kare Kare, Auckland
- Pouakai Cabin Bush Retreat, New Plymouth
- Koru Cottage, Coromandel
- Rohi Manu Baches, Beach Houses, Holiday Homes, Raglan
- Waters Edge Villas, Raglan
- Clive Colonial Cottages, Clive
- Hidden Valley Luxury Retreat, Raglan
- Lake Okareka Loft, Lake Okareka, Rotorua
- Lake Okareka Cottage, Lake Okareka, Rotorua
- Karamu Valley Lodge (romantic getaway cabin), Karamu, Hamilton
- The Lofthouse, Cambridge
- Huntington Stables, Cambridge
- Pinargan Studios, Te Pahu, Hamilton
- Paton House, Cambridge
- Woodlyn Park, Waitomo
- The Cottage, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge
- Lexington Park Cottages, Cambridge
- Victoria Villa, Cambridge
- Karapiro Barn and Cottage, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge
- Rapaura Water Gardens (the Garden Cottage), Thames, Coromandel
Stay tuned – the list is ever-evolving 
