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OFFLINE MAP
( 09-372 8882;
www.enclosurebay.co.nz
; 9 Great Barrier Rd; r $375, ste $450-499)
If you're
going to shell out for a luxury B&B you're going to want something a little special, and
that's certainly what's offered here. Each of the three guest rooms have sumptuous views
and balconies, and the owners subscribe to the nothing's-too-much-trouble school of Ki-
wi hospitality.
Cable Bay Views
APARTMENTS $$$
$$$
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( 09-372 2901;
www.cablebayviews.co.nz
; 103 Church Bay Rd; d $250; )
These three mod-
ern, self-contained studio apartments have stellar vineyard views and are handily close to
a couple of Waiheke's best vineyard restaurants. Check the website for good midweek
and off-peak discounts.
Eating
Waiheke has some excellent eateries and, if you're lucky, the views will be enough to
distract from the hole being bored into your hip pocket.
Dragonfired
PIZZERIA $
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(Little Oneroa Beach; mains $8-16; 10.30am-8.30pm; )
Specialising in 'artisan woodfired
food', this caravan by the beach serves the three Ps: pizza, polenta plates and pocket
bread. It's easily Waiheke's best place for cheap eats.
7.30am-1pm Sat)
Fresh local
produce, and local craft and secondhand knick-knacks.
Wai Kitchen
CAFE $$$
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.waikitchen.co.nz
;
1/149 Ocean View Rd, Oneroa; mains $17-23; 9am-4pm, extended sum-
mer)
Why? Well firstly there's the lively menu that abounds with Mediterranean and Asi-
an flavours. Then there's the charming service and the breezy ambience of this glassed-in
wedge, facing the
wai
(water).
