riding around France what she was looking for in booked accommodation , and she has ensured this is exactly what is on offer at each Riders ’ Rest location . She ensures that the standards are high with , professionally laundered top linen , sensationally comfortable beds , great pillows , air conditioning , or fans and fireplaces , clean and very modern private bathrooms with thick bathmats and fabulous towels . There ’ s a drying room and everything that a biker needs , including safe and secure undercover parking for the bikes . Carolyn creates a stay with likeminded folk who enjoy having you around , with a serious nod to keeping wives and girlfriends happy and content . In keeping with this thinking of how to look after bikers , both locations could charge exorbitant prices for visitors - ( local AirBNB ‘ s are $ 300 per night and more ) however they have kept to a formula of $ 75 per person , per night , and this is year round , with no seasonal gouging . This minimal fee includes a continental breakfast that riders can help themselves to
before heading off for a ride . However , Carolyn and Kel can also supply a cooked breakfast for $ 25-30 a head . These prices are indicative of the thinking behind how this operation runs - make it great , make it affordable , make it memorable . I had the privilege of staying overnight in ‘ the Nest ’ room , and it was exceptional , the bed was like clouds , with views out over the fields to the gnarly Whangarei Heads , and beyond ; the sky was clear and the stars were breath-taking as well . I woke to a beautiful dawn rising smokily over the ocean and was still grinning about it hours later . Along with the great bedding there are treats like an excellent outdoor shower or bath , barbecue and fire pit , a huge macrocarpa table ( known as the Game of Thrones Table ) seating 10 or more ideally placed on the deck for those magnificent views . RR also has a pizza oven , a Weber Q barbecue , and microwave that the groups can utilise . There is no kitchen , as such , but you can request a cooked meal . And there are a
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