Our home is named after the Maori mermaid Pania, with her reef being best seen from the clifftop at low tide. In a world of constant change, we have sought to create a space with a sense of lingering magic, just as Pania did. In the courtyard trickles a handmade copper kauri tree, in the hallway Rousseau’s lions peer out from his The Dream masterpiece, and in the pink bedroom Kit Kemp’s folklore landscape opens to trees native to New Zealand. Due to the clifftop location and limestone base, Pania’s garden is unconventional. You will find a garden that was decades in the growing and is primarily New Zealand natives. The trees were selected for canopy and bird food, and now nurture native plant undergrowth such as ferns, renga renga and kawa kawa. There are also abundant seasonal and resident birds. Kererus, tuis, bellbirds, fantails, tauhous, kingfishers, quails, swifts, blackbirds, thrushes, sparrows, seagulls, and listen out at night for Pania’s ally, the ruru. Come and join us - relax in the pool or sit out on the cliff beach and watch the vessels in the port below.

Hi. I’m Jeannie and it will be a pleasure to have you stay with us. My aim is that you will relax and enjoy the suite, the pool (in the summer), the outdoor bath and the garden. Any questions – just email or text. Don’t hesitate to ask about all things Napier and Hawke’s Bay. I have lived in Napier for decades, and the family is now 5th generation Lighthouse Road dwellers. We love it here and hope you will too.

Bluff Hill Lookout and Sturm's Gully Next door is a Napier must-see, the Bluff Hill Lookout with more port and big sea views of Hawke's Bay. From there take a walking track down through Sturm's Gully to the funky seaside village of Ahuriri where you will find fishing boats, small swimming beaches, cafes, restaurants, shops and a tiny cinema with big comfy leather seats serving pizza, wine and coffee. Napier Art Deco City Centre Otherwise, head down to the city centre and admire the art deco architecture and beachfront. Check out the shops, art galleries and cafes, restaurants and bars. Call in at the Art Deco Centre to sign up for a tour or pick up a DIY guide and don't miss the MTG museum across the street which has an excellent 1931 Earthquake exhibition plus Taonga Maori and 20th Century fine arts and painting collections. Walk along the seafront to the aquarium with its 1500 fish, birds and animals to view.