Living at Grant's was wonderful, even though it was quite far from the city (but directly in the town) and we didn't have a car, we could pretty much always count on Grant or Amanda to bring us to the city, otherwise there's a bus that can bring you in the morning and take you back just in time for dinner. Grant has lots of stories on the region of Taranaki and he've bring us to couple of places, it was very interesting. They are very generous people, nice and kind, and openminded, they have two small dogs who are adorables, and their place is right on the beach, just a few steps and you're on it! I'll miss the view of the ocean every morning and the continuous sound of the waves...