Wonderfully located.. a 2 minute walk to Fitzroy Beach, the boardwalk which goes for kilometres along the beach, and the famous Surf Lifesaving Club (coffee open 7.30am). Make sure you get to overnight park your car down the long drive next to hosts boat/house (preferable to being parked on the public road). The excellent accommodation has a private guest entrance and is the whole upstairs floor of the hosts lovely historic home, with views of sea and Mt Taranaki. Downtown New Plymoth itself is a gentle 30 min walk along the boardwalk or 5 min car trip with tons of parking. I'd rather stay here at Fitzroy , than downtown.