Marie's place was centrally located. There are neighbors in the apartments, but they are friendly and helpful. Her little place had everything we needed; its's safe, clean, quiet, & accessible to everywhere we wanna go around tauranga. the parking is also secure bcs there is a designated spot to park the car. Marie is also prompt to reply to our questions. there's a fish & chips/dairy place just right outside if needing something quick to eat. the only thing was that the apartment was very hot and warm, however it's listed as no air conditioning anyway. so we just bought a small cheap electric fan.