For the traveler seeking excellent hospitality and a taste of how real New Zealanders live, this thoroughly expanded and newly updated bed and breakfast guide is the quintessential handbook. The guide offers plenty to see and do, ranging from glowworm expeditions in the Bay of Plenty, located on the North Island, to touring a Pinot Noir wine vineyard in Queenstown, on the South Island. It also gives personalized listings written by the hosts themselves, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, prices, and directions to more than one thousand private homes and hotels. Full-color photographs show the natural beauty surrounding these locations as well as views of the accommodations. Details on listings include nearby attractions, meals available on-site, facilities available to handicapped guests, languages other than English spoken by the hosts, and much more.
Ranging from homey to luxurious, all bed and breakfast establishments listed in The New Zealand Bed & Breakfast Guide: 2008 are inspected to ensure that they meet the standards of the B&B Book Team; many are members of recognized B&B associations such as the New Zealand Association of Farm and Home Hosts.